http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290760096
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jodie Meeks scored 19 points and Patrick Patterson added 16 as Kentucky got past UNLV 70-60 Tuesday night in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament, the first NIT appearance in three decades for a Wildcats team accustomed to bigger stages in March.
If there was lingering disappointment after the Wildcats snapped a 17-year streak of appearing in the NCAA tournament, it didn't show on the court.
Kentucky (21-13) scrambled for every loose ball, building a 20-point lead midway through the second half then weathering a late surge by UNLV (21-11) to advance to the next round against the winnner of Creighton and Bowling Green.
With Rupp Arena unavailable due to a scheduling conflict, Kentucky played a game at Memorial Coliseum for the first time since 1976.
Wink Adams led the Rebels with 14 points.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
UK to play in the NIT
And you know what, who cares? This team was a disgrace to Kentucky basketball.
NCAA Brackets a joke
How three Big East teams got a number one seed is a joke. None, and I repeat, none of the Big East teams will even make the Final Four. Memphis was robbed of a number one seed they deserved. The ACC will easily over power any Big East team that gets in their way - watch and learn!
Giants - NO Burress
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3987769
NEWARK, N.J. -- The New York Giants opened their voluntary offseason workouts on Monday, knowing that the next event to shape the team will happen at the end of the month when Plaxico Burress faces a court date on a felony gun charge.
Burress did not attend Monday's workouts, nor was he expected.
NFL.com Video
Commissioner Roger Goodell comments on disciplinary action for Plaxico Burress.
The Giants have stated for months that they will wait for the legal process to conclude before deciding what to do with the speedy receiver who caught the pass that won a Super Bowl more than 13 month ago.
Burress is due in court on March 31. If convicted of the felony charge, Burress faces a mandatory 3½ years in prison.
"I don't have anything further to add to where we are," coach Tom Coughlin said when asked about Burress, who accidentally shot himself in the right thigh in November at a New York nightclub and was suspended by the team for the final four games of last season. "You all know the legal process is forthcoming, and pretty much, that's where we are. I don't have anything new to report."
Coughlin refused to speculate on Burress' future.
"I wouldn't even go into that," he said. "As I always say, that kind of speculation is fruitless. I don't see any benefit in that."
Even if Burress is acquitted, the NFL could decide to suspend him or the Giants might decide that they have had enough of a talented player who has been fined dozens of times for various team violations.
Burress was suspended for a game early last season for missing a team meeting. He sat out the final four for conduct detrimental to the team.
Unfortunately for the Giants, they were 11-1 with Burress on the team and 1-4 in the final five, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC semifinal. Without Burress, the offense lost its only deep threat and became predictable.
Quarterback Eli Manning said Monday that he has reached out to Burress in the offseason.
"I've sent some texts and just tried to keep up with him and tell him I'm thinking about him," Manning said in a conference call. "In that situation there's a lot of waiting and seeing. I guess we'll find something out these next couple of weeks about what's going to happen."
The Giants opted to help their defense when free agency opened earlier this month, signing defensive linemen Chris Canty and Rocky Bernard and linebacker Michael Boley.
Manning wasn't surprised, noting a good defense gets the offense the ball in good field position and there is less pressure to score if the defense is playing well.
The 2008 Super Bowl MVP also felt the Giants already have some young players who can go deep with Mario Manningham, Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith.
"We'll see what happens the rest of the offseason and in the draft," Manning said. "Maybe we'll add another guy. Some of that is going to depend on Plaxico and what he's going to do. But I think some of these guys can make big plays for us and can catch the ball and give us some explosive plays in the passing game, as well as have that in the running game as well."
Manning was certain of one thing, the Giants weren't happy with the way they finished the season.
"We played so well during the regular season, so we had high expectations going into the playoffs. We felt we had a good shot at making a strong run. There was just disappointment after the season," he said.
Defensive end Justin Tuck believes the additions on the defensive line and the return of two-time Pro Bowler Osi Umenyiora, who missed last season with a knee injury, makes the Giants the team to beat.
"Obviously, it is good for our D-line because we were a pretty formidable group before these two signings and now I think it definitely puts us up there with the elite or close to the elite D-line in the country," Tuck said.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. -- The New York Giants opened their voluntary offseason workouts on Monday, knowing that the next event to shape the team will happen at the end of the month when Plaxico Burress faces a court date on a felony gun charge.
Burress did not attend Monday's workouts, nor was he expected.
NFL.com Video
Commissioner Roger Goodell comments on disciplinary action for Plaxico Burress.
The Giants have stated for months that they will wait for the legal process to conclude before deciding what to do with the speedy receiver who caught the pass that won a Super Bowl more than 13 month ago.
Burress is due in court on March 31. If convicted of the felony charge, Burress faces a mandatory 3½ years in prison.
"I don't have anything further to add to where we are," coach Tom Coughlin said when asked about Burress, who accidentally shot himself in the right thigh in November at a New York nightclub and was suspended by the team for the final four games of last season. "You all know the legal process is forthcoming, and pretty much, that's where we are. I don't have anything new to report."
Coughlin refused to speculate on Burress' future.
"I wouldn't even go into that," he said. "As I always say, that kind of speculation is fruitless. I don't see any benefit in that."
Even if Burress is acquitted, the NFL could decide to suspend him or the Giants might decide that they have had enough of a talented player who has been fined dozens of times for various team violations.
Burress was suspended for a game early last season for missing a team meeting. He sat out the final four for conduct detrimental to the team.
Unfortunately for the Giants, they were 11-1 with Burress on the team and 1-4 in the final five, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC semifinal. Without Burress, the offense lost its only deep threat and became predictable.
Quarterback Eli Manning said Monday that he has reached out to Burress in the offseason.
"I've sent some texts and just tried to keep up with him and tell him I'm thinking about him," Manning said in a conference call. "In that situation there's a lot of waiting and seeing. I guess we'll find something out these next couple of weeks about what's going to happen."
The Giants opted to help their defense when free agency opened earlier this month, signing defensive linemen Chris Canty and Rocky Bernard and linebacker Michael Boley.
Manning wasn't surprised, noting a good defense gets the offense the ball in good field position and there is less pressure to score if the defense is playing well.
The 2008 Super Bowl MVP also felt the Giants already have some young players who can go deep with Mario Manningham, Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith.
"We'll see what happens the rest of the offseason and in the draft," Manning said. "Maybe we'll add another guy. Some of that is going to depend on Plaxico and what he's going to do. But I think some of these guys can make big plays for us and can catch the ball and give us some explosive plays in the passing game, as well as have that in the running game as well."
Manning was certain of one thing, the Giants weren't happy with the way they finished the season.
"We played so well during the regular season, so we had high expectations going into the playoffs. We felt we had a good shot at making a strong run. There was just disappointment after the season," he said.
Defensive end Justin Tuck believes the additions on the defensive line and the return of two-time Pro Bowler Osi Umenyiora, who missed last season with a knee injury, makes the Giants the team to beat.
"Obviously, it is good for our D-line because we were a pretty formidable group before these two signings and now I think it definitely puts us up there with the elite or close to the elite D-line in the country," Tuck said.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
Culter still mad at Broncos
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2009/03/17/cutler_broncos_remain_at_odds/
The Pro Bowl quarterback was a no-show yesterday for coach Josh McDaniels's first team meeting and the start of the Broncos' offseason workouts, and if he gets his way, he'll never step foot in the team's training facility again.
"The Denver Broncos confirm that Jay Cutler has requested a trade," team spokesman Jim Saccomano told The Associated Press yesterday.
McDaniels declined interview requests after telling The Denver Post that he wanted to meet again with Cutler to try to resolve their differences before he considers a trade.
McDaniels briefly addressed his broiling quarterback controversy when he gathered his team as a group for the first time yesterday morning.
"He just addressed it and said, 'I'll take care of it,' " recounted defensive lineman Kenny Peterson.
Cutler is upset that the Broncos tried to trade him for New England quarterback Matt Cassel last month and what he considers McDaniels's misleading answers to his inquiries about those discussions.
So, he asked for a trade through his agent, Bus Cook, who engineered Brett Favre's departure from Green Bay last summer.
Cutler told ESPN he would attend every mandatory minicamp and training camp but would skip the offseason training program, which won't subject him to fines.
He will, however, miss out on a $100,000 bonus if he doesn't attend 90 percent of the workouts. Cutler is entering the fourth season of a six-year, $48 million contract he signed as a rookie.
Smith gets to work
DeMaurice Smith wasted no time as the new NFL Players Association executive director, spending his first day on the job getting a start on labor talks with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and uniting the union ranks following a divisive seven-month search.
Yesterday, less than 24 hours after he was elected, Smith had a brief phone conversation with Goodell and started putting together a transition team to assume the reins of North America's most powerful sports union as it approaches a critical juncture.
Smith, speaking on a conference call with reporters, said it was his intention to use his initial conversation with Goodell as "our first conversation of the collective bargaining agreement."
Probe continues
Police are awaiting a toxicology report before releasing details about their investigation of Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth, who hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley over the weekend. Police spokesman Juan Sanchez said that the routine blood work had not made it to the lab for testing yet. Sanchez said results are expected by the end of the week. Authorities said Stallworth was headed toward the beach Saturday morning when he hit 59-year-old Mario Reyes on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach. A videotape obtained by The Miami Herald shows Stallworth being given a sobriety test just feet from paramedics trying to revive Reyes . . . The Redskins have re-signed kicker Shaun Suisham. He went 26 for 36 (72 percent) on field-goal tries, the worst rate among NFL kickers with more than 10 attempts . . . The Jets have re-signed cornerback and special teams standout Ahmad Carroll. He tied Wallace Wright for first on the Jets with 26 special teams tackles last season . . . Unrestricted free agent tight end Jeb Putzier re-signed with the Broncos, the 16th free agent signed by Denver this offseason . . . The Packers matched an offer sheet from the Titans on restricted free agent cornerback Jarrett Bush. Bush has been with the Packers for three seasons, mostly in a backup role. He played in 16 games last season and finished second on the team with 17 special teams tackles.
The Pro Bowl quarterback was a no-show yesterday for coach Josh McDaniels's first team meeting and the start of the Broncos' offseason workouts, and if he gets his way, he'll never step foot in the team's training facility again.
"The Denver Broncos confirm that Jay Cutler has requested a trade," team spokesman Jim Saccomano told The Associated Press yesterday.
McDaniels declined interview requests after telling The Denver Post that he wanted to meet again with Cutler to try to resolve their differences before he considers a trade.
McDaniels briefly addressed his broiling quarterback controversy when he gathered his team as a group for the first time yesterday morning.
"He just addressed it and said, 'I'll take care of it,' " recounted defensive lineman Kenny Peterson.
Cutler is upset that the Broncos tried to trade him for New England quarterback Matt Cassel last month and what he considers McDaniels's misleading answers to his inquiries about those discussions.
So, he asked for a trade through his agent, Bus Cook, who engineered Brett Favre's departure from Green Bay last summer.
Cutler told ESPN he would attend every mandatory minicamp and training camp but would skip the offseason training program, which won't subject him to fines.
He will, however, miss out on a $100,000 bonus if he doesn't attend 90 percent of the workouts. Cutler is entering the fourth season of a six-year, $48 million contract he signed as a rookie.
Smith gets to work
DeMaurice Smith wasted no time as the new NFL Players Association executive director, spending his first day on the job getting a start on labor talks with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and uniting the union ranks following a divisive seven-month search.
Yesterday, less than 24 hours after he was elected, Smith had a brief phone conversation with Goodell and started putting together a transition team to assume the reins of North America's most powerful sports union as it approaches a critical juncture.
Smith, speaking on a conference call with reporters, said it was his intention to use his initial conversation with Goodell as "our first conversation of the collective bargaining agreement."
Probe continues
Police are awaiting a toxicology report before releasing details about their investigation of Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth, who hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley over the weekend. Police spokesman Juan Sanchez said that the routine blood work had not made it to the lab for testing yet. Sanchez said results are expected by the end of the week. Authorities said Stallworth was headed toward the beach Saturday morning when he hit 59-year-old Mario Reyes on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach. A videotape obtained by The Miami Herald shows Stallworth being given a sobriety test just feet from paramedics trying to revive Reyes . . . The Redskins have re-signed kicker Shaun Suisham. He went 26 for 36 (72 percent) on field-goal tries, the worst rate among NFL kickers with more than 10 attempts . . . The Jets have re-signed cornerback and special teams standout Ahmad Carroll. He tied Wallace Wright for first on the Jets with 26 special teams tackles last season . . . Unrestricted free agent tight end Jeb Putzier re-signed with the Broncos, the 16th free agent signed by Denver this offseason . . . The Packers matched an offer sheet from the Titans on restricted free agent cornerback Jarrett Bush. Bush has been with the Packers for three seasons, mostly in a backup role. He played in 16 games last season and finished second on the team with 17 special teams tackles.
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