"If you wanna win, put Boobie in....."

Opening thoughts: Yup, bought and watched Friday Night Lights tonight. In my opinion, it is the best football movie up there and a Top 5 worthy sports movie (Hoosiers still #1). I also bought Trading Places, the comedy with Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. It was in the $5.50 collection, which is an absolute steal. I also went found a Rolling Stones Greatest Hits CD for $10!!!!! Wal-Mart is good for something I suppose.

Sammy Sosa's trade to the Orioles got approved today. WHO CARES!!!! Baseball is probably my least favorite sport if you haven't figured it out yet. Go put some more cork in your bat Sammy for all I care.

Former world #1 tennis player Martina Hingis might be making a comeback. She has suffered from severe ankle injuries the last couple of years that have kept her off court. Even before getting injured, Hingis was having trouble keeping up with the big hitters on tour. Hingis relies on her court savvy and finesse as she is only 5'7", 130 pounds. It will be interesting to see if she can hang in there.

Let's talk roundball:

• Kansas 73, Missouri 61. In the border war, it took Kansas a half to get over the hangover from Saturday night's blowout win vs. Texas. The good: Kansas's starters scored 71 of their 73 points, led by Wayne Simien's 22 and were efficient, shooting 48% from the floor, making 6/10 3s. The bad: the bench only contributed 2 points and Kansas had to go zone to slow the Tigers. You won't see Bill Self's teams play much zone.
• Toledo 83, Western Michigan 77. Suddenly, the Broncos have fallen off the map. Losing 3 of their last 4 is putting a damper in Western's at-large chances. The loss puts Miami as the current #1 team in the MAC overall.
• Butler 70, UW-Green Bay 47. This one is another head-scratcher. You want to talk about hangovers, the Phoenix just two days ago knocked off UW-Milwaukee, the team that has controlled the Horizon League recently. Then, the Phoenix lose to a much less talented team by 23 AT HOME!!!!
• Pittsburgh 86, Providence 66. I guess the Panthers read my blog because ever since I said they were overrated, they've won their last 3 convincingly, all over quality teams. The frontcourt for Pitt combined for 42 points and 26 rebounds, with Carl Krauser chipping 19 on 7/13 shooting nevertheless. Pitt will go as far as their offense takes them because we know they can play defense.
• Analysis on Utah-BYU will come tomorrow as I'm trying to finish this up to watch the last part of the game.
• The Bracket Buster matchups were released today with the headliners being UTEP-Pacific (both NCAA teams last year), Vermont-Nevada (also both NCAA teams), and Wichita St.-Miami (the best of the Valley vs. the best in the MAC). I'll preview all of these matchups the Friday before.

In the Bachelorette, Jen whittled the field down to 4: Wendell, Jerry, John Paul, and the teacher from California whom now I forget. Doing a favor to us all, Fabrice took his name out of the running after feeling nothing for Jen (or basically, getting shut down after he made his move).

And, on a personal note, my workout inexplicably included a 6:50 mile. You have to understand, I'm athletic, but I'm not a runner by no means, so a 6:50 mile is a rare thing, so I'm pretty proud of that.

Song of the Night: "If I Were A Rich Girl", by Gwen Stefani and Eve. Great song, great album, another purchase from this evening.