Shooting from behind the backboard isn’t terribly difficult–all you have to do is get enough arc on the ball so it falls almost directly downward into the basket. But still, to hit it in an actual game…that’s impressive. Well done, Kobe Bryant. You treated that rim like a ski lodge concierge. Hit a few more shots like that and maybe I’ll quit bringing that up. –Unathletic Mag.
Here’s that one chick from the Harry Potter movies taking in a Rangers game at Madison Square Garden, which isn’t really a garden at all. It’s a building. What’s up with that? Anyway, Emma Watson and her man, Spanish actor/musician Rafael Cebrian. He’s probably like, “Ven doo vee stab zee bull?” Because he’s from another country and stuff. And apparently has a thing for underdeveloped women. But he probably had a better time with her than his last date, Haley Joel Osment. –Big League Screw.
Jay Cutler only threw one interception in the Bears’ Sunday Night game, but he made it count, lofting a ball into the hands of the Eagles’ Sean Jones as the Bears lost (and Eagles covered!), 24-20.
Sometimes it’s better to let people question your sanity on fourth down than to leave your offense on the field and remove all doubt. That supposedly was the lesson learned after Belichick’s Gamble on 4th and 2 last week. Yale football coach Tom Williams must have sick that day; in his team’s biggest game of the year against Harvard with a 10-7 lead…he calls a fake punt ON 4TH AND 22. Spoiler alert: they didn’t get it, and Yale lost, 14-10.
The Washington Redskins have found a new scapegoat in Shaun Suisham. The annoyingly-named Redskins kicker missed a 50-yard field goal attempt that would have put his team up by two scores (9-0), only to watch Tony Romo drive his team down the field, an effort culminating in a “Sure you don’t wanna run that in?” TD pass to Patrick Crayton, his only catch of the day. Danielskins lose, 7-6.
The Bengals found another fun way to lose a game. With their game against the Raiders tied, 20-20. Cincinnati’s Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Not even the Raiders could screw up the game-winning field goal, and scrub quarterback Bruce Gradkowski (17/34, 183, 2 TDs, 1 pick) wins his first start since 2006, 23-20 20-17.
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Here’s Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano taking out some frustration on the team overhead. In the old days, coaches used to slap the players, but now the players are too expensive. Clipboards are like, what, five bucks a pop at the most? And those are the new fancy clipboards. They don’t break into pieces quite as well, but the pieces are so jagged that you’d be in great shape if a knife fight ever broke out near the bench. It could happen… — @tasmelas.
Today: Ohio State over MICHIGAN. Homer/rational human pick.
UConn over Notre Dame. Charlie Weis may not be much of a college coach, but he’d make a terrific main course for Thanksgiving.
CLEMSON over Virginia. The Tiger Faithful went all-in with Dabo. If they take care of business today, they’ll finish in the money.
Tomorrow: Jimmie Johnson over Driving Fast, Turning Left. Leave it to the guy from California to kick NASCAR’s ass for four straight years.
Eagles over BEARS. Jay Cutler is still better than Donovan McNabb.
