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Ha Seung-jin:
South Korea's 7-foot-3 version of LeBron James will visit the U.S. next week to show off his moves and explore the '03 draft.
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The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
BIG. SHOT.
After hitting yet another buzzer-beating,
game-winning shot last night to lead the Lakers past
the Pacers, Robert Horry has me convinced:
If my team needed to make a single shot, I want him
to take it -- over any other player in the league.
Not MJ, not Kobe, not Reggie. Horry.
The killer part is that -- at best -- he's a third
option, which is why he's always open. But it's what
he does with that open look: the difference between
taking it and making it is a big reason why he
has a handful of rings.
How 'Bout Kobe
Last night, Bryant reached 10,000 career
points at a younger age than any player in history,
by a year. It's too easy to blindly project
Kobe will one day break the all-time scoring record;
instead, the blind projection is that Kobe wins more
rings than MJ.
NFL Free Agents
You can put new colors on the $20 bill (as the
U.S. is planning), but it's still just a 20. Jake
Plummer may be trading his Cardinal red for Bronco
orange, but he's still mercurial; Jake Delhomme may be
trading New Orleans pine for Carolina pine, but he's
still an unproven commodity -- and, ultimately, no
better than a backup.
But Rodney Peete: Now there's a QB you could
set your watch by. The 37-year-old signed a three-year
deal with the Panthers (Delhomme just two ... hmm).
Says here Peete will retain the starting job and run
the show, unless/until injury gets the better of him.
Georgia's Mess
Here's the disconnect: Georgia's
president says, "We will not tolerate violations of
NCAA rules." The embattled coach says, "Do we make
mistakes? Yeah. Will
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"ANYTHING BUT COLLEGE HOOPS" EDITION |
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| CONVERSATION TOPICS THAT ARE IN PLAY: |
1. Tomlinson/Boston: Best RB/WR punch in AFC
2. Ultimate grit: MJ gets 9 reb with injured back
3. 13-y.o. Freddy Adu: 1 G, 1 A in U-17 soccer debut |
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1. L'ville: Stone back, no help; Cards lose at DePaul
2. Spotty Olympic drug rules: New code affects uniformly
3. Harrick at UGA: But watch -- someone else will hire him |
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they find something minor?
Maybe." Reading between the quotes: Both players have
put their "outs" in place.
Conclusion: Like his son, Jim
Harrick's ouster is "when," not "if." Humiliated
Georgia officials should boot him now; otherwise,
this scandal will "Dawg" the program through the
NCAAs.
Bonnies: What Next?
Forget revoking St. Bonaventure's protesting
players' scholarships; the Atlantic 10 should
follow ex-Big East commish Dave Gavitt's advice and
boot the school from the league. The
administrators' failure here is much worse than the
kids'.
KG: MVP
Last night was typical Garnett: Ridiculous,
MVP-like performance (27 and 24) coupled with a close
loss (96-95 in OT) to a better team (Kings). KG won't
have to worry about facing Sacto in the playoffs,
though, because Minny, as usual, won't get that far.
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Wells Booed
Like the running joke from "Airplane" movies,
David Wells picked the wrong week to miss covering
first base on a routine grounder. Booed by fans for
it, Wells can look forward to a season of scrutiny of
every ... little ... thing.
Klitsch Value
Wladimir Klitschko called out Roy Jones,
saying RJ has "no chance" against "a really big
heavyweight." Smart move: Wladdy needs the pub; Jones
needs to beat a good heavy to earn respect.
Better move: Spice up boxing with a tag-team
match -- The Klitchko Bros. vs. Jones and Lennox
Lewis, who is avoiding Wlad's sibling.
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North Carolina
Dangerously close to sub-.500 finish: 15-14 after L to Wake. Duke next (L), then ACC Tourney (L). Then: Calls for Doherty's job.
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When Toronto ends up in the Cup finals, they can look
back on trading for Owen Nolan as the key ...
Congrats to consistently underrated Wisconsin, which
won its first outright Big Ten hoops title since
'47 ...
No Tiger, no problem: Watching Els in Dubai ...
Is there a Quickie jinx? Celebrated yesterday, Sonics
un-streaked in Utah last night ...
Half-Baked Idea: Emmitt Smith on the Cardinals would
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Nelly knows crossover marketing: The hit rapper bought
into NASCAR's truck series ...
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