"I was shocked how they played us and the confidence they had," Memphis Grizzlies guard Bobby Jackson said. "They were arrogant, and that's how you have to be. They had that mentality of 'I'm going in the arena and beat their [expletive].' We didn't have that." - Mavs' arrogance impressed Memphis' Jackson, Dallas Morning News

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Steve McNair's grievance with the Tennessee Titans will be heard by an arbitrator May 16. If the ruling goes in the QB's favor, the team would have to allow McNair to work out at their facility or release him. Meanwhile, rumors continue to swirl of a possible McNair-to-Baltimore trade, although the team will likely watch the situation closely & try to pick him up if he becomes a free agent.

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And while the Titans are fighting to keep McNair out of workouts, they are asking Pacman Jones to please show up. However, the cornerback's agent has told him to stay away for awhile.

Pacman has been a source of contraversy his entire time with Tennessee. In recent weeks he was at a gas station in the middle of the night when gunshots were fired. That came just days after Nashville police named Jones as an "aquaintance" of one of nine people arrested for drug trafficking.

Keep in mind neither of these two things are illegal & maybe the guy is just really unlucky. But his agent is only adding fuel to the fire because he wants to avoid a "media frenzy." Or maybe it's the wrath of some teammates not cool with the negative publicity he brings.

"If I thought it was practical for Pac to be there, he would be there," agent Michael Huyghue told The Tennessean. "But if I didn't remove him I think we probably could have reached some kind of real problem, so I just thought it makes sense if we kind of build some space and let tensions die down. I think if he comes back now, people are not just sitting in a three-point stance ready to jump on him."

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Police are investigating Lakers center Kwame Brown for sexual assault. No charges have been filed & Brown has issued a statement proclaiming his innocence.

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Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel writes today on how in the ongoing Kobe vs. Shaq debate, Bryant is now winning on the court, but not in the delivery room: At least Shaq got one win over Kobe this week. Monday, Kobe's wife and Shaq's wife both gave birth to girls. Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant was born at 2:03 a.m. PDT in California. Six minutes earlier, Mearah Sanaa O'Neal was born in Florida. Although this can't be confirmed, it is believed that little Mearah would have been born even earlier, but she had to sit in the birthing canal with three fouls.

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The Raleigh News-Observer has a running count of days in N.C. State's search for a head basketball coach. How many have turned them down now? Three? Four? I have lost count. The latest name on Lee Fowler's list is Detroit Pistons assistant coach (plus, former Memphis Grizzlies coach) Sidney Lowe. Of course he was part of the 1983 title team of the Wolfpack.

Lowe doesn't have his bachelor's degree, something the university requires of its head coach. But Lowe says he will soon have it from, "a very credible university."

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Ricky Williams' agent says his client is open to playing in the Canadian Football League while serving his suspension in the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy... again.

Is there a Mexico football league? After all, Mexican President Vicente Fox is expected to sign a bill that would legalize the use of nearly every drug or narcotic sold by the Mexican cartels.

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Finally, I saw this quote somewhere recently & I have no idea who to attribute it to... but it sure applies in so many situations. Read it & think about it.

"The worst part of being lied to is knowing you aren't worth the truth."