A few links as March Madness opens

Posted Mar 18, 2010 by Scott Carter

Updated Mar 18, 2010 at 10:38 AM

Hey folks, good morning. Hope you plan to spend at least part of your day like I am—watching March Madness.

Speaking of hoops, you probably heard by now that USF’s Dominique Jones is considering leaving school to enter the NBA draft. Jones won’t make a final decision until he speaks with numerous NBA types about his true draft status.

He addressed the situation yesterday by releasing a statement through USF’s sports information office—after posting a comment on his Facebook page that hinted he was done running with the Bulls.

Regardless of his final decision, Tampa Tribune columnist Joe Henderson writes about Jones how a Facebook post can turn into a mainstream media story within a minutes. Needless to say, times have changed, but it’s the world we live in.

In case you missed USF lefty Teddy Kaufman’s 14-strikeout performance at UCF on Tuesday night, click here to read about Kaufman pitching a great birthday gift to his father.

Also, a year from now the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be back in Tampa. If you want tickets, click here to read how to get a head start.

In more USF hoops news, men’s basketball coach Stan Heath has released the dates of his summer camps. Click here for more information.

Finally, to read about the USF women’s basketball team’s opponent in the first round of the WNIT tonight, check out the Gainesville Sun’s game advance by clicking here.