A few thoughts

* I'm glad the Cavaliers beat the Pistons last night, but the outcome of a basketball game is a lot less important than human health. When Rodney Stuckey collapsed near the bench area, it reminded LeBron James of Hank Gathers, about whom he'd recently watched a documentary. For those not old enough to remember, Gathers was a star on a very talented Loyola Marymount team who collapsed during a game and died on his way to the hospital because of a heart defect. And then there's Reggie Lewis, a former Celtics star who died the same way, albeit in an off-season practice. Stuckey's apparently OK, but that collapse was very frightening.

* That said, it was an impressive comeback by the Cavaliers. They overcame a 21-point deficit to win that game, effectively running over the Pistons in the late third and fourth quarters. But it's worth noting that Detroit was ahead when Stuckey went down. The Pistons were obviously shaken by their teammate's collapse, and played like it. They started to get it together toward the end of the game, but it was too late.

* Josh Cribbs is back in the fold. I'm glad; he's one of my all-time favorite Browns. I still think he was acting like a baby with his contract demands, but the story has a happy ending.

* The Indians won their first spring-training game yesterday against the Reds, 9-2. The Indians tattooed Cincinnati pitching all game, while holding the Reds' hitters to just two hits until Joe Smith's tough run through the eighth inning. Or maybe it was the ninth. Anyway, Smith wasn't good, but the rest of the pitchers were. In any case, it's wonderful that there's Cleveland Indians baseball again, preseason or not.

* The Buckeyes are being discussed as a potential No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament after having won the Big Ten's regular season title. Ohio State is ranked No. 7 in the country, and should go far in March Madness.