Along with the best local coverage you can find, we’re your cog in the sporting world’s wagon wheel that is online journalism, and we’ve got the links to the national stories you should know about.   Obviously, local teams take precedence, so here are today’s top stories…

Lakers Foul Late, Clippers Just Foul
The Lakers and Spurs met for the first time since last year’s playoff, and it was an instant classic.  If I gave you five guesses, I bet you couldn’t guess who fouled who on the last play.  As for the Clippers, that makes a bakers dozen.

Here’s the mysanantonio.com blog, if you really want to rub the salt in.

If you need some fellow ClipsFans to commiserate with, here’s the ClipperNation post from ClipperSteve
 
Ducks Lose, The Kid vs. The Great
While the Quack Attack dropped another one to the Red Wings in what’s becoming a budding rivalry, the two youngest stars in the sport went head-to-head.

Click here for the NHL.com write-up for the Ducks

Here’s the Washigton Times piece on the Ovechkin/Crosby battle

Steelerstahl It Is
This is not a joke.

And we thought Obama was the smartest politician going…

Go Mike Go
I like to read Chris Dufresne from the LA Times, especially when he’s writing about LBSU alumni.

Check out his check up on Cal basketball coach Mike Montgomery