If New Jersey Nets minority owner Jay-Z has his way, Lebron James will join the Nets when his contract with the Cleveland Cavilers expires in 2010.

It is said that James would like to join a major market team, and although it seems the Knicks are a likely front-runner for the Lebron bidding war, it is unclear whether or not they will be able to afford the star under the league’s stringent salary cap rules.

The Nets are expected to have a very talented young squad. And by recently trading-off Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons, the Nets have cleared up $22 million necessary for signing a franchise player like James.

In 2011, the Nets are expected to move to Brooklyn–and with James on board, the Nets could become the premiere team in the nation’s largest market. Sorry Cleveland, you might have take one for the team…uh…actually, you’re just screwed.

O.J. Mayo Signs With Nike

O.J. Mayo’s marketing agent Maverick Carter, CEO of LRMR Marketing, confirmed this morning that Mayo has signed a four-year deal with Nike.

Mayo is the first of the high-profile draft picks, who will be drafted tonight, to have signed a deal. Carter would not comment on the financial terms of the deal.

Carter said that Mayo will be included in Nike’s advertising campaigns and he’ll wear a customized shoe that could be released in the market he plays in or at a Nike specialty store like the House of Hoops in Manhattan. [CNBC]

Police: U. Alabama Football Player A Cocaine Dealer

Alabama Crimson Tide senior linebacker Jimmy Johns was dismissed from the football team and suspended from the University on Tuesday after being arrested on felony drug charges.

Johns was charged with five counts of distribution of cocaine and one count of possession of a controlled substance.

“Jimmy Johns has been dismissed from the team,” head coach Nick Saban said in a statement. “This type of behavior obviously will not be tolerated, and he is no longer a part of our program.”

Police began getting tips that Johns was involved in drug sales around the time the football team was conducting its spring practice, Capt. Jeff Snyder of the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force said. [The Crimson White]

86% Of College Baseball Players Are White

It’s hard to watch the college-baseball World Series, under way now in Omaha, Neb., without noticing how different the college game is from the major-league version. Not in the caliber of play or the funny ping of the aluminum bats, but in the way the players look.

College players in the three main divisions are 86% white, according to the most-recent NCAA figures. That’s a big difference from Major League Baseball, where one study puts the number at less than 60%. The most striking difference is in the number of Latinos on the field: They made up about 29% of all major leaguers in 2007 but only 5% of players in college. [WJS]

Arizona Wildcat’s Basketball Hopes Ride On An SAT Score

Arizona fans have Thursday marked on their calendars.

That’s the day Brandon Jennings is scheduled to receive his final SAT score, and if the score is sufficient the McDonald’s All-American will be eligible to compete as a freshman for the Wildcats (pending clearance from the NCAA, of course) this season. It’s supposed to be a big development, one way or another. So I called Jennings’ advisor, Kelly Williams, on Sunday to see how things were going, how he was feeling and whether anything had changed.

What I learned is Thursday probably won’t end Jennings’ anxiety. [Sportsline]

It’s World Cup qualifying season, and the US has just announced their roster for this Sunday’s (5PM, ESPN2) qualifying game against Barbados at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. The US tied Argentina, the #1 team in the world, this past Sunday–and they are expected to romp Barbedos. USA! USA! USa..Usa..us..Ok, I tried…

Check out The US roster at TheOriginalWinger.com

Controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens has signed a four-year, $34 million deal with the Dallas Cowboys. Along with the $7 million he will make in 2008, T.O. is slated to earn $27 million over the next three seasons, making him one of the highest paid players in the league.

What to do with all that money?

As TMZ reports, the strip club might be the best place to start saying, “Terrell Owens ventured out into the wilds of the Hampton’s Lily Pond nightclub to study the rare, indigenous, feather-tailed go-go bird in its natural environment.”

By our calculations, with his new contract at 100 $1 bills per minute, T.O. could “Make It Rain” on strippers for 5,666 hours or 236 days straight.

That’s a hell of a weather front, if you ask me.

With summer approaching next week, it’s time for you to get a job, and leave college behind. Don’t know where to start? Take a look at our list of “The 10 Best Sports Jobs for Non-Athletes,” straight from the COED Vault. You’ll be a zamboni driver in no time!

Check out COED’s 10 Best Sports Jobs for Non-Athletes here!

It occurs less frequently than a perfect game, or hitting four home runs in single game. It has only been done 14 times in modern baseball history.

“It” is the unassisted triple-play, and during last night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indian Second baseman Asdrúbal Cabrera pulled off an inning’s worth of defensive work–by himself.

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Wow. Apparently, life really does become meaningless when you’re at the top of your game, you’ve got the house, car, wife, kids and whatever the f*ck else you want. None of that means sh*t compared to the free gift of pain–or so says these Silicon Valley desk-jockeys, who’ve set up their own “fight club,” in an attempt to return to the roots of Man.

Check out “Real Fight Club” video after the jump!

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