Slammin' Sam on Sports Media Links

Good Morning, Hawks Revelers!
Just a short time ago, the team arrived with the Stanley Cup in Chicago. Let’s not waste any time getting to the top story 49 years in the making!

Whether hockey fans are aware or not, there’s still one more championship series up for grabs. Celtics captain Paul Pierce will play a big role in determining the outcome.

The Michigan State Spartans men’s hoops program possesses its own pedigree. How much of that is because of Tom Izzo? How satisfying is Izzo’s legacy at MSU? Those are a couple questions that loom as he mulls over an offer from the Cavs.

Meanwhile, it appears a move, in this case to the Big Ten, is indeed best in the minds of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Finally, a championship program takes a hit.

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“Should I stay or should I go now?” Lane Kiffin made his decision. The Internet blogosphere is not so sure it wants to let go of this topic.

On the day Kiffin was officially introduced (not that an introduction was necessary), the LA Times’ T.J. Simers buckled up and is ready for wherever the Kiffin mobile takes him.

Those left in the lurch in Tennessee are looking ahead, not blaming their former coach.

One obvious bright spot not too far from Rocky Top is Titans honoree Chris Johnson. Though take this as a warning: Johnson’s Offensive Player of the Year honors may be the iceberg, not the tip of the frozen body. Gary Estwick from The Tennessean has that story.

Fourth, Olympic stories are starting to come in, less than a month before Vancouver takes center stage. Here’s one on figure skaters who are both roommates and rivals.

Last, a sporting angle on the Haitian tragedy.

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