Sports Fact of the Day 2/10/2007

Must be another slow sports history day.

Somewhat taken aback by the new hip-hop image of young basketball prodigies, noted high school talent scout Tom Konchalski commented: "Players have become as much cultural icons as they are athletic icons. You almost have to be a performance artist. It's not good enough to be Michael Jordan. You have to be Michael Jackson, too."

Birthdays:
Bill Tilden b. 1893
Mark Spitz b. 1950
Greg Norman b. 1955
Lenny Dykstra b. 1963
Lance Berkman b. 1976