BLAME THE BOSS
T.A.H. will be on a short sabbatical while the executive staff heads off to Baltimore for tonight’s Bruce Springsteen concert. The show will be held at the cozy 13,000 seat 1st Mariner Arena (formerly known as the Baltimore Civic Center and famous for indoor lacrosse, WWF and roller derby).This is the next-to-last stop on the Boss’s Working On A Dream tour that started at the Super Bowl last February. Dude’s gotta be gettin' tired.So, we will be out of action until Sunday. You will have to fi... Read Full Story
WEEK 12: ACC FOOTBALL
Saturday, Nov 21DUKE @ MIAMI (-17.5), 12:00 PM, TV: ESPNU (XM 190, Sirius 215) – Tough draw for the Devils, they need the win for bowl eligibility purposes, but you know the Canes are still pissed about losing to the Heels in Chapel Hill (again).MARYLAND @ FLORIDA STATE (-18), 12:00 PM, TV: RAYCOM (XM 191, Sirius 216) – The Noles need to win to keep the bowl eligibility streak of 189 dog years alive. Maryland will again be without QB Chris Turner. We haven’t checked, but we wager Fridge as pu... Read Full Story
UNC TOPS OSU
NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 77, NO. 15 OHIO STATE 73Man, we hate it when Dickie V is right and last night he was right on two occasions.At one point with the Buckeyes trailing the 2009 NCAA Divison 1 Men's basketball National Champion University of North Carolina Tar Heels by double digits, His V-ness said OSU was not “out of the game.” He was right.On a later occasions, he said Ol’ Roy got exactly what he wanted out of this not-nearly-as-close as it looked final score game by testing his young play... Read Full Story
THURSDAY NIGHT HOOPS
MIAMI 75, Tulane 54Dwayne Collins had 22 points and 14 rebounds for his 15th career double-double as Miami overpowered Tulane in the first round of the Charleston Classic.Collins made all eight of his shots from the field -- a Miami program best, and eight of his rebounds came on the offensive end.Collins was miffed that he made only six of 11 foul shots. The Hurricanes (3-0) broke away early in the second half with a 19-4 run. They advanced to play the Penn State-UNC Wilmington winner.VIRGIN... Read Full Story
KRZXCVBW5SKI GOES BONKERS WHEN TOP RECRUIT CHOOSES UNC?
According to a reliable source – well, as reliable a source as can be if it’s a Tar Heel and the story involves Mike Krzrhvbpw3ski and Duke – close to T.A.H., Coach K had a wee bit of a meltdown when top recruit Harrison Barnes Skyped Ol’ Roy and not Coach K last Friday.Word on the street prior to last Friday’s announcement was that the 6’8” wunderkind from Ames, Iowa had chosen Duke. This, in spite of the simple fact that the kid’s mom worshipped Michael Jordan enough to include "Jordan" in ... Read Full Story
LOOKS LIKE THIS NBA THING MIGHT AGREE WITH TY LAWSON
You never really know how good college basketball players are going to do at the next level, so there was no guarantee that Ty Lawson would excel in the NBA. While the jury is obviously still out, this is a nice play… Read Full Story
SI: OPTIONS ALL AROUND
Sports Illustrated ran a niece piece about Paul Johnson’s spread offense at Georgia Tech.Enjoy. Read Full Story
PICTURE(S) OF THE DAY
TALK TO US SEPP BLATTER? Who?C’mon, you know Sepp, he’s the main man at FIFA and he’s in the hot seat now that Irish eyes are NOT smiling. Evidently, Frenchman Thierry Henry admitted to a “handball” that led to a tying goal that sent said Louvers into the World Cup and left are Guiness drinking Irish lads out in the cold.On Friday, afater Henry’s admission to an “accidental, intinctive” handball, FIFA officially turned down a request from the Irish football authorities to stage a replay of th... Read Full Story
PICTURE OF THE DAY 2
GOING TO POST. Christian Williams takes Prince Des Marais down to the start of The Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Steeple Chase Race run at Wincanton Racecourse on November 19, 2009 in Wincanton, England.(Photo by Julian Herbert/Getty Images Europe) Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOOPS
FLORIDA STATE 80, Stetson (Hatters, 2,273 students, DeLand, FL) 38Florida State's defense shut down Stetson Wednesday night, holding the Hatters to just 10 first-half points.Deividas Dulkys led four Seminoles in double figures with 13 points, but it was FSU's defense that led the way. Florida State blocked 10 shots, forced 17 turnovers and held Stetson to 27.5 percent shooting.Stetson's 10 first-half points tied the Tucker Center record for the fewest points FSU allowed in a half. The Hatters... Read Full Story