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Outside the top two of Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma, the Seattle Mariners' starting rotation is struggling, and has for most of the season. Joe Saunders isn't likely in jeopardy of losing his job, as he's guaranteed $6.5 million and has shown signs of some stability. Veteran Aaron Harang and rookie Brandon Maurer? Not so much.

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Losing a talent like Isaiah Canaan is going to impact a program. There's simply no way around it. The gifted point guard averaged 19.0 points and 3.6 assists per game as a junior in 2011-12, then went ahead and improved on those numbers (21.8 and 4.3) as a senior. His quickness, strength and impressive shooting range are making him a hot commodity with the NBA draft right around the corner. And those assets made him an absolutely dynamic weapon at the college level.

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Despite the fact that Wooden Award winner Trey Burke is on his way to being one of the top picks in the upcoming NBA draft, there's still plenty of buzz surrounding Michigan as a contender to watch next season. Mitch McGary is a major reason why, in addition to a recruiting class that ranks No. 12 in the nation and boasts three ESPN 100 prospects.

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David Sharpe (Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School), the nation's No. 2 offensive tackle, proclaimed he is "pretty open" after a visit to Georgia this past weekend. Although, Sharpe may actually be leaning towards one particular SEC program.

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Ben McLemore had an amazing 2012-13 campaign. After learning the ropes of the college game during his redshirt year in 2011-12, he electrified the Kansas offense as a freshman. When the dust had settled, he was averaging 15.9 points per game, hitting nearly half his field goals (49.5 percent) and had emerged as a viable outside threat as well. If not for a crazy run late in the second half of the Sweet 16 game by Trey Burke and Michigan, the Jayhawks could have found themselves making a very deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

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The Sun Belt Conference meetings wrapped up today. Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson said last week a possible membership announcement could happen at the end of the meetings. The league is in talks with one FCS program to become its 12th member, but it's unlikely to happen this year.

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If Memphis is going to resign head coach Lionel Hollins after the season, its going to have to fend off interest from a number of teams around the league to do so. The latest team linked to Hollins? The Milwaukee Bucks.

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Following knee surgery today, Will Yeguete is likely looking at four months of recovery time. Assuming all goes well, that puts him in line to be ready to start playing basketball again right around late September -- just in time for the start of Florida's practice schedule.

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It's not really fair to compare any young big man to Tim Duncan, but there are some things that Duncan and Tiago Splitter do that youngsters like Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors can pick up on. One of those things was on display last night.

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Colorado Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt is expected to undergo an MRI Wednesday on a groin that has bothered him for nearly a month. He's 10-for-10 in save opportunities and the club is just a game out of first place in the American League West. If Betancourt has to hit the disabled list, the Rockies will have to look elsewhere in the ninth inning, and manager Walt Weiss isn't sure just yet which direction he'll go.

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No one helped their draft stock more down the stretch of the 2012-13 college season than Trey Burke. He continued his impressive Player of the Year season on the game's biggest stage in March, leading Michigan to the National Title game -- and nearly helping them win the whole thing. Scouts took notice and moved him up draft boards as one of the best point guards available.

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Texas Tech hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 2007. In fact, the Red Raiders haven't even posted a winning season since they made the NIT field in 2010. And they only managed 8 total victories this past season. But they did make a relatively big splash -- at least in terms of name recognition -- when they hired Tubby Smith in early April. Can he turn the program around?

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It seems a little far-fetched to think that Georgetown's versatile sophomore swingman Otto Porter could leapfrog guys like Nerlens Noel and Ben McLemore and be the No. 1 pick in next month's draft. However, there are several reasons to believe that it could happen.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Justin Upton last offseason, then signed Cody Ross despite the expectation that rookie Adam Eaton would earn a starting role. The club's depth in the outfield, which includes Gerardo Parra, A.J. Pollock and Jason Kubel, has helped save their season.

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