Man Bites Dog: Knight to ESPN

Of all the unlikely marriages (Lyle Lovett and Julia Roberts, Dennis Kucinich and Mrs. Dennis Kucinich, George W. Bush and the English language), Bob Knight and ESPN has to take the cake.

I mean, there's never been a public figure who's held more disdain for the media than Knight, unless you're a member of the media who fawns over him and licks his boots and defends his every move like you're his own personal press secretary. Then again, I'm sure Knight doesn't see himself as a member of the media, per se. He's just cashing a fat paycheck from the boys at Bristol and looking forward to a chance to use their bully pulpit to lecture the audience on the finer points of the pick-and-roll, the chair toss, and hunting etiquette.

Still, I'd pay good money to see him share the studio desk with Jeremy Schaap just once. Make it happen!