Roundup: Syracuse Fired Assistant Coach Bernie Fine, Kris Humphries' Ex-Girlfriend Speaks & UCLA's Rick Neuheisel Will Be Fired
By Jason McIntyre
Bernie Fine, the longtime Syracuse assistant coach, was fired by the school Sunday night. [Post Standard]
Rick Neuheisel will get the boot from UCLA after the Pac-12 title game. [LA Times]
Indiana 75, Butler 59. The Hoosiers are unbeaten. [Indy Star]
Matt Leinart suffered a broken collarbone Sunday and is out for the season. Houston now needs a backup for TJ Yates. [Chronicle]
Buffalo’s not happy with Stevie Johnson today, even though he though he beat Darrelle Revis repeatedly Sunday. [Buffalo News]
Must-read story about the Northwestern offensive lineman who was kidnapped when he was 14 months old. [Tribune]
Kris Humphries’ ex-girlfriend – not bad! – decided she wanted some fame, so she sold her story. [Daily Mail]
This should piss you off: ” … details suggest taxpayers paid a price beyond dollars as the secret funding helped preserve a broken status quo and enabled the biggest banks to grow even bigger.” [Bloomberg]
Big, big changes for the Lakers this year. [Times]
Memphis football coach Larry Porter was fired Sunday. Athletic director RC Johnson is on his way out, as welll. [Commercial Appeal]
An angry Phil Mushnick rant: “… in a long, on-air simplistic, facts-barren and bigoted spew that seemed taken from the Josef Goebbels How-To Handbook, Francesa …” [NY Post]
Adios, Dennis Erickson. Arizona State’s new coach will be … Kevin Sumlin? That’s my guess. Assuming UCLA doesn’t try to hire him first. [Republic]
If you think the BCS is terrible, check out how this Connecticut high school football tiebreaker was determined. [Courant]
So, uh, who wins the Heisman? [WSJ]
What life is like for a walk-on at USC. [LA Times]
High school RB rushes for 516 yards, six TDs … his team loses. [Tribune]
Guess who benefited from owners’ concessions in the NBA lockout? The Heat. [True Hoop]
About a week old, but here are two Arkansas fans fighting. The commentary is … annoying. [via Guyism]
This dog isn’t a bad pool player. Quick, unrelated question: Pool or ping pong? The right answer is both, obviously.