- The golf gods have to be breathing a collective sigh of relief. A successor to the throne of Tiger was crowned yesterday in Bethesda, MD with young Rory McIlroy running away with this year's U.S. Open. Not only did McIlroy display a blend of incredible shot-making with a "cocksure" swagger, he did it with humility and likeability. The kid's got star power--the hope now is that he'll play in more tournaments in the U.S.
- Steve Fisher isn't happy at San Diego State. You see, Kansas basketball got a commitment from Kevin Young, a kid who played at Loyola Marymount and then decided to transfer to SDSU. Except, in the meantime (and not mentioned in reports about Fisher's unhappiness), SDSU assistant coach Justin Hutson left to join Dave Rice's staff at UNLV. As a result, Fisher lost Bryce Jones, a transfer from USC, who ended up going to Vegas with Hutson. And, Hutson's departure obviously had something to do with Young de-committing and going to Kansas. Jayhawk coach Bill Self has publicly said that KU did not get involved with Young until after he had de-committed.
- In other college hoops news, a few Arkansas players want to transfer now that Mike Anderson has assumed the head coaching role. Rotnei Clarke, one of the best players on the Razorback squad, wants out but has not been granted his release. Two others--Jeff Peterson and Glenn Bryant--wanted their releases and were given approval by Anderson. So, why not Clarke? Perhaps it's because he's one of the best shooters in college basketball and Anderson hopes that he'll change his mind. Yet, Clarke asked for his release two months ago and hasn't wavered in his request. It's silly for an incoming coach to try to keep a player who he did not recruit and who now wants to leave--why should a coach have flexibility to break a contract but a player be forced to stay?
- It's June 20 and, surprise, the Kansas City Royals are now officially in last place. For the second straight day, the Royals were victimized by shoddy relief pitching.
- How cool was the camera shot of McIlroy hugging his father after the U.S. Open? There's something special about having this particular major tournament culminate on Father's Day.
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