Federal employees have been warned about joining March Madness pools. F that. [WaPo]
Some good tips for picking your bracket for the NCAA Tournament. [NYDN]
Alexander Ovechkin received a major penalty and a game misconduct for his hit on Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell. Puck Daddy has the details and video. [Puck Daddy]
Big Ben To Girls: ‘All You Bitches, Take My Shots’ [SbB]
Michael Irvin talks about what Ben Roethlisberger did wrong. It’s actually not that interesting… just hilarious that they asked him. [CBSNews]
The Giants won the coin toss to play the first home game at New Meadowlands Stadium. [NYDN]
David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan. [ESPN]
Joe Girardi says it’s likely that Robinson Cano will move up in the Yankees’ batting order and hit 5th. [NYDN]
Miguel Cotto is focused on regaining a championship as a boxer, but he hasn’t ruled MMA out of his future. [Sherdog]
Cuban shortstop prospect Adeinis Hechavarria signed with the Blue Jays. It was believed that the Yankees had a good shot at locking him up. [Sportsnet]
Buster Olney reports that the Phillies and Cardinals may be discussing a Pujols for Ryan Howard swap. [ESPN]
The story of Mariano Rivera’s rise to greatness. [NYDN]
Alex Rodriguez struck out swinging when he sold his bayfront Florida estate for nearly one-third less than he paid for it. [NYP]
The Jets thanked Thomas Jones for his time on the team with a full page ad in the Kansas City Star. [TJB]
The Associated Press reports that Rex Ryan had “lap-band” surgery on Saturday at NYU Medical Center. [PFT]
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