Thomas Robinson’s journey to the NBA was riddled with tragedy and hardships, and if it doesn’t move you, you’re not moved by much. Read more after the jump.

The NBA Draft Combine results are in. John Henson can bench (!!!!), Jared Sullinger is slow, and the freaks were set loose. More after the jump.

There are many methods one can employ when trying to predict the outcome of a sports game: sabermetrics, computer-generated analytics, betting with Vegas. But sometimes running numbers is just downright unreliable. I have chosen to forego considering quantitative data altogether in favor of a more human interest approach, if you will. Details after the jump.

We hope you don’t read anything sadder today than this story from The Topeka Capital-Journal on University of Kansas basketball player Thomas Robinson, who recently lost both his mother and two grandparents.