Playing by the rules?

On today's show, we talked about a lack of 3-second calls in a recent college basketball game, which triggered a debate about why some rules go unenforced -- especially for certain players.
Which rules in sports would you like to see enforced to the fullest extent? And which ones should be banned from the rulebooks completely?
Are we teaching young players bad habits by allowing the stars to get away with certain violations?
Let us know what you think! Respond below or call in (614-333-5300) Monday-Friday from 5-6 p.m.
Rules we'd like to see enforced more: 3-seconds, the force play at second base, palming the basketball.
Rules we'd like to see enforced less: Roughing the passer, pass interference.

Ratings don't lie, but NBC did

We spent way to much time talking about the late-night talk show stuff this week... I'll put a bow on the conversation here and hope we can be done with it all (for now). Yes, Conan O'Brien's ratings were low as host of "The Tonight Show" for seven months and "The Jay Leno Show" was making local NBC markets mad (bad lead-in to local news) -- but is seven months enough time for an experiment of this magnitude?
I didn't like the idea from the start, because there simply aren't enough guests to go around for both shows based in the same city. But NBC execs made a mistake when they promised Conan his spot as "Tonight Show" host five years ago and now they're stuck with a mess they needlessly created themselves.
Eventually, they'll be bringing back a few dramas to replace Leno's 10 pm time slot, but let's face it: nothing will beat the drama the network continues to create in late night.

On the record

Coming Monday, we'll unveil some new features on B-ball in Season. And starting this weekend, The Baumer and Big Game will offer a "pick six" -- preditions on the biggest games. Track our progress on the show page at www.scoreonair.com and call us on Mondays to tell us how smart we are (or something like that). Hey, we both got Alamaba right!

Suspension coming for Arenas?

This is likely to be the biggest story in the NBA this season, so if you haven't been following, get caught up here, thanks to Yahoo! Sports.
We might never find out exactly what took place in the Washington lockerroom, but if the early reports are anything close to the truth, I highly doubt Gilbert Arenas will play again this season.
In 2004, Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season after fighting in the stands in Detroit. He fought with his hands, not guns, and still lost a season as a result.
NBA Commissioner David Stern will surely see the Arenas/Javaris Crittenton as a similar black eye for the league -- and much like the suspensions he enforced then to prevent a repeat, he'll lay down a tough ruling here to get out ahead of the now public gun-toting problem the league clearly has.
The Nets' Devin Harris suggested that up to 75% of players in the league carry guns. Ironically, that's about how much of the season Arenas is about to lose.
More coming Monday at 5 p.m. on www.scoreonair.com.