A tale of the Tape: The Nutter vs. Pac Man

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Over the last couple of weeks few athletes have the impact on their sports like Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy and Tennessee Titans defensive back PacMan Jones. I wanted to see who was hard-core, so I decided to run the tale of the tape on both of them. So here we go.

Nicknames

Jones: PacMan.

Bellamy: The Nutter with the Putter, Craig "The Baby Eater'' Bellamy, and Bells.

Advantage: Bellamy, its plain and simple he hits team mates with golf clubs and eats babies, need I say more.

The Early Years

Jones: an all-state running back in Georgia then went on to be a troublemaker at the University of West Virginia

Bellamy: Started at Norwich City and then just kept moving.

Advantage: PacMan, any one who can go from Georgia to West Virginia and not have a drinking problem is a hero of mine.

Professional issues

Jones: Drafted Sixth overall in the 2005 draft, then missed most of training camp because of a hold out.

Bellamy: When Newcastle tried to unload him to a Birmingham City he wrote Newcastle chairman Freddy Sheppard a text message that read: "I am Craig Bellamy and I don't sign for shit football clubs.'' Bellamy also got into a drunken text-messaging feud with former New Castle teammate Alan Shearer.

Advantage: Bellamy, any time you use a text messaging to tell you boss an employer to go to hell its a good thing. Can you image PacMan doing that to Jeff Fisher? That would be end of PacMan.

Legal Issues

Jones: Started in 2005 with a fight at a West Virginia nightclub, then In October 2005 got in trouble for not going to probation officer. Hey that is just when he was in college. The NFL that is a different story, he has been cited by police for no less then three different incidents, including the "Making it rain" incident during NBA All-Star weekend.

Bellamy: Craig and his wife's honeymoon was interrupted when Bellamy was due back in Cardiff to answer to Magistrates over his bail extension, following an alleged assault on a 19-year-old girl in a Cardiff nightclub in March 2006 in which he allegedly grabbed the girl's throat; he was later acquitted.

Advantage: Jones, for the simplest reason that he went to college with Chris Henry and the two of them both made it out alive.

Off the wall behavior

Jones: loves to make it rain.

Bellamy: used teammates John Arna Riise's leg as a driving range after he refused to sing a Robbie Williams song.

Advantage: Bellamy, for the only reason that both Bellamy and Riise scored in the Liverpool’s win at Barcelona in the Champions League.

Result

When you break this down, its easy to see that Bellamy is completely crazy and a bigger nut job then a person that makes it rain.

No Sizzling Bacon here

Move over Chad Johnson, T.O. and all other touchdown celebration kings. The real kings of the celebration dance live on the pitch.
Over the years soccer players have come up with some of the best celebration dances of all time.
From the Liverpool's Kop God Robbie Fowler snorting of the touchline, to Gazza and the dentist chair to Craig Bellamy madness at the Nou Camp last week.

Here is video of some of the best very goal celebration of all time

In all truth Fowler was robbed, his should have been number one.

You can choke your chicken but do not throw it

The fan base at Kansas State is classy. For years they have been smuggling live chickens into games against Kansas and then throwing them at the players of their hated rival. The chicken throwing was done to mock Kansas’s mascot, a Jayhawks.

During the game earlier this month, Wildcat fans throw chickens at the bench area.

Now that is all coming to end. Kansas State has said they will not put up with it anymore. And people thought that Bob Huggins was the only weird thing at KSU.

Money: Its gotta be the shoes

Mars Blackmon would be proud of Calvin Johnson. First Johnson goes to the NFL Combine and WOWs them during the interview process. Then he borrows someone else shoes and runs a 4.3 40-yard dash with another person shoes.

Johnson had a great career at Georgia Tech despite having one of the worst quarterbacks in college football history. During his career he had to deal with Reggie Ball as his quarterback at Georgia Tech. If he can over come these odds he should be an All Pro in a year. Hey Charlie Frye is a better quarterback at any level then ball and I think that I would take former Toms River South standout Victor Lau over Ball.

Tongue Tastey

This years Carling Cup Final, between Chelsea and the Arsenal U-20 side, might go down as one of the best ever. For the game and for one of the greatest injuries in sports history. John Terry swallowed his tongue. YES SWALLOWED HIS TONGUE. Terry was kicked in the head by a member of Arsenal during a goal box scramble. Terry was taken to the hospital and was later released. The game, which ended 2-1 Chelsea, also ended in a huge fight in injury time.

The Las Vegas Stars

With the NBA All Star game behind us, the idea of putting a team in Sin City is being discussed and I could not be happier. The idea of putting a team in Vegas could be comedy gold. Could you image Stephen Jackson in Vegas for home games, this could be a great idea?


Introducing your Las Vegas Stars:

The Starting Five

• Point Guard: Jamal Tinsley (pictured): grew up in the ghetto and is always in trouble in both Canada and the United States.
• Shooting Guard: Stephen Jackson: do I really need to stay anything. Please check out his My Space page.
• Small Forward: Ron Artest: I really do not want to explain.
• Power Forward: Eddie Griffin. Forward Seton Hall star would be great in Vegas with his drinking problem.
• Center: Olden Polynice: He might be retired but there is always need for wife beaters on any team.

Bench

• Richard Dumas, SG/SF: Retired, love the coke.
• DeShawn Stevenson, SG: Statutory rape is always something that GMs should look at.
• Qyntel Woods, SG: Dog fighting now that will fly in Vegas.
• Tony Battie, PF: Beating up a police officer, I think that might be allowed in Vegas.

Here is a list of other players that a new Vegas team could also look at.

Things you may have missed

College Basketball

• A lost at Carolina can make you sick.
• The chief says good bye to the Orange Crush.

Soccer

• Villa coming to America.
• Lille want United out of the Champions League.
• David Villa scores a cracker in the Champions League.

Coach Potato TV

Its late February and there is nothing is good on for die-hard football people, until this weekend. NFL fans rejoice, its combine time and thanks to the NFL Network, everyone can watch it. Since 1982, the combine has become something that people only heard about, but last year it all changed when the network took draft geeks inside the combine, now it has become a must watch event.

The network will show something like 27 live hours of draft prospects running in tight shorts and throwing in T-shirt, might sound gay, but it is not. During this weekend people will learn the joys of the passing tree, shuttle run, agility drills and eye/coordination drills.

• List of people showing up for the combine.
• NFL Network coverage.
• John Clayton looks at the issues in this years combine.

Things you may have missed while getting ready to watch the NFL Combine

College Basketball

• Vegas is back.
• MVC Busted.
• Number 1 was not nice to the Badgers.

Soccer

• Both United fans and the team escape France.
• Diving rules.
• US to host World Cup?

Things you may have missed while watching Bob Huggins dress badly

College Football

• The Golics love Notre Dame.
• The U have some good students.

College Basketball

• Bob Knight hates everything.
• Future homes for the best conference tournament?

Soccer

• Hitting another player with a golf club: priceless.
• Finally Mascherano can play for Liverpool.

Your Mom's Box: Playmaker Style

What a year for the Playmaker. Over Super Bowl week Irvin was elected to the Hall of Fame. Now ESPN and Irvin have decided to go their separate ways. According to some reports he will now do movies. Everyone who watches NFL Countdown is going to miss his bad suits and off the wall comments.

In honor of Irving not being with Countdown anymore here are a couple of videos, cause we all are going to miss the Playmaker.

• The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Playmaker.
• Irvin on Kimmel

Reggie Bush is bad luck

Wow Reggie Bush has had a crazy last six months. First reports came out that his family took special gifts while he was at USC. Then he got fined for talking smack to Brian Urlacher during the NFC championship game. Then on national signing day he was accused of having an illegal phone call with top prospect Joe McKnight.

Now he hurts his ankle playing in the McDonald’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Presented by 2K Sports on Friday night.

Reports say it’s just a minor sprain, but somewhere you know Sean Payton is pulling his hair out.

Things you may have missed while listening to Tim Hardaway talk about social issues

College Basketball

• Tom Crean to the Heat.
• Durant vs. Beyonce: In SI cover jinx race.

Baseball

• J. D. Drew has a special contract.
• $20 Million for a only a couple of starts, who says the Yankees do not know good business.
• Sorry Red Sox fans, it might be hard to get Cordero out of the nation's capital.
• Wood falls getting out of a hot tub and former Notre Dame gold boy needs a hair cut, just a normal day at Cubs camp.

Soccer

• Zola still rules.
• That is a tough way to open the Copa.

What is this 1972?

All year Depaul has been going retro and it paid off last night. The underdog Blue Demons defeated the 14th ranked Marquette Warriors.

The best thing about this year for the Demons has been the great uniforms (pitcured) they have been wearing. The Uniforms are being worn to honor the late Coach Ray Meyer, who died last year. The only thing missing last night was some to sport a someone to sport a huge Afro.

Things you have missed while the Celtics finally won a game

College Basketball

• I guess Duke will be ranked in the top five after being B.C.
• The Heels need to practice better.

College Football

• Jimmy Clausen will not be any good if spends all day on his back.
• The U is stealing other schools coaches, I love it.
• Mustain Watch is still on, this thing might ever end.

Soccer

• I guess Big Sam is upset.
• English fans will have to watch less bad performances now.
• Eto to Arsenal?

A Tribute to the Real Number 7

While United sit top of the table and the soccer world continues to talk about the current wearer of the United's famous number 7 and the a past wearer of the famous number 7. Its time to remember the real number 7, Eric Cantona.

Canton and his popped up collar are the reason that I love the Red Devils.

Sure he made Ron Artest look like a choirboy and his classic response.

• A review of the his five years wearing the Red Devils colors.
• Oh la Cantona.
• Joga Bonito
• Who said he was not crazy.

Can we stop slurping Kevin Durant

It’s not a secret, everyone who has watched college basketball this year knows how good this years freshman class is and in particular how good Kevin Durant is. So please stop telling me how good he is. While trying to kill time at work, I was looking around the internet for something to read and all over there were stories about the super star that turned down Carolina Blue for the Burnt Auburn of Texas and how good he is.

During my wasting of time here are some of the stories that I found:

• CNNSI ode to Durant.
• True Hoops loves Durant.
• Slam shows the love.

Things you may have missed while blowing a number one seed in the NCAA tourney

College Basketball

• The end of Tubby at KU is coming.
• I guess that means we will see a 15th in the first round.
• The most important recruit in the Coach K. era.

Soccer

• The ChampionsLeague could decide the EPL title.
• Tim Howard is headed to a small club.
• Say it aint so Ronaldo.

Things you may have missed while the 'Zags struggled without the hash smoker

College Football

• Rutgers the next football power.
• Another Pete Carroll rumor.

College Basketball

• The Basketball Hall of Fame thinks Dicky V is awesome baby.
• This could be a good NIT with Duke, UConn and the Zags.

Soccer

• There is nothing wrong with Dunga shirt.
• Chelski to play LA Galaxy in Beckham first match.
• David Villa could be on his way to Liverpool for $40 million.

Things you may have missed while Duke plays themself on the bubble

College Football

• The U is going old school.
• Howie Long's kid not looking at Villanova.

College Basketball

• Despite loosing three NBA players, Jay Wright and Villanova are rolling on.
• Duke in the NIT, I can not wait.

It's never to early

The face of recruiting in the northeast appears to be changing. One look at the schools that top juniors in the northeast are interested in and you see a different school up there: Rutgers. The funny thing its not just prospects from New Jersey, but from all over the northeast.

Here are some sites that are following Will Hill (pictured) and the class of 2008:

• Rivals and CNNSI Top 100 seniors for 2008.
• 10 to watch in the 2008 senior class from ESPN.com
• Tom Lemming is a creep when it comes to the 2008 class.
• CSTV's first look at the Class of 08.
• The next Vince Young might be in this class.

Paging Mr. Blackwell

Watching Jay Wright coach his Villanova Wildcats against Seton Hall, you notice something was different. Watching John Calipari (pictured) coach his Memphis Tigers you noticed that something was also different.

All around the country coaches ditched their traditional expensive suits in exchange for polos, sweat suits and sneaks. Wright and Calipari, both know around the country for their great where decked out in sweat suits.

The change was for a good cause. Coaches around the country changes their attire to raise awareness for Coaches vs. Cancers' fight against cancer. In the 13 years since being founded in 1993, Coaches vs. Cancer has helped generate more than $23 million in direct support for the American Cancer Society.

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.

Cheese Doodles and General Hospital:The Stephen A. Smith Story

In honor of Stephen A. Smith's guest appearence on General Hospital yesterday , I think its time to go over the best Stephen A. Smith moments of the last couple of years. By the way, did anyone know that he started his college career at the Fashion Institute of Technology.?

• Never has a man in his mid-30's loved cheese doodles this much.
• Move other Mike and the Mad Dog, but this might be the greatest opening in radio history.
• Now I will have to find a better way to fall asleep.
• Stephen A. loves his birthday as much as I do , Cheese Doodles for everyone.
• Move over Baseball, Basketball, Hockey and Football halls of fame, Stephen A. was up for the Deadspin hall of fame.
• His own boss called him "whiny."
• He has changed the way we look at sports.

After reviewing the facts, I think Time Magazine should have made Stephen A. Smith the Person of the Year. Just remember to "Holla at cha boy Stephen A."

Owens and McNabb BFF again?

The Super Bowl always produces good story lines and this year is no different. According to sites around the web, Donovan McNabb and Terrell Ownes had a little meeting at a local club. What is going to happen next hell freezing over.

Wow Donovan has had a really busy Super Bowl week first he answered all of the question about his future and now this. That is what you call a crazy week.

Things Dick Vitale may have missed while crying about Duke's latest loss

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• This Duke team is not that good.
• The End might be near for Tommy Amaker at Michigan.

Recruiting Buzz

• Miles trying his hardest to get McNight.
• Staff changes at FSU are impacting recruiting.

SOCCER

• Despite no spending by the big two, EPL teams love the January transfer window.
• What is this 2003?

Was the transfer window even open

This Transfer window was full of rumor and little action. With the transfer window all closed, teams around the EPL are getting read for the stretch run. The window featured a couple of active teams including Liverpool and West Ham who both did their fair share of wheeling and dealing. Liverpool signed Argentine Javier Mascherano, while West Ham signed a bunch of people to help them stay out of the Championship. Both Chelski and Manchester United did not make a big signing. United only made one, but that might change the race for the championship. At the start of the month, United got Henrick Larsson (pictured during his days at Celtic FC) on loan until the end of the march. So far he has been a god sent, adding depth to the forward position and taking some of the stress of Rooney and Saha.

Here is a complete list of all of the EPL transfers

ESPN Soccernet breaks down the window.

Things Andy Reid may have missed while police searched his home

I guess Andy Reid's sons are not the greatest Mormons in the world.

College Basketball

• Duke fans should eat their Wheaties.
• Can UConn spell NIT.

Recruiting

• Its almost official, but the next Rex Grossman is coming to the U.
• Its a race to New Orleans.
• A two sport start at OSU.

Soccer

• I guess Ashley Cole's wife (pictured) can care for him now.
• Gareth Bale likes the Championship and other news from a boring Transfer Deadline Day.

Stalking High School Seniors and searching for the next Ron Powlus

It's that time of year, when college football coaches around the country start to act like pedophiles. Somewhere Charlies Wies is in his over sized sweatshirt and sweatpants sneaking around a private high school in Chicago, while Nick Saban and his slick hair will be lurking around a high school in Alabama looking for the next program makes.

With a week to go before the National Signing Day, seniors that made verbal commitments are changing them and colleges are scrambling to replace them. For some programs; like the U and 'Bama, this is a make or break class for them. Just in case you need some foreshadowing, Jimmy Clausen is going to turn into the next Ron Powlus.
But for the most part all of the top prospects have signed.

Here are some sites that do a good job following the "recruiting fun"

• Atlanta Journal Constitution.
• Dallas Moring News.
• Rivals
• CSTV with Tom Lemming

Things you may have missed, while having bling bling stolen

Giants Safety Jabril Wilson might not be the smartest person in the world.

Now on to the fun.

College Basketball

• Please say your misquoted, Roy.
• Mayo has good lawyers.

College Football

• Temple Owls Super Bowl Power.
• May be the Shannon hire was not that bad.

Soccer

• Three teams in a year not bad.
• No turbans for the Kop.

Things you may have missed while crying when Barbaro was turned into glue

College Basketball

• What in the name of Tarkanian is going on at UNLV.
• Lawson for ACC rookie of the year.
• The Jayhawks could be hit hard by the NBA draft.
  

College Football

• Simms keeps his word.

Soccer

• This might be the worst transfer window ever.
• Spurs might spurn White Heart Lane.
• United Fans worst nightmare.

After months of talk, its finally all over, Barbaro is gone and for one I can not be happier. The world needs more glue. In honor of the Kentucky Derby Winner, I will pour a little a glue out for the old winner every time I use it.

Things you may have miss while waiting for Barbaro to fall over

College Basketball

• Now Coach K is jumping on the bandwagon.
• UConn might be on the outside looking in when March comes.
• Remember when Vince Carter played with heart.
• Mayo and the flopping ref.

College Football

• Saban is a used car.
• The next Grossman could be headed to the U. I do not know if I'm happy about this.

Soccer

• Marco Materazzi is at it again.
• Gooch to Toon.

Things you may have missed while watching the snow fall

College Football

• Lord of Rings looses a key recruit.
• Possible Heisman bust to start Senior Bowl
• Age does not matter in the NFL.

College Basketball

• Moving over Manning face, the Scheyer face is the hot thing.
• Talk about a home clock operator.
• So much for being the basketball capital of the world, at least you have the Knicks.

Soccer

• You can stink like Beckham now.
• Best young defender in England.

Things you may have missed, while returning to your old stomping ground

College Basketball

• No look ahead for the Wildcats.
• Flip to lead the Gophers next year.
• You can not go home again, they will beat you.

College Football

• Another Heisman Flop.
• Not the easiest way to start your coach career at the U.
• College sports writers stink.

Soccer

• Fatso moving to Italy.
• Spy planes seen over United training complex, Saban possibly involved.
• Cantona would be proud.

Right now its something like 20 degrees outside, just keep thinking there is less than a month until pitchers and catchers report.

Things you may have missed while listening to Sean Salisbury explain the Jewish religion

College Basketball

• Could Jay Wright be coaching the Sixers.
• No more question about Mr. Durant's future, please.

College Football

• Willie Williams is at it again.

As you see there is nothing really going on today. Everyone should focus on Sean Salisbury and his love of the Jewish Bible.

Things you may have missed while remembering Bill Parcells

College Football

• Swapping Quarterback recruits is fun.
• This Mustain thing is going to take a while.
• If you can not have one then take the other.

College Basketball

• Kelvin Sampson will get some heat tonight.
• Bruce Pearl needs to keep his shirt on.
• What's the difference.

Things you may have missed while getting your brother ready for the NFL Draft

College Football

• Despite cuts around the school, at least the football coaches are making money.
• Maybe Charlie should spend more time working on his defense.
• Saban is playing dirty.

Soccer

• The title was ours.
• Its wide open now.
• Another American own in the EPL.

Please Draft My Brother

Dear Mel Kiper Jr ,

As a representative of Adam Huba, I would like to alert you that he has made himself eligible for the NFL draft. Adam has been outstanding in back yard football games, and is hoping to make the next step in his career. He runs the 40 yard dash in 19. 9 seconds and is light on his feet.

"Jon Thomas has nothing on him," said his representatives. "With his slippers, no one is lighter on his feet. "

Huba's stats:

Height: 6-4

Weight: plus or minus a 30 pack: 287.

Reach: 6-4

Shuttle Run: chose not to complete.

Wonderlick test: Spelled name wrong and was too busy drinking Miller Lite; on par with Vince Young.

Now that is a punch in the stomach

In Bill Simmons world of dramatic losses, that was a stomach punch game. With a nine point lead over dreaded Chelski looking right at us, RVP scored and then TH14 scored at the end of the injury time to leave the Red Devils with nothing. So with less then half of the season to go United still have a six point lead, but they still have a trip to the bridge.

Things you may have missed while carrying your water bottle through airport security

College Basketball

• The upper classmen at North Carolina need to step up.
• Duke loves ESPN.
• A possible future Sixer will be playing in Philly this weekend.

College Football

• Despite being 8-0 as a starting true freshman no one wants Mustain.
• Hey might not have won two Heismans but may be he can coach a winner.

Things you may have missed while looking for the bathroom at Little John

College Basketball

• Not enough bathrooms at Little John for the heels, ok
• BC might be running out of players now.
• The Pac 10 being good might go one for some time.

College Football

• The people want Nutt out.
• Coach chest is back at FSU.
• Paradise is better then the NFL.

Things you may have missed while watching Bryon Eaton make the shot of the year

College Basketball

• This might be the shot of the year in the game of the year.
• A complete run down of the game of the year so far.
• Wake Forest recruits don't have the cleanest records.
• Ernie Kent getting some love.

College Football

• The NFL or another year in paradise: that is a tough call.
• Could everything be falling apart at Arkansas.
• At least The U will not have to deal with Peterson when they go to Norman this year.

Things you may have missed, while watching the season debut of The Hills

College Football

• The spread offense might be coming to LSU.
• Early Entry list.
• Lets hope there is no drama at Tulsa.

Soccer

• Fifa: Let him play.
• Ronaldo has three offers from three different sections of the world.
• Could the new Chelski manager be on his way to the Bridge.

Other things of Interest

• To bad the Iggles lost, but Mardi Gras is great.
• Tom Brady's life could not get any better.

Corner Kicks: The Rocky Edition

Another round down, still many more to come including next Sunday game between United and the Gooners and the Saturday game between Chelski and Liverpool.
But things still are the same at the top of the table: United have a six point lead over Chelski. Even Rocky loves the EPL.

• Villa is happy that they do not have to play United again.
• Problems with the Special One, no problem for the blues.
• Going down to ten men no problem for the Gunners.
• Rocky and all of those American create a good game.

For the rest of the action click here.

Things you may have missed, while text messaging your brother playoff scores

College Football

• Houston Nutt could have problems keeping the Springdale gang together, now.
• Wow people are starting to turn on the Lord of the Rings.
• This search is never going to end: the U still looking for an O.C.
• At least one person decided to stay and play for the Cards.

College Basketball

• They should just take the whole PAC 10 to the big dance.
• Could we be singing Oh Wisconsin in early April.
• Durant = next Melo

Soccer

• Place your best on the Special One's next stop.
• A North American Champions League is coming.
• More Transfer rumors.