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Tougher basketball conference: ACC or Big East?

While watching the ESPN's Marquette-Notre Dame telecast Monday night, the commentators were discussing whether the ACC or Big East is the better men's basketball conference this year. There is little doubt these are the two best conferences, but how you distinguish them from one another is open for discussion.

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USC's Pete Carroll is on Twitter 

University of Southern California Head Football Coach Pete Carroll is on Twitter.

His latest entry: "Missed my flight last night so I'm just enjoying the local scenery until I fly out this morning! Only a few days of recruiting left."

The Double-A Zone is also on Twitter. Follow our updates.

Unbelievable tip-in three-pointer 

On Monday, we linked to a video of the double alley-oop dunk that occured during a recent high school basketball game. If you thought that was impressive, then wait until you see this tip-in three pointer during another recent high school contest. It occured at the end of a quarter with only .5 seconds left on the clock

Providence fan jailed after walking onto court 

Remember Jonathan Xavier, the Providence fan who walked onto the court and confronted a referee during game action last week? He has been jailed without bail, since this incident allegedly violated his probation from a 2005 drug arrest. Xavier is the brother of a current Providence basketball student-athlete.

Kansas basketball and volleyball teams are YouTube stars

Last week, Kansas' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee held its fourth annual variety show, known as "Jayrock." One of the event's skits was a parody of Disney's High School Musical by the men's basketball and women's volleyball teams. The video is hilarious, and has become a YouTube hit over the past few days.