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      Couch Potato Alert (12/1)

      December 1, 2006 /

      It’s conference championship weekend, so there are four Top 25 matchups in college football, including the BE College Game of the Week – Florida/Arkansas. The NFL schedule is light on quality matchups, but the BE NFL Game of the Week – Giants/Cowboys – and the Seahawks/Broncos tilt are very important games. College basketball is in full swing, and if you aren’t paying attention, you’re missing some great games. There are three Top 25 matchups on Saturday, including the Gonzaga/Texas battle on ESPN. It should be a good weekend for sports.

      College Football
      Sat, 1 PM: (16) Wake Forest vs. (23) Georgia Tech – ABC
      Sat, 4:30 PM: (2) USC @ UCLA – ABC
      Sat, 6 PM: (8) Arkansas vs. (4) Florida – CBS
      Sat, 7:45 PM: (13) Rutgers @ (15) West Virginia – ESPN
      Sat, 8 PM: (19) Nebraska vs. (8) Oklahoma – ABC

      NFL
      Sun, 4:15 PM: Dallas @ NY Giants – FOX
      Sun, 8:15 PM: Seattle @ Denver – NBC
      Mon, 8:30 PM: Carolina @ Philadelphia – ESPN

      College Hoops
      Sat, 12 PM: Kentucky @ (6) North Carolina – CBS
      Sat, 3 PM: (21) Gonzaga vs. (25) Texas – ESPN
      Sat, 5:15 PM: Illinois vs. (16) Arizona – ESPN
      Sat, 7 PM: (23) Georgetown @ (10) Duke – ESPN2
      Sat, 7 PM: (22) Wichita State @ (14) Syracuse – local
      Sun, 9 PM: (20) Nevada vs. California – local

      NBA
      Fri, 8:30 PM: Sacramento @ Dallas – ESPN
      Sat, 8 PM: Sacramento @ San Antonio – NBA TV
      Sat, 8:30 PM: Cleveland @ Houston – local
      Sat, 10:30 PM: LA Lakers @ LA Clippers – local
      Sun, 9:30 PM: Orlando @ LA Clippers – local

      Boxing
      Sat, 9 PM: Miguel Cotto vs. Carlos Quintana – SHOW
      Sat, 9:45 PM: Winky Wright vs. Ike Quartey – HBO

      College Basketball, College Football, NBA, NFL, Television

      NBA: Eye on the scoreboard

      December 1, 2006 /

      Just two games on the schedule Thursday night, but they were both good matchups. The Pistons beat the Heat, 87-85, behind 24 points from Rip Hamilton. D-Wade had an awful night shooting (5-23), but finished with 21 points, eight assists and five boards. Miami falls to 6-9 while the Pistons move into first place in the Central with a 10-5 record.

      In the other game, Kobe dropped 52 in the Lakers’ 132-102 rout of the Jazz. He shot 19-26 from the field and tied his own Laker record of 30 points in the third quarter. Carlos Boozer went for 26/7, but the Jazz just looked tired. It was the team’s fourth game in five days.

      NBA

      NBA: Eye on the scoreboard

      November 30, 2006 /

      The Jazz shrugged off a two-game losing streak and bounced back against the Spurs, 83-75. Carlos Boozer once again dominated the glass, posting 23 points and 16 rebounds in the win. (That sound you hear is the fans in Cleveland collectively banging their heads against the wall.) Sophomore standout Deron Williams added 15 points and nine assists. Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 21 points and 10 rebounds. San Antonio played without Manu Ginobili, who missed the game with a sore back.

      The Cavs lost to the Knicks at home, 101-98. (Ugh.) New York shot 53% from the field behind 27 points from Quentin Richardson and 24 points from Eddy Curry. LeBron went for 27/7/6, but it wasn’t enough to carry his team to the win. This team needs Larry Hughes back…now.

      Amare Stoudemire had his third straight double-double in the Suns’ 102-91 win over the Rockets. It looks like he’s finally rounding into game shape.

      NBA

      #6 UNC topples #1 OSU

      November 30, 2006 /

      #1 ranked Ohio State jumped out to an early lead, but the Tar Heels fought back and took control in the second half, finally putting the Buckeyes away, 98-89. The game was part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, which pits teams from the two conferences against one another.

      OSU was without 7’1″ freshman phenom Greg Oden, who should be ready to play in a few weeks. During the game, there were several shots of him sitting on the Buckeye bench, and I have to say that for an 18 year-old, he looks like he’s about 30. Regardless, when the team works him into the lineup, they are going to be tough to beat.

      College Basketball

      Fantasy Football: The Pregame, Week 13

      November 29, 2006 /

      Each week in the Pregame, I’ll provide a few players to start and a few to bench. These recommendations are based on that player’s strength of schedule (SOS) for that particular week or that player’s specific situation.

      I’m a strong advocate of always starting your studs, so I won’t be telling you about LaDainian Tomlinson’s tough matchup or how Peyton Manning and company will light it up against a bad defense. Anyone can make those calls. I’ll be discussing marginal fantasy starters – guys that can start for you, but only under certain circumstances.

      START

      Several fringe QBs have nice matchups this week. You could do worse than BEN ROETHLISBERGER, JASON CAMPBELL and STEVE MCNAIR this week…With a matchup against the 49ers, his is a good week to start DEUCE MCALLISTER and REGGIE BUSH. JOSEPH ADDAI is a must-start with his recent performance and a nice matchup against the Titans this week…Look for MUHSIN MUHAMMAD and BERNARD BERRIAN to have productive games against the Vikings, who have had trouble defending the pass. Weather is always an issue in Chicago this time of year, so keep an eye on the forecast.

      BENCH

      JON KITNA, DAVID CARR, JAKE DELHOMME, BRAD JOHNSON and JOEY HARRINGTON all have poor matchups this week and should be avoided if possible…THOMAS JONES, RUDI JOHNSON, FRED TAYLOR and KEVIN JONES face good defenses this week, so choose wisely. It’s tough to bench these guys (especially RJ and KJ), but if you have a good option available, it might be a good idea…KEYSHAWN JOHNSON and CHRIS CHAMBERS have pretty tough matchups this week, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to bench them if you have another decent option.

      INJURY UPDATE (THURSDAY GAME)

      With the season-ending injury to Chris Perry, Kenny Watson takes over as Rudi Johnson’s primary backup…Jamal Lewis is questionable after missing part of Wednesday’s practice, but is still expected to start. Todd Heap also missed part of practice Wednesday and his status for Thursday is considered a “game-time decision.”

      Check back Saturday for a complete injury update. Meanwhile, feel free to post a question on our Fantasy Q & A.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

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