Lance Thomas

The organization continues to cling to amateurism and arcane rules that fly in the face of everything we know about major college athletics today.

UNC and Duke are both in some hot water (more like lukewarm water, really) over the not-quite-scandals-but-still-slightly scandalous happenings of Tami Hansborough and Lance Thomas.

Lance Thomas, a former Duke Blue Devils men's basketball player, has agreed to a settlement with with the jeweler suing him for defaulting on payments. According to reports, Thomas purchased $97,800 worth of jeweler while at Duke.

Lance Thomas' jeweler won't talk to the NCAA, and neither will Thomas. So as far as investigating any rules violations, the Association is dead in the water.

Duke's 2010 championship in jeopardy because of Lance Thomas? Don't bet on it.

Lance Thomas and Marcus Lewis came up huge in the second half of Team USA's victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night.

The Nets begin working out draft prospects this week, with the first six candidates arriving Friday. Among them, Larry Sanders, VCU's 6'11" PF; Tiny Gallon, Oklahoma's 6'10" PF and Dominic Jones, South Florida's 6'4" shooting guard. Local product, Lance Thomas of Duke, also on hand.

Lance Thomas might not play, plus tons of other tidbits related to Maryland's upcoming tussle with Duke.

The day's best links from around the SB Nation's ACC, Big Ten, and SEC blogs leads with a lesson in why you should never go do something else when you're team is losing.

The day's best links from around the SB Nation college network leads off with an amusing critique of Michigan's first experiment with piped in music at the Big House.