Jan 11
Why does LSU winning the national title really matter to the SEC? Will Virginia Tech ever play in another national title game? Will Missouri get to a BCS game next season? These questions and more in the latest ASK CFN.
By Pete Fiutak
Fire over your questions to me at pete@collegefootballnews.com. I might not be able to answer them all, but I promise they’re all read. Any e-mails sent to this address may be published or edited unless requested otherwise. (Please put ASK CFN in the subject line, and PLEASE keep the questions short … it makes my life easier.)
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Jan 11
Eleni Daniilidou
Hobart, Australia (Sports Network) – Greece’s Eleni Daniilidou captured the title at the Moorilla International tennis tournament on Friday without even lifting her racquet on Day 6.
The 25-year-old Daniilidou was scheduled to meet Vera Zvonareva in the hardcourt finale, but the second-seeded Russian pulled out, citing a left ankle injury. The unseeded Daniilidou claimed the first-place check of $25,650 and her fifth career singles title.
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Jan 11
Chris Guccione
Sydney, Australia (Sports Network) – Australian wild card Chris Guccione continued his wild ride to the final at the Medibank International tennis event on Friday.
Guccione, who sent sixth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt packing in the second round and downed fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals, doused Czech Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4 in the semifinals.
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Jan 11
Trevor Berbick
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A nephew of former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was sentenced Friday to life in prison for his murder.
Harold Berbick, 21, will be eligible for parole in 20 years. His accomplice, Kenton Gordon, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter.
Police said the two beat Trevor Berbick to death in October 2006 and left the 54-year-old’s body in a church courtyard.
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Jan 11
Jones admitted she used drugs on her way to three golds in Sydney
At the 2000 Olympics sprinter Marion Jones raced into the history books as the first woman to claim five medals in a single Games, three of them gold.
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Jan 11
At long last it has happened, Denis Hamlett is the new coach of the Chicago Fire. After getting passed over multiple times for the post, Hamlett has to prove that even a forced hirer can turn out to be a good thing. Any first time manager is going to have a difficult task in front of them, but under these circumstances, he’s got a hard year ahead of him. I wish him nothing but the best of luck.
Labels: Chicago Fire, Denis Hamlett, MLS
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Jan 11
ATLANTA — While the chances of Pete Carroll even agreeing to meet with the Atlanta Falcons about their head coach vacancy remain a long shot at best, dialogue between the Southern California coach and team officials still was ongoing Thursday, league sources told ESPN.com.
In fact, on Thursday, Carroll was still in contact with coaches who likely would be assistants on his staff if he was offered and accepted the job here.
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Jan 11
Jose Calderon
TORONTO – Jose Calderon isn’t considered the Toronto Raptors’ starting point guard, yet he’s playing as well as the best guards in the league and is on pace to set an NBA record for efficiency.
He wasn’t on the voters ballot for this season’s NBA all-star game but finds himself the topic of chatter about his possible selection to the Eastern Conference team.
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Jan 11
Isiah Thomas
NEW YORK – Isiah Thomas avoided an NBA suspension, even though the league said Thursday there was contact between the New York Knicks coach and the official who threw him out of a game.
The league ruled the contact wasn’t initiated by Thomas, but accidentally created by official Eric Lewis while he was ejecting Thomas from Wednesday night’s game against Houston.
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Jan 11
BAYERN Munich named former German national coach Juergen Klinsmann as the club’s new manager for next season.
"Former Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann will take over on July 1, 2008," said a statement on the club’s website.
Although current manager Ottmar Hitzfeld had already announced he was leaving the club at the end of the current season, the appointment of 43-year-old Klinsmann is a surprise.
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