Lazzari’s Sports Roundup

The “Unwatchable NBA” Update: During a game in Miami last week, theWizards and Heat combined to miss 27 three-point attempts and thirteenfoul shots. No need to replace the nets at American Airlines Arenaafter THAT game, huh?……….TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1989-’90 IndianaPacers had four players on the team who averaged more than 15 pointsper game. Can you name these individuals? Answer to follow……….IfYale defensive tackle Joe Young isn’t being called “Mighty” by histeammates and/or friends, then something is SEVERELY wrong with thephenomenon of assigning nicknames in general……….Talk about yourwild games: Unranked Houston beats #23 Tulsa last weekend 70-30–withthe two teams combining for over 1,100 yards of total offense and astaggering 59 first downs. If the fans of these two teams had any typeof collective sense of humor, they would have started a chant towardthe end of the game–with the visiting contingent yelling “DEEE-FENCE”while the home fans counter that with “WHERE???”……….This week insports history, November 25, 1971: In a match-up between two collegefootball powers, top-ranked Nebraska defeats #2 Oklahoma 35-31. Playingon the road in Norman, the Cornhuskers were led by running back JeffKinney–who rushed for an impressive 174 yards while scoring fourtouchdowns. Nebraska’s Johnny Rodgers, who had earlier scored on a72-yard punt return, made a key third down catch on a late Cornhuskerdrive–enabling Kinney to score the game winning TD with just 1:38remaining……….ITEM: The N.Y. Yankees set their off-season sightson CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe, A.J. Burnett, Jake Peavy, etc. Rumor has itthat the New York front office also called the Orioles to inquire aboutJim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, AND Dave McNally, but were toldthat the former 20-game winners disbanded as a group following the 1972season……….Anyone out there see that “flab-filled” photo of350-pound heavyweight fighter Gabe Brown that appeared in the New YorkPost last weekend? I’m truly convinced that this guy considers “roadwork” to mean stopping at as many restaurants as possible along a giventravel route ……….I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume thatPrinceton wide receiver Trey Peacock’s favorite television network isNBC……….Regarding the members of the Yale Precision MarchingBand–who perform at home football games at the Yale Bowl: You know,sometimes it’s difficult to take these young people seriously when theyplay songs like Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls” and/or do semi-cornypolitical skits at halftime. But they truly remind me of the legendaryVictor Borge. Why? Like the legendary pianist, they fool around a lotand look aloof at times but, if/when they put their minds to it, theycan flat out PLAY……….Answer to trivia question: REGGIE MILLER(24.6), CHUCK PERSON (19.7), DETLEF SCHREMPF (16.2), and RIK SMITS(15.5)……….Happy birthday wishes go out to NBA Hall of Famer DaveBing–who blows out 65 candles on November 24th. A native ofWashington, D.C. who played at Syracuse, Bing played 12 seasons in theNBA between 1966 and 1978 as a member of the Pistons, Bullets, andCeltics; he averaged 20.3 points and 6 assists per game during hisillustrious career. A seven-time All-Star who spent his best years inDetroit, Bing led the NBA in field goals made and total points duringthe ‘67-68 season while wearing a Pistons uniform. Bing became a verysuccessful businessman after his playing days were over and was electedto the NBA Hall of Fame in 1990. Best wishes, Dave……….Finally,condolences go out to the families of two legendary major leaguepitchers–Preacher Roe and Herb Score–both of whom died recently. Roe,who died of colon cancer at the age of 92, went a combined 41-14 whilepitching for the Dodgers in 1950 and ‘51; he was a five-time All-Starand pitched in three World Series. Score, who died at the age of 75 athis home in Ohio, was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1955 after going16-10 with the Cleveland Indians. Sadly, he’ll be best-remembered forbeing the victim of a line drive off the bat of the Yankees’ GilMcDougald; the liner hit Score in his right eye while breaking his nosealong with a number of bones in his face. Having once been compared tothe great Sandy Koufax, Score was never the same pitcher after theincident and went on to spend 34 seasons as an Indians broadcaster.Rest in peace, gentlemen.

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