8:45 PM Despite being most likely snubbed for a chance at a national championship, TCU coach Gary Patterson says he prefers the current BCS system over any playoff.

8:30 PM After spending 22 years on the Utah bench, Jerry Sloan will make it 23, as the Jazz coach has agreed to a 1-year contract extension.

8:15 PM Eagles WR DeSean Jackson likely won't play this Sunday against the Falcons, thanks to a harsh hit last weekend from Redskins LB London Fletcher. As Jackson admits, "I blacked out."

8:00 PM As the man who traded Devin Harris for Jason Kidd, Mark Cuban has an idea of how he'll be greeted by Nets fans tonight: "The fans will be chanting 'Thank you Cuban'. All 37 of them." (From Steve Politi of the Newark Star-Ledger)