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      2009 Heisman winner Ingram the next player to be probed by NCAA?

      July 22, 2010 /
      PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 07: Running back Mark Ingram #22 of the Alabama Crimson Tide speaks during a press conference after winning the Citi BCS National Championship game over the Texas Longhorns at the Rose Bowl on January 7, 2010 in Pasadena, California. The Crimson Tide defeated the Longhorns 37-21. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

      I’m sorry – I must have missed the memo. When did this become National College Football Players Getting Investigated by the NCAA Week?

      TMZ.com is reporting that Alabama running back and 2009 Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram is the latest player to be probed for possible rules violations. According to the report, Ingram attended a party in Washington, D.C. and now the NCAA wants to know if agents paid for anything (his trip there, a new watch, maybe some red plastic cups) at the lavish shindig.

      Alabama says that it checked with the NCAA and they approved the trip as long as Ingram was able to provide receipts for his expenses. But as TMZ notes, it’s unclear at this point whether or not those receipts were submitted. (Although either way, the NCAA obviously still has some unanswered questions that they would like, uh, answered………………stupid.)

      We’ll have to wait and see if this story develops. If Ingram paid for himself to attend the party and has receipts to prove it, then he’s done nothing wrong. But if it’s discovered that an agent hooked him up with so much as a Chewy Granola Bar (even if it was oatmeal raisin, which is the red-headed stepchild in the same variety pack as chocolate chip and peanut butter chocolate chip), then the collective hearts of Tide fans everywhere are going to be in their throats.

      Heading into a new season without the backbone of your offense is a scenario ‘Bama fans don’t even want to imagine.

      College Football, External Sports

      Nothing to worry about? NCAA investigating Georgia over A.J. Green.

      July 22, 2010 /
      ATHENS, GA - OCTOBER 03: A.J. Green #8 of the Georgia Bulldogs pulls in a touchdown reception against Chris Hawkins #29 of the Louisiana State University Tigers at Sanford Stadium on October 3, 2009 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

      ESPN.com reports that the NCAA will conduct an inquiry at Georgia over whether or not star receiver A.J. Green was sharing a chips and salsa bowl with Alabama defensive lineman Marcel Dareus at an agent’s party in South Beach earlier this summer.

      But chances are, its not going to find anything.

      Green says he wasn’t at the party. In fact, he says he’s never even been to Miami and given his outstanding character, it isn’t hard to believe him.

      But when probed on the subject at the SEC Media Day on Wednesday, UGA head coach Mark Richt took a more wait-and-see approach.

      “I don’t know if it is [bad news] or not, quite frankly,” Richt said. “By the way you posed the question, you’re saying it’s never good news [when the NCAA investigates]. Then you’re saying it’s bad news. I don’t necessarily think it is bad news.

      “I’m sure they’re gathering information, but we’ll see what they gather.”

      Generally speaking, it’s never good when the NCAA is investigating a program but as Richt points out, just because they’re doing so it doesn’t mean that they’ll uncover something.

      And given Green’s reputation for being a low-key kid, I’m willing to bet they won’t.

      College Football, External Sports

      David Lee won’t need surgery

      July 22, 2010 /
      Jan. 28, 2010 - New York, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - epa02010024 The Knicks' David Lee waits for the start of play during the second half of the game between the Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, on 28 January 2010. The Raptors won, 106-104.

      Marc J. Spears reports that David Lee will not need surgery on his injured finger.

      David Lee out 4-6 weeks with finger injury and will not play for USA @ Worlds, USABB’s Colangelo tells Y! Sports. Lee will not need surgery.

      Obviously, Lee and the Warriors dodged a bullet here. The only concern is that the finger won’t heal properly on its own and will require surgery later, which could run into the season, but that’s pure speculation.

      External Sports, Fantasy Basketball, NBA, News

      Two more trade ideas for Chris Paul

      July 22, 2010 /

      Earlier today, I suggested a few trades that the teams — Lakers, Knicks and Magic — reportedly on Chris Paul’s short list could offer the Hornets.

      Chris Broussard is now reporting that L.A. is not one of Paul’s preferred destinations, while Portland and Dallas are. Here’s a look at each team and the kind of deals they can offer.

      TRAIL BLAZERS

      Would both teams agree to a straight up Chris Paul/Brandon Roy swap? Since Roy is a base year compensation player, other assets would need to be included. Roy’s knees are a concern, but he’d give the Hornets a great backcourt (with Darren Collison) to build around. If the Blazers are unwilling to part with Roy, they could send LaMarcus Aldridge and Andre Miller to the Hornets for Paul. If the Hornets require that any deal include Emeka Okafor’s massive contract, the Blazers could include Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and Jeff Pendergraph to even things out.

      I doubt the Hornets would go for a deal that didn’t include Roy or Aldridge, but you never know. How about this deal that would include Przybilla and Miller along with Nicolas Batum, Rudy Fernandez and Greg Oden?

      MAVERICKS

      You know Mark Cuban started salivating when he heard that the Mavs were on Paul’s short list, but what can Dallas offer? They have plenty of talent, but they don’t have the kind of young talent that the Hornets would be interested in. Their best young player, Roddy Beaubois, is a guard, and the Hornets don’t really need guards with Collison and Marcus Thornton on the roster. Still, he’s a valuable asset, so he would probably be included.

      How about Paul and Okafor for Beaubois, Caron Butler and Tyson Chandler? Chandler can’t be traded with another player, so it would have to be executed as two separate trades (Paul for Chandler and Okafor for Beaubois and Butler). The Mavs would get their guy, but I don’t know how a Chris Paul/Jason Kidd backcourt would work. Still, Dallas shouldn’t turn down a chance at Paul because they still have Kidd.

      For the Hornets, they’d get a good young asset in Beaubois and immediate salary cap relief in Butler (who is a good player in his own right) and Chandler. The Mavs could always throw in a couple of first round picks to sweeten the deal. In the short term, New Orleans could start Collison, Thornton, Butler, West and Chandler, and they’d have loads of cap space to reload next summer.

      There’s no doubt that the phone lines in New Orleans are burning up with this latest news. Just when you thought the NBA offseason was winding down, this happens.

      External Sports, Fantasy Basketball, NBA, News, Rumors & Gossip

      Cardinals in the hunt for Oswalt, but will they take on his salary?

      July 22, 2010 /
      June 10, 2010 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - MLB Baseball - Houston Astros pitcher ROY OSWALT throws during a 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

      One day after reports surfaced that the Phillies were on the verge of acquiring Roy Oswalt via a trade, Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports hears that the Cardinals are now the front-runners for the Astros’ ace.

      In fact, the Astros have been talking with Cardinals GM John Mozeliak for several days now, and Oswalt is quite amenable to go to St. Louis if the teams can agree on what players will head back to Houston. For their part, the Cardinals are convinced that matching Roy Oswalt up with Dave Duncan would take a guy who is already an ace and turn him back into the Cy Young candidate he was a few years ago. I’ll stop believing stuff like that when Dave Duncan actually fails for once. Which I wouldn’t bet on, frankly.

      Of course, the big issue everyone has been talking about today has been Oswalt’s desire that his 2012 option be picked up. That’s $16 million, and that ain’t hay. My source tells me, however, that Oswalt would be willing to work with the Cardinals to make the option more palatable, possibly in terms of deferring some money. The sides aren’t quite that far yet.

      The other issue is that the Cardinals’ farm system is tapped out, outside of top prospect Shelby Miller, who was the club’s first round pick in 2009.

      Would St. Louis be willing to give up Miller and take on Oswalt’s salary? That’s a reach, especially considering Oswalt and Albert Pujols are each due to make $16 million in 2011, Matt Holliday is set to make $17 million, Chris Carpenter $15 million, Adam Wainwright $6.5 million and Kyle Lohse $11.9 million. That’s a lot of dough for six players and that doesn’t even include Ryan Ludwick, who is due a raise soon.

      Speaking purely from a baseball standpoint, Oswalt makes every bit of sense for the Cardinals. But it’s a whole other story from a financial perspective.

      External Sports, MLB, Rumors & Gossip

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