The Mid-Morning Dump: Monte Morris to the Spurs?

DL PROGRESSION. A few notes on how the defensive line is progressing during spring football.

PRO DAY. Here’s yesterday’s ISU football pro day results, with Jomal Wiltz probably being the most impressive of the group.

CARRYING ON. The next player to wear #58 in honor of Curtis Bray? J.D. Waggoner.

PROJECTING... How Steve Prohm sees the next few years of Cyclone basketball playing out.

THE FUTURE. Incoming recruit Lindell Wigginton was named a third team All-American by the USA Today.

SNEAKING IN. In SB Nation’s latest mock draft, Monte Morris is headed to the San Antonio Spurs late in the first round.

LET’S PLAY BALL. The Mothership’s 2017 MLB Preview is here and you’ll be hard pressed to find one elsewhere with more detail.

LET’S NOT PLAY BALL. President Trump breaks a “century-old tradition” by declining to throw out the Washington Nationals’ first pitch.

THE BALL IS TIPPED. If you’re enjoying previews, here’s one for the 2017 Final Four.

DAMN RIGHTS. When you can’t show NCAA game footage during your news package, you have to improvise - with legos.

NO MORE. After the USMNT struggled against Panama, perhaps it’s time to stop playing Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones together.

IT’S FINALLY OVER. Any Washington Wizards fans in the house? They clinched their division for the first time in 38 years.

ONLY NEED ONE. One hand was all Miami Heat’s Hassan Whiteside needed to beat the Detroit Pistons.

MORE BAD DETROIT NEWS... The Red Wings will miss the NHL playoffs for the first time in 25 years.

ON A POSTER. James Johnson took Marcus Morris’ soul on this dunk.

TICKY-TACK. One iffy call could be all the difference between making and missing the playoffs for the Pacers in Georges Niang’s rookie season.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Marquette King punted a birthday cake for Derek Carr.

DESTINY 2. It’s coming.