The Roundup: The BCS and Antitrust Laws
College Basketball, College Football, Courts, Legal, High School Sports, Michael Phelps, NBA, Tennis, Video, Women's Sports January 7th. 2009, 8:00am
Tennis star Ana Ivanovic is lost on the beach … four-year-old shoots his 18-year-old babysitter …morning time-killer: Swedish au-pairs … your likely new Surgeon General: Sanjay Gupta? … with Dallas home for the offseason, the big D could only stand for one thing … good read on the Paradox of Thrift, which is a phrase you’ll be hearing for the next six months … deer jumps into high school through window …
Arkansas beats another Top 10 team, beating Texas 67-61. (Pig Soey)
Coin toss winner in NFL OT wins 60 percent of the time. (Patriots Daily)
Warren Sapp vs. Michael Phelps in the pool. (TMZ)
Versus and Comcast viewership in 2008 was through the roof; ESPN, not so much. (Sports by Brooks)
Tennis ballboy proposes to Ivanovic; at least he got to the plate. (Sun)
Missed: Tyson Chandler punched Joel Przybilla last week. (Video)
Projecting the Big East teams as NCAA seeds. (Vegas Watch)
The White House cat, Ruben Sierra, this week. (Uwe Blog)
Purdue’s 0-2 in the Big 10 after a loss to Penn State. (Yahoo)
Talented Michigan prep baller busted in connection with drive-by shooting … over $30. (Flint Journal)
With Carmelo Anthony out 3-4 weeks with his fractured finger, Linas Kleiza, come on down! (Nugg Doctor)
Tubby Colts fans wearing a wig boozes it up prior to playoff loss. (Joe Sports Fan)
Get well soon, Kay Yow. (Raleigh News & Observer)
No Baron, Randolph, Kaman or Davis … rookie Eric Gordon tops 30 points for his 2nd straight game, but Paper Clips still lose to Mavs. (Clipper Blog)
Is the State of Utah pondering a lawsuit against the BCS? (Ricky Treon)
Pranking Kings rookie Jason Thompson. (Video)
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January 7th, 2009 at 8:14 am
When I have kids, I am really going to push my future wife to let me get an Au-pair.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:15 am
your likely new Surgeon General
/fixed
January 7th, 2009 at 8:15 am
That tubby Colts fan video is hilarious. Couples observations on that post:
One point? Heavily favored? I know the Colts are a hated team, but come on…
Amen. This is a team that for a solid decade, outside of 9-7 and 10-6 season where Jim Harbaugh pulled some games out of his ass, was terrible. Consistently terrible. Terrible in that I actually owned a Zack Crockett jersey for a bit.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Thats nothing, I had a Jack Trudeau jersey. It replaced my Gary Hogeboom one.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Nicely done. I was only three when they drafted Trudeau, but I remember several of his turnovers. Between him and Jeff George, I think the Colts should never draft another Illinois QB. Not that there’ll be one worth drafting. I bet Whitlock would never call Jeff a choker. That’s his quarterback!
January 7th, 2009 at 8:31 am
lol on gupta .. .fixed
January 7th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Will Judge Judy soon be a Supreme Court Justice?
“Hey, it’s that doctor on the teevee!”..imagine the kookery if Bush had approached Gupta.
Perhaps Matlock for Attorney General…maaaaaaaatlock
January 7th, 2009 at 8:34 am
four-year-old shoots his 18-year-old babysitter
crazy story. kid went into the closet and pulled out a shotgun
January 7th, 2009 at 8:36 am
gupta still practices brain surgery even though hes on tv
January 7th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Gupta? Really? I wonder what positions Barry will give to Oprah and Dr. Phil.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:38 am
@crapgame — Surgeon General is essentially the country’s “Health Cheerleader”. Gupta is pretty much the PERFECT candidate for that job.
Additionally:
An assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
Judge Judy he’s not.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Dude, but he graduated from Michigan. Michigan.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I’ll see your four-year with a shotgun and raise you one six-year behind the wheel of a Taurus.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Misses Bus, Takes Mom’s Car Instead
geez
January 7th, 2009 at 8:46 am
If Reagan can be an actor and then be president, I don’t know why a doctor posing as a journalist can’t be Surgeon General.
/Still not sure what exactly a surgeon general does
January 7th, 2009 at 8:47 am
+ A LOT for the Au Pair website. Not sure how your stumbled upon that gem, but those are outstanding time killers on Wednesday mornings (or any other morning, for that matter).
January 7th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Tubby Colts fans wearing a wig boozes it up prior to playoff loss.
Bsanders?
January 7th, 2009 at 8:48 am
He scribbles all over my cigarette packs.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Department of Redundancy Department?
January 7th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Wally -
Tanja is flying in for an interview tomorrow. An Au Pair will really relieve the stress in our household.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:50 am
The parents of that kid who drove to school have been in trouble in the past. Good to see though that the kid wanted to go to school.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:55 am
6-1, 190, Tampa. Sorry to disappoint.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Damn straight - NIT here we come
January 7th, 2009 at 8:57 am
We will masturbate in your school’s library!
January 7th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Re: the Paradox of Thrift
I’ve been mentioning this to me friends for the last year or so, I just didn’t have a catchy phrase for it. When everyone was spending, the media lamented the American way of living beyond one’s means, and now that people are finally buckling down, the same media is bemoaning that the economy is slowing and people aren’t spending enough money. I haven’t changed my spending one bit throughout this downturn. I didn’t overspend before, and I’m not going to be shut-in now.
The lesson, as always, is don’t believe anything your read. Ever.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:00 am
What, nothing about Drew Brees winning Offensive Player of the Year? I know it’s about as memorable as one of the Academy Awards handed out during the first hour of the telecast, but dammit, I want kudos for my guy!
/Relentlessly homer’d
January 7th, 2009 at 9:01 am
I am with you on this one St. Bear. The woman and I between us have 2 credit cards with balances of less than a grand combined. We want a new TV, but will not buy one until we can pay for it outright.
/just realized this won’t happen till 2010 and after the wedding.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Put that shit in the registry.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Anyone hear that assclown Rob Parker on Mike & Mike this AM? An “interview” for the sole purpose of trying to get a job somewhere. Felt he did nothing wrong, then went on to spew his resume (Columbia Journalism School, etc).
They should have an unemployed person on every day and try to help them get a job, just to help the economy.
AOL Sports, your next hire is:………….Rob Parker. Move over Jay Mariotti and Kevin “Beetlejuice” Blackistone
January 7th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Good Arkansas love today TBL. that’s 2 top ten teams in a week from the team that was picked too finish last in the sec west. You need to find a picture of the jacket that Pelphrey wore last night. the crowd at bud walton was the best I have seen in years.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Regarding the paradox of thrift - there really is no good answer. But if people start making conscious efforts to buy American products, we’ll at least be better off. It sounds silly with a Global Economy, but keeping American’s working is key.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Ark you guys are raping the big 12. I might actually go to the SEC Tournament here in Tampa this year wearing Razorback shit.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:17 am
you need too tampa. the Hogs usually play pretty well in the sec tournament as well. is this the first time it has been in tampa, i always thought it was in atlanta.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Regarding the Paradox of thrift… didnt Gregg Easterbrook write a book about this a few years ago? I follow Suze Orman’s advice, never put anything on a credit card that I can’t pay off at the end of the month, and never get a car loan that you cant pay off in 3 years. I think it’s great if the rest of the country will finally start living within their means.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Ark I think its the first time its in Tampa. We had the ACC tournament 2 years ago it was sweet.
January 7th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Ana looks all kind of fine in that photo.