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Michael Beasley: More relevant than Kathleen Sebelius? Maybe.

SCREW THE MATH
Michael Beasley's 22nd double-double last night (tying the NCAA frosh record) is 16 more double-doubles than Kansas has electoral votes, which is to say, in early summer you're far more likely to see Phil Jackson in the Heartland than John McCain.

QUESTIONS WE WON'T GET TO ASK TODAY:

• MARK CUBAN:
  Man, was Chris Paul ever an option?
  
• ROGER GOODELL:
  How long after you meet with Matt Walsh until you destroy the evidence?
  
• MO CHEEKS:
  Could you possibly have found a better opponent out of the box to justify that contract extension?

ODDITIES
Odds On... Tom Coughlin's inner monologue right now

(27 TO 1) "Heh."
(16 TO 1) "With this kind of dough, maybe Selita will pay attention to me instead of Osi."
(OFF) "I wonder how Kurt Warner's been taking all this."

WORD OF THE DAY
Emulation. Think you know what it could reference? E-mail Edward.Bauer@espn3.com. Answer goes up in the afternoon.

PERSON WE'RE GOING TO FRIEND ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE TODAY
Dwayne Collins, sophomore baller at Miami. 26 points and 7 boards against Duke to help secure Miami's first win over them in 45 years? We might even write on your Wall for that!

THE VIEWING EXPERIENCE
Interior 6 Train subway car, Thursday morning. Man sits in a Cleveland Browns jacket, with an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"Why are you doing that?"
"What, the jacket or the cigarette?"
"I guess the cigarette."
"Helps me concentrate."
"Oh. What about the jacket?"
"Found it on the train."
"Makes sense."

TODAY ON MAG.COM
We've got reporters at spring training, the NFL Combine, and elsewhere. WATU's getting updated all day (we had to say goodbye to Burgundy/Izzo, though). Keep on coming back. We'll keep you entertained.

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