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TOP STORIES - DECEMBER 2, 2006 Get your NFL football tickets now at TickCo. They have all team Cardinals tickets, Cowboys tickets, Packers tickets, Colts tickets, Patriots tickets, Titans tickets and more. Get your Super Bowl tickets here! NEED WIN TO MAKE PLAYOFFS???? Week 13 fantasy rankings are here. MISSED LAST WEEKEND??? I promised you a huge Thanksgiving weekend, and I delivered with a 4-0-1 record on my locks as well as 2-0-1 in my unprecedented triple-MEGA-LOCK play. And I won't even mention that my Seattle -10 push was a win in many books that had them at -8 or -9. Make this Christmas season your best ever, as I have two more stone-cold locks along with other college and Week 13 NFL picks in DEGENERATE CENTRAL.   BOLD ESPN PREDICTION - GAME WILL BE CLOSER THAN LAST YEAR!!! More earth-shaking analysis from Lou Holtz and Mark May - I think USC will win handily, but I'll go to the window with UCLA +47  YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE - WOODY TORCHED IN SD COLUMN: I disagree, myself I feel Brent Musburger is one of the best broadcasters in TV sports history, but I digress - check out the great piece by San Diego columnist and why he considers Brent annoying - 'It's not just that he uses the word 'folks' all the time to address viewers. It's not just that he refers to players by their first name all the time (the quarterbacks were 'John David' and 'Brady,' not Booty and Quinn). It's not just that he doesn't know the rules all the time, such as whether the spot of the ball can be challenged. No, it's that authoritative tone to his voice. You know, the one that makes it sound as if he thinks he knows more than you do, even though he doesn't.' Column also had several other great tidbits, including the fact that viewers aren't exactly banging down the door at Time Warner demanding the NFL network - even after last night's scintilating Ravens/Bengals clash. Also notes that a recent Mountain West football game on the VS. network drew 19,000 - NATIONWIDE while a recent San Diego St. (8-0) basketball broadcast pulled in 200,000 in San Diego alone. DRUG-TESTING COMING TO CHESS!?!? You know all the readers who jokingly ask Norman Chad when drug testing is coming to poker??? Don't laugh, becuase it's coming to the equally physically demanding game of chess. A world governing body says it will introduce dope testing at the Asian Games this week, compete with official 'monitors' who may demand that chess playes undergo a test after a round. However, the sport's top official says he has no idea how drugs could enhance chess perormance. Along with triathlon (where we know that no one has ever doped), chess is making its debut at the Asian Games, where more than 60 players will compete for the medals. The field includes ex-world champions Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan and Zhu Chen, a former Chinese international who has switched nationality to represent host Qatar. REACT: I knew that Bobby Fischer was somehow not legit in 1973 - and when they finally call out poker and gin runny perhaps we can fianlly get around to putting an asterisk on everything Stu Unger ever did. SKIER CAUGHT DOPING!!! Not a good week in the world of skiing, not enough white in Europe, not enough green (as in money) in the U.S - and now this from the Nordic combined world - A plastic bag containing suspected doping material was found in northern Finland after several World Cup events. Police said the bag contained no banned substances, and that there was no evidence to tie it to last weekend's cross-country, ski jumping and Nordic combined competitions. BOWL PLANS ON HOLD OVER STOLEN X-BOX: Actually, I was waiting for the first college athlete to get in trouble for trying to rip off a PS3. If convicted, this might be the dumbest crime since ex-Badger Nick Davis allegedly tried to embezzled a projection TV out of a Best Buy a few years back, just before the Hi-Def revolution broke out. Wisconsin cornerback cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu and his brother Bill, who plays for Northern Illinois, were arrested over the weekend and charged with trying to steal an X-Box from an apartment. If convicted, the duo could face four years in prison. Let's hope that at least it was an X-Box 360, and those are a dime a dozen this year. I think even a student athlete could be able to scrape up $400. Along with the legal charges, the duo's chances of seeing Shamu commit a roughing the trainer penalty are in serious jeopardy. Northern Illinois has accepted a bid to oppose TCU in the San Diego Ponsettia Bowl while the Badgers play in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando. Speaking of, KACSPORTS has learned that the Capital One's infamous 'no man' is now out of work, his job was outsourced to India in the off-season. MCGWIRE'S HALL CHANCES - SLIM AND NONE: Mark McGwire said before Congress 20 months ago that he 'doesn't want to talk about the past'. Unfortunately the media who votes on Baseball's Hall of Fame is thinking plenty of the past. In a recent sampling of eligible voters, only 25 percent plan on voting for McGwire this year - far short of the 75 percent necessary to gain induction. Says one writer, 'He won't get my vote this year, next year or any year'. Other voters say they will vote for him eventually, but not this year, but I don't see his approval ever jumping from 25 to 75 percent. Bottom line is McGwire's not being inducted this year, not in 2008, not in 2009, not in 2021,and probably not by the veteran's committee many years from now. And this obviously does not bode well for Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, or even Barry Bonds. PUJOLS SAYS MVP SHOULD BE FROM WINNING TEAM??? Speaking at a news conference in Spanish in the Dominican Republic, Pujols supposedly says that the MVP should come from a playoff team. Now I know the Cardinals ended up winning the World Series, and something in the translation may have got lost in the Dominican outback, but if he did say that let me get my math right, the Phillies went 85-77 while the Cards were 83-78. So should Pujols win just because his team's in a crappy division???WORLD CUP SKIING DIRECTOR CONCERNED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING: A snowstorm hits downtown Seattle on Monday night and a massive cold wave has hit western Canada, and is in the middle of spilling down into the United States. Men's downhill training runs were also cancelled in Colorado after more than two feet of snow was dumped on the course, triggering avalanche concerns. But that doesn't stop several members of the World Cup ski family from worrying about global warming and the effect on it's sport. Says World Cup director Guenther Hujara 'When we look at the glaciers back in the '70s and now, we cannot say this is just a short-term phenomenon or a question of fickle weather. The meteorologists have been telling us over 15 years of the risks coming up. Whoever believes we are going into deep weather problems is wrong – because we are already in the middle of it.' Meanwhile the competitors are worried that the current trends will eliminate skiing altogether and rob future generations of the thrills of winter sports. Three World Cup events this season already have been canceled because of warm weather, and skiing's governing body is calling the situation 'critical'. The season-opening races in Austria were wiped out in October because of heavy rainand, women's events set for Switzerland, on Dec. 9-10 are already canceled because of lack of snow and warm temperatures. Men's races scheduled in France for the same weekend have likewise been scrapped. Because of good snowfalls in the U.S., officials are working to hold some of the abandoned events in Colorado. In a somewhat related story one scientist wants the media to quit using the term 'global warming' and instead refer to 'global heating'. UPDATE: NOW IT'S A LACK OF GREEN: In a surprise announcement, Hujara announces that there is not enough sponsorship money for Colorado resorts to hold some of the ski races that have been scrapped due to the European venues that turned into tropical rainforests. BODE GOOD, FOR ONE DAY: Bode Miller held the lead after the downhill portion of the combine, but as usual found a way to biff a gate during the slalom portion of the event. Combined events must be a killer for him - after all you're almost asking him to stay sober for 48 hours straight. INCREDIBLE MADDEN IRONY: In case you have not seen the commercial, check out the YouTube like on top, it is a recent Madden 2007 commercial where Colts tight end Dallas Clark is absolutely lit up by two Eagle defenders. Before the Colts played Philadelphia for real Sunday night, Clark told local reporters that he wasn't very happy being featured in the spot in that un-flattering a light. That was a commerical, that was a video game - now fast forward to reality, where Clark gets jacked up by Eagles safety Sean Considine - resulting in a knee injury that now has Clark out indefinitely. That is the Madden curse to end all Madden curses. The other irony was that Clark wound up getting done in by a fellow Iowa Hawkeye. In another nasty collision from the weekend, Seahawks tight end Itula Mili is jacked up by Packers linebacker Brady Poppinga, a BYU on BYU collision. At right, you can see Clark on the receiving end of another real-life 'lynching'.ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN HURRICANE ATHELETIC PROGRAM: An unarmed man shot to death by New York police hours before his wedding turns out to be the nephew of Miami men's basketball coach Frank Haith. Bell was killed and two of his friends were wounded Saturday after his bachelor party at a strip club in Queens. Suspecting one of the men had a gun, police fired 50 shots at the group's vehicle.  MICHAEL IRVIN LASTEST TO LAND IN HOT WATER: I was only kidding when I suggested that ESPN could be fresh out of announcers by the end of the year - or at least announcers not in trouble. Now Michael Irvin is forced to apologize after getting on Dan Patrick's radio show, where he suggested that one of Tony Romo's ancestors must be a 'brother', after noting the Cowboy quarterback's athleticism on-air. Fellow ESPN football commentator Tom Jackson got in trouble earlier this year after asking Irvin if he 'was retarded' during an on-air debate. Although his name sounds straight out of a Soprano's show, Romo's father served a five-year stint in the United States Navy - Romo was born in San Diego while his dad was in the service, then returned to southern Wisconsin, where Romo grew up. So there it is, part-Hispanic, part Cheesehead, with an Italian sounding name and the athleticism of a brother - that does sound like a prenty funky cultural mix to me. ROMO GETTING AS BIG AS FAVRE IN BURLINGTON??? Being quarterback for the Cowboys is almost as holy as quarterbacking the Packers. I said almost. Local sports fans and bars have rallied behind Romo since nabbing one of football's glamour positions. VANDERJAGT GETS THE AXE: Bill Parcells makes smart move by ditching head-case kicker before he gets chance to blow a playoff game. SHULA GETS RUN OUT OF BAMA: One good sign that a coach has become a controversial figure is when his Wikipedia page notes that changes to the article are forbidden by new or unregistered users. Paul Finebaum mulled over the nightmare scenario a month ago on his radio show, Mike Shula somehow loses at home to Mississippi St. against Sylvester Croom, who pounded the pavement hard for the Tide job a few years back, then runs the table to finish 6-6 - that just might be enough for Shula to get a pink slip. Sure enough, AD Mal Moore reportedly pulls the trigger this morning and is probably looking for Bret Bielema's cell # on the rolodex as I speak. Meanwhile I guess Mike can join brother David in the family steakhouse business. The weekend also wasn't good for NC State's Chuck Amato (just the name sounds like a used car salesman), he's out after a 3-9 campaign after a few years of actually developing some pretty good NFL prospects, including Mario Williams and Philip Rivers. IS THE DEVIL BEHIND IT??? Interesting factoid brought up on the Finebaum show - Ray Perkins was fired after the 1986 season, Gene Stallings went after the 1996 campaign, and now Shula in 2006. Finebaum also notes that the Tide got robbed of the National Championship following the 1966 season, when Alabama went undefeated and won their bowl game, yet finished third behind Notre Dame and Michigan St., who both finished 9-0-1 after tying each other. And of course Bama finishes this year 6-6.FORMER COLLEGE HOCKEY CAPTAIN FIGHTS FOR LIFE: Police in Toronto say former Norwich University (Vt.) hockey captain Mike Serba is in critical condition on life-support after being on the receiving end of what was termed a 'vicious attack' over the weekend. Police say Serba was jumped during a trip from the bar where he'd been with friends to a nearby bank machine. The attacker then assaulted Serba on the side of the head with a brick and then stomped on him several times while he was on the ground.  NFL WEEK 12...ANOTHER 'HOLY ROLLER' IN SAN DIEGO??? Raiders play-by-play voice Greg Papa is already comparing this to the infamous 'Tuck Rule' play in Foxboro five years ago. Trailing 14-7, the Chargers have fourth and two at the Raider 40. Philip Rivers finds Vincent Jackson (not to be confused with the former Raiders running back) who makes a sliding catch for a first down. Vince then gets up and 'spins' the ball on the grass - as receivers do all the time. Only one problem, Jackson was not touched, making the ball 'live', and the Raiders alertly recover. However usually competent referee Mike Carey rules that since Jackson spun the ball 'forward', it was not a fumble but instead an illegal forward pass, a five yard penalty is assessed, but the first down stood. The momentum changes after that and the Chargers end up winning 21-14. Schottenheimer wants to know if it's real, Carey says it is, GET YOUR GERIATRIC BUTT OUT OF HERE - HE DOES!!! (developing...) BIG BLUE CRASHES: Giants lead going into fourth 21-0, lose 24-21 - Says coach Tom Coughlin afterwards 'We're going to be sick about this one...forever.' And you thought the bickering was bad there before... BROWN-OUT, BRAYLON MELTS DOWN: Browns cap turbulent week with a troubling shutout loss that included a sideline tantrum by wide receiver Braylon Edwards. Following an interception, Edwards approached Frye and the two exchanged words. At one point, a heated Edwards grabbed quarterback Charlie Frye by his jersey and teammates moved in between them to calm things down. VICK'S DIRTY BIRD: After a typical game (166 yards rushing, 84 yards passing, Falcons loss), Michael Vick flips off booing home fans. For what it's worth, Vick is on pace for a 1,200 yard rushing season. Meanwhile, coach Jim Mora Jr. is officially off the hot seat, as owner Arthur Blank says 8-8 won't do it, and the team is 5-6. Playoffs??? I say Mora is going to have to at least sneak in at 9-7 and advance to the second round to survive. HEAT OVER THE 'HAKA' ON THE RISE: Controversy arose in Wales during the weekend when New Zealand's renowned All Black's rugby team decided to do their traditional Haka in the stadium tunnel, instead of on the field before their game v. Wales national team. The 'row' occurred because the host nation suggested that the All Blacks do the Maori posture dance between national anthems, as opposed to just before the opening kickoff. The routine gained controversy last year when the All Blacks' presented a new version which concluded with what appeared to be a 'throat-slashing gesture', which the All Blacks claimed was to 'draw energy' to the heart and lungs. Rugby's international governing body took to that about as kindly as the National Football Leauge a few years back. Meanwhile the ritual is slowly making it's way into the world of American college football, mainly routines done by BYU and the University of Hawaii - whose players performed the dance after last night's 42-35 win over Purdue (see right), complete with the eye bulges and tounge wags at the end. BYU's version usually occurs in front of the student body at the end of pre-game warmups, but last year decided to perform it facing the rival Utah Utes before the Beehive Boot game - that NEARLY sparked World War III. US SKIING OFFICIALS TRYING TO GET COMPETITORS TO 'CURB' PARTYING: Looking at this picture from Colorado, you can make a heck of a case for global warming. US skiing officials would like their World Cup racers to start toeing the party line instead of hosting them in their motor homes. The US Ski Association is clamping down on team members by curtailing drinking between athletes and coaches as well as putting a curfew on camper vans. It is said the rules are aimed in part at 2005 overall champion Bode Miller, whose reputation for partying is almost as big as his reputation for skiing with abandon. In recent seasons, Miller has shunned the team hotels and athletes villages by travelling from race to race in a motor home. At the 2006 Turin Olympics, Miller became a regular at bars and discotheques and was seen drinking with friends until midnight the night before the downhill, where he placed a disappointing fifth. The new code appears to be paying off during training runs for this weekend's season-opening downhill in Canada as the Americans have been consistently posting top-ten runs. |
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