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Free basketball in Blacksburg. 55-55 Pretty awkward final possession for the Cavs. Although it was a pretty good defensive effort by Tech.

Goaltend ties it UVA 55, Va. Tech 55 -- 34 seconds to go. Call under review, however.

Battle of the Commonwealth UVA 53, Va. Tech 53 1:25 to go

I got caught up in work (shame on me) and totally forgot about tonight's game. Then, I saw the final score. What in the name of Maryalyce Jeremiah happened!

Another coach. Another round of flirting with other jobs. Another enriched contract.

I don't know that I disagree with a lot of what Cal is saying. But at the same time -- call me a cynic -- I think he's a damn hypocrite for the way he's saying it. Cal doesn't care about players graduating. He doesn't care about players' mental health. He cares because the system -- for better or worse -- has leveled things out. His program is not necessarily a prime destination for transfers any longer. It's not necessarily the only one that can cut deals with players any longer. I agree that the system is out of control and some type of change is needed to reign things in a bit -- but let's not pretend that Cal's concern is because players might not graduate or might end up poor. His concern is because his program lost many of its advantages.

Brown sugar cinnamon not being a first-ballot choice is an absolute travesty! Cinnamon roll can't carry brown sugar cinnamon's jock strap!

After three quarters of very "meh" football, an offensive explosion with three TDs in the final 15 minutes of the Tom Allen Bowl. PSU now leads 22-10.

Who's gonna be the first to score a TD in the Tom Allen Bowl? Will anybody score a TD in the Tom Allen Bowl?

From Salt Lake City to Ann Arbor???

Hoosiers 75 Former Franimals 58

Need to amend the analyst's comment from "Heckuva screen over there" to "Heckuva illegal screen over there." Oy-vey ...

Battle of Seattle goes to ... Seattle. Redhawks 70, Washington 66

ARE -- along with the rest of us -- is loving this!

Kennesaw State scores on 82-yard TD pass. The comeback has begun! WMU 41, KSU 6

Hoosiers 88 Cougars 62

America's favorite talk show host/basketball coach is taking a break ... from his talk show. Maybe the 10-35 record was an indication this wasn't working. Still can't believe the Green Bay AD agreed to that in the fist place. https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/2001657473665486987?s=20

Not seeing a NASCAR thread, so posting here. A plane piloted by former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and with his family aboard crashed this morning in North Carolina. No survivors. I guess he piloted several helicopter flights to deliver aid and help for victims of Hurricane Helene a couple years ago. Sounds like he was a helluva man. Very tragic news. r

Such an irony that I see this story today (12/18). My mom, an IU grad and HUGE Hoosiers sports fan, passed three years ago this morning from cancer. Miss her every day. Keep fighting, Coach Rhet!

ODU's QB -- gave us trouble in our first game this season -- bailed on them after the regular season. Their backup just led them to a 24-10 win over South Florida in their bowl game. Carried 24 times for 107 yards. Took a helluva whack, too -- but came right back. Good for the Monarchs -- they're about 20 minutes from where I live.

America's reaction to Pavia's behavior Saturday night: "Oh, gnome you didn't!"

TMZ captured video of him going to an interview for an internship last summer.

ESPN has us at No. 6. Hoping this is a sign that we're working our way back toward being among the nation's elite teams.

AP National Coach of the Year -- back to back. https://apnews.com/article/ap-coach-of-year-indiana-cf177fc230d69e794bba129ecccd9267

I'm not qualified or smart enough to accurately judge Glass' tenure as AD. I think, though, that my biggest disappointment was how he handled things after he fired Kevin Wilson. When he trotted out Tom Allen during that presser, I thought for sure he was gonna say "And while we sort through things and determine what's next, Tom Allen will be our interim coach." Instead, he announced that he'd given him a six-year contract as the new permanent HC. No search. Nothing. Granted, Allen did go on to have a couple decent seasons -- but one of those was the bizarre COVID year, which turned out to be a real outlier. But IMO -- that's no way for a major university to make a major hire. You gotta do a national search. Fred always struck me as a guy willing to put his nose to the grindstone, but geez -- he sure took the path of least resistance in that case. I'll give him this, though -- he did hire Teri Moren. I was vehemently against that at the time (shows you what I know. LOL).