Learning German: Rob Lunn checked in again and let us know that he’s getting ready for his stint in Austria with some training and reading (in German no less). And oh by the way, he’s enjoying the book of German phrases his girlfriend got him to help out while he’s over there. [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]

Please take a moment to reflect back on what Martin Luther King, Jr meant to the country.

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Spent 1 year with the Patriots: The Green Bay Packers have announced that they hired Dom Capers to be their new defensive coordinator. Capers spent last season with the New England Patriots as a special assistant coach, coaching mostly in the secondary. Terms of the deal were not known. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

During ESPN’s Sunday Conversation, UConn Huskies women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and Pittsburgh Panthers men’s basketball coach Jaime Dixon were on-hand to talk about what it’s like being the #1 team and about Dixon’s sister Maggie among other things.

One note, this was filmed earlier in the week and the Panthers were defeated by the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday night.

Here it is for you to enjoy.

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[ESPN.com]

Late in the 4th quarter of the AFC Championship Game, Ryan Clark of the Pittsburgh Steelers put a vicious hit on Willis McGahee of the Baltimore Ravens.

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McGahee was seen moving his hands when he got on the cart and the report is that he had considerable movement in his legs. Clark walked off the field with the help of his teammates.

And yes, this is the same team that lost to the New England Patriots 47-7 back in week 16.

[Yahoo! Sports]

During CBS Sports’ “Pride, Passion and Power”, UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma made an appearance on a segment featuring North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Kay Yow, who is currently sidelined battling cancer yet again.

Here is the video of the segment for your enjoyment.

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And here is a bonus segment of Carolyn Peck’s picks for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four.

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videos courtesy of CBS

Coached at UConn From 1987-1991: The St. Louis Rams have hired New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to be their head coach. He was given a 4-year deal and the dollar amount isn’t known. Spagnuolo is highly regarded as one of the best defensive minds in the game. He spent time as an assistant coach at UConn under Tom Jackson as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. He will be introduced on Monday morning at an 11 AM press conference. [stlouisrams.com]

It’s the worst case scenario for the No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team as it was announced that freshman shooting guard Caroline Doty has suffered an ACL tear in her left knee and will be lost for the season. No date for her surgery has been announced.

Doty was injured on a fast break when she came to a jump stop when trying to catch a pass from Maya Moore. She immediately started to yell “my knee, my knee” and was laying down on the ground clutching it.

This is the same knee that she tore her ACL while playing soccer for Germantown Academy her senior year.

In 17 games (17 starts), Doty was averaging 8.6 points and 3.4 rebounds a game. She has hit 30-of-75 three-pointers (40%) and is shooting 86.7% (13-15) from the charity stripe. She has 33 assists on the season and has committed 20 turnovers.

She was on the way to one of her best games of the season scoring 17 points before the injury at the end of the first half.

With Doty out, UConn’s depth will take a hit. It’s thought that Kalana Greene will move to Doty’s spot, Moore to Greene’s spot and Kaili McLaren will step into the starting lineup. It will also create a lot more playing time for freshman Tiffany Hayes.

UConn faced this adversity last year when Greene and Mel Thomas went down with their ACL injuries. So if there is any team that can handle this, it’s the UConn women’s basketball team.