It was an overtime thriller that ended with a buzzer-beater. Not the lame kind where the game is tied and you hit a lucky three, I'm talking down by one and you go Ice Age on a mutha.

Guess what, Maryland? You're one step closer to Mixed Martial Arts coming to the Inner Harbor! Earlier today, the State Senate approved a bill that would allow the State Athletic Commission to oversee Mixed Martial Arts fights staged in Maryland.

They would much prefer to take a seat in a 2-3 zone, watch you miss threes, and save their legs for the bombs they will launch at the other end. Smart coaching for a squad that has zero post presence, and weaker perimeter defense than that rusty fence that surrounds your neighborhood b-ball court.

First it was the SIAC's Benedict College, then Coppin State went down, followed by Morgan State in the NIT. But just when you thought all of the men's programs in black college basketball were one and done, Xavier University (La.) is hoping to play the role of 'last team standing' to perfection.

The Miami Heat, in their efforts to win the Michael Beasley sweepstakes, lost to the Toronto Raptors 96-54 in the lowest scoring output in Miami Heat history.

Fortunately, it's not all bad news for the Miami Heat. Here are five positive things you can find in the Miami Heat's dismal season.

Gaining a national presence through athletics translates into worthwhile investments for many people. If your alma mater can be known as a basketball powerhouse, even if just for one weekend in March, an administration can position that school to solicit donations for the continued growth of the program.

I'm not reversing my field on the Ravens need to draft a defensive lineman, but I am saying if he tumbles down to number eight on draft day, a look at Ryan may be worth 10 extra seconds on the clock.

Evan Longoria is much more than a mistype in Google search bars across the country. He's a star in waiting for the Tampa Bay Rays, and is having a spring that gives early inclinations that the Rays just might climb out of the cellar and into contention in the American League East this season.

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As unbelievable as it sounds, MLBPA chief Donald Fehr says there might just be some collusion in play for teams not clamoring to sign a 43-year-old power hitter who can't run, and might give you 15-25 home runs a season.

But Coppin State's tenacity cost Morgan a chance at the big dance, sweeter redemption for coach Todd Bozeman, and the MEAC a solid chance at the conference's highest seeding in the national tournament. Erin Andrews played up the whole "Coppin is a real Cinderella" angle, but even she couldn't convince me to give one ounce of support to the crosstown, fake-it-til-we-make-it squad.

But combine the Rocket's 22-point home loss the Boston Celtics, and their well-documented playoff troubles, and the streak becomes an elaborate afterthought. The failures of their past, combined with the stock of talent that lies before them, gives the Rockets little room for error heading into March and the looming playoffs.

You feel for Iverson, because you know he will never be as close to a title with the talent-laden Nuggets as he was with the ragtag 76ers. Wherever he goes, whereever he plays, his talent demands the ball and the attention, something that does not translate well in the latter stages of the NBA season.

The black colleges served as proving grounds for some of the best basketball competition in the country, breeding grounds for cultural and educational awareness, and sacred ground for the all-important pursuit of a better life.

The consensus this season was that the women would be great, and the men would be at least good. American University came along to bust the happy times up for the fellas, but the ladies kept rolling towards a 30-3 record.

Seriously, is all this noise because he's a defensive player? I don't remember all of this drama for Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, and Rice actually continued having happy feet well after the show.