Thursday Hot Links

Some morning reading before USC takes on Arizona State in the Pac-10 tournament ...

Football

• Ryan Kalil is taking over as starting center for the Carolina Panthers.
• Season ticket holders are grumbling about an opt-out feature on their order form.
• Sports by Brooks has a funny take on USC's beachcomber-in-chief.

Hoops

• A Chicago Sun-Times columnists calls shenanigans on Tim Floyd's Romeo-DeRozan deal.
• Nick Young scores a career high 22 for Washington.
• Former coach Bob Boyd has been spending a lot of time with the team.

Assorted Gossip

• The Birmingham News breaks down who leads the NCAA in infractions.