April Fools!

There were quite a few April Fools jokes hatched today by and to the U.S. players, but some we can't print here. One we can involved Cat Whitehill and her beloved North Carolina Tar Heels. Making the story even more spicy, it was two Heels who perpetrated the farce. During warm-up for training Heather O'Reilly and Tobin Heath purposed jogged past Whitehill and O'Reilly said something to the effect of, "Yeah, can you believe that? What are the Heels going to do without him?" Of course, Whitehill perked up and asked exactly what they were referring too..."You didn't hear!?" said O'Reilly, "Tyler Hansbrough sprained his ankle in practice!" referring to UNC's powerful big man who as a consensus All-American put North Carolina on his back and led them to the Final Four. "It's a high ankle sprain," said O'Reilly in her best deadpan. "Pretty bad. He might not be able to play in the Final Four." For Whitehill, this information is tantamount to a major catastrophe. They had her hook, line and sinker. Fearing that the "bad news" might actually impact her mental state, leading to a poor training, the two Heels filled her in about 20 minutes later. Tyler's ankles are fine and so are the Heels. April Fools for sure! (The WNT Blog is picking the Bruins, though).