Joe Alleva has accepted the Athletic Director position at LSU.  It's not known when he will head to Bayou country to run the show in Tiger Land.  The Blue Devil Nation wished him well in his endeavor.  Here are a list of his accomplishments as the Duke A.D.

• Six NCAA National Championships (Duke has nine overall)
• 19 Final Four participants
• 44 ACC Championship teams
• Eight Top 25 Directors’ Cup finishes (three top 10 finishes)
• 71 Academic All-America selections 
• 147 All-Americas (250 honors)
• 251 All-ACC selections (400 honors)
• 12 National Player of the Year selections (17 honors)
• 6 National Rookie of the Year selections
• 16 National Coach of the Year selections
• 32 ACC Rookie of the Year selections
• 34 ACC Coach of the Year awards
• 24 ACC Player of the Year selections (33 honors)

Here is a great piece on Duke's ACC Rookie of the Year Kyle Singler.  The article discusses his adjustments to the college game and more.

The Phoenix Suns welcome Grant Hill back to the lineup after injury.  The former two time national champion and co-Rookie of the Year will be on the floor for tonight's game against the Timberwolves.  Speaking of Grant, you may have missed that he was recently involved with some cutting edge technology with Cisco.  He was also a close runner up to Antonio McDyess for this seasons NBA Sportsmanship Award.

I've been keeping an eye on Elton Brand in that I can relate to his Achilles tendon rupture.   I can tell you first hand that it is a devastating injury to an active person and especially a big time athlete like Brand.  He has returned to the court for the Los Angeles Clippers and seems ready to go.  Many saw this as an unexpected return.  His wife and Mom, Elsie had just headed out of town and seemed unaware.  Knowing what the injury does to the psych, it was probably best that they didn't know.  It's a long road back and I am so happy he made it.  Meanwhile another former Dukie and Brand teammate, Corey Maggette may not return to the Clippers.  They are currently in contract negotiations, his being up.

Be sure to check out the Duke Men's LAX teams games this Saturday in Durham, as they seek to avenge last seasons loss to John's Hopkins where they fell one game short of the National Championship.