By Paul Gotham Down to the wire Semester's end brought a buffet of college hoops on Saturday. Serendipity, a clock infarction, upsets, and upsets avoided provided another shake up of the polls. When the dust settled, six ranked teams had fallen. One Atlantic 10 team lost at the buzzer, and another won. Butler and Xavier gave everyone the weekly dose of … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | December 22nd, 2009
Archives for December 2009
NFL Splinters | Week 15, 2009
By Paul Gotham Big weekend for the tavern owners Somewhere in the rank and file of the NFL must be soft spot for bar owners across the United States of America. How else can one explain the NFL Network? This whole notion that the NFL builds a following over the last 4+ decades only to now limit access is crazy. Tavern owners across the States must have been exchanging … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 15, 2009
Wally’s Holiday Wishlist
Dear Santa, I've been pretty good this year ... okay, maybe just a bit better than average ... so I have a pretty modest wish list for you. The great thing about this list is that you don't have to rush the elves to GET 'ER DONE by 12/25. Nope, this list can be accomplished over several weeks ... even months, if not years. Okay ... coming clean here ... some of the … [Read more...] about Wally’s Holiday Wishlist
Performance Of The Week | 12/14 – 12/20
By Paul Gotham What a week of sports action. We have a number of performances with which to choose. Step right up readers and give us the one (1), uno, une performance that stands out for you this past week. Move over Mercury Morris and Don Shula. You guys got nothing on Russ Rose and his Penn State Nittany Lion women's volleyball team. In dramatic fashion, the Nittany … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | 12/14 – 12/20
Rebounds & Putbacks | December 20th, 2009
By Paul Gotham Time to cruise through the sports world and get a grab bag of stories. Here are items of interest that could spur on some discussion. Dude looks like a lady. Props to Andrew Bogut. After one season in the NBA, the native of Australia found himself a little disappointed with the turnout for his Milwaukee Buck games. He missed the raucous crowds of his … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks | December 20th, 2009