But did Kobe call glass?
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Peggy Noonan speaks the truth
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In her column today about President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan, Peggy Noonan makes an important observation — neither pro-war nor anti-war, IMHO, but simply true: Here we should think about and emblazon on the national memory the biggest lesson of the uses of American power circa 2001-09. The minute American troops are committed anywhere in the world, there are, immediately,… Read more »
Zags’ cup half-full or half-empty?
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I didn’t get to watch last night’s Gonzaga-Wazzu game — I had a lengthy choir practice — which is a bummer, because Andy Katz calls it “one of the best games” of a “classic night of hoops.” The Zags won, 74-69, rallying from a 13-point second-half deficit to improve their record to 6-1 and defend their #17 AP / #16… Read more »
Boise should root for Oregon State tomorrow
Tomorrow night, Oregon hosts Oregon State in the annual “Civil War,” which is also the de facto Pac-10 championship game this year. The stakes could hardly be higher. The winner goes to the Rose Bowl to face Ohio State. The loser, if it’s Oregon, goes to the Holiday Bowl to face (probably) Nebraska, or, if it’s Oregon State, probably tumbles… Read more »
Cop killer shot, killed by Seattle officer
Maurice Clemmons, the “suspect” in Sundays execution of four Lakewood, WA police officers was shot and killed this morning by a Seattle policeman. Clemmons was found to be carrying a gun that had belonged to one of the slain officers. A number of people, including members of Clemmons family, are in police custody for allegedly aiding Clemmons in his attempts… Read more »
FSU’s Bowden to retire, says ESPN
According to this from ESPN, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden will announce his retirement tommorow, ending a storied career spanning four decades. Bowden will finish with 2 National Championships (1993 and 1999), 12 conference championships since joining the ACC in 1991, a bowl record of 21-10-1 (second all-time in bowl wins, behind Joe Paterno), and an overall record of 388–141–4… Read more »
Huckabee commuted 90+ year sentence of suspected cop killer
As a police manhunt continues for Maurice Clemmons, suspected in the execution of four Lakewood, WA police officers this weekend, Mike Huckabee is trying to dodge blame for his decision to commute the sentence of Clemmons while Governor of Arkansas in 2000. Huckabee called it a failure of the justice system. I call it a failure of the Governor. Clemmons… Read more »
It’s OK to fire bad coaches
On Facebook yesterday, one of my law-school classmates made an observation about Charlie Weis’s then-imminent departure that I suspect will be heard in certain corners the sports media this week, as Weis’s firing is used to advance the evergreen storyline of Notre Dame’s fall from grace. (The only story the sports media likes better than “Notre Dame’s fall from grace”… Read more »
Too many good teams, not enough playoff spots
SI’s Stewart Mandel says the problem with this college football season isn’t that there are “no dominant teams,” as many people have said. It’s that there are “too many dominant teams. Six of them, in fact.” The delineation couldn’t be clearer in this week’s BCS standings, which feature six undefeated teams (Florida, Alabama, Texas, TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State) …… Read more »
Fun with Facebook
Tee hee hee: Yep: I won another bet with Mike Tran, my “Irish Bruin” buddy from law school. If UCLA had won, I would’ve had to post a picture of myself in UCLA gear as my Facebook profile for a week. Instead, Mike has the distinct privilege and high honor of sporting cardinal & gold for three days. (I gave… Read more »