Some ice hockey players filled a media guide with fabricated personal bios, which contained thinly veiled offensive references. Classic stuff. Juvenile humor. LOLs all around. Unfortunately the encore was a pink slip for the coach.

Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is on the verge of unemployment because he made unauthorized phone calls to recruits. It seems that he didn't learn his lesson at Oklahoma, where he also made improper phone calls to recruits. More than 550 of 'em total.

At Indiana, Sampson toned down his improper behavior but the 10 conference calls he participated in are probably enough to get him fired. It doesn't help that he reportedly lied to the NCAA about the violations. The school is in the process of investigating Sampson, and has said that his employment with the University is "game to game."

Is this the end of the road for Sampson? Or will some school be foolish enough to risk its recruiting future by hiring this fool? Regardless we should know soon. The school is in the process of conducting its own internal investigation, the end of which will probably involve Sampson's head on the chopping block. Maybe Bobby "The General" Knight will return to Bloomington?

Indiana is at home tonight against Michigan State (9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN). The Indy Star has more details on the Sampson Saga.

"You've got bloggers, and they're saying, 'No, this isn't the right guy, and that ain't the right guy,' and you can't hold the lead, because you are going to take the hit. I mean, when you're the lead dog, you're going to take the hit. And I think the longer it went, the longer it went, the longer it went...."

Think Jim is bitter he didn't get the Redskins head coaching job?

Dan Steinberg (D.C. Sports Bog/Washington Post): "I believe Jim Fassel to be a great guy, and I think he probably got treated poorly over the past month, and I would have been fine with him as head coach, but just today the real culprits behind his non-hiring emerged. Their names? Mister Irrelevant, Unsilent Majority, Hogs Haven, and the Curly R."

More from Fassel: "It's really hard to figure out. I'd like to tell you exactly what it was. I don't know."

I'll tell you exactly what it was, Jim. You had it right the first time. It was the bloggers. Pay attention, Knicks fans. Spend less time protesting outside MSG and more time blogging.

It's rumored that Chad Johnson's agent is working to get him in a Redskins uniform. No word yet on whether C.J. just really loves "maroon and black" or if it's Jim Zorn's track record as a head coach that is so appealing. I suppose it also might be the fact that Redskins owner Dan Snyder sleeps on huge piles of money.