Today's Names to Know: Drew Brees, Eric Spoelstra, Brian Westbrook, Derek Anderson, TCU, Andre Johnson, Virginia hoops, Derek Jeter, Troy Tulowitzki, Rafael Palmeiro, Rich Rodriguez and More.
Saints as 2010's Top Sportsmen: There is nothing more appropriate to capture 2010 than SI naming Drew Brees and the Saints as their Sportsman of the Year. And not, say, LeBron.
(In the absence of a Saints SB win, I think you could have made a good case for LeBron, but I wouldn't exactly call his story "heartwarming," like the Saints were.)
Heat rout Wiz: Meh. Miami's problem has never been beating the dregs; it's been beating the GOOD teams. And until that happens with more regularity, the fracturing will continue.
49ers rout Cards: Brian Westbrook! Last night totally would have helped your fantasy team... in 2008. I can't believe that SF is only a game out of 1st place in the NFC West.
YouTube Clip of the Day: Derek Anderson going off on a reporter, in response to Jon Gruden going off on Derek Anderson for seeming to laugh on the sidelines during the loss.
Money quote: "You think this is funny, I take this s--t serious. Real serious. I put my heart and soul into this s--t every single week... I don’t go out there and laugh... Nothing’s funny to me."
Next up: Coors Light endorsement deal! Honestly, watch this end up as the big story of the day. About 10 seconds after I wrote this, I flipped on "Morning Joe" and they were playing the clip.
TCU to Big East: Talked about this yesterday, but it's a total win-win. TCU gets the BCS legitimacy; the Big East gets a perennial national power. TCU will win the league every year.
Andre Johnson & Cortland Finnegan can agree on at least one thing: Their $25K fines were a slap on the wrist, compared to the threat of a game suspension or something harsher.
Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Watch for Ohio State to throttle Florida State tonight. (I'll have my eye on Northwestern-Georgia Tech.)
The ACC is off to a good start with UVA's upset of Minnesota last night; things should be equalized when UNC loses at Illinois tonight. (UVA > Minnesota > UNC? Really?)
Yankees vs. Derek Jeter: "Reality potion" is right. NY's offer is more than fair. At what point does this storyline become: "Why doesn't Jeter just take the deal?"
Troy Tulowitzki to get mega-deal: Like Jeter 10 years ago, Tulo is a player who deserves a mega-contract. Ironically, this one will pay Tulo less in his prime than Jeter wants now.
Baseball Hall: Rafael Palmeiro is on the ballot for the first time, and it is a litmus test for voters who have already rejected Mark McGwire. Like Mac, Raffy is -- on paper -- a HOF lock.
CFB Coaching Carousel: No word on Rich Rodriguez... yet. You have to believe the Michigan AD is busy figuring out if Jim Harbaugh would take the job (and he should).
In case you missed it yesterday: A bonus post on Kyle Brotzman, Steve Johnson and failure. It was a good day for Facebook and Twitter.
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-- D.S.
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