Happy 30th birthday to Love. No, not that love. He's much older. This Love happens to have been given the real name Arsenio Sebastião Cabungula. A forward for Angola's Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto, Arsenio - because he has a very close relationship with his mother - was first called 'Amor' (Spanish for love) which was later translated into English. The name has stuck ever since.
3 hours, 46 minutes. 209 shots. 93 free throws attempted. 58 3-pointers attempted. 66 fouls committed. No technical fouls. No flagrant fouls. 244 points scored. 6 overtimes. These are the statistics associated with an epic game by any standards. The second longest game in Big East NCAA basketball history.
And I missed it thanks to the PDDS deployment. Oy!
Trivia of the week: Staying with the UCONN theme, I pose to you UCONN fans and to you NCAA basketball enthusiasts a question associated with a game that I remember all too well. Who threw the ball AND to whom was the ball thrown for 'The Shot' that elevated the Huskies to the Elite 8 for the first time in their history?
Mr. Julius Peterson the 31 year old linebacker formerly of the San Francisco 49ers and now also of the Seattle Seahawks has been traded to the Detroit LieDowns for lineman Cory Redding and a 5th round pick. Although an expensive commodity and a 31 year old, Peterson was the only Seahawk in the Pro Bowl last year, not to mention the fact that he rounded out a rather good linebacking corp with Hill and Tatupu. I'm certain the Seahawks will miss Mr. Peterson. And Detroit will have a quality linebacker.
Good luck to Mr. Andre Smith. After a rather appalling display at the NFL combine, Mr. Smith might want to consider his options for the future. The UFL. Returning to school to finish his degree. Or begging some NFL team to allow him to carry water to all of those who completely outplayed him.
I wrote last week about the World Baseball Classic. And I told you that there are approximately 24 national teams competing. In today's first game, for instance, Venezuela downed the Dutch 3-1. And in the second game, Puerto Rico lambasted the United States 11-1. Does anyone else see the issue here?
It begins November 19, 1493. Christopher Columbus arrives. He names the island San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist). The island later becomes known as Puerto Rico (rich port) and the capital is named San Juan. A Spanish colony. Fast forward approximately 405 years. It is July 25, 1898. The United States invades Puerto Rico in what can only be considered a staged war. 'Remember the Maine.' After that, the United States named Puerto Rico a commonwealth. It remains United States territory to this day.
Got the issue yet? 24 national teams. Puerto Rico defeats the United States. Really?
Congratulations to Mr. Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils who tied his childhood idol, Mr. Patrick Roy, with 551 wins this evening in his native Montreal. The 36 year old future hall of famer has played his entire career with the Devils. Although a true feat in this day and age, it's lessened by the fact that it's Jersey...
Can I ask a question about March Madness? Why is it that before the big dance, there are as many upsets as there are expected victories? Case in point: Mississippi State defeats LSU. Florida State beats UNC. Ohio State downs Michigan State. USC handles Arizona State. I don't get it.
Come one, come all to the freshman season for the Seattle Sounders Football Club. The third team to have had the Sounders name, they have already sold more season tickets than their destitute baseball neighbors at Safeco. I shall report out after attending my first game.
I leave you today without a specific question of the week as nothing I've recently read in the sporting world makes me particularly passionate or argumentative.
Trivia of the week: Staying with the UCONN theme, I pose to you UCONN fans and to you NCAA basketball enthusiasts a question associated with a game that I remember all too well. Who threw the ball AND to whom was the ball thrown for 'The Shot' that elevated the Huskies to the Elite 8 for the first time in their history?
Thrower: Scott Burrell; Throwee and Game Winning Shooter: Tate George
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