Archive for April 14th, 2008

Dan Wolken

Last night, word leaked out of agent circles that Derrick Rose is ready to sign with Arn Tellem and was reported by CNBC’s Darren Rovell. I have no reason to believe this report is false.

However, it should also be noted that as of Monday, Rose had not officially informed anybody at Memphis that he is entering the NBA Draft.

What does this mean? Nothing. Rose is leaving. That much has been known since he stepped on campus. There has never been any pretense that he would come back for a second season. None of us would turn down the financial opportunity Rose has right now to essentially snap his fingers and make $10 million.

But obviously, he’s not quite ready to say it publicly or else it would have been done today.

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Bryan Brasher

Well, it shouldn’t shock anybody that Ronnie Capps and Steve Coleman of Tiptonville, Tenn., won Saturday’s Crappie USA tournament on Wilson and Pickwick Lakes.

I mean, honestly, don’t they always win on Pickwick?

They won last year in dismal, frigid weather, and they won this year’s Semi-Pro Division with a mind-blowing weight of 14.92 pounds (seven fish). They told Crappie USA officials that they started their day near Pickwick Dam, but eventually wound up in Bear creek. They caught most of their fish using minnows over man-made cover in 18-25 feet of water.

In the amateur division, Ralph Dillard and Scott Watson of Paris, Tenn., won with 11.09 pounds. If you recall, Dillard and Watson also won the Crappie USA tournament held March 29 on Kentucky Lake.

Maybe those guys should consider switching to the Semi-Pro Division.

Click here for the complete results from the Wilson/Pickwick event.

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