By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Breanna Stewart scored in seemingly every way possible, piling up 18 points as Connecticut used a 19-0 run to race to a 48-29 halftime lead over Louisville in the women's NCAA championship game Tuesday night.
With so many upsets in college basketball, there seems to be daily highlights of fans storming the court to celebrate.
The Minnesota Twins have had all of two managers over the last quarter-century, so it's a bit startling to see Ron Gardenhire beginning the last year of his contract, his job seemingly on the line after back-to-back seasons of more than 95 losses.
Trade deadline week used to be the busiest of the NBA season, with team executives making deals at a frenzied pace as buyers tried to load up for a playoff run and sellers tried to unload onerous contracts to give them some flexibility for the next season.
Tom Izzo put it best.
After a recent Miami Heat practice in Washington, Ray Allen told the coaching staff he was skipping the bus ride and running back to the hotel.
Northern Illinois made its first shot against Dayton. Some 17 excruciating minutes and 15 misses later the Huskies made their second, and last, basket of the first half.

LeBron James was the youngest player in NBA history to win rookie of the year, to record a triple-double, to score 1,000 points, to score 10,000 points, to win MVP honors at an All-Star Game ... You get the idea. His latest youngest-to-do-it milestone could come as early as Wednesday.

While coach Mike Shanahan and the Washington Redskins' coaching staff squirm over the status of quarterback Robert Griffin III's right knee, they turn their attention this week to improving the quality of a roster that entered the offseason with the unfamiliar title of NFC East champions.
As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in his direction.
Reggie Wayne has an emphatic message for his teammates. He's got bigger plans for this year's Indianapolis Colts.
The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL's biggest truisms: more often than not, the regular season is for suckers.
The Detroit Lions have gotten quite a return on the $132 million, eight-year investment they made in Calvin Johnson nine months ago.
Notre Dame is one of the few college football teams that truly can boast a national following.

Andrew Luck was down to his last shot and his final option to lead the Indianapolis Colts to victory.