Plenty of kids woke up Christmas morning and found a copy of the latest edition of the EA Sports college basketball game under their tree. “March Madness 08″ could turn out to be more than just a video game in some cases. Florida coach Billy Donovan is featured prominently in this edition, making it an interesting and unique recruiting tool if the right prospect decides to play.
Arizona couldn’t knock Memphis off its unbeaten perch. True, the ‘Cats were depleted, but the Tigers are legit, Jeff Goodman says.
“In much of society, golf means to investigate something you do not know or understand.”
(not said by) Neil Armstrong
Phil O’Donnell
MOTHERWELL, Scotland – Motherwell’s next two Scottish Premier League matches have been postponed following the death of captain Phil O’Donnell.
Motherwell was set to play Hibernian on Wednesday and Celtic next weekend but the games were called off Sunday, a day after the 35-year-old midfielder died after collapsing during a match.
Toronto Marlies
TORONTO – Jerome Samson, Keith Aucoin and Brandon Nolan each had a goal and two assists as the Albany River Rats defeated the Toronto Marlies 4-1 in American Hockey League action Sunday.
The 6,812 fans at Ricoh Coliseum saw the second regulation time loss for Toronto in the month of December. It ended the Marlies’ six-game win streak.
Go behind the scenes as running back Jacob Gutierrez mans the camera. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — SoonerSports.com handed off the camera to senior running back Jacob Gutierrez for a player’s perspective of the bowl experience.
Gute takes you behind the scenes at the team hotel including a trip inside the player hospitality suite here at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort. Oklahoma is making its ninth consecutive bowl game and sixth BCS appearance in the past eight seasons under head coach Bob Stoops.
Gutierrez was a second team All-Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2007. The senior from San Antonio plans to spend his 2008 spring semester in Chile as a foreign exchange student.
The OU Athletics Department and SoonerSports.com appreciate Gute taking the time to share a portion of his bowl experience with Sooner fans back home.
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Arizona was without standout freshman guard Jerryd Bayless Saturday when the Wildcats face No. 2 Memphis.
Bayless injured his right knee in a practice on Friday night after arriving in Memphis and Wildcats coach Kevin O’Neill told FOXSports.com that he will likely be out of action for the next week.
With Alexander Ovechkin’s 4-goal effort last night, we have two players in the NHL that are on pace to score 60 goals this season.
While we’ve had enough 50-goal scorers over the years, 60 seems to be a glass ceiling of sorts, as it’s been 12 years (Mario Lemieux) since that mark was achieved.
I always want to score more goals,” Ovechkin said, pausing as veteran center Michael Nylander walked into the locker room.
Steve Mason
Team Canada is going to continue their goalie rotation against Denmark on Monday and Steve Mason will get the start in net.
The 19-year-old Columbus Blue Jackets’ prospect last saw action on Thursday when he shutout Slovakia 2-0 in Canada’s second game of the tournament.