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Yesterday at 10:48 p.m.
Coach K addressed the status of Mason Plumlee, one of Duke's freshmen forwards and a starter heading into the regular season, after the team's win Saturday night over Radford.
Plumlee was declared out for an indefinite period of time with a broken left wrist just before the Devils' November 13 game against UNC-Greensboro.
The excerpt is from his postgame press conference with the media.
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Yesterday at 10:33 p.m.
As one of the greatest tennis players in the history of the sport, Roger Federer has conquered 140+ mph serves, numerous court surfaces, countless time zone changes, and a host of other physical and mental demands.
But, it appears the Swiss Maestro does, in fact, have trouble keeping at least one part of his body under control - the area of the brain that controls laughter.
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Yesterday at 10:23 p.m.
In case you missed it, check out the end of Saturday's Ole Miss win over LSU.
The Tigers seemed to be out of the contest, only to recover an onside kick and convert a 4th and 26 to keep their hopes of winning alive.
That's when Les Miles had the mother of all brain cramps - likely costing his team a chance at the victory.
Check it out...
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Yesterday at 6:59 p.m.
Check out what Knicks guard Nate Robinson did towards the end of the first quarter of this awesome NBA match-up. With .5 seconds left he just decides to fire the ball at the Nets hoop. The shot goes in, but it was slightly after the clock ran out. Robinson was conceding the play, but coach Mike D'Antoni really lashes into him for it. Nate, you should stick to slam dunk contests. I thought that was all he did anyway, who knew he was actually on a team?
I guess he figured NY basketball is so collectively bad right now he had to give the fans something to talk about.
Tags: Basketball
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Yesterday at 1:03 p.m.
Has it really reached this point? We're now asking coaches if they're interested in jobs that are not even open yet?
And yet, it's news when Tony Dungy tells USA Today he's not interested in the Notre Dame job, even if it does become available.
Can someone please put Charlie Weis out of his misery?
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Nov 20, 2009
From our "where are they now" files....
According to ESPN, the Buffalo Bills are considering former NC State offensive coordinator Marc Trestman for their head coaching vacancy.
Trestman is currently the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, and his boss there is taking the rumors seriously enough to speak about them on the record.
Just when we were getting accustomed to Jim Caldwell as an NFL head coach....
For his part, Trestman has no comment.
Trestman has been successful in Montreal -- he took the Alouettes to the Grey Cup finals last season -- but around here he's remembered for some very lackluster offenses at NC State. His 2006 team gained only 302 yards per game, State's lowest total in two decades.
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Nov 20, 2009
...Slide past the crease, swing your stick in the air, and knock the puck in past an unsuspecting goaltender - or something like that.
Steven Stamkos took resiliency to another level last night against the Ducks, when he scored the second goal on the night for the Lightning.
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Nov 20, 2009
...even if you're trying to do a nice thing.
Scott Niedermayer saw just how much the local fans wanted his game-used stick after a fight broke out when he tried to hand it to a little girl.
Niedermayer was taking a quick victory lap for being honored as one of the stars of the game, but fists started flying when he tried to toss it over the boards to his intended target.
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Nov 20, 2009
Henrik Andersen's hockey report card for the week:
"A+" for the goal, "F" for the celebration.
The real question is this: Does he have to pay for the board repairs?
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Nov 20, 2009
Beginning with a 17-7 loss to South Florida, the Seminoles lost three straight games and fell to a 2-4 record. Vegas insider Brandon Lang offers a reason for Florida State's poor performance.
A reported post-game scuffle on the plane between Chuck Amato and Jimbo Fisher was later denied by both parties. But, a conflict prior to the loss to USF about who would give the pre-game speech? Sounds like Chuck stuck his chest out a bit too far.
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| Todays Matchups | Station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Bobcats | FSN-CR | 5:00 pm |
| Upcoming Games | Station | Date |
| North Carolina Tar Heels at Boston College Eagles | ESPN 2 | Nov, 21 12:00 pm |
| Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes | ESPN U | Nov, 21 12:00 pm |
| N.C. State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies | ESPN U | Nov, 21 3:30 pm |
| UAB Blazers at East Carolina Pirates | MASN WITN | Nov, 21 3:30 pm |
| Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes | SunSports FSN-CAR | Nov, 21 7:00 pm |
| Nov 21 | North Carolina Tar Heels @ Boston College Eagles |  | 12:00 pm |
| Nov 21 | Duke Blue Devils @ Miami Hurricanes | | 12:00 pm |
| Nov 21 | N.C. State Wolfpack @ Virginia Tech Hokies | | 3:30 pm |