12:45 PM The Memphis Grizzlies had planned an Allen Iverson jersey giveaway for the 1st 3,000 fans at their Dec. 4 game against Dallas. Now with AI out of the picture, those jerseys are going to Tanzania instead.
12:25 PM Another football coach is given the axe, as the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Akron has fired J.D. Brookhart.
12:04 PMPhil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune reports Bud Selig will retire in 2012, not because he's being forced out but because "he wants to do other things while he's able." Selig is 75. So replay is 3 1/2 years away!
Ann Killion of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS brings up a good point: Why is nobody going after Lou Piniella for being 0-6 in the playoffs, while Dusty Baker would’ve never escaped such criticism.
Tim McCarver calls Manny Ramirez “despicable” in an interview, as reported by THE BIG LEAD. Which would be less awkward if McCarver didn’t have to cover Manny’s team for the NLCS. Maybe Scooter the Talking Baseball can help us with the meaning of “dogging it” to help Tim prove his point.
