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News and Notes from around the sports world today:

All of us that play golf experience 'a bad hole' from time to time that can cost us a good round, but PGA tour golfer Kevin Na took this to a new whole level on Thursday with a 16 on the Par 4 Ninth hole at the Texas Open!  (Makes every hacker out there smile a little bit)

During this meltdown, he found a way to whiff one stroke, ricocheted another off his inner thigh, tried two shots left-handed and watched the ball barely sputter forward on another stroke.  No word on if he had 16 shots at the bar afterwards.


Amazingly, even with the 12 shots over par on that hole, Kevin managed to shoot 80 (+8) on the day.  So a par on the hole would have had him only one shot off the lead.  Check out YouTube to see the whole adventure.


Kansas' Josh Selby going pro
In a sign of the times for the NCAA, Kansas point guard Josh Selby is a classic one and done player who and has hired an agent and declared for the upcoming NBA draft.

Definitely seems like some of his entourage getting into this kid's head and making him think he is better than he really is.  A pre-season #1 rated prospect, Shelby was not exactly a phenom at Kansas.  The guy was injured and suspended this season and averaged only 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 26 games. 

Without going on a rant, it seems Shelby is a classic example of why the NBA may consider changing the CBA and force players to play at least two seasons of college ball before being eligible to enter the NBA draft.  The one-and-done culture for marginal players has diluted the NCAA product and discourages kids from staying in school and graduating.  Some would argue that the kid has a right to earn the money if someone is willing to pay him after one year.  The counter argument is that these young kids often just don't turn out to be solid pros and are quickly out of the NBA and don't have the education afterwards that they could have earned for free by staying in school.  If they are worried about the money, there are insurance policies that can be purchased for that sort of thing - and rarely ever has a kid hurt himself that much that he cannot be drafted upon recovery from an injury.

The NBA did the right thing back in 2006 by changing the CBA and forcing kids to play at least one year of college ball before being eligible for the NBA - essentially getting the NBA scouts out of the high school gyms - which is a good thing.  Leave that job to the college teams.

Gone are the days when only the truly exceptional player would skip school for the draft.  i.e. Someone like Kobe or a Lebron.  BUT you have to wonder if these guys would be even better pros if they had played two or even four years of college ball before becoming pros.  The NCAA is the ulimate developmental league for its players and I'm all for any rules that encourage players staying longer before being able to enter the draft.  Let us know your thoughts.

Stanley Cup Playoffs - The UNDER is King

The puck has dropped on the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and a familiar gambling trend is emerging which needs reminding each year.  The trend relates to playing the UNDER in the playoffs.

Of the first 8 games played so far, only one game has gone OVER the total.  (5 UNDER, 1 OVER, and 2 PUSH)

Teams in the playoffs traditionally play better defense, take fewer penalties and have better goaltending which leads to lower goal output.  Teams and players are usually nervous to start a series and thus the trend of the UNDER is a good bet.   The zig-zag theory is also in play for Game #2 matchups on Friday and Saturday so be aware of this trend when laying any puck cheese.  (Strong lean toward Anaheim in Game #2 of that series with the Predators who don't want to lose two in a row at home.)

That's all for now.  D$ OUT