Basketball: Kobe Bryant scored 40 points as the Lakers avoided a three game losing streak, 106-93...The Nets remain winless on the season after falling to the Pacers, 91-83. It's not really fair they are lucky when they dress eight players...In that's a disaster news, the Knicks are looking into the newly available Allen Iverson. Because Stephon Marbury's tenure in New York wasn't a big enough lesson...Is LeBron James looking to bring his magic to the Cleveland Browns? They could surely use it!
College Basketball: Kansas narrowly escaped a major upset by Memphis, 57-55...Also involved in an exciting game was Michigan State who held off Gonazaga, 75-71...And Connecticut who rallied from a late game deficit to top Hofstra, 76-67...Of course Duke didn't need any last second heroics to bury Charlotte, 101-59...Bruce Pearl scored his 100th win as a head coach as the Volunteers routed NC-Asheville, 124-49. Did Asheville only play hitchhikers they picked up during the bus ride from NC to Tennesssee?...Isiah Thomas locked up his first win as Florida International's head coach.
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College Football: Charlie Weis thinks he still has a chance to keep his job at Notre Dame. As Natalie Portman said on Top Chef, "What is he on and can I get the number of his dealer?"...Kansas' football team is not enjoying the same success as their basketball team after it was announced an investigation of an unspecified personnel issue involving coach Mark Mangino is underway...Tennessee is really getting acquainted with the legal system these days. Less than a two weeks after three players were charged with attempted armed robbery, a fourth player, Nyshier Oliver, is looking at shoplifting charges. Well at least this one didn't involve a gun. Watch out Nyshier, because the popo are on your tail!
Football: The Bills have fired Dick Jauron. Buffalo has named defensive coordinator Perry Fewell as interim head coach...Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe has been suspended four games by the league for violating the NFL's PEDs policy...Larry Johnson officially signed with the Bengals. Gee, I did not know that was going to happen!...Troy Polamalu is questionable for the Steelers game against the Chiefs.
Hockey: Brendan Shanahan has announced his retirement after 21 seasons...The Capitals doubled up the Rangers, 4-2 in Alexander Ovechkin's first game back from injury...The Avs edged the Flames, 3-2...Mike Fisher scored twice as the Senators nipped the Maple Leafs, 3-2...The Canadiens Maxim Lapierre scored the game winner in a shootout against the Hurricanes, 3-2...The Blue Jackets have loaned Nikita Filatov to the CSKA of the KHL for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.
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Nascar: No matter what happens, Mark Martin believes 2009 was the best year of his career. That's kind of an un-Mark Martin like thing to say...Looks like Jamie McMurray's move to Ganassi for 2010 is just an official announcement away. McMurray began his Cup career racing for Ganassi in the #42 car before moving to Roush.
Best of the Rest: Formula One champ Jensen Button has signed a multiyear contract with McLaren to form an all-British lineup with former F1 Champ Lewis Hamilton...The LPGA is expected to have just 23 events in 2010...Andy Roddick has pulled out of the season-ending ATP World Finals with a knee injury. He will be replaced by Robin Soderling...Sam Querrey has started practicing for the first time since he cut two muscles in his right forearm when he sat on a glass table that broke in Thailand...I really had no idea girls soccer was so physical. I think New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert would be proud of the way these ladies handled themselves.
Check this Out: Johnny Depp has been named People's Sexiest Man Alive. I would have gone chosen Chris Pine myself, with his break out role in Star Trek and all, but Johnny Depp is always a fine choice!
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