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Don’t call it a blowout. Actually, go ahead and call it a blowout.


With the college bowl season in full swing, the NFL playoff picture crystallizing and the beginnings of new NCAA, NBA and NHL seasons underway, it’s pretty easy to overlook women’s basketball. But there is no overlooking a 119-point victory! Yup, Wayne State pounded Temple Baptist College 132-13, coming up just three points short of snapping the record set in 2001 when West Texas A&M defeated National Christian 155-33.

How bad were the Rams?

Well, they committed 54 turnovers, which led to 92 Wayne State points. They allowed Wayne to score the game’s first 38 points and gave up 58 field goals, four short of the NCAA record Norfolk State scored in 1990 against Fayetteville State.

Wayne State dressed 10 players for the game. The starters played 19 minutes each, and the subs each played 21.

“We didn’t press, which we usually do, and we didn’t play man-to-man, which we usually do, so we changed some things,” Bradley said. “My starters played the game with a lot of class. They didn’t try showboating and didn’t try to embarrass them.

We’ll admit that when a team commits 54 turnovers, they are pretty much embarrassing themselves, but, c’mon coach, we’re talking a triple-digit victory against a team that dressed just five players. In our book, that’s the definition of embarrassing somebody.

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[Freep.com]: BLOWOUT! How Wayne State basketball won game by 119 points

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Bob Knight hates impolite people

We’re sure you’ve seen the clips of Bob Knight going Bob Knight on his neighbor, but have you seen the entire drawn out video? These guys are arguing like a couple of school boys and they go on for nearly nine stinkin’ minutes.

But don’t get us wrong, there’s plenty of entertainment value in the uncut edition. Pay special attention around the 5:15 mark.

We love how this guy is so worked up that he’s still ranting and raving at Knight even after he’s back inside his house. Thank goodness the audio was working on his camcorder because if it wasn’t for the undeniable voice of Knight, nobody would know who the heck that was. Dude, you better have asked Santa for a new camera.

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Fresno State Bulldogs Bullies


Being a Fresno State basketball player is a pretty sweet gig. You get to be a `student athlete’ *wink wink*, lots of good food, you get to travel, play ball and, apparently, you get to get to rob the disabled with no repercussions from the team.

Fresno State basketball player Rekalin Sims will be arraigned on two felony charges in Fresno County Superior Court on Nov. 28, according to court documents.

Sims was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and second-degree robbery Tuesday after being arrested early Sunday morning in connection with the robbery of a 29-year-old disabled man.

According to police, a man — whose name was withheld — was walking on Bulldog Lane at 1:25 a.m. Sunday toward Ninth Street when an SUV driven by Sims with two other men and a woman pulled up next to him. At least one of the men got out of the car, beat the man, and took his cash and iPod.

Police caught up to the SUV several minutes later at Cedar and Shaw avenues.

Sims, who was reinstated to the team Tuesday after serving a suspension for falling behind academically, practiced Tuesday and Wednesday.

Beat up a disabled dude for his iPod?? That’s pretty low, but letting a failing potential felon continue to practice with your squad, well, that’s just stupid. But, then again, there’s no way he could be involved with all this mess. After all, if you’d just take a look at his Fresno State bio page then you’d clearly see his “hobbies include video games, hanging out with friends and shopping.”

See, shopping, not jacking the handicapped.

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[FresnoBee.com]: Felony charges filed against `Dogs basketball player

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Bluegrass nation is mourning


There must be something in the water being supplied to college campuses across the country. There’s no other way to explain the insaneness that we’ve all experienced since the first pigskin went sailing through the sky back in October. But luckily for us; it doesn’t look like the fun is stopping with an upset-filled BCS race. Nope, this craziness could be on pace to go deep into March. That is if the crushing of Kentucky by Gardner-Webb is any indication.

Two games into the Billy Gillespie era of Wildcat hoops and he’s already looking for a rock to crawl under. The coach was blunt, summing up the night by simply saying “We just got our tails whipped.” Of course, that’s like saying that Apollo Creed got his tail whipped by Ivan Drago. Don’t sell your program short, coach.

But to be fair, Gillespie didn’t make any excuses for his team after the game.

It was a great exhibition of basketball by Gardner-Webb,” Gillispie said. “They just came into our place and I thought they whipped us in every phase of the game. The box score was not indicative of how bad they beat us.

Kentucky never led during the 84-68 thrashing as the Runnin’ Bulldogs raced out to a 14-0 advantage. In fact, the Wildcats never got any closer than seven points for the remainder of the game. Everybody might be harping on Michigan for their early season fumble against Appalachian State or USC for falling to a 41-point dog in Stanford, but at least you know those are universities. After we first saw the headline – Gardner-Webb Shocks Kentucky – we thought that the Wildcats had been rolled up by a law firm.

A lot of people will think this is a misprint, but I hope not,” Gardner-Webb coach Rick Scruggs said. “I hope they get to see it and can enjoy it. It’s going to take a few days to settle in.

It might take a few days to settle in, but it shouldn’t take nearly that long for Boiling Springs, N.C., to declare November 7th as “Rick Scruggs Day”.

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[Associate Press]: Gardner-Webb Stuns No. 20 Kentucky
[Local10.com]: Gardner-Webb Shocks Kentucky

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John Calipari is not happy after Tigers get thrown in the slammer

A pair of Memphis basketballers got arrested early Sunday morning outside of a nightclub for disorderly conduct and inciting a riot after officers responded to a disturbance at 3:36 a.m. Sophomore Shawn Taggart and freshman Jeff Robinson were accused by club security of starting the incident, but police seemed to disagree. Regardless, the two made some serious no-nos when they started getting unruly with the boys in blue.

Taggart, 22, then began yelling obscenities, “causing the large crowd to get further agitated and (they) began closing in on officers, trying to pull (the) defendant away from officers, while yelling obscenities, causing the officers to fear for their safety,” according to the report.

Robinson, 19, approached a police officer with his fists balled, acting aggressively, ignoring police commands and yelling obscenities, according to the police account.

Both players were released on bond and were scheduled to appear 9 a.m. Tuesday in Shelby County Criminal Court.

Needless to say, it didn’t take long for the earth around Memphis to start quaking and Mount Calipari to erupt.

I’m not happy,” he said. “I know they’re going to screw up. They’re young kids, and they’re going to do dumb things, like my own children.

“But how many times have I said, nothing good happens in a club after midnight? We’ll deal with this; a lot of it
will be in-house. Some of it’s not going to be,” Calipari said.

“I’m furious, to be honest,” Calipari said. “I want the city to know this: They’re not to be in any clubs. None. I’ve asked the players, if anybody here doesn’t think they can live with that, I need them to come and see me so we’ll help them transfer.

Don’t worry, we’re just like the rest of you out there and there is absolutely no way we could touch on a John Calipari rant without reliving one of the single greatest sound bytes in NBA, nay, sports history. We wish we had the video to show you, but you’re just going to have to use your imagination.

Larry Bird’s not walking through that door, fans. Kevin McHale is not walking through that door, and Robert Parish is not walking through that door. And if you expect them to walk through that door, they’re going to be gray and old…. And all the negativity that’s in this town sucks. I’ve been around when Jim Rice was booed. I’ve been around when Carl Yastrzemski was booed. And it stinks. It makes the greatest town, greatest city in the world, lousy.

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[SI.com]: Two Memphis players arrested

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To prove she’s not a nappy headed ho, Rutgers player wants cash


Kia Vaughn is suing Don Imus, CBS Radio, CBS Corp, and possibly anyone with money because Imus called her a nappy headed ho on the radio. Just when you thought lawsuits couldn’t get more ridiculous in this country and just when you thought the stupid Don Imus thing was finally dead, here comes the cash grab. Frankly, we’re suprised it took this long.

According to the lawsuit and her scumbag lawyer, the comments caused Vaughn to be humiliated, embarrassed and publicly mocked. So much so in fact that the “full effect of the damage remains to be seen.” (Translation: settle with us out of court before we ask for more money.)


This is about Kia Vaughn’s good name,” Ancowitz said. “She would do anything to return to her life as a student and respected basketball player — a more simple life before Imus opened his mouth on April 4.

Wait… what? Who the fuck is Kia Vaughn? Before she filed this lawsuit, we don’t think anyone outside of her dorm knew who she was. Now her reputation is ruined? Listen, ho(ney), you’ve done more to damage your “good name” by filing this lawsuit than anything that idiot Imus said. You think people are saying to her as she’s walking down a street, “hey, you’re that nappy headed ho!”? No. Nobody could pick her out of a lineup even if they put her next to five midgets.

But hey, listen, we understand, the WNBA only pays about $35k a year.

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[Yahoo]: Rutgers basketball player sues Imus and CBS Radio, alleging defamation of character

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Assault charges get Missouri basketball player tossed off the team


Kalen Grimes is the center for the University of Missouri basketball team and it turns out he’s a street fighter as well. Unfortunately, the second talent will get you kicked off the team and get you arrested, which is exactly what happened to Grimes after he was involved in an assault on Saturday night.

Grimes went to the parking lot of a Dairy Queen around 3:00 a.m. when a friend of his got into an altercation with some people. After arriving, Grimes and his brother drove to where the incident was happening and the 21-year-old baller got out of the car and cocked a shotgun several times before he eventually stuck a man in the face with the butt of the gun. Before the fight concluded, Grimes’ brother, Michael, was hit in the head with a tire wrench. After leaving the scene, Grimes was pulled over and arrested on a second-degree felony assault charge. Cops also found a loaded gun .40-caliber gun in his car during the arrest.

Grimes’ actions come on the heels of a recently instituted zero-tolerance policy for the team after forward DeMarre Carroll got shot last week. So, it was probably not the best time for Grimes to be out and about at three in the morning; not to mention carrying guns and beating people up. We know that things must get dull in Missouri on a Saturday night, but what ever happened to, say, sleeping at three in the morning? If nothing good ever happens at 2:00 a.m., you better believe that there is absolutely nothing but trouble when the clock strikes three.

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[STLToday.com]: Grimes is charged with felony assault

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Billy Donovan sucks, but not as bad as these guys


Minor league baseball is notorious for having absolutely gosh awful promotions. Take the retarded gimmickry of the Portland Beavers a while back. Bob L. Head night?! Talk about grasping at straws! Oh, but Portland is not the first, nor the last, to literally scrape the bottom of the creative barrel when it comes to putting asses in the seats. The latest perpetrator of pitiful promotions comes to us from the sunny state of Florida.

The marketing geniuses with the Single-A Fort Myers Miracle came up with the timely idea of having “Billy Donovan Night” after the Gators Magic Gators coach tarnished his legacy and broke the hearts of millions of Orlando fans. So, how exactly to you pay homage to a man who’s know as a lying, backstabbing, two faced, weasely little bastard? Why you make fun of him in some of the most ridiculous fashions possible of course.

All ticket issues will be up for negotiation during the first three innings with a power hungry local attorney serving as the final say in all matters. Everything from ticket price to seat location is up for debate during the brief period of 18 outs.

If it’s a Yankee fan, I’m going to tell them to go take their seat and sit there for the whole nine innings,” (Michael) Hornung said. “I have free reign. I’m judge and jury.

If having a period of negotiation isn’t a feeble enough attempt at humor for you, just wait til you hear about the other cheap shots the Miracle have in store for “Billy Donovan Night.” First, they are going to have a local loser named Billy Donovan throw out the first pitch. Next, waffles will be served to the crowd to commemorate Donovan’s “waffling” behavior. And if that still isn’t stupid enough for you then just stick around until the complimentary hair gel is handed out to poke fun at Billy’s hairdo.

Damn, and we thought this guy made the minor league look ridiculous! The only way this idea could possibly be a success in our eyes is if they hold the game at Rolling Rock Park.

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[SI.com]: Minor-league promotion parodies Billy Donovan

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Ashley Judd officially has the brains to go with the beauty


After following in the footsteps of so many young ballers and deciding to turn pro early, one of our favorite college basketball fans is finally the owner of a bachelor’s degree in French. Willdcat super babe Ashley Judd had the opportunity to cross the stage on Sunday (it’s unclear if she actually did or not) with 4,000 other students after completing the one class she never finished before bolting for the big screen in 1990.

Confidentiality laws prevent the university from releasing how exactly Judd received her degree, most likely it was via correspondence, but can you imagine being some pimple faced freshman and having this bombshell walk into class and ask you “Is this seat taken?” We’re guessing that most would be reduced to grunts and head shaking.

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[Kentucky.com]: Ashley Judd graduates from the University of Kentucky

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Top 10 Most Gruesome sports injuries: #3 Allan Ray

[Sportscolumn is running down the ten most gruesome sports injuries. Here’s #3]

During the 2006 Big East tournament, everyone in the arena and everyone at home were ready to see Villanova and Pittsburgh get it on inside Madison Square Garden. But what nobody saw coming was one of the nastiest and oddest injuries ever caught on camera.

During the beginning of the second half of the game, Nova’s Allan Ray and Pitt’s Carl Krauser both went after a loose ball and as Krauser reached out he appeared to have inadvertently poked Ray’s eyeball out of his skull. Ray lost vision in his eye briefly but would quickly bounce back from the stomach turning injury to play in the team’s opening game of the NCAA Tournament.

Turns out that the injury wasn’t nearly as bad as it appeared on TV, or in person for that matter, as doctors revealed that the eye had not been dislodged from its socket, but, instead the eyelid had been pushed behind the eyeball which gave the appearance that it had popped out. The diagnosis was simply a soft-tissue injury.

Still, while it turned out to be a minor ordeal, to the millions who were watching that game live, it was just like watching a scene from a Warner Bros. cartoon come to life. Only this scene made them want to puke.

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