Roundup: Kevin Garnett's Trash Talking in the Preseason, Incredible Shark Photo & Neat Division III Follow Dunk
By Jason McIntyre
Nate Wolters scored 34 points and lead South Dakota State to a stunning 92-73 victory at Washington, where the Huskies had won 32 straight non-conference games. [Seattle Times]
There’s a QB controversy in Chicago … wait, can you have one of those among backups on a team out of the playoff mix? [Tribune]
The dog at Orlando airport that sniffs for drugs? Named “Tebow,” of course. [Sentinel]
The Pacers traded Brandon Rush to the Warriors. [SI]
Atlanta Hawks fans, what do you think of your new owner? [AJC]
How Ted Thompson snagged Mike McCarthy to coach the Packers. [JS Online]
Andre Carter, one of the Patriots’ best pass-rushers, is likely gone for the season due to a leg injury. [Herald]
Remember when Josh Howard was a real nice player a few years ago? His signing with the Jazz went basically unnoticed. [SL Trib]
Saab has filed for bankruptcy. [WSJ]
The Grizzlies have probably lost reserve Darrell Arthur for the season to an ACL injury. [Commercial Appeal]
George Vecsey won’t be writing columns anymore for the Times. [NYT]
How many white guys are the Lakers going to sign? Josh McRoberts, Troy Murphy, Jason Kapano … [LA Times]
Reeves Nelson, who led UCLA in scoring last year and was kicked off the team 10 days ago, is off to Lithuania. [Modesto Bee]
Did this professor get fired for giving actor James Franco a ‘D’? [Post]
Al Alburquerque of the Tigers is out until the All-Star break. [Freep]
This is from the summer, but I hadn’t seen it: These guys were kayak fishing and caught a gigantic octopus. [via Adam]
Kevin Garnett is fired up about playing defense in the preseason.
Six months old, but this horse can dance! [via Cajun Boy]
Everyone has obviously seen this, but it seemed apt for Christmas Week. [H/T Sportsgal]
That’s one heckuva tip-dunk.