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When Lebron James made his "Decision" last July to sign with the Miami Heat, many so-called NBA "experts" criticized him for taking a shortcut to an NBA title by teaming up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Eight months later, those critics are silent.

"I was wrong," admitted one NBA scribe. "This is no super team. They're barely even a decent team. I doubt they'd even beat Lebron's Cavaliers. Lebron deserves a lot of credit for coming to a worse team for less money. Not a lot of NBA players would do that. He's a true trailblazer."

While many predicted the Heat would challenge the NBA record for single-season wins, the team has lost four in a row, continues to fall to the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference and has yet to beat an opponent with a winning percentage above .700. Perhaps worst of all, several Heat players have taken to crying in the locker room after tough losses.

"This is as bad as when Jordan played on the Wizards," said an NBA television analyst. "Only Lebron is choosing to do it in the prime of his career, not after winning a bunch of rings. It's remarkable."

College football's top conferences and their players are meeting again today in New York in hopes of reaching an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The biggest issue on the table remains on how to split revenue among the parties and the players' demand that the minimum salary be increased from $105,000.

The NCAA claims no knowledge of the negotiations.

"What? Ha! No, that's crazy talk," said NCAA president Mark Emmert, emerging after speaking to the negotiating parties behind closed doors — which he insisted he did not just do. "College football remains completely on the up and up! I just wish they'd wrap up whatever it is they're doing in there because it's starting to get attention."

Emmert then stuck his head back inside the room and was heard loudly whispering: "Fellas! There's media here! They might be on to us. Go out the back door and pick up negotiations at a restaurant or something!"