Posted: Friday February 22, 2008 11:18AM; Updated: Friday February 22, 2008 2:43PM
By Andy Gray
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Elvis and Cal
Do Elvis and John Calipari look alike? :: Getty Images; Michael J. LeBrecht II/1Deuce3 Photography
As Memphis and Tennessee prepare for Saturday night's showdown, the Tigers are being honored at Graceland. The longtime home of Elvis Presley. will "be bathed in blue lights" this weekend to celebrate the Memphis' run as the nation's top-ranked team. By the way, John Calipari kind of looks like an older, more Italian version of Elvis, don't you think?
SIOC's New Favorite Women's Hoopstress
Meet UTEP forward Claudia Porras, a senior averaging 13 minutes, four points and three rebounds per game for the Miners. So why do we like her so much? It may have something to do with this pic from her days as a model in her native Bolivia.
The T-Shirt Says it All
In case you missed it, Alabama defensive end Jeremy Elder was arrested over the weekend on two counts of first-degree robbery for using a semi-automatic pistol to take $26 from one student in the Bryant Hall Dorm parking lot. That's right -- two counts of first-degree robbery for $26. No wonder someone (we're guessing an Auburn fan) made this T-shirt mocking the freshman.
Barack the Longhorn
Maybe not (after all, Barack Obama is a Columbia grad), but the presidential hopeful met with Mack Brown and members of the UT football squad during his visit to Austin yesterday.
Look Who's on Facebook
Pete Carroll has a Facebook account. :: Robert Beck/SI
It's Pete Carroll. Here's a link to his profile -- poke away (yes, this is the real Carroll, not an imposter).
Fun with Kelvin Sampson
As Kelvin Sampsonawaits his fate, the Facebook community has weighed in. There are currently 32 anti-Sampson groups -- and Joe Sports Fan awards the most creative ones including our personal favorite, "Sampson is like Nick Nolte in Blue Chips."
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