Today's Names to Know: Andrew Bynum,
NBA on Christmas Day: Lakers beat Suns. The Suns-Lakers game, the day's headliner, was supposed to be a team showcase of a popular favorite to win the NBA title (
Instead, Andrew Bynum stole the show. Bynum had a career-high 28 (with 12 rebounds and 4 assists), tag-teaming with
But the Lakers' success isn't because of
Roger Clemens Defense Tour ramps up: Clemens lawyer Rusty Hardin said he has started his own investigation into the claims about Clemens made in the Mitchell Report. Somehow I think "Rusty Hardin Report" won't have the same resonance.
Maybe the attorney, surely knowing that Clemens was going to be fingered by Brian McNamee, should have executed a damage-control strategy of pre-emption, rather than post-emption.
Meanwhile, Hardin revealed that Clemens will make himself available to a wider range of media than just 60 Minutes after he appears on the show on the night of January 6.
(Preview of Clemens' interview with Mike Wallace: "No. No. No. Deny it. No. No. No." There: Saved you an hour.)
More NBA on Christmas Day: In the nightcap, the Blazers won their 11th straight in what was supposed to be a clever showcase of Greg Oden vs. Kevin Durant. Oden didn't play (which hasn't stopped the Blazers from being the surprise team of the season) and Durant had 23 points, 3 above his rookie-leading scoring average.
Cavs beat Heat: This wasn't surprising. On the other hand, neither of these teams is going to win the East this season. (As one commenter pointed out: Did LeBron plan on 12 assists and 25 points on 12/25? Nice call!)
College Bowl Mania:
Player to Watch: Dan LeFevour, the Central Michigan sophomore QB who became only the second QB ever to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. (The other to do it? Vince Young.) Say what you want about Tim Tebow's "20/20" season (and I have), but LeFevour was "23/17," which ain't bad. And even Tebow didn't hit the "3000/1000" mark.
MNF Remainders: It will be another NFL rushing title for LaDainian Tomlinson. If the Chargers beat the Raiders (heh: "if"), they will win the AFC's No. 3 seed, which isn't a bad spot: They get to host the Wild Card game against either
JaMarcus Russell to start in Week 17: Well, why shouldn't he? It's a meaningless game for
CBB: Kentucky schadenfreude. Just back from a quick trip to SEC country, and wow, there's a lot of schadenfreude about
(Sure, things ain't fantastic for
Meanwhile, Ole Miss looks like one of those "unbeaten-through-December" teams that produces a regular season to remember, followed by a high seeding in the NCAA Tournament, followed by a first-weekend flame-out. But hats off to
High School Football:
-- D.S.
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Things aren't fantastic for Florida basketball?
You just won two straight national titles. Ahh, the short, short memory of sports fans. It's great.
knowing that Clemens was going to be fingered by Brian McNamee
(insert 'shot in the buttocks' joke here)
Rusty Hardin is known around Houston as the guy you hire when you're guilty but have the cash to get away with it. His presence just adds credibility to the Mitchell Report.
Don't get a chance to really comment on here during the day as it's blocked at school now.
Hopefully you all have had a great holiday season, including the Festivus events.
Regarding the NBA age rule and Bynum: I should point out that the rule was not enacted to protect the Lebron's, Garnett's, etc., but to protect players who have no business going to the NBA straight out of high school and the franchises who may select some of these unprepared players.
Also, don't his struggles last season actually counter your point? You essentially are saying that Bynum did not need a year of seasoning before being NBA-ready. His numbers last year beg to differ.
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