Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: April 8, 2014

This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for April 8.

• Shocking news this morning: Erin Andrews is reportedly acting like a diva on the set of Dancing with the Stars.

• Rex Chapman caused a Big Blue panic before last night's game even started. Now we get to see if he's right about Cal to the Lakers.

• Speaking of getting nervous, Shabazz Napier caused CBS a bit of postgame heartburn with his mini-rant against the NCAA.

• The UK bro with the national championship tattoo might be having some regrets this morning.

• I'd still rather be the UK tattoo bro than the UConn fan who missed out on $100 large because he didn't save his finals pick.

• Kentucky fans showed admirable restraint by igniting only 17 couches after the loss.

• Drake haz a sad after UConn won.

• Degenerate gambler Floyd Mayweather only bet $30K on the championship game. Is he going broke or something? At least he bet on UConn.

• Les Miles described the wind currents at Tiger Stadium as only Les Miles can.

• Simmons has written about Letterman on the occasion of the late-night legend's retirement announcement.

• Forty years ago today, the Hammer replaced the Babe atop the all-time home run list.

• I'll throw Kentucky fans a bone with today's video: James Young's colossal slam against half the UConn team.

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