Monmouth pounded Hampton 71-49 in the "play-in" game of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, therefore earning the right to more than likely be drubbed by Villanova in the actual first round game. A #16 seed (that's Monmouth, folks) has never ever beaten a #1 seed (that would be Villanova). Good luck to Monmouth, they will need it.

Meanwhile, Michigan hosts UTEP tomorrow night in the Wolverines' NIT opener. If not for a late season fade out, Michigan could have made the Big Dance. Now they will have to settle for an attempt at another NIT title.

Terrell Owens is finally released by the Philadelphia Eagles. He is a very talented player, but also has a ton of personal baggage and so who knows which team if any will want to take a chance on him?

In other NFL news, Daunte Culpepper goes from Minnesota to Miami for a second round draft pick. We will see how this works out for both teams. Miami seems to have not had much stability at QB since Dan Marino retired. As for the Vikings, perhaps they are just feeling a need to retool after many years of coming close but never quite getting it done.