Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 11/30

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

It’s game day for the No.1 UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners come to Gampel Pavilion. Tip-off is scheduled for around 8:15 PM and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

All eyes tonight will be on the battle between Tina Charles and Courtney Paris.

It’s a big battle of two top-5 teams tonight at Gampel Pavilion.

Oklahoma has more than just Courtney Paris for UConn to worry about.

Courtney Paris has a NCAA record 97 straight double-doubles.

The Sooners should provide the Huskies with a good test tonight.

Both teams have more than just their elite centers in tonight’s matchup.

Rich Elliott of the Connecticut Post has some news in his UConn women’s notebook.

A.J. Price scored a season-high 14 points in yesterday’s win over Bryant.

Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant has some extras from yesterday’s win over Bryant.

Hasheem Thabeet repaid Jim Calhoun for his patience yesterday.

It was a win for both UConn and Bryant yesterday.

It was a milestone win for Jim Calhoun yesterday.

Jim Calhoun was not completely happy with yesterday’s 30 point win over Bryant.

Neill Ostrout of the Connecticut Post has some postgame notes from yesterday’s win over Bryant.

David Gillett says the Huskies showed some swagger in the win over Bryant.

Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant has some notes about Ater Majok’s status and some recruiting news.

UConn Huskies defensive lineman Rob Lunn checks in with another entry over at Thoughts From a Fat White Guy.

The UConn men’s soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime to the Creighton Blue Jays in the third round of the Men’s College Cup.

The UConn men’s hockey team beat the Brown Bears 4-1.

The UConn women’s hockey team won the Nutmeg Classic with a 3-2 win over the Yale Bulldogs.

The UConn women’s volleyball team closed out their season with a 3-2 loss to the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.

Is UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway leaving UConn?

Celtics Hang On For 89-84 Win Over Charlotte

The Boston Celtics hit their free throws down the stretch to hold on for an 89-84 win over the Charlotte Bobcats in front of 19,177 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. The win for the Celtics was their 8th straight and 9th in their last 10 games.

Boston Celtics guard Paul Pierce (34) shoots over Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor (50) during the first half of the Celtics' 89-84 win in an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. - AP PhotoCharlotte tied the game up at 77 with a layup by Gerald Wallace. A Paul Pierce jumper and Kendrick Perkins pushed the lead to 4 points before a D.J. Augustin trey cut the lead back to 1. The Bobcats would get no closer than 1 down the stretch though as the Celtics would hit all but one of their free throws to seal the win for Doc Rivers.

Pierce paced the Celtics (16-2) with 15 points. Perkins added 15 points and 12 rebounds while former UConn Husky great Ray Allen also had 15 points. Tony Allen came off the bench for the Green to score 11 points with Kevin Garnett and Eddie House both chipping in with 10 points. Rajon Rondo only had 4 points but ended up with a game-high 9 assists.

The Bobcats (5-11) were paced by Wallace’s 23 points and 8 rebounds. In just his second game back from injury, Jason Richardson put in 22 points and had 6 rebounds while Augustin had 13 points and 5 assists. Raymond Felton had a tough night from the floor (2-of-15) but finished with 6 assists. Former UConn Husky Emeka Okafor had 9 points and 7 rebounds.

The Celtics trailed by 5 points at the end of the first quarter but outscored the Bobcats by 7 to take a  2-point lead at 45-43 at half. Boston pushed the lead to 6 points during the 3rd quarter but had to settle for a 4-point lead heading into the 4th quarter.

The Celtics return home for a Monday night matchup with the Southeast Division leading Orlando Magic and their big man Dwight Howard. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.

Thabeet’s Double-Double Leads UConn Past Bryant

Hasheem Thabeet lead 5 players in double figures for the No. 1 UConn Huskies as they went on to easily dispatch of the Bryant Bulldogs 88-58 in front of 12,558 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet scores two against Bryant during the first half of their NCAA college men's basketball game in Hartford, Conn. - AP PhotoThabeet had a double-double, his 3rd of the season, with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots to lead the Huskies (6-0). Craig Austrie had 15 points, a season-high 6 rebounds and 3 assists.  Jeff Adrien just missed a double-double with 14 points and 9 rebounds while A.J. Price also added 14 points and 4 assists. Rounding out the Huskies in double digits with 11 points was their leading scorer Jerome Dyson who also added 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Bulldogs (1-3) were led by Cecil Gresham’s 19 points. All of his field goals came on 3-pointers (6-of-9). Ryan McLean was the only other Bryant player in double figures with 10 points. Andrew Lyell chipped in with 5 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the first-year Division I program.

Bryant came out strong in the game as the Huskies struggled from the floor early on. The teams exchanged baskets early on with the Bulldogs biggest lead coming at 11-9. With 12:22 to go in the half, Nick Pontes gave the Bulldogs a 15-14 lead but two consecutive baskets by Austrie put the Huskies in front for good. UConn would use a 23-8 run to close out the first half to take a 45-28 lead at the half.

It was more of the same in the second half for the Huskies as the Bulldogs could not stop the Huskies who used their size advantage and defensive pressure to make sure there was no comeback.

Just one day of rest for the Huskies as they will be back on Gampel Pavilion court Monday night at 7:30 against the Delaware State Hornets. The game will be televised locally on My-TV9 and will also be shown on SNY.

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Bang! Owwww I Been Shot!

Plax you're so gangsta dawg.Doesn’t it seem like for the most part some athletes are just dumber than the average human?  well folks you can New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress to the list as he shot himself, accidentally I might add, in the leg while in a club in New York on Friday night.

How does this happen?  Well first the shooter/victim must have a gun on his person.  I know NFL players are targets but why carry in a public place?  Why not just hire some body guards?  Maybe have a party at your pad?  Nope.  Not Plax. 

So now he’s packing heat in a public place, a place that probably isn’t anything like “Moe’s Tavern” that’s for sure, and ya know Plax needs to protect himself from all the hoochie in the club.  Maybe Plax was using the piece to impress the hoochie in the club?  Maybe Plax is using the piece to make up for his lack of things in other areas?  He obviously isn’t very bright. 

I see it this way some hoochie says “hey Plax what ya got in your slacks boy?” and Plax being playful starts to fondle the piece through his slacks like it’s his junk and says “you mean this? I’m just packing some …”  BANG!. 

Dumbass.  I just wish he had shot himself while he was in the Arizona desert last February.

I guess he’s officially listed as out for tomorrow’s game huh?

For Those Who Blog We Salute You – 11/29

For Those Who Blog We Salute You

Patriots Ford Mustang [Depth of Field Photo]

Serious Commitment [Center Field]

Curt Schilling joins WEEI’s merry band of pranksters [Red Sox Monster]

Roger* Booted From Charity Golf Tournament [Fenway West]

Makes a Swell Gift [Surviving Grady]

New Extended Lost Trailer [Fang’s Bites]

Somehow, this Citigroup thing is the Mets fault [The ‘Ropolitans]

Adidas Is Apparently Having Some Sort Of Party [Awful Announcing]

Women Throw Down Verbal Insults Over Last Black Friday XBox [Busted Coverage]

Devin Harris: From Clowned on the Playground in England to Getting Cozy with the Laker Girls [The Big Lead]

She’s Uncoachable: Very Sexy Boston Bartender Kristy Ann [Uncoached]

Our video goodness this week comes from our friends at Awful Announcing who present us with this week’s installment of Dr. Lou.

Boston Celtics Honored By GQ Magazine

Boston Celtics - GQ Photo

In the latest issue of GQ Magazine, the Boston Celtics have been honored as one of The Athletes, Actors and Newsmakers Who Blew Our Mind in ’08.

Celtics great Jo-Jo White wrote the accompanying text for the article:

“It had been twenty-two years since we last reached that pinnacle. Twenty-two long, long years between NBA Championships … So when we got Ray Allen to pair with Paul Pierce in the off-season, you thought, Well, that’s good. He’s always been a heck of a shooter. But when we got Garnett on top of Paul and Ray? You knew something special could happen. But it had to happen because of defense. The truth of the matter is that the Celtics always won because of defense. You don’t get seventeen championships by accident. “As for beating the Lakers in the finals? That’s sweet. That’s always sweet. But really, this was for Red Auerbach … There was a beauty to it ending on our home court with Red looking down on us. And he got the last laugh. He always did.”

Others who were honored include Senator Ted Kennedy, President-elect Barack Obama and Michael Phelps among others.

Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 11/29

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they will take on the Bryant Bulldogs today at 1 PM at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The game will be televised locally on My-TV9.

Kemba Walker could be one of the fastest Huskies ever.

The vacation is over for the UConn men’s basketball team.

The Huskies aim to stay focused against Bryant this afternoon.

The Huskies look to build on their success they had in the Paradise Jam.

Jim Calhoun wants to make sure the Huskies don’t suffer a letdown this afternoon.

A.J. Price was afraid of the water in the Virgin Islands while Hasheem Thabeet enjoyed some parasailing.

The UConn football team is lacking flair.

With Cincinnati winning the Big East yesterday, John Silver of the Journal Inquirer has no idea where the Huskies bowl game will be.

Jordan Todman likes what he sees at UConn.

Tickets will go on sale December 1st for the Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament as the XL Center.

The UConn women will be a true test for Oklahoma tomorrow night.

The UConn women and Oklahoma start a 4-year series tomorrow night that both coaches hope grows.

The freshman for the UConn women are off to a fine start this season.

There is still no news on the status of Heather Buck who was supposed to see the doctors yesterday.

Paris is coming to Gampel Pavilion on Sunday night.

The UConn women’s volleyball team fell 3-0 to No. 22 St. Louis.

The UConn women’s hockey team beat No. 10 Wayne State 5-4 to advance to the finals of the Nutmeg Classic.

The UConn men’s soccer team will take on Creighton at 3 PM this afternoon in the 3rd round of the Men’s College Cup.

Celtics Crush Sixers

Ray Allen celebrates during a timeout against the Philadelphia 76ers. NBAE/Getty Photo.

On the night after Thanksgiving it appeared that the Philadelphia 76ers were still digesting their turkey dinners as they were absolutely blown out the TD Banknorth Garden by the reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics, 102-78.

It was Ray Allen’s night as the former UConn Husky had 13 points in the third quarter including 11 in a row for the Green as he just buried three trey’s and one 2 point field goal in the matter of a five possessions.  It was also the Celtics stifling defense that led to this post holiday bashing of the boys from Philly.

Boston took a 46-28 halftime lead into the locker rooms before turning Allen free on the Sixers in the 3rd quarter as they outscored Philadelphia 27-19 in the quarter.  Doc Rivers rested the starters for most of the fourth quarter as they pulled away on the front end of yet another home/road back-to-back.

Boston (15-2), who if it’s possible is playing better than they did last season, was led by Allen who had a game high 23 points, Kevin Garnett added 16 points and Tony Allen and Leon Powe chipped in with 10 points each off the bench.

Philadelphia (7-9) was paced by Elton Brand who had 18 points and Louis Williams who had 15 points off the bench.

Game Notes:

  • Fomer UConn All-America Donyell Marshall didn’t dress for the Sixers.
  • The Celtics wore their third uniform tonight for the first time this season.  It’s the same one they’ve worn the last few years it’s green with mostly black trim and says “Boston” on the chest.
  • The Celtics hit the road tomorrow night for a game in Charlotte at 7 p.m.