Vick Ballard gets noticed at NFL Combine

Of all the prospects invited to the NFL Combine, none turned as many heads as Mississippi State Vick Ballard.

The 5-foot-10, 219-pound Ballard did 23 reps on the bench press and displayed a 33-inch vertical leap.

But it was his 40-yard dash that really caught the eyes of scouts. Because, as you'll see in the video below, Ballard ran about three steps before stumbling head-first and falling into a camera off the track.

He was given a second chance, where he ran a 4.65. That's not great for a running back, certainly not good enough to put him in the category of speedsters. But sometimes it's all about finishing the race.

NCAA Tournament bubble watch

I almost made it through February without talking about the NCAA Tournament bubble. Almost. Part of that is probably because Maryland isn't sniffing the Big Dance. But with the regular season dwindling down, let's take a look at who's shopping for dancing shoes and who's shopping for a comfy couch to watch March Madness on.

ACC
Who's in: Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia
Who's in the discussion: NC State, Miami (FL)
Analysis: If the season ended today, NC State would probably miss the cut. The Wolfpack have dropped four straight. Winning out gets NC State to 20 wins and 9-7 in conference play. Picking up another win in the ACC Tournament might push them back onto the right side of the bubble. That's the same story for Miami. Unfortunately, both teams play each other next.

BIG EAST
Who's in: Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame
Who's in the discussion: Connecticut, West Virginia, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, South Florida
Analysis: If the season ended today, everyone but South Florida would likely make the cut. Those on the "Who's in" list are locks, but the next two regular season games will make or break it for everyone else. It's been downright amazing to see Connecticut go from winning last year's National Championship to going 5-9 in the last 14 games to find itself on the bubble.

BIG TEN
Who's in: Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana
Who's in the discussion: Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois
Analysis: Purdue would make the cut if the season ended today. But losing out would put the Boilermakers on the wrong side of the bubble. Northwestern has a stout strength of schedule and a fine RPI, but a losing record in Big Ten play. Illinois has two top five wins but has lost nine of its last 11 games, and needs to improve its standing to go dancing.

BIG 12
Who's in: Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Kansas State, Iowa State
Who's in the discussion: Texas
Analysis: Texas is the lone bubble team in the Big 12 as of today, with Iowa State and Kansas State comfortably in. Losing out would put both teams in bubble territory. But Texas is a mystery, with an impressive RPI and strength of schedule... and a mediocre 17-11 (7-8 Big 12) record. The Longhorns are one of the bubbliest teams out there, and need some help in the way of wins before Selection Sunday.

PAC-12
Who's in: Cal, Washington
Who's in the discussion: Arizona, Oregon
Analysis: Someone has to win the Pac-12, and it'll probably be one of these four teams. Cal and Washington have moved the Pac-12 into two-bid territory, while Arizona is just barely sneaking in if the NCAA Tournament started today. Oregon is on the outside looking in, with no wins over ranked teams, and will need to improve its standing to get in.

SEC
Who's in: Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt
Who's in the discussion: Alabama, Mississippi State
Analysis: Vanderbilt is in... for now. If the Commodores really crap the proverbial bed, they may be sweating it out on Sunday. But they're in better shape than Alabama and Mississippi State, both of which need some resume boosters. Alabama needs to win its last two games to get off the bubble, while Mississippi State needs to win out and make a splash in the SEC Tournament. Losing five straight in late February is a death sentence otherwise.

THE REST
Who's in: Wichita State, Temple, UNLV, New Mexico, Gonzaga, Creighton, San Diego State, St. Mary's, St. Louis, Memphis, Southern Miss, BYU,
Who's in the discussion: Xavier, Colorado State, Murray State, Harvard, St. Joe's, Dayton, Central Florida
Analysis: It's been a good year for mid- and low-major teams. And while a few teams in the A-10 still have to improve on their resumes a bit, Murray State and Harvard both worked their way into the top 25 this season, but if Murray State doesn't win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament or Harvard doesn't win the Ivy League regular season, both would have strong cases for an at-large bid.

Season's best buzzer beater finish

The 2011-2012 college basketball season has featured some unbelievable buzzer beaters. (Oral Roberts, for one, had an amazing finish earlier this season.)

But arguably none has been better than one that was witnessed live by almost nobody. In a game between Division II Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Dominguez Hills, the teams traded back-to-back-to-back amazing shots in double overtime.

With 17 seconds left in double overtime, Cal Poly Pomona trailed 55-54. DeRonn Scott nails a three-pointer with 8.7 seconds left to go up 57-55.

Cal State Dominguez Hills' Robert Willhite answers on the next possession with a three-pointer of his own, leaving just 0.6 seconds left on the clock and a 58-57 lead.

But Cal Poly's Mitchel Anderson wasn't about to let Willhite steal the show. He takes the inbounds, doesn't even put the ball on the floor and heaves a prayer... that goes in.

Remember, this all goes down in double overtime. Check out the unbelievable footage below.

Caps' Perrault scores unique goal

Halfway through the third period of the Caps' game at Ottawa on Wednesday, center Mathieu Perrault found the back of the net for a goal.

It narrowed Washington's deficit to 4-2. But if he had to do it over again, I'd bet Perrault wishes the goal never went in.

The Caps went on to drop their third-straight game in a 5-2 loss. And as you'll see in the video below, the only one celebrating the goal is probably Perrault's dentist.

Terps curbing free throw woes

For much of this season, the free throw line has been more of a penalty than a charity for Maryland's men's basketball team.

The Terps have shot just 66% for the season, ranking 264th out of 338 teams.

They left 10 free points on the court in a nine-point loss to Illinois, eight in a five-point loss to NC State and nine in a double-overtime four-point loss at Miami (FL). They shot 58% from the line in losses to Florida State, Temple and Duke.

And in the season's first six games, Maryland shot a woeful 59% from the line.

But all of that seems to be changing lately for the shorthanded Terps. While Maryland has shot 73% over the last seven games, individual players have stepped up.

Guard Nick Faust shot 54% in his first 19 games, and has shot 75% in his last eight. Mychal Parker, a career 51% free throw shooter, overcame 24% from the line over his first six games to shoot 76% in his last 21. James Padgett, a career 50% free throw shooter, is shooting 66% in the last 16 games.

Even the normally steady free throw shooters have improved. Sean Mosley shot a reliable 79% in the first 19 games of the year, but has kicked that up to 91% in the last eight games. And leading scorer Terrell Stoglin is shooting 88% in the last seven games after shooting 74% in the first 20 games.

Despite their inconsistency, the Terps have come up big at the stripe with the game on the line. On Tuesday, Maryland made its last eight free throws to seal the victory. The same goes for wins over Clemson (3-for-4 at the end), Virginia Tech (5-for-6), Georgia Tech (10-for-10) and Wake Forest (11-for-13).

All in all, the Terps are winning the games they should. Maryland is 8-0 this season when favored in Las Vegas. A lot of that is due to clutch free throw shooting down the wire. And it's a big reason the Terps still have a shot at finishing 8-8 in the ACC this year.

HS senior stands up elementary school

Davonte Neal is the eighth-ranked player in ESPN's recruiting rankings for the class of 2012.

The 5-foot-10, 175-pound wide receiver was scheduled to appear at his former elementary school to announce his college decision. His school held an assembly, which 600-plus people attended -- many of which were the adoring elementary students themselves.

The only problem? Neal never showed.

After patiently waiting for 30 minutes, school administrators disassembled the assembly, sending the kids back to their classrooms.

As Rivals.com writer Adam Gorney writes, "his signing ceremony was an over-the-top production from the start. Students played xylophones to open the morning and then a lengthy highlight video was shown as a pre-recorded Neal offered commentary."

Nice. Neal later chose Notre Dame over offers from Arizona, Arkansas and North Carolina. But more importantly, that elementary school's student body is clearly disappointed.

Gugliotta, Corchiani ejected from NC St game

The list of people who should generally be safe from getting ejected from a basketball game is short: fans.

More specifically, paying ticketholders, high-level donors, celebrities and former players and coaches. Basically, anybody except current players and coaches.

So over the weekend, during NC State's loss to Florida State, it was downright shocking to see former Wolfpack stars Chris Corchiani and Tom Gugliotta tossed from the arena.

Corchiani and Gugliotta aren't schlubs, either. The former is NC State's all-time leader in assists and steals. The latter ranks among the top 15 of a dozen statistical categories.

"We think we did absolutely nothing wrong and we would love an explanation why we were asked to leave. We think that's the least that we should have, whether we were ex-players or spectators. You would want to know why you were asked to leave. That's the least we should have at this point," Corchiani said over the weekend.

Corchiani claims neither he nor Gugliotta used any profanity. But whatever happened, referee Karl Hess called security over and had the two removed from the arena.

Hess is no schlub, either. He's called nine ACC Tournament championship games, five Final Four games and dozens of NCAA Tournament games.

ACC commissioner John Swofford issued a statement, in which he called Hess "one of the best on-court officials in college basketball, but the ACC has established a game management protocol, which allows the opportunity to potentially diffuse any situations before they reach the level of ejection. This reprimand is a result of a failure to follow that protocol."

Check it out yourself in the video below.

Piggyback Bandit banned from five states

If there's one thing most guys older than 25 can agree on, it's that they'd kill for the chance to return to the good ol' days of being a high school sports star.

So you can't totally blame 28-year old Sherman Shayegan for constantly trying to immerse himself back in the culture of high school basketball, football, soccer and hockey.

What you can blame him for is taking it to a whole other level. You see, Shayegan has earned the nickname the "Piggyback Bandit" because, at the end of the game, he asks players for piggyback rides.

Now, that wouldn't be so weird if he was a high school-aged kid. But the fact that the 5-foot-8, 240-pound Shayegan has no association with anyone on any team, and "he has been banned from high school sporting events in Washington, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota," according to the Associated Press.

Of course, that might have something to do with the fact that he has a number of outstanding warrants in one Washington town alone.

But the best part of the whole bizarre ordeal is a quote from Mark Beckman, the executive director of the Montana High School Sports Association, who said, "What's disturbing to me is that he is jumping on our young athletes, he is 240 pounds and he can hurt someone."

As if being 28 years old and being a total stranger isn't weird enough, now the fact that this guy is the human embodiment of the Pillsbury Doughboy has players, parents and fans concerned. I'm just concerned that this guy's dream is to get piggyback rides from high school athletes.

Lin drawing Tim Tebow comparisons

It was only a matter of time before New York Knicks point guard and worldwide sensation Jeremy Lin drew comparisons to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.

The Harvard grad is averaging 24.8 points, 9.1 assists and four rebounds per game as the Knicks have strung together seven straight wins. He's shooting 51% from the floor, while New York's record has improved from 8-15 to 15-15.

As a result, ESPN cannot stop talking about it. (Hell, neither can I.) America is infatuated with Linsanity, just as it was infatuated with Tebow Mania.

It's like a schoolgirl crush. Or worse, it's like borderline stalking that might result in a restraining order.

But the comparisons are valid... sort of.

Tebow led the Broncos to a six-game winning streak to get the Broncos back into playoff contention, just as Lin has done with the Knicks.

Both are featured on ESPN as if they're going out of style. Both have turned franchises from sub-.500 to playoff contenders. Both have led their teams to terrific game-winning plays. Both are natural, humble leaders who have had their skills questioned. And, as pictured, both have similar celebrations -- though, to my knowledge, Lin has never Tebowed at halfcourt.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Tebow was a first-round pick who won a pair of National Championships at the University of Florida. Lin was undrafted out of Harvard and never even saw an NCAA Tournament.

That's a pretty big discrepancy. It's not as if Tebow played for Appalachian State. And for that reason alone, they really aren't comparable. Until two weeks ago, maybe 1% of New Yorkers could have picked Lin out of a lineup. Tebow has been a household name since 2006, maybe earlier.

So while it's fun to play the comparison games, let's not get ahead of ourselves. The two have some similarities, but they entered their professional careers with expectations that quite honestly could not have been more different.

Kindergartner stands up for her team

Emma Burton, you just made your dad proud.

The kindergartner from Olathe, Kansas refused a class assignment: to color in the Kansas Jayhawk mascot.

Why would the five-year old show such defiance? Because she's a Kansas State Wildcats fan, of course.

Olathe is 40 minutes from Lawrence (home of Kansas) and more than two hours from Manhattan (home of Kansas State), but her parents Julie and Scott both graduated from K-State. And Emma is proud of it.

According to the Kansas Star, Emma was handed a Jayhawk to color in for an assignment, refused, asked the teacher if she could draw Kansas State's Powercat, then threw the Jayhawk in the trash when the teacher wouldn't comply.

As her "punishment," she had to color in the Jayhawk and the Powercat and write an apology to her teacher.

Instilling such hatred in your kid's heart for your rival school at just five years old is great parenting. Seriously. My child will be raised to hate Duke. He or she will growl at the name J.J. Redick and Mike Krzyzewski. My child will be a proud Terp. Hopefully as proud as Emma Burton.

O'Brien latest Terps football transfer

After several painful months, the Band-Aid has finally come off. Terps quarterback Danny O'Brien will no longer be a Terrapin.

The move shouldn't come as a particular shock to anyone, despite what once looked like a promising career that could have ended up with several school records. He appeared in 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2010, tallying 22 touchdowns to just eight interceptions and earning ACC Rookie of the Year Honors.

But he struggled in 2011, finishing with seven touchdowns to 10 interceptions, and lower yards per game, yards per attempt, completion percentage and quarterback rating.

It was puzzling, though, due to the fact that head coach Randy Edsall trumpeted O'Brien around as the program's poster child prior to the season, taking him to several Terrapin Club events and at one point predicting he would win a Heisman Trophy at Maryland.

And in the offseason, Edsall hired offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, whose system appeared to be better-suited for O'Brien than former offensive coordinator Gary Crowton's system was.

"I'm disappointed by Danny’s decision. Danny told me that he’s not committed to our program, that he's not 'all in.' I want what’s best for all of our players. Danny wants a fresh start elsewhere. I wish him well," Edsall said an official release.

O'Brien started the first five games en route to a 2-3 record, but was benched in the second quarter against Georgia Tech for backup quarterback C.J. Brown. O'Brien threw just 116 pass attempts over the final eight games, and missed the final two games with a broken arm.

Brown, who appeared in 10 games this year, established himself as a dual threat quarterback who relied more heavily on his legs than his arm, running for 574 yards and five touchdowns while throwing for 842 yards and seven touchdowns. Maryland was 1-9 in games he appeared in.

O'Brien's departure came on the same day as two other transfer casualties. Offensive lineman Max Garcia and linebacker Mario Rowson are also leaving the program. Garcia and O'Brien had been rumored to be transferring for nearly a week.

All in all, Maryland has lost 12 scholarship players since the end of the season, and 24 in total since Edsall took over the program. According to the Baltimore Sun, O'Brien will be looking at Wisconsin, Stanford and Michigan State as possible destinations. Since he graduates this spring, he will be eligible to play in the fall as a graduate student. One place he definitely won't land? Vanderbilt, home of former Terps offensive coordinator and current head coach James Franklin.

The move leaves Brown as the only scholarship quarterback on the roster this spring, according to Washington Times reporter Patrick Stevens, though highly touted incoming freshman Caleb Rowe will likely join the team over the summer.

What's in store for Terps' PG?

When news broke on Friday that Maryland point guard Pe'Shon Howard was out for the season with an ACL tear, Terps fans everywhere sighed heavily.

Howard had started 12 of 14 games for Maryland since coming back in late December after breaking a bone in his foot, which caused him to miss the first nine games of the season.

He struggled, averaging 3.7 assists to 3.2 turnovers per game -- good for the lowest assist-to-turnover ratio among ACC starting point guards.

After tearing his ACL, you have to wonder if Howard has played his last game as a Terp.

Head coach Mark Turgeon and his team of assistant coaches have been hitting the recruiting trail hard, looking at point guards for the 2012 and 2013 classes.

Next year's incoming class features Seth Allen, a sharpshooting combo guard who Turgeon may play at point guard. Allen is the 42nd-ranked shooting guard in the country next year, but has missed part of his senior season due to a broken hand. He's not a true point guard, and his game resembles that of current Terp Terrell Stoglin, though perhaps a little less selfish offensively.

Other possibilities include looking through the junior college ranks -- a fairly risky proposition that hasn't fared particularly well for Maryland in recent years (with the exception of fan favorite Bambale "Boom" Osby).

Turgeon may opt to sign an uncommitted point guard from the class of 2012, though at this stage in the game, there aren't many ACC-caliber options. Two players who could get a look are Ian Baker, who decommitted from South Carolina in December and is from the Washington D.C. area, or Sam Cassell Jr., son of Sam Cassell (duh).

Baker currently plays at Arlington Country Day School in Florida, which has ties to D.C. Assault. Assistant coach Dalonte Hill was a former coach with D.C. Assault and should be able to close on Baker, if that's the route Maryland takes. ESPN calls Baker "a typical A-10 recruit."

Cassell plays high school ball in Baltimore and has been to a few Maryland games this season, though he was long-considered a mid-major player.

Maryland could also go the graduate school transfer route (a la Illinois' Sam Maniscalco or North Carolina's Justin Knox). Fifteen players in Division I basketball did that this season. To be eligible, a player must have graduated from his college, not exercised all four years of eligibility (i.e. redshirted or missed a year due to injury) and enroll in a graduate school program not offered at his former college.

Finally, the Terps may wait and see which coaches get fired or leave for new jobs. Every year it happens, and every year quality players decommit and go elsewhere. (Two players did exactly that when Turgeon was initially hired at Maryland.)

The bottom line is that the team clearly cannot depend on Stoglin to run the point. It would be a shame to continue to play Nick Faust out of position. And with Howard's injuries and inconsistent play, it's almost a foregone conclusion that Turgeon needs to address the position before next season.

New Yorkers loving Linsanity

If you haven't been paying attention to the NBA over the last week, you might have missed the hysteria surrounding the emergence of newly signed New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin.

If Lin's name doesn't ring a bell, that's OK. It probably shouldn't. He was a first-team All-Ivy Leaguer in 2009 and 2010, then went undrafted and signed a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors as a free agent near his hometown Palo Alto, California.

He got almost no run last year with the Warriors, floated between the NBA's Developmental League and was eventually waived.

But the Knicks took a flyer on him just before the new year when point guard Iman Shumpert went down with an injury. And while Baron Davis is shelved recovering from back surgery, Lin finally got his chance to show what he was made of six days ago against the New Jersey Nets.

The 8-15 Knicks gave Lin a long leash, and he responded with a 25-point, seven-assist night, leading New York to a 99-92 win. In the Knicks' last three games, he's averaging 25.3 points, 8.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game on 58% shooting from the field. And the struggling Knicks have pieced together a three-game win streak, their longest of the season.

As a result, the New York Post rightfully dedicated the front page of the sports section to the Asian sensation.

Yet somehow, more interesting than the rise from anonymity to 15 minutes of fame is where he spends his nights. According to the New York Times, Lin "has been sleeping in his brother Josh's living room, waiting for clarity and career security."

"He has his own couch," Josh Lin, a New York University dental student, said cheerfully.

(Crashing on a friend's couch seems to be a growing trend in professional sports.)

When Davis comes back, Lin's minutes may disappear. But the 23-year old Harvard graduate has certainly earned himself some well-deserved recognition in the Big Apple in the meantime.

McGee makes headlines for the wrong reasons

By all accounts, Wizards center JaVale McGee seems like an OK dude. He rarely gets in trouble, isn't known for a temper and is about what you could expect out of a fourth-year big man who was a mid-first round draft pick.

His 10.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 28 minutes per game are all career highs. (Note: his 46% free throw percentage is easily his worst ever.)

He's not going to be an All-Star, nor will he be considered a huge draft bust of the last decade.

The lanky, athletic 7-footer has become almost a cult favorite for his dunks. McGee can get up and down the court quickly, which sets up for some solid highlight reel plays every once in a while.

But for every dazzling play, there's a bizarre, mysterious lapse, whether it's a missed dunk or Monday's latest gaffe. I've never seen anything quite like it. In the YouTube age, nothing goes forgotten (as demonstrated by this piece by Dime Magazine, called "Top 5 JaVale McGee NBA Dunk Fails"). As a special treat, the Monday lowlight is below, followed by a handful of his worst dunk fails. Get your popcorn ready.

Oklahoma player owns himself

The saying "It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" exists for a reason.

And although Oklahoma guard Steven Pledger is one of the top scorers in the Big 12 -- and ranks third in the conference in three-point field goal percentage -- it's never a good idea to celebrate before hitting a buzzer-beater.

In Monday night's game against No. 4 Mizzou, Pledger had a wide open last-second attempt to tie the game at 71 apiece as time expired on the clock.

He had already gone 5-for-8 from three-point range earlier in the game, so odds were pretty favorable that Oklahoma (13-10) would be taking the Tigers into overtime.

Still, there's a reason you never see Aaron Rodgers doing the Discount Double-Check before his receiver catches a pass. There's a reason Dallas Cowboys fans still shudder when they hear the name Leon Lett.

For all the superstitions surrounding sports, it's kind of amazing to see Pledger essentially Tebowing after the ball leaves his hands. And remember, it's to send the game into overtime, not win it in regulation. Check out the footage below.

Man wins $50k bet on ultimate longshot

As I wrote last week, one thing you can count on for the Super Bowl is an enormous number of available prop bets.

They span the gamut of topics, but one of the more popular bets involve players scoring touchdowns, who will score the first touchdown, whether there will be any defensive/special teams scoring, etc.

Some guy named Jona Rechnitz hit the ultimate jackpot when a $1,000 bet at 50-to-1 odds hit. Rechnitz had decided that the Giants scoring via safety to get on the board first was a wise investment.

Pretty much everyone else in the world would've rolled their eyes. But after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was under pressure from Giants defensive end Justin Tuck in the end zone and threw the ball away in the first quarter to give the Giants the 2-0 lead, Rechnitz hauled in the $50,000 score.

After his betting ticket hit Twitter, the story went viral. And Rechnitz told TMZ that he plans to donate $10,000 of his winnings to charities of Brady and Tuck's choosing. Pretty cool story if he actually follows through.

Must be nice to have the ability to throw $1,000 on a 50-to-1 longshot. But after hitting it this year, looks like he'll be able to place that same bet every year for the foreseeable future.

Best of Super Bowl XLVI commercials

In a year where the Super Bowl itself featured an unwatchable matchup, it sure seemed like it was a down year for the commercials, too. And considering 30 fan bases across the country were more interested in the downtime between plays, this year's "Best of Super Bowl commercials" blog post is a little lighter than most years.

Also, congratulations go out to the New York Giants, who gave my beloved Washington Redskins 40% of their wins this season, by an average margin of 13.5 points per game.

That said, there were still a handful of cool and/or funny commercial spots out there. Here are five of the best ones.

5. TaxACT - Free to Pee

4. Volkswagen Bug - The Dog Strikes Back

3. Bud Light - Eternal Optimism

2. CareerBuilder - Business Trip

1. Fiat - Seduction

How would you grade Turgeon?

There is, quite frankly, not much going on right now in sports. Sure, I could talk about the Super Bowl or the NBA (yeah, right). I could tell you about some high school sports story you've never heard about. Or I could just talk more about the Terps. Yeah, that sounds about right.

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon has led the Terps to a 13-8 (3-4 ACC) record, with wins over Notre Dame, Colorado, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, and losses to Alabama, Iona, Illinois, NC State, Florida State, Temple, Duke and Miami.

Despite a depleted roster for the first half of the season, Turgeon has led Maryland to seventh place in the ACC. And while that's nowhere near contention for an NCAA Tournament bid, I'm curious how fans rate Turgeon's performance thus far.

Kid scores basket for wrong team, loses

Every high school athlete dreams of knocking down a game-winning shot and getting carried off by his teammates.

But for Charlotte Christian School's Ryan Potocnik, he probably expected to be carried off by his own teammates, not the opponent.

Late last month, Charlotte Christian led Norcross High School 57-56 with just seconds remaining in the game when Potocnik received the inbounds ball and scored a layup on his own basket. That gave Norcross the lead -- a lead it would not relinquish.

Hat tip to Yahoo's Prep Rally for unearthing this gem. Though it wasn't for a state title or anything particularly significant, here's guessing Potocnik didn't have the greatest ride back on the team bus after that. Check out the video below.

The funniest Super Bowl XLVI props

If you'll recall last year, I picked out a handful of the funniest proposition bets -- the non-sports-related ones -- for Super Bowl XLV.

Another year, another group of funny bets came out. While the standard ones, like "Who will the Super Bowl MVP thank first?" and "What color Gatorade will be poured on the winning coach?" never change much, there are a couple new ones worthy of being highlighted this year.

I'm not sure the Super Bowl will be at all watchable, but at least these bets could make it worth sticking around.

Who will President Obama pick to win the Super Bowl?
New York Giants -115
New England Patriots -115

Last year, Barry refused to make an official selection, probably half because the dumb rednecks of the country would say he should be serving our country, and probably half because his beloved Chicago Bears had just gotten knocked out.

Who will be shown first: Gisele Bundchen or Abby Manning?
Gisele -125
Abby -105

You'd have to think the world-famous supermodel might find her way on camera once or twice. I couldn't pick Eli's wife out of a lineup, but if she's married to a guy with that face, she's probably legally blind or something, so the sympathy vote could get her on camera quickly.

Will Kelly Clarkson's bare belly be showing when she sings the National Anthem?
Yes +300
No -250

I certainly hope not.

Will "Tebow" be said during the first quarter?
Yes +170
No -230

Even though the Denver Tebows aren't playing in Super Bowl XLVI, there's a decent chance either Al Michaels or Cris Collinsworth will mention Jesus' brother. Tebow seems to have that effect on people.