March 24
Dick's Stock Watch identifies whose stock is up and whose is down over the past week across the world of sports.
STOCK UP: Kansas, Travis Diener, Oklahoma and Notre Dame trainers, George Karl, LeBron James
Kansas Jayhawks -- Kansas struggled in their first NCAA tourney game against Utah State. Roy Williams' team responded in a positive way by shooting 68 percent from the floor in scoring 108 points in a win over Arizona State.
Travis Diener -- Marquette's Diener has been on fire, scoring 55 points in the first two NCAA tournament games. Now the Golden Eagles take on Pittsburgh in a tough Sweet 16 showdown.
Trainers -- The trainers from Oklahoma and Notre Dame, Alex Brown and Skip Meyer, deserve a lot of love. They got Hollis Price, Kevin Bookout and Matt Carroll ready for their second round games, and the Sooners and Irish marched on.
Geroge Karl -- George Karl got his 700th career NBA win on Saturday night. Yes, he has lost a lot of games, too! I'm just kidding, congratulations, George!
LeBron James -- LeBron James scored 25 of his team's 40 points as SVSM won its class of the Ohio State basketball championship.
STOCK DOWN: The Scribbler, Ricky Davis, Knicks, Lleyton Hewitt
The Scribbler -- In Sacramento, the person who scribbled an obscenity on the basketball Shaquille O'Neal used to score his 20,000th point. Why would anyone want to get Shaq angry?
Ricky Davis --Davis, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, tried to pad his stats and get a triple-double by getting a rebound off a miss at the wrong basket against Utah.
New York Knicks -- The Knicks, in the thick of a playoff race, lost to the Bulls Saturday night.
Lleyton Hewitt -- The top-seeded Hewitt suffered an early loss in the tournament at Key Biscayne, Fla.