• You have to love when things come full circle, and nowhere is there a better example than with the Baylor women's basketball program. Last week, head coach Kim Mulkey announced the addition of a new assistant coach - hall of famer Leon Barmore. Coach Barmore spent 20 years at the helm of the Louisiana Tech basketball program, winning 576 games, going to nine Final Fours and claiming the 1988 national championship. Mulkey was an assistant on the 1988 team and also played four years for Barmore at Tech from 1981-84. I recently finished reading Mulkey's book "Won't Back Down," which I will review for Champion Magazine, and it's clear she truly respects and idolizes Barmore. Two hall of famers on one bench could spell trouble for the rest of women's basketball.

• We never discussed Tyler Hansbrough's decision to return to North Carolina for his senior season. When announcing his return, Hansbrough said: "I am returning to school for my senior year as a Tar Heel and will not be applying for the NBA Draft. I love playing at North Carolina and still have big dreams to realize here, including graduating...I love my collegiate experience and want to finish my four years here, then move on to my next dream of playing in the NBA." It's likely that Hansbrough wouldn't have been an early pick in the draft, but he would have caught on somewhere. What do you think of his decision to return?

• New Jersey City pitcher Baldwin Vargas struck out 14 batters in a win over Rutgers-Camden on Sunday, the most K's by a Gothic Knight since 1949. Vargas may have been making his final college start for NJCU, but it looks like he has a professional career ahead of him on the diamond. Last June, he was selected in the 43rd round of the MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.

• Over the weekend, the Western Carolina women's track and field team won the Southern Conference championship while the men's program finished second. Both teams won league titles during the indoor season under the tutelage of head coach Danny Williamson, who has led the Catamounts to 11 SoCon titles during his 19-year tenure. Williams was named women's coach of the year, his 24thsuch honor at Western Carolina.

• Keeping with the Western Carolina theme, softball player and Double-A Zone guest blogger Lauren Ross had a big day for the Catamounts yesterday. In a doubleheader sweep of Winston-Salem State, Ross was 4-for-5 at the plate with three homers and seven RBIs. With 84 career RBIs, Ross now holds the school record in her junior year.

• For the first time since 1996, the United States will compete in field hockey at the Olympics. The Americans beat Belgium 3-1 on Sunday in the final of an Olympic qualifier to earn the berth. Team captain Kate Barber was a three-time national champion at North Carolina and was the 1995 ACC player of the year. Tiffany Smith, who won a national title with Old Dominion in 2000 and was the Honda Award winner in 2002, was the tournament's top scorer with six goals.