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• Gator Nation gasps as Urban Meyer still has his eyes on the Irish job.
• Cole Hamels gets all choked up when talking about the New York Mets.
• Pimpin’ ain’t easy - especially when you’re trying to blackmail Al Unser, Jr.
• It’s hard to tell which is more frightening to look at - “Forest Faces”, or the face on this Michael Jordan figurine.
Hey there, readers. Before you head off for that great glorious weekend, why not make an attempt at today’s SbB Clever Caption Contest?
For Friday, we’re featuring a couple of Purdue alums catching up on old times - the Bears’ Kyle Orton & the Saints’ Drew Brees:
What would these ol’ Boilermaker QBs be yakking it up about? Submit your suggestions into the comments section linked below. The winning quip will be announced in the end-of-the-day recap.
Write something quickly before Joe Tiller finishes cleaning out his office!
Congratulations to Kobe Bryant for scoring his 22,000th career point against the Indiana Pacers last night. Your reward? A total fourth-quarter collapse by your team’s defense and a head-scratching 118-117 loss. Personally, as I gift I’d rather receive a pair of socks, or even a gift certificate to Arby’s than that.
(Sasha - wha’ happened?)
The reason the Lakers blew a 15-point fourth quarter lead was simple: they stopped playing defense. They gave up 32 points in the quarter and six offensive rebounds, the last being Troy Murphy’s tip-in that gave the Pacers the victory. It’s the first Lakers loss to a bad team this season, but knowing the team’s recent history of falling victim to seemingly overlooking bad teams. (Between them and the USC football team, there must be something in the LA water.)
Meanwhile, Dallas Stars winger Sean Avery’s mouth has gotten him in trouble yet again. He’s been suspended indefinitely for “inappropriate public comments” after running his mouth before a game against the Calgary, specifically targeting Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf, who happens to be dating Avery’s ex, hottie actress Elisha Cuthbert.
Here’s Avery’s comments. If you look closely, you can see his teammates praying for an errant piece of Sputnik to come crashing down on him:
A class act, that Sean Avery. USA TODAY breaks down some of his recent “greatest hits“, including his swipe a few years ago at French-Canadians. This is Avery’s first season with the Stars, but he’s already managed to alienate his team. Dallas owner Tom Hicks said that the team would have suspended Avery if the league didn’t, and teammates like Marty Turco are already sick of his act. And we know how opponents feel about him.
Today’s UF-UK tilt wasn’t really about winners and losers, as Florida re-established their credentials by crushing No. 4 LSU in their last game. It was about getting Tim Tebow back in the Heisman discussion. I’d say he made his point.
Tebow’s numbers weren’t great — 180 yards for 2 TDs in the air, 48 for 2 on the ground –but he took full control of the game, leading Florida to a 63-5 blowout of Kentucky. Jeffrey Demps, who was featured in this great NEW YORK TIMES piece, led all players in both rushing and receiving. The Gators face their last real test of the regular season next week at Georgia. Seriously, for an SEC squad, it’s a pretty soft schedule. We’re headed toward about 15 one-loss teams this year.
• The SPORTS BUBBLER’S DAILY DRINK was quite happy on Sunday, not just because the Packers beat the Lions, but because they also got to witness sideline sweetie Charissa Thompson report on the action.
• BRAHSOME waves a flag of warning, as Bob Griese isn’t so impartial when it comes to calling ABC games at alma mater Purdue.
• WITH LEATHER slithers up the latest on Jake “The Snake” Roberts, as the wrestling legends still knows how to wow a crowd - as in, “Wow, this guy looks terrible.”
• The LINCOLN (NE) JOURNAL STAR has the story on Jackie Standley, the mother who was supposedly never there for Joba Chamberlain.
