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.