Thus far in 2007, there haven't been any happenings in Appalachian sports. The women's basketball is scheduled to kick off the new year for Mountaineer athletics at Furman. Currently, they're 1-1 in the conference.
A couple of notable things in nationwide sports news: The QB for the Denver Broncos Darrent Williams was shot and killed last night while inside of a stretch Hummer limo.
Texas Tech just beat New Mexico, making Bob Knight the winningest coach in men's Div. I basketball with 880 wins. In all of the aftermath, there was a bunch of old people blowing smoke up each other's asses, a banner unrolled and Knight threw a chair across the court.
Okay, that last part didn't really happen. But the rest of it is accurate. In an annoyingly scratchy voice that made you want to clear his throat for him; Bob Knight began to give more kudos to everyone else than a rapper who's just been given a moon-man at the video-music awards. I've never heard Bob Knight give so many compliments (he talked about how the basketball hall of fame isn't complete without Dick Vitale's presence, how the nobody else ever has appreciated their athletic director as he appreciates his.)
But yes, pretty big deal, even though Tennessee's Pat Summit currently has 925 wins for Div. I women's basketball.
Also today, Michigan takes on USC in the Rose Bowl at 5pm.
Now, as a new year's present to my readers. One of my favorite commercials of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_1Hz9cAru8
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