"Why would I leave? We have a Top 10 program. Why would I choose to leave?" - John Calipari, appearing on his final radio show Monday night, answering all the rumors & speculation he might leave Memphis & go to Indiana.

From day one Cal said he will stay with the Tigers as long as the university is committed to a winning basketball program. I am sure after a 33-4 season & a run to the Elite Eight, that has not changed.

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While it appears Cal will be staying in Memphis, UAB is in the hunt to replace Mike Anderson, after his announcement this weekend as Missouri's new coach. This is a crossroads for the Blazers, as their next hire could very well determine if they are a solid no. 2 basketball-wise in CUSA.

This should be a sign for Houston, UTEP & Tulsa that now is the time attack as the door is wide open in joining Memphis as consistent powers in the conference.

Back to UAB, if the Blazer faithful want to retain the Anderson style of play, then Scott Edgar is the way to go. He was with Anderson on Nolan Richardson's Arkansas staff, then spent three years as an Anderson assistant with the Blazers before joining Bruce Pearl at Tennessee in 2005.

Some have thrown around the name of former Indiana coach Mike Davis. Then there's current UAB assistant Chris Giles & Middle Tennessee's Kermit Davis, a former assistant with John Brady at LSU.

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Since I just brought up Houston, the Cougars gave head coach Tom Penders a contract extension Monday.

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The Bon Jovi hit "Living On A Prayer" has been informally adopted by Final Four Cinderella George Mason as their theme song.

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Major League Baseball's most notorious rules-breaking suspect backs punishment of those caught using steroids. Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life for an investigation into his gambling problems. "In my case, I broke the rules and I've been suspended 18 years," said Rose. "So if guys broke the rules the last two years then they have to be handed out some kind of sentence."

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The man who allegedly through a cup of beverage at Ron Artest, which resulted in one of the ugliest sports scenes of all times, has been found guilty of assault. He faces up to 93-days in jail, which is interesting since the players involved that went into the stands after innocent bystanders got off with a slap on the wrist.

I still get sick at my stomach whenever I see video of that event.

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With the NFL's spring meeting underway in Florida, there is no hurry to replace commission Paul Tagliabue, who is retiring this summer. The commish said yesterday a committee of owners that would recommend a replacement might not even be named before the get-together ends Wednesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, with Peyton Manning's success, or lack of, in the postseason, I guess the NFL figures a Manning vs. Manning Super Bowl may bever happen. So they are giving us what they feel is the next best thing: Peyton & Indy will take on lil' bro Eli & the Giants in a prime-time season opener on Sept. 10.

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