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Blind Items
1) Which southern college football power has had a coach in waiting on the staff for years but keeps it under wraps?
2) Which former SEC football coach wasn’t forced out as has been reported? A clause in his contract allowed him to receive his full buyout when a booster contacted another coach about replacing him [...]
Required Reading
Local:
Layla Kiffin… not the only hot coach’s wife in town. [Prep Xtra]
Algae Crumpler cutting a rug. [Tennessean]
Regional:
Who’s the team to beat in the East. [Orlando Sentinel]
Vick will face the Falcons on Dec. 6. [AJC]
What if Pitino was recruiting your kid? [St. Pete Times]
Round Them Interwebs
Smoltz and Glavine’s demise signals the end of a sports era. [Lawn Chair Boys]
Which version of Madden 10 is the best. [Deadspin]
New Mexico State football goes all AYSO on its fans. [Sports By Brooks]
NFL players waiting to break out. [Sparty]
Predicting Ole Miss’s season game-by-game. [SEC Rivals]
All of the colostomy bags in the world not named [...]
Who Does Number 2 Work For?
ESPN says to take Michael Turner. Then bemoans the curse of 370. CBS Sports says that MJD’s the guy. Do you roll the dice on Stephen Jackson? Was Matt Forte a 1 year wonder? The big question facing fantasy football fans as they prepare to draft is who to take after Adrian Peterson.
Required Reading
Local:
Sold out NASCAR event, does this mean the end of the recession? [Knox News]
Nashville hoping to hold World Cup match in 2018 or 2022. [Tennessean]
Regional:
Madden 2010 is the best video game ever. [Charlotte Observer]
Required Reading
Local:
Amber Grey wants to play hoops again. [Go Vols Xtra]
5 things we know about the Titans. [Tennessean]
Robert Dozier’s gonna skip the NBA to play in Europe. [Commercial Appeal]
Back from Vacation
It’s on.
Knox and Bonds: The HKS Market Watch
1) Rashard Lewis tested for elevated levels of testosterone because of an over-the-counter-supplement.
Jamey: Sell. I have reached a point where I don’t believe any athlete’s excuse for taking PEDs. I give him credit for taking it like a man and talking about it right away, but the NBA and NFL get a free pass [...]
UFC 101 is Going to be Sick
Am I the one guy that is cheering against BJ Penn tonight? Prediction: Kenny Florian upsets the 155lbs Penn because Penn is ready to be upset. Everybody likes Penn, but he is ready to be upset. UFC 101 should be sick tonight and I predict a bad loss for Penn. Another big fight is Anderson [...]
Rashard Lewis Suspended for Steroids
Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis will be suspended for the first 10 games of next season after he tested positive for a testosterone-producing steroid. Lewis was taking nutritional suppliments towards the end of last season that contained a substance (DHEA) that is banned by the NBA. [Orlando Sentinel] Is this a sign of things to [...]