Morning Head: Your thoughts on the Tressel story?

Nicky Whelan after what was surely a brutal workout.

But let's get to the matter at hand, Jim Tressel resigned Monday morning, which created a massive build-up to a Sports Illustrated investigative piece that promised to be so damning that it forced the university to force Tressel out. Was there more than we originally knew? Kind of. There were more players involved in Tattoo-Gate than we originally though, but if memory serves, a former player tweeted that a month ago. We found out that Terrelle Pryor has driven "as many as eight different cars" in three years, but that's been message-board fodder for as long as he's been there. The only thing new is that someone reputable has now put it out there, and not your local message-board insider who claims to be good friends with the nephew of an OSU trustee and got to watch a game in a luxury box one time. Of course, that someone reputable used a convicted felon and tattoo artist who used a pseudonym. Not that I don't believe all of these guys got tattoos in exchange for their memorabilia (which is against NCAA rules) and I fully believe that Tressel knew what was going on and looked the other way (a big NCAA no-no, worthy of getting a guy axed). But this was far from earth-shattering, and doesn't bring the Buckeyes anywhere near the SMU-type sanctions that a lot of Big Ten fans were hoping for. In fact, my thought is we might see USC-type sanctions. But nothing more, mainly because Tressel is gone, and it's been made to look -- by Ohio State and this SI story -- that he, not Ohio State, was the problem. (SI)

That's not to say that USC's sanctions weren't major, and it's hurt that program quite a bit. And it looks like more is coming in the coming weeks in regards to Terrelle Pryor, who may be done at Ohio State. So, of course, he showed up to the team meeting in this. Smart.

The NBA Finals begin tonight in Miami, and when this series is over, either LeBron James and the Heat will have their first of multiple titles, or Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry will get their ring after long careers. My pick is Heat in 7, as much as I hate to say it. I will root very, very hard to be wrong. (Dallas Morning News)

Apparently the Tigers played a game yesterday, as well. And they won, maybe in a shady fashion. As it is one game of 162, the uproar over the "controversial" call is, um, nonexistent. (DetNews)

It's official: The Atlanta Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg. Apparently, this coming season, there will be no shift in the makeup of the NHL's divisions, which means Winnipeg will play in the Southeast Division. That's going to be an absolute bitch for travel. After that, there will surely be some juggling of the divisions, and we as Detroit fans will clamor for a move to the East, because the Wings probably belong there geographically. However, the Nashville Predators probably have a much better geographical argument, and we'll have to spend the rest of our lives watching playoff games that start at 10:30 p.m. (SB Nation)

Today's amazingness is not a video, but rather a GIF: