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FedEx deliveryman predicted Jeremy Lin’s fame

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Far from the glamour of Madison Square Garden, aboard a FedEx delivery truck in this small Oregon town, sits the one man who saw Jeremy Lin coming.

“I’ve always had a mind for numbers, the statistical side of sports,” Ed Weiland explained.

He spends his days as a driver for FedEx, but once he punches out, he goes to work at his true passion: finding the best college basketball players in the country. He publishes his assessments on the sports blog hoopsanalyst.com.

In 2010, he chose Harvard senior Lin as his top point guard prospect, when no one else was paying much attention to the Ivy Leaguer.

Full story on CNN

Fanatic Sports Morning Update February 11, 2012

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Fanatic Sports Morning Update for February 11, 2012

Jeremy Lin scores career-high 38 as Knicks top Lakers 92-85.

Russell Westbrook had 28 points and Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 101-87.

No. 25 Harvard holds off Penn 56-50.

Dwyane Wade scores 26 as Heat take down Wizards 106-89.

Dirk Nowitzki scores season-high 33 points in Mavs win over Wolves 104-97.

Chris Paul had 24 points and the Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 78-77.

Smith scores 23 as Hawks slip past Magic in OT 89-87.

Bucks 113, Cavs 112

Grizzlies 98, Pacers 92

Toronto 86, Boston 74

Tiger Woods 6 behind leader Wi at Pebble Beach

2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Week 5 Rankings – Coaches Poll

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Week 5 Rankings – Coaches Poll

1 Kentucky (19) 8-0 763
2 Ohio State (11) 8-0 754
3 Syracuse (1) 8-0 713
4 Louisville 7-0 654
5 Duke 7-1 611
6 North Carolina 6-2 594
7 Baylor 7-0 582
8 Xavier 6-0 538
9 Connecticut 7-1 533
10 Missouri 7-0 511
11 Marquette 7-0 468
12 Florida 5-2 419
13 Kansas 5-2 385
14 Pittsburgh 7-1 359
15 Alabama 7-1 326
16 Wisconsin 6-2 306
17 Creighton 7-0 222
18 Mississippi State 8-1 208
19 Michigan 6-2 164
20 Memphis 4-2 154
21 Georgetown 7-1 136
22 Gonzaga 5-1 96
22 Illinois 8-0 96
24 Harvard 8-0 95
25 Texas A&M 6-1 79

Others receiving votes: UNLV 62, Vanderbilt 61, California 32, San Diego State 30, Michigan State 29, Indiana 23, Saint Louis 18, Northwestern 8, Murray State 8, Stanford 7, Kansas State 4, Purdue 4, Saint Mary’s 4, Virginia 4, Washington 3, Cincinnati 3, Cleveland State 3, Tulane 2, Arizona 2, George Mason 1, Northern Iowa 1

Dropped from rankings: Vanderbilt 19, UNLV 20, California 23, Saint Louis 25

Yale QB chooses football over Rhodes interview

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Yale quarterback Patrick Witt has decided to give up the opportunity to compete for a Rhodes Scholarship in order to play against archrival Harvard.

The school announced Sunday that Witt has withdrawn his Rhodes application, despite being a finalist for the prestigious scholarship. The scholarship interview had been scheduled for Saturday, the same day as what is simply called “The Game.”

Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary for the Rhodes Trust, told ESPN.com that Witt did ask if anything could be done to accommodate his schedule, but it was not possible.

“We have candidates every year miss games for the interview,” Gerson said.

Information from ESPN.com