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Water Cooler \u2013 March 17th, 2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here we go with today\u2019s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won\u2019t just find the straight news; you\u2019ll find the stuff everyone is talking about \u2013 the ice breakers, the\u00a0Twitter Sports Picks<\/a> and topics\u2026well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler. <\/p>\n

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\n#5\t 830\tDuke\t82%
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Sports News – NCAA Basketball news: Grant Hill, Jalen Rose feud over \u201cUncle Tom\u201d comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Grant Hill, Jalen Rose feud over \u201cUncle Tom\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jalen Rose started a scandal this week when his controversial comments about former Duke players were revealed in the ESPN documentary \u201cFab Five.\u201d In the film, Rose said that, while he played for Michigan in the early 1990s, he \u201chated Duke and I hated everything Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn\u2019t recruit players like me. I felt like they only recruited black players that were Uncle Toms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose was taking a shot at the culture of \u201cwhitewashed\u201d black players at Duke. Grant Hill, a former Blue Devil, took major exception to the comments. In a letter he sent to the New York Times <\/em>this week, Hill said\u201d \u201cit\u2019s is insulting and ignorant to suggest that men like Johnny Dawkins, Tommy Amaker, Billy King, Tony Lang, Thomas Hill, Jeff Capel, Kenny Blakeney, Jay Williams, Shane Battier and Chris Duhon ever sold out their race.\u201d<\/p>\n

NHL news: Dany Heatley suspended two games<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NHL\u2019s crackdown on questionable hits continues. On Wednesday, the league suspended San Jose Sharks sniper Dany Heatley for his hit to the head of Dallas\u2019 Steve Ott on Tuesday. The hit occurred behind the action and that obviously makes it especially sketchy.<\/p>\n

NBA news: Kings to become \u201cRoyals\u201d if they move? Kendrick Perkins slams Lakers\u2019 stars, coach<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sacramento Kings have until April 18 to formally request a move to a new location. If they do \u2013 and they\u2019re expected to \u2013 it looks like they\u2019ll become the Royals. \u201cAnaheim Royals,\u201d \u201cAnaheim Royals of Southern California,\u201d \u201cOrange County Royals\u201d and \u201cLos Angeles Royals\u201d were all registered as potential new names for the Kings.<\/p>\n

Kendrick Perkins doesn\u2019t mince words when it comes to the L.A. Lakers. \u201cI don\u2019t like Pau Gasol or Phil Jackson,\u201d the Oklahoma City center said in an interview with ESPN the Magazine <\/em>this week. \u201cPhil is arrogant. Pau is soft.\u201d He also added that Kobe Bryant \u201ctries to bring out his toughness, but he\u2019s still soft.\u201d \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

MLB news: John Smoltz to compete in Nationwide Tour event; Morales\u2019 leg, Utley\u2019s knee not improving<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Smoltz, a multi-tooled athlete, isn\u2019t giving up his dream of converting from MLB pitcher to pro golfer. He\u2019s accepted a sponsor\u2019s exemption to play a Nationwide Tour event at the end of April. Last year, he failed to qualify for the U.S. Open but he did finish second in a celebrity event.<\/p>\n

Could the Los Angeles Angels start 2011 slowly? Their top slugger, Kendrys Morales, may not be ready for Opening Day. He\u2019s reportedly hit a \u201cplateau\u201d in his recovery from a broken leg suffered during a home-run celebration last season. He was supposed to try running curves this week but still isn\u2019t ready.<\/p>\n

The news isn\u2019t good for Phillies second baseman Chase Utley either. He\u2019s seen \u201cminimal improvement\u201d to the tendinitis in his right knee. There\u2019s still no timetable for his return.<\/p>\n

NFL news: Dallas Clark to appear on Criminal Minds; <\/em>MLS tryout for Chad Ochocinco; NFLPA plans alternative event for draft<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have to give the locked-out NFL players credit for staying busy as they prepare to miss the 2011 season. Colts tight end Dallas Clark is set to appear on the CBS drama Criminal Minds <\/em>on April 13. He says the role has nothing to do with money and is simply about fulfilling a dream.<\/p>\n

Chad Ochocinco is trying his hand at soccer. A week after he challenged UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Ochocinco has secured himself a tryout with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. The tryout will last four days.<\/p>\n

As the NFLPA sees it, prospective NFLers shouldn\u2019t celebrate being drafted with the very people who are locking them out. As a result, the union will stage an alternative event for players to attend during the draft from April 28 to 30.<\/p>\n

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