The Roundup: Awesome Boxing Knockout, Bashing the TSA, and Checking in on Allen Iverson in Turkey
By Jason McIntyre
UNC 65, Vanderbilt 72. The No. 8 Tar Heels were clearly vastly overrated in the preseason polls. [Observer]
Udonis Haslem will be out until the end of February with a foot injury. [Yahoo]
Good read on former NBA center Luther Wright. [Ledger]
The new Mets manager is … some guy named Terry Collins. [Times]
Checking in on Allen Iverson in Turkey. [Inquirer]
Those Tampa Bay Bucs aren’t bad, but if you don’t believe in them because of their unimpressive stats, ask Mike Singletary, whose team was dominated by the Bucs Sunday. [St. Pete Times]
As for Singletary, the end may be nigh … [Mercury News]
Georgetown 82, NC State 67. Remember, our Hoyas are a Final Four sleeper pick. [News & Observer]
Harvard beat Yale Saturday, at moments after the final whistle, while celebrating on the field, he got a text message confirming his Rhodes Scholarship. [Globe]
Who knew Hedo Turkoglu talked so much trash? [Sentinel]
So what more does Mark Sanchez have to do to silence the haters? [CBS Sports]
ESPN’s Mike Belliotti – the former Oregon coach – has withdrawn his name from the Colorado coaching search. [Post]
Sorry, there’s no shot Miguel Cabrera wins the AL MVP Tuesday. [Freep]
Great knockout in Boxing over the weekend.
Rajon Rondo has some hops.
Always worth a good laugh.