12/10: Indy Alive, Cliff Lee, etc.

Greetings...

• The Colts are breathing... Peyton Manning threw for 319 yards and 2 TDs in the 30-28 win last night that got the Colts to 7-6 and still alive in the AFC South... Tennessee got beaten up early, but came back behind Chris Johnson's 179 total yards and made this competitive, but in the end, too much Manning, and a big-time catch and run from Pierre Garcon in the 4th quarter that led to the Vinatieri clincher sealed it...
• Cliff Lee has at least one 7-year offer... from the Yankees... that should seal it I'd imagine... unless my man Nolan Ryan has anything to say about it...
• Jay Bruce signs a 6-year, $51 million extension with the Reds... this is basically the exact same early extension as Justin Upton signed with the D-backs... seems reasonable for a guy with a .950+ OPS in the 2nd half of last season... big-time raw power from this kid
• NBA Check - Dwight Howard goes for 39 and 15... and Orlando scores 83 points in a 15-point loss? Yikes... the Blazers played pretty well, and basically shut everyone else down... Boston gets a 102-101 win over Philly behind a Rondo-to-KG game-winner... not a good sign? Jodie Meeks leading your team in scoring with 19... and Dallas wins their 11th in a row... Is the LAL/Dallas/San Antonio trio better than the East's "Big 3"?... I say yes...
• NCAA Hoops - Jared Sullinger drops 40 and 13 for Ohio State... I can't remember the last time a Freshman big had 40 points in a game... that's impressive stuff... Temple stuns Georgetown behind 30 from Ramone Moore...
• Kyrie Irving may be out for the year for Duke... Obviously a big hit, and I may be crazy here, but I STILL think Duke is the favorite without him... not to the same degree that they were prior to it, but with Smith/Dawkins/Curry I believe they'd still have enough in the backcourt to be considered a contender...

What to watch for...

• Lakers @ Bulls - 8:00 ESPN - Real nice game here... I have absolutely no idea how LA plans on containing Derrick Rose...
• Hawks @ Spurs - 8:30 SportSouth - If you want to see an exhibition in execution, watch the Spurs here...
• Heat @ Warriors - 10:30 ESPN - The game took a hit with the Steph Curry injury... but Bill Simmons is doing color commentary for the game... that's must-see TV for me lol...

Done and done...