News and notes while brunching and continuing to deal with Joe Lunardi — bracket guru…

Artest apologizes, returns to Kings (AP/Yahoo! Sports) That’s nice — h0pe he made up with his dog, too.

Isles’ Simon gets the season (AP/USA Today)  He gets the gate for the regular season and the playoffs for a minimum of 25 games.

Pats sign WR Stallworth (ESPN.com) Spending that cap surplus with style.

Burnitz calls it a career (AP/ESPN) Hangs it up with 315 dingers and a healthy oblique after all those wild swings.

News and notes while rolling out of bed…

Georgetown crushes Pitt in Big East finale (AP/Yahoo! Sports) Familiar names Thompson, Ewing return Georgetown to Big East title.

O.J. Mayo cited for marijuana possession (Huntington Herald Dispatch/USA Today) Glad to see he’s learning his lessons.

Simon apologizes for slashing incident in NYC (Reuters) Suspension ruling still pending.

Man mugs woman for $33 — a 101-year old woman (AP/CNN) It doesn’t get much classier than that.

Man confronts PacMan with knife at bowling alley (NewsChannel5 Nashville/PFT.com) The guy is a magnet for trouble.