Dwight Howard’s “puppies” get revenge on Kobe Bryant’s Lakers
Mar 8th
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Dwight Howard was barking in the locker room, mocking some Lakers he claimed called his Orlando Magic team “puppies.”
Out on the court, the Magic showed they can bite.
Vince Carter had 25 points, Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Magic beat the Lakers 96-94 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first three-game losing streak of the Pau Gasol-Kobe Bryant Era.
“Alpha dogs usually have the big bark,” Howard said afterward. “But since we’re so-called puppies, we won’t bark as loud.”
Bryant played through a minor stomach illness to score 34 points, and Gasol added 20 for the Lakers. But they all walked to the locker room distraught and dejected after Bryant missed a 20-footer at the buzzer to seal their latest loss.
Kurt Busch wins. Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski fued continues.
Mar 8th
Kurt Busch survived two overtime restarts and a spectacular crash involving Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski to win Sunday’s wild Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Matt Kenseth was second by .483 of a second.
Bobby Bowden talks faith, football at breakfast in Charleston
Mar 6th
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Bobby Bowden spent 57 years standing on the sidelines coaching football. Retirement is a different game.
The 80-year-old Bowden, who left Florida State after the Seminoles beat his former West Virginia program in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 1, has spent the last two months flying around the country and beyond “making talks,” as he phrased it Thursday morning in Charleston.
“Last Sunday I was in Brazil, and the Sunday before that I was in Hawaii, and that’s the way it’s been,” said Bowden, who spoke at the Louderback Leadership Prayer Breakfast at Christ Church United Methodist. “Travel, speak, everywhere. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and now West Virginia.”
In Bowden’s mind, there’s no reason to spend his life after coaching on the sidelines, too. Thursday’s speech was the first of two he scheduled in the state on the same day. He left Charleston for Morgantown, where he spoke at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes function in the evening. He was to meet with approximately 30 of his former Mountaineer players today.
Is it OK to pray for your team to win?
Mar 6th
Does theology address this kind of winning? Does God take sides in a ball game? Is it right to pray to win? Does goodness ever have anything to do with winning?
That’s the Question of Faith Kentucky.com posed to their Faith Blog Network participants.
FREE Tony Dungy autographed DVD
Mar 5th
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ESPN Reports LeBron James changing jersey to No. 6
Mar 2nd
ESPN reports that LeBron James could reportedly have a new number next season, but Cleveland Cavaliers fans hope the words remain the same.
James filed paperwork to switch from No. 23 to No. 6, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on Monday. He beat a Wednesday deadline to make the request.
The All-Star said in November that he was thinking of giving up 23 out of respect for his hero Michael Jordan, but at that time he was “50-50,” according to the newspaper.
“I’ve done it,” James told the Plain Dealer. “I already sent it in. I’m going to be No. 6.”
Six is James’ jersey number on the Olympic team, but the NBA does not have to grant his request. If James switches teams, he can choose any number he wishes. The change only applies if he stays with the Cavaliers.
James will be part of the vaunted 2010 free-agent class that includes Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. While Bulls fans would like to see him try to make No. 6 as legendary as No. 23 in Chicago, New York has also maneuvered to have enough cap space to sign James.
Cleveland can sign James to a longer, more lucrative deal, however.
Sidney Crosby spoils Team USA’s bid for Miracle on Ice II
Feb 28th
SUPERSTAR Sidney Crosby scored the winner in overtime as Canada won the Olympic title, beating the United States 3-2 in a thriller.
The Canadians became the first host nation to capture gold in 30 years.
Crosby got the winning goal 7:40 into the overtime period, taking a pass from Jarome Iginla and sliding a shot under the pads of US goaltender Ryan Miller.
Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry also scored goals for Canada who won their second gold in the past three Olympics.
Roberto Luongo was superb in goal, making 34 stops for Canada who became the first host to win an Olympic final since the US did in at Lake Placid in 1980.
Ryan Kesler and Zac Parise scored for the US who suffered their first loss of the tournament after five straight wins.
Canada had a 2-1 lead in the third and looked headed for victory but US clawed its way back as Parise scored with just 24 seconds left to send the game to overtime.
But there would be no Miracle on Ice II for Team USA as Team Canada clamped down in overtime to get the gold on Crosby’s game-winning shot.
Jimmie Johnson gets win after Jeff Gordon dominates Vegas
Feb 28th
Jeff Gordon dominated Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by leading 218 of the 267 laps. But it was Jimmie Johnson who won his second straight race by passing teammate Gordon with 16 laps to go.
Johnson took four tires and restarted fourth. When the race resumed he latched onto Gordon’s bumper and followed him for several laps before making the pass and pulling away for his 49th career victory and fourth at Las Vegas. The four-time defending series champion also won last week in California.
Gordon fell back to third after Kevin Harvick got by him to finish in the second spot.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup series moves on to Atlanta next week.
Tennessee Vols stun No. 2 Kentucky
Feb 28th
The 19th-ranked Volunteers withstood a furious rally by the supremely talented Wildcats and scored the final nine points for a 74-65 Southeastern Conference victory.
Kentucky erased a 19-point lead in less than 12 minutes, tying the score on a DeMarcus Cousins slam with 2:10 left. But the Wildcats (27-2, 12-2) didn’t score again, thanks to a series of turnovers and bad shots forced by the scrappy Vols (21-7, 9-5).
“They’re a good team — a great team, really — but they’re not unbeatable, especially in our house,” said UT senior wing J.P. Prince, who scored six of his game-high 20 points in the final 94 seconds. “We’ve been through a lot this year, but we’re still standing, and we can still beat anybody. And we just showed that.”
Tennessee won’t be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, but it has now beaten half the probable field of No. 1s. First it was Kansas, now it’s Kentucky. Both in Thompson-Boling Arena, both holding on late, both with the help of huge three-pointers from near the same spot on the court. Skylar McBee did the honors in the last minute against Kansas, Hopkinsville, Ky., native Scotty Hopson did it to the Wildcats.
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