Who's Hot / Who's Not

Who's Hot

Ohio State
The men's and women's hoops teams won the Big Ten, the third Division I school that has won a conference in those sports and in football the same year. Said center Terence Dials after OSU (and J.J. Sullinger, left) clinched its first outright title since '92, "People across the country forgot about the Buckeyes."

Miroslav Satan
Last Thursday in Buffalo the Islander and his wife, Ingrid, had a baby, Miros Jr. That night on Long Island his shootout goal beat the Devils. Said the Slovak to New York's Newsday, "I've been running all day on some kind of hormone."

Luke Ridnour
The third-year Sonic was giddy about his surprise selection to try out for the U.S.'s 2008 Olympic team, saying it was "something I couldn't ever believe would happen." He'll most likely get a chance to play at this summer's world championship, which fellow U.S. point guard Chauncey Billups will miss.

Gerry McNamara
O.K., Syracuse lost his final regular-season home game, but man, did G-Mac get some lovin'! The Orange's first advance sellout in 26 years included 3,000 fans from McNamara's Scranton, Pa.; the Carrier Dome rocked with cries of "Ger-ry! Ger-ry!"; and he responded with five three-pointers, making him the alltime Big East leader.

Who's Not

Duke
The men, with Greg Paulus (right), closed the regular season with two ACC losses--including an ugly stumble versus UNC that spoiled Senior Night. The Blue Devils women got upset too, falling to Maryland for the first time in 15 games. Coach Gail Goestenkors's silver lining: "Every time we've lost, we've learned."

Virginia Tech QBs
While former Hokie Marcus Vick pleaded guilty to two traffic violations--his court date for allegedly brandishing a firearm is next week--his potential heir, 18-year-old freshman Ike Whitaker, was arrested and charged with purchasing and possessing alcohol.

Allen Iverson
The U.S.'s best player in the 2004 Olympics was not invited to try out for the 2008 team, and G.M. Jerry Colangelo deepened the diss by implying he was after team players and that AI isn't one. Said Pacer Jermaine O'Neal, "How can you not invite one of the world's top five or 10 players? That's mind-boggling."

Bj�rn Borg
Be glad you weren't Bj�rn yesterday. The tennis star is auctioning five Wimbledon trophies and two of his wood rackets and denying a comment that he's doing it for "financial security." Borg said he just "thought the trophies and rackets might be something that someone might want to have."