Roundup: German Reality TV Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong, Dez Bryant Out for the Season & Jets-Patriots
By Jason McIntyre
The Minnesota Gophers hired Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill. Fans are not happy. [Star Trib]
Tampa 24, Atlanta 28. Brutal loss for the Bucs. Terrific game. [St. Pete Times]
Surprisingly, this was never close: USC 73, Texas 56. [LA Times]
Lance Berkman signs with the Cardinals. [Post-Dispatch]
First of 37 Jets-Pats links today. [NY Post]
Dez Bryant broke his ankle during the win over the Colts, and will be lost for the season. Sam Bradford, congrats on winning the offensive Rookie of the Year award. [Morning News]
The Hornets will be owned temporarily by the NBA, with possible landing spots including … Kansas City? [SI]
Here’s one nice read on Phil Jasner, the longtime NBA writer who passed away last week. [CSN Philly]
And here’s an even better one. [Daily News]
Adrian Gonzalez was traded to the Red Sox, then it fell through, but yesterday, it was official: Gonzalez will wear a Boston jersey next year, and his new deal is estimated to be 8-year, $187 million, or $23 million annually. [SI]
Virginia 57, Virginia Tech 54. Seth Greenberg is going to end up pissed off in March again. [Roanoke Times]
Shane Mosley clears $650k per month. Not bad. [TMZ]
Did Mike Shanahan have any clue what he signed up for when he took the Redskins job? [Wash Post]
It happened Friday, but we were too depressed to talk about it: Jets’ safety Jim Leonhard suffered a leg injury and is out for the year. He’s perhaps the 3rd most crucial defensive player on the Jets. Rex Ryan brought him in from Baltimore and is a skilled blitzer. More importantly, he is the best punt-returner. Big, big, loss. [Star Ledger]
This happened on live TV in Germany. The man who was injured is in critical condition. [Variety]
A rather brilliant montage of Derek Dooley press conference moments in his first year at Tennessee.
This did not count. [via Bubba]
Hernia tweeted this yesterday. Can someone do this with Eazy-E’s Home 4 Tha Sick? I had that album … back when I had two 12’s thumping in my (dad’s) car in high school. Come on, don’t act like you didn’t jock, “Only if you want it.”