Things you may have missed while trying to stay warm

College Football

• Reggie Bush is breaking rules all of the time.
• College Football fans are nuts.

College Basketball

• Coach K will do anything to get this turned around.
• The hot seat is getting hotter for some coaches in the ACC.

Soccer

• Barca is linked with every good player in the EPL.
• Finally Mascherano move to Liverpool is complete.

First A.J., now Johnny Damon

Last year A.J. Pierzyanksi joined TNA and wrestled in a pay-per view. On Thursday night, I was watching TNA, like everyone does, and saw no one other then New York Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon swinging a chair. George is going to love seeing this. The once proud leader of the Red Sox nation is now doing wrestling events and its not even the WWE.

Pierzyanksi is involved in a feud with fellow World Series winner David Eckstein and a couple of other mid-carders. I have no idea what the feud is about nor do I really care. I really don't understand what Damon's role is either,but it’s supposed to be settled on Pay-Per-View Sunday night at TNA Against All Odds.

• Results from the first time that Pierzyanski appeared on a PPV in TNA.
• This is not the first time that Damon has been involved in a wrestling event.

Things you may have missed while Eddy Curry stands guard

NBA

• Eddy Curry is going to stand guard for Zeek, its should be easy for Dolan to get around him.
• The fight is on for Oden and Durant, yes sports guy the Celtic will probably get one of them.
• In honor of Duke's loss to North Carolina last night here is J.J. Reddick stats this season. Who said Coach K does not produce great NBA players.

College Football

• Mitch Mustain is still looking for a home.
• Home Depot likes the timing rules from last year.

Soccer

• United need more money.
• That Chinese U-23 team is tough, just ask Queens Park Rangers.

Josh McRoberts: Dookie V's Great White Hope

Two years ago all we heard about was how incoming freshman Josh McRoberts was going to join the likes of Jay Bilas, Christian Laettner, Cherokee Parks, and Sheldon Williams as great Duke big men. Now midway through is sophomore year, the player that everyone raved about coming out of Indiana is no where to be found.

So far this year he is averaging 12.9 points, 3.7 assist and 7.9 rebounds per game.

In his biggest game of the year against North Carolina McRoberts played like a kid in the fifth grade, three points are you kidding me. Looking back at class two years ago, you can say that maybe other members of his class have passed him by including: Tyler Hansborough, Brandan Rush, Monta Ellis, and Jon Brockman.

During the game last night Dookie V talked about Duke being a young team, they are but these are not guys that just came off of the street. Gerald Henderson was a five star recruit, so was Jason Zoubek, and the same for Jon Scheyer. Its not like they are not a talented team, may be the problem is that Coach K is not good at developing players.

Oh no I said something bad about Coach K, Dookie V. might show up at my door.

Today is a Sports Christmas and People are excited

Despite being the middle of the week, today might be one of the best sports day of the year. Look at what is going: National Signing Day for College Football, the first round of the annual war between North Carolina and Duke complete with Dookie V on the call, and for good measure there is the Spain and England friendly at Old Trafford.

Here are a couple of sites to keep track of the action

• CNNSI.COM has a great blog about all of the recruiting action.
• North Carolina AOL page has a lot of interesting stuff about tonight’s game.
• The Guardian has all of your coverage of England and Spain.

I've seen this show before

We all get it Sports Guy (pictured); you want the Celtics to loose the rest of their games so that they can have a shot at the 35-year old freshman Greg Oden or the Texas super freshman Kevin Durant. But please do all of your loyal readers a favor, let’s give it a rest. Back in November, you did a column entitled So long, Doc. In the column you talked about looking forward to getting either Oden or Durant. Now I look on ESPN.com and see another column about Oden or Durant wearing Celtic Green and the fun of rooting for you team to loose.
Please no more until at least the lottery show that is all I'm asking

Nice Injury Joe, ours are better

We always talk about great football injuries, but across the pond they have their fair share of great injuries.

• Henrik Larsson: when he as a young lad at Celtic.
• Micheal Owen (pictured): it was a World Cup that he will never forget.
• Roy Keane: can take them and dish them out.
• Jimmy Bullard: "It looks so sore."
• Robert Green: I was heading to the World Cup.
• Totti: My ankle is not supposed to go that way.
• Ashley Cole: I just hate him, so its always fun to watch.

And you thought that Eagles fans were bad

• Booing Santa: Check
• Throwing Snow Balls at the Dallas Cowboys: Check
• Cheering that Michael Irvin is being carted off the field: Check
• Having a jail in your Stadium: Check
• Having a police officer killed during a game: never happened.

Friday’s during the derby game between Catania and Palermo a fan of one the teams threw a bomb into the car of an officer and killed him. Now the future of Italian soccer is up in the air as the season has been put on hold.

This latest incident comes as the country tries to get back on its feet. Last year the leagues greatest team Juventus was send down to the second division after a match fixing scandal. Then the country goes out and wins the World Cup. It has been a world wind 12 months for the Azzurri.

• Government steps into help soccer crisis.
• Fans could be banned from games.

Things you may have missed while stunnin like your daddy

College Football/Recruiting Buzz

• Lloyd Carr might be punching out after the season.
• This recruit is nuts.

College Basketball

• Duke really is not "Awesome Baby."
• Duke looses on the day the retire JJ Fag's jersey.