Sports by the numbers: 3/15/11
A. Isaac Guyism’s daily look at what’s hot in the world of sports.
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It wasn’t too long ago that many, including myself, wrote the Miami Heat off. After a devastating 5-game losing streak including several blown leads, it looked like the team, especially the Big Three had lost confidence. But magically, they’ve seemed to regain it the last few days beating the defending champ Los Angeles Lakers and then last night, absolutely manhandling the league leading San Antonio Spurs 110-80. It was the Heat’s best performance of the season by a long shot as they actually showed up to play defense. Who knows what this means in the long run, but for the here and now, a job well done by the South Beach boys.
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NBA referee Bill Spooner has been at his job for 22-years, so when somebody accused him of officiating dishonestly, he did the thing most Americans do when they’re pissed–he sued. An Associated Press reporter claimed he heard Spooner tell Minnesota Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis during a game that he would give him a make-up call later on in the game. The reporter tweeted this and now, Spooner is pissed saying he never said such a thing. It will be interesting to see where this goes and how official a tweet is in regards to a court proceeding.
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As we head into day 4 of the NFL lockout (and the first one since 1987), it’s turning more and more into a he said, he said argument between billionaires and millionaires. Leading the way for the players is New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday who both claim the owners never intended to get a last second deal done. “I think it was all a show, with no real intent to get a deal done, other than just to say they made a proposal — that was no different than anything else that they proposed over the last couple years, couple months, couple weeks”.
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At a luncheon full of Ohio State Buckeyes faithful, head coach Jim Tressel repeatedly apologized for the embarrassment the recent scandal has cost the university. But Tressel remained adamant that the goal of the program remains intact, whether there are sanctions or not. “I also apologize because I’m going to have some sanctions. But the mission doesn’t change. That’s the pledge I have to you. The mission I’ve always had is we make sure we help young people change their lives”.
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