Quick Hits: May 1st, 2006

Alabama wide receiver Tyrone Prothro contacted by man who failed to register as an agent….while he was still in the hospital with a broken leg last October!
It looks like Steve McNair is going to be on the move sooner than later. Now, the whole world knew it was coming, but it doesn’t make it right.
Southern California coach Pete Carroll said emphatically Monday he doesn’t believe the Trojans will have to forfeit games or lose a national championship.
More trouble at Southern Cal: Southern California linebacker Rey Maualuga has agreed to perform community service and attend anger management classes to resolve charges stemming from an off-campus fight last fall.
Pete Rose Jr., the son of baseball’s career hits leader, was sentenced Monday to one month in prison and five months of home detention for distributing a steroid alternative to his minor league teammates.
Grizzlies once again go winless in the playoffs. They were dispatched back to Memphis with a crushing defeat at the hands of the Mavericks. The Mavericks will face the winner of the San Antonio-Sacramento series, which is tied at two games apiece, in the Western Conference semifinals.
Signing the son of actor Denzel Washington on Monday ensured the St. Louis Rams of making a splash the day after the NFL draft ended.
A man faces hate crime charges stemming from an alleged assault on Miami Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor that left the NFL player with a minor injury to one forearm, police said Monday.