UPDATE: Obviously this went down Friday, but yeah, Gillispie is now gone.
From the outsider’s perspective, the only true qualification that Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie seemed to have was that he was whiter than Tubby Smith. Smith, you’ll remember, was ran out of Lexington in 2007 after fans had to suffer through second round exits in the NCAAs. Gillispie has fared no better, and in fact led his team to a fantastic collapse to end his second season with the team, and Kentucky missed the Big Dance for the first time since they were on probation in 1991. And now a report from Score on the Leo Weekly blog (thanks, flubby) says that Gillispie will be fired when his season ends. It’s credible enough for us to run here, which means absolutely nothing:
The termination, I’m told, will happen soon after UK’s last game.
I’m told that a player mutiny was afoot, that as many as five underclassmen declared their intention not to return if BCG did. And that the school’s administration is disinclined to let that happen. Especially since the coach has been a PR nightmare since he stepped on campus.
I’m told that UK president Lee Todd himself made the decision.
So there. For the record, Kentucky beat UNLV last night to advance to the field of 16 in the NIT last night. And they couldn’t even play the game in their own arena, as the place was rented out for the state high school championships. It was fitting, as the Kats hadn’t played in that gym since 1976; their last NIT appearance before last night came in 1979.
Originally posted March 18, 2009
Mark Cuban, the NBA’s family-friendly, white collar bad boy (not pictured), was fined 25 large for badmouthing referees again, this time for these comments made via his Twitter account during the Mavericks-Nuggets game on Friday (as seen on MyPhillyNetwork).
how do they not call a tech on JR Smith for coming off the bench to taunt our player on the ground ?
11:25 PM Mar 27th from webscary part of that play: Same crew chief from game in Denver where they missed call – last play of the game & 1st JRSmith/Wright issue.
11:35 PM Mar 27th from web
But then after tweeting about the fine, Cuban got in a spat with the megablog Fanhouse’s Twitter, run by Matt Watson. Cuban claimed that Watson had violated copyright law by citing his tweets in his account of the incident.
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Busted Coverage put together its own scouting report for NFL wide receiver prospect Brian Hartline. And it looks like he did more at Ohio State than never get open; below is Hartline in his natural habitat with his reported fiance’, Lindsey. Lindsey apparently works in law enforcement, which could make for a tenuous relationship with a football player in Columbus. But at the same time, a good set of handcuffs would never be out of reach. You know, for restraining potential perps.
Here’s the book on Hartline, since we couldn’t find a landscape shot and therefore clamoring for filler, from Cleveland.com, whatever that is:
SI.com’s Peter King sure heard good things about Hartline, calling him a second- or third-round choice based on his latest workouts. Hartline isn’t a blazer, but his numbers in the agility drills show he has the quickness to work in the middle of the field as a slot guy in the NFL, and he has enough size to hold up in there.
Oh, by the way, Hartline caught 21 balls last year. Twenty-freaking one and they’re saying he’ll be a first-day pick. For those counting, that only 19 more than Lindsey caught last season. With her face.
I’m getting sick of my PlayStation 2, but I haven’t been able to choose between getting a Wii or an Xbox 360. But now I think I’m going with the 360 since the Wii seems to have a prediliction toward KILLING WHITE PEOPLE!
Labourer Tim Eves had been jogging on the spot as he used the machine in his home.[...]
The tragedy happened the day he got home to Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk, after visiting parents Alan and June in Portugal to celebrate his mum’s 50th birthday. It is believed he might have been a victim of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.
June said: “We spoke to him on the phone when he was playing the Wii. He told us he had just ordered himself a kebab and was sitting there with a glass of port. A little while after he collapsed.”
Actually, I might be leaning toward the Wii now. I know most games span across all platforms now, but I’ve looked online and I can’t find Sudden Adult Death Syndrome for 360 anyplace. I bet it’s just like Call of Duty, but with more kebobs. Cheerio!
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For those of you in the Chicago area yesterday, that sudden burst of sweet humidity you felt was the simultaneous moistening of thousands of panties after this amazing melee at the Blackhawks game. From TotalProSports:
After going to net, [Chicago's Dustin Byfuglien] decided it would be smart to take a run a run at Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo and punch him in the head. This obviously was not a very good idea and it sparked a fight between all the players on the ice. This was one of biggest fights we have seen in a while.
There was even hairpulling in this fight, but the acts of pulling hair during a fight and growing one’s hair out long enough to pull come out in the wash, really. Video’s after the jump. Because we’re pricks.
Tiger Woods entered Sunday’s round of the Bay Hill Invitational down by five shots. He finished the day with a 67, including a dramatic birdie on 18 capped by a 20-foot putt (pictured) to win the tournament by one shot. Everyone gets all crabby when people root for the Red Sox or the Lakers, but I guess front-running for Tiger is still cool. It’s as if his every conquest is a metaphorical blow to the curmudgeoned oligarchy of the white man. Let us laugh as this distinguished gentleman invades your prissy country clubs and walks off with all your trophies and leaves a really crappy tip for the mayor’s son working in the clubhouse. Ho ho!
Look, it’s still awesome every time he does goes out there and wins. It’s just that if I threw 100 people into the ocean, nobody would start cheering for the shark. The Tiger Woods bandwagon never seems to run out of seats, and yet I still wonder where the fairweather fans get off.
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