- Larry Brown out as Bobcats coach... there's some confusion as to whether this was a mutual parting or not, but the fact remains, that Larry, who is known as the true basketball vagabond, ends up leaving the job midseason... in fairness to him, it's a brutal roster (thanks MJ!), but they were underachieving compared to the pace they set last year, and while they lost Felton, the drop-off collectively was pretty huge... Paul Silas takes over there and I've always enjoyed him, so he might get it going a bit, but it's a flawed roster, and won't be a playoff team in current form...
- This Rex Ryan foot fetish story is.... creepy?... that's the word... I'm not sure I care... in fact, I absolutely don't... but it's kind of fascinating to see how this spreads like wildfire...
- Ohio State's football program is in mini-turmoil with allegations of free tattoos... what!?... Reportedly, several players traded autographs for free tattoos... I don't even know what to say here...
- Boise State dominates Utah 23-3... I'll break my bowl virginity for this season here... as a general rule, I don't care about bowls at all before the calendar hits January, but this was an intriguing matchup so I gave it a few minutes... Kellen Moore was efficient as usual (28/38, 339 yds, 2 tds), but the story was how bad the Utah offense looked... 200 yards total offense, 10/24 passing... generally impotent...
- NBA Box Score Check - Boston wins their 14th straight behind Ray Allen's 22...they struggled a bit to beat Philly at home, but they keep winning even without Rondo... The Hawks cruise over Cleveland at home... a balanced attack all night (17 shots Joe, 13 for Horford, 14 for Smith, 11 for Marvin) wore the Cavs down... best news? Josh Powell with another DNP and his minutes going to Horford and Zaza.... San Antonio is 25-3... 25-3! For the "too old" team with the declining legend... I have no idea... and finally... the obligatory Blake Griffin and Kevin Love update... Griffin with 24 & 18 in their home loss, Love with another ludicrous 25 and 19 in the T-Wolves late loss to Utah...
- NCAA Hoops - Kansas beats Cal by 15 behind Josh Selby's 18 points... the kid is nice... Missouri beats Illinois.... in Champagne no less...that's a nice road win... that's a talented/athletic team... Mich State scuffles... 4th loss of the year, and this time it was at home to Texas... Texas is a young, talented team, but the mystique of all the Spartan experience/toughness is getting marred... I still like them coming down the stretch because Izzo teams peak at the right time, but there's some turmoil...
What to watch for...
- Spurs @ Magic - 8:00 TNT - Orlando is (obviously) not a cohesive unit yet... but San Antonio is on the 2nd of a back-to-back and they're due to lose.. right? lol...
- Heat @ Suns - 10:30 TNT - More Heat games! This is bad news for Phoenix... no one wants to try to run with Miami...
- Georgetown @ Memphis - 8:00 ESPN2 - Really nice college hoops game here... I love Georgetown's guards...
- Panthers @ Steelers - 8:20 NFL Network - This game means absolutely nothing unless you're in the fantasy super bowl... which I happen to be... throw the ball to Mike Wallace!
Enjoy...
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