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Troy Hambrick:
Presumptive Cowboys starting RB gets the carries -- and the weighty expectations.
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The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
EMMITT. OUT.
Last year was one big Emmitt Smith love-fest.
When he's cut today from the Cowboys, as expected,
don't expect howls of protest from Dallas fans.
Everyone saw the same stat sheets, and it's Parcells'
team now anyway. Last year's "Thanks!" becomes this
year's "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" Players who
personify their franchises? Outdated and overrated.
Where Next?
Emmitt might not be a player to rebuild with,
but he is awfully appealing to repeat with:
Please, Emmitt, please: Sign with the
Bucs and tag-team with Michael "Who Needs a
Regular Season?" Pittman for 12-15 carries a game
each. To quiet the critics, improving "yards per
carry" will do a lot more than upping "total yards,"
which ain't happening anywhere.
He doesn't need the money: What would be more
of a finger in the face of critics than to flash his
tail lights en route to another Super Bowl ring?
Other NFL Cuts
Kordell Stewart: No surprise there. The
biggest question is which QB-desperate team (Arizona?
Baltimore? Carolina?) will sign him as a starter. The
next biggest question: What's the over/under on number
of games it will take his next team to become
frustrated enough to bench him (5).
KG's Turn
Kevin Garnett led Minny to its fifth straight
win last night, 11th in 12, and all that glare on Kobe has suddenly shifted to Da Kid, this week's
MVP front-runner. But it's all hollow -- stats, awards,
regular-season wins, even street cred -- when he
doesn't carry the T-Wolves out of first round of the playoffs.
Artest Watch
He's quirky, he's nutty ... he's Ron Artest, who
is so dysfunctional that he really deserves his own
reality-TV series.
Suspended from Indiana's sixth straight loss -- last
night in Boston -- for reportedly violating a
picture frame earlier this week, Artest probably
could have saved
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"MAKING THE CUT" EDITION |
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| CONVERSATION TOPICS THAT ARE IN PLAY: |
1. Tiger: No Els, but Tiger-Phil matchup still alive
2. Missouri: Topples No. 3 Oklahoma in must-win game
3. "Joe Millionaire 2": No! It can't be! But it's true |
| CONVERSATION TOPICS THAT ARE SO OVER: |
1. Stephen Davis: Never fit with Spurrier anyway
2. Byron Scott/Spree Feud: After Nets crush Knicks by 29
3. "Buffy": This season the last for Sarah Michelle Gellar |
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the reeling Pacers from the two-point
defeat. Incredibly, things must even be worse inside
than they look from here.
MLB HOF Shutout
The vet voters made me look terrible
yesterday, taking zero Hall candidates after I
predicted five.
Doesn't mean they are right, by the way; does
mean that they are a little more protective of "Hall
of Fame" exclusivity than expected.
Match Madness
So much for that highly anticipated dream duel
between Tiger and Ernie in the Match Play
Championships. No. 1-seeded Els got the boot from No.
16 Phil "Patriot League" Tataurangi -- but you would
have had that on your bracket if you read the
Quickie's "Bandwagon" yesterday.
Meanwhile: Mike Weir needed 8 OT (uh, 8 extra
holes) to beat Loren Roberts, the longest match in the
event's five-year history. That's not as impressive as
it sounds.
Bracketolo-gack!
Love the Match Play's NCAA Tourney-style
format. In its honor, here's a rundown of other
top-seeded players who got bounced, paired with a
high-seed
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college-hoops teams to pick to lose early in
your March bracket: Sergio (Kansas) ... Duval
(Syracuse) ... Goosen (Pitt)... Howell
(Illinois).
TD Comeback
An incentive-heavy contract is pending for
Terrell Davis, who wants back with the Broncos. But
why? He's like ninth on the RB depth chart, and don't
expect Shanahan to display idiot Martz-like blind
loyalty.
Around the Sehorn
Thinking about Jason Sehorn, I'm reminded of
the "Second Spitter" Seinfeld episode: "Nice
game, pretty boy!"
Angie ain't small-market: His head's on the
block, but he wants to stay with New York, certainly
at a pay cut and possibly as a safety. Cutting salary
is easy; teaching how to tackle is tough.
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Dwayne Rudd:
Was it the early-season, game-losing helmet-toss that got him cut from the Browns yesterday? Didn't help.
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Suspended for alcohol-related issues, Vin Baker slides
from laughingstock to just sad ...
Can anyone explain to me what the Bears' strategy is
at QB after cutting Jim Miller? ...
MJ is hobbled with a deep thigh bruise (just as long
as it's not the knee) ...
Somebody get me those sweet retro Bucks and Suns unis
the teams played in last night ...
G. Tech was pretty tough at home, but Duke walloped
the Wreck by 19 last night. File that away ...
Martha Burk's got company: Jesse Jackson's
Rainbow/PUSH org coming to Augusta, too ...
Tonight's NBA game to watch: Can the Pistons' great D
shut down Kobe? ...
Fred "Mister" Rogers passed away earlier this morning.
Along with a piece of many of our childhoods ...
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