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Couch Potato Alert (12/8)

December 8, 2006 / John Paulsen

There are several good matchups in the NFL this weekend, highlighted by the Cowboys/Saints tilt (the BE Game of the Week) brought to us by flex scheduling. That begs the question – why doesn’t the NBA adopt flex scheduling? I’d much rather see the Clippers/Spurs game than the Wizards/Sixers tonight.

If you need a college football fix, the Division I semifinals are today and tomorrow on ESPN2 and ESPN, respectively. Yeah, they actually have a playoff system in Division I football. Pretty weird, eh?

In college hoops, there are three Top 25 matchups, but the biggest game features #6 Texas A&M against #1 UCLA in the John Wooden Classic in Anaheim, CA. Unbelievably, the other game of the Classic (USC/George Washington) will be broadcast in HD, but the UCLA/A&M game will not. Get your act together, CBS!

All times ET.

NFL
Sun, 1 PM: NY Giants @ Carolina – FOX
Sun, 1 PM: Indianapolis @ Jacksonville – CBS
Sun, 1 PM: Baltimore @ Kansas City – CBS
Sun, 4:15 PM: Denver @ San Diego – CBS
Sun, 8:15 PM: New Orleans @ Dallas – NBC
Mon, 8:30 PM: Chicago @ St. Louis – ESPN

College Football
Fri, 7:30 PM: Massachusetts vs. Montana – ESPN2
Sat, 4 PM: Youngstown St vs. Appalachian St. – ESPN

College Basketball
Sat, 12 PM: George Mason @ (9) Duke – ESPN
Sat, 2 PM: (12) Wisconsin @ (20) Marquette – ESPN
Sat, 2:30 PM: (6) Texas A&M vs. (1) UCLA – CBS
Sat, 11 PM: (8) Washington @ (18) Gonzaga – local
Sun, 8 PM: (11) LSU @ Texas – ESPN

NBA
Fri, 7 PM: Detroit @ Orlando – local
Fri, 8 PM: Washington @ Philadelphia – ESPN
Fri, 8 PM: LA Clippers @ San Antonio – local
Fri, 10:30 PM: Miami @ Denver – ESPN
Sat, 8:30 PM: Denver @ Dallas – NBA TV
Sat, 9:30 PM: San Antonio @ LA Lakers – NBA TV

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Couch Potato Alert (12/4)

December 4, 2006 / John Paulsen

Tuesday night is a good one for college hoops with the Jimmy V Classic and the Texas A&M/LSU battle. On Thursday, the Detroit/Dallas tilt is the highlight of the week’s NBA action.

College Basketball
Mon, 9 PM: USC @ (13) Kansas – ESPN2
Tues, 7 PM: (24) Oklahoma St. vs. (21) Syracuse – ESPN
Tues, 9 PM: (6) Texas A&M @ (11) LSU – ESPN Full Court
Tues, 9:30 PM: (15) Arizona vs. Louisville – ESPN
Wed, 9 PM: (17) Memphis @ Tennessee – ESPN2
Thurs, 9 PM: (5) Alabama @ Notre Dame – ESPN

NFL
Mon, 8:30 PM: Carolina @ Philadelphia – ESPN
Thurs, 8 PM: Cleveland @ Pittsburgh – NFL Network

NBA
Mon, 7 PM: Dallas @ Washington – NBA TV
Tues, 8:30 PM: Golden State @ Houston – local
Tues, 9 PM: Sacramento @ Phoenix – local
Wed, 9 PM: Philadelphia @ Chicago – ESPN
Thurs, 8 PM: Detroit @ Dallas – TNT
Thurs, 10:30 PM: Miami @ Sacramento – TNT

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College Hoops: Eye on the scoreboard

December 3, 2006 / John Paulsen

College football ruled the day, but there were some good games in college hoops as well…

Kentucky 63 @ (6) North Carolina 75
(21) Gonzaga 87 vs. (25) Texas 77
Illinois 72 vs. (16) Arizona 84
(23) Georgetown 52 @ (10) Duke 61
(22) Wichita State 64 @ (14) Syracuse 61
(5) Kansas 57 @ DePaul 64
North Dakota State 64 vs. (8) Marquette 60

The big shockers were #5 Kansas losing to unranked DePaul and #8 Marquette losing to North Dakota State. NDSU beat the Badgers on their home court last season. The team is in its third season at the Division I level. Duke overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to put away a wily Georgetown team. Greg Paulus had a nice second half after struggling much of the season. I’m officially worried about Josh McRoberts. It doesn’t seem like he’s improved much since last season.

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Couch Potato Alert (12/1)

December 1, 2006 / John Paulsen

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

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#6 UNC topples #1 OSU

November 30, 2006 / John Paulsen

#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.