This Week in Sports

Things I liked:

• Sports Illustrated announced today that their sportsman of the year is Drew Brees. Glad they picked someone who seems like a legit good guy. He led the Saints to the Superbowl early this year, seems like a great guy and does a ton of philanthropy in New Orleans. Good pick.
• The Celtics claimed their fourth straight win when they beat the Cavaliers. Rondo led the team with 23 points.
• The Blackhawks apparently fended off a St. Louis Blues rally and won 7-5. I didn't see this game, but I read in two places that they rallied, so it must be true. :)
• There was a ridiculous interception in the Oklahoma v Ok State game this weekend:

Things I didn't like:

• Bill's receiver Steve Johnson dropped a game winning pass in OT. Does he really think being mad at God is going to fix the fact that he can't catch?
• Texans receiver Andre Johnson and Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan got into a fist fight during the fourth quarter of the game this weekend. Both were ejected. Neither were suspended. Both were fined $25K. That's the same amount players are being fined for hits that are determined too rough. Accidental helmet to helmet contact vs. lack of self control fist fight...hmmm...almost the same.

• Boise State lost in OT this weekend to Nevada, ruining their undefeated season. Their kicker missed a game winning field goal...twice! Once at the end of the 4th quarter and once in OT. No chance he got laid that night.
  

Things that surprised me:

• TCU has joined the Big East. Wait...what?! But the Big East isn't good at football, you might say. TCU has a basketball team, you might ask? Hmm...TCU can play UConn in the fall and then at least get some airline miles commuting up to where the conference is during basketball season. Why didn't the Big 12 try harder on this one? They still need a team to replace Nebraska.
• A Charlotte Bobcats player was suspended for verbally berating a ref. Wait...Charlotte has a basketball team? Didn't the Hornets move to New Orleans in 2002?
• The Broncos coach has been fined $50K for his staff filming the San Francisco 49ers practice before they played each other in London. This was apparently done without his knowledge and he refused to view it when it was presented to him, but it doesn't seem to matter, it was done on his watch and he should have control of his team and staff.
  

And to end with a couple of entirely random thoughts:

Apparently college basketball is in season again. I always thought that was March...no?

Is anyone else shocked that it was only a year ago that Tiger Woods crashed his car into a tree running away from his (now ex) wife who was, understandably, trying to kill him with a golf club? (Love the irony! - Hah - Iron-y -- Iron = Golf Club)

Does anyone know what ever became of Dennis Rodman? Yeah, me either.