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I, for one, am glad the Lakers went down. Click here for more.

Photo info: Tennessee’s Alberta Auguste, left, Candace Parker (3) and Shannon Bobbitt celebrate Tennessee’s 47-46 win over LSU in an NCAA women’s basketball tournament Final Four semifinal, Sunday, April 6, 2008, in Tampa, Fla. Tennessee will play Stanford for the national championship Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Looking up in the stands on Sunday as the Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team played LSU, one thing was quite clear: The arena in Tampa, Fla., was half-empty.

How sad, I thought, that thousands of people were missing out on such an exciting event. The Vols won on a last minute buzzer beater to earn a spot in the NCAA Women’s Finals. They’ll be playing Stanford for the national title.

The young women who play sports may not receive the same recognition as their male counterparts, but they are no less talented or deserving. I salute them.

Brett Favre. What can you say about this tough-as-nails quarterback, other than his heart was no doubt in the game each time he stepped on the field. Now he’s retiring after 17 seasons in the league. Even though I’m a die-hard Dallas Cowboy’s fan, you can’t deny the accomplishments and skills of Favre. He will definitely be missed.

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Ticket prices are going up to $45 for general admission for the upcoming football season. Let’s see, with gas at near $4 in the Spring (yeah, it’s probably gonna happen) and the cost of a coke and hot dog set at nearly $8, expect to mortgage your home before you go to a Hog game.

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By John Worthen
For Between Editions

While you’re home in your easy chair munching on Doritos, the rich and famous will be living large in the Valley of the Sun — Phoenix, Ariz. — at the biggest game of the year.

Here’s a look at how the rich do the Super Bowl. Warning, it’s a little mind numbing. Oh, and if you’re thinking about buying a ticket, you might want to mortgage your home. It could cost as much as $77,000 for a single seat.

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By John Worthen
News-Times Staff
It was bound to happen, and today, it did. Felix Jones and Darren McFadden both decided to enter themselves into the NFL draft, meaning next season, the Razorbacks really WILL experience a rebuilding year.

Here’s info from Fayetteville.

By John Worthen
News-Times Staff
According to a Little Rock Police report, star Razorback Darren McFadden was involved in an altercation at a Little Rock night spot on Wednesday evening. The report states that D-Mac was placed in handcuffs for a brief period but wasn’t charged.

Here’s the report from LRPD Officer Bauldree:
“I was in the 300 blk of President Clinton Ave. and noticed some form of a disturbance spilling out of the front door to Ernie Biggs Piano Bar. I realized it was some fight that occurred and radioed for backup to a large disturbance.

“I obtained the names of the five suspects, but was told by both Victim 1 [Brant Hankins, the bouncer] and Witness 1 [Kevin Anderson of Ernie Biggs] that there were several more. Victim 1 (Hankins) stated that he was trying to prevent Suspect 1 [Bilal Mohammad] from hitting someone and began to escort Suspect 1out of the bar, but before he could get downstairs he was attacked by several persons striking him with fists to his face.

“Victim 1 refused MEMS and was advised to obtain warrants. Witness 1 (Anderson) stated that he observed Suspects 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 striking Victim 1 along with several other unknown suspects.

“Suspect 1 (Mohammad) stated that he was just trying to get to his brother and didn’t know why the bouncer, Victim 1, was grabbing and pushing him out. Suspects 2, 3, 4 and 5 all stated that they werte just trying to leave when some unknown persons were fighting.

“Suspect 2 (McFadden) was handcuffed by Officer Thomas because Suspect 2 was agitated and provoking aggressive behavior inciting the incident so to control and calm him down he was handcuffed.

“He calmed down and after investigation was released from the handcuffs. Suspect 1 had a nosebleed but refused MEMS.”

Will this at all hurt D-Mac’s NFL chances? Doubtful. It’s an interesting turn of events, though.