Today's Links

• So much for all that Wood to Cincy talk, apparently Jocketty has put the kibosh on any offers to Woody.
• A bunch of minor moves have occurred in baseball the past week. Most don't affect the Chicago teams.
• Thursday Dick Joke Jamboroo time. Ignore the Chargers-Raiders stuff, we all knew the Raiders were going to get steamrolled anyways.
• Why did this kid from USC jack Blake Griffin in the nuts? Not cool, man.
  
• The only way Al Jefferson will pay on his lost bets is if you can take him in a fight. Needless to say, Sebastian Telfair is not getting paid.
• Chicago Bulls are the 3rd most valuable franchise behind the Knicks and Lakers. Again. Can't argue with that big market money.
• Looks like writing off the Vikings was a little premature. Some good lawyering has gotten the Williams out of their suspensions....for now.
  

Fake Field Goal Follies

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend I watched about as much football as a person can handle. I caught a sweet Lions game, plenty of high school state championship games, a bunch of college football games, the outcomes of which were irrelevant because the computers know all, and finally a little NFL action Sunday.

By far the highlights of all the pigskin theatrics were a couple of fake field goals gone horribly wrong. First up, Nebraska lines up for a field goal against Colorado and....uh....oops.



That's just awesome. Now, the Raiders being the NFL powerhouse that they are, never miss an opportunity to find ways to thoroughly embarrass themselves.



Yes! Two for two on the tricky field goals. What are the odds the Lions try this next weekend? He probably wasn't the first coach to call this particular play, but I can't help but think that this is Les Miles' fault. Coaches, next time you think about pulling a fake field goal, kick it! Unless of course you have Steve Nash as your holder.