Go! (clap) Bruins! (clap) F*ck SC! (clap).

Catching up on the day in sports while watching "Wild On.." and wondering what happened to my youth...

Antonio Davis went into the stands to protect his wife, who he saw was involved in a dispute with a fan. No punches thrown, as Davis was basically there to get a closer look. My guess is that David Stern will overreact with a big suspension and/or fine.
My favorite part of the video footage on ESPN was the guy in the stands who was absolutely paralyzed with fear while Davis was standing there. Then as soon as security begins to escort Davis away, he starts talking smack. Respect! Oh, and can we ban the two tools that were waving at the cameras to see themselves on the jumbotron from any future games, please?
Also, a fine piece of journalism by SI columnist Marty Burns who writes, "the whole incident could have been a lot worse." Yeah, I'd say that's a fair conclusion to draw anytime nothing happens! I drove home from the movies today, parked my car in the driveway, and went inside my house. But...the night could have been a lot worse!
From the way that Antonio Davis responded to this situation, one can only wonder: how is it that Jackie Christie never ran onto the court after Dougie caught a hard foul, or wrestled a cheerleader for smiling too big during a timeout?

Lebron James misses another clutch shot, this time it was a game-tying free throw against Denver with the clock virtually expired. Maybe Lebron's struggles in key situations is all for a new Gatorade commercial to follow up the last series where Jordan, Dwight Clark, and Jeter all fail to make the big plays--only this time they'll digitally enhance it so that Lebron actually hits his shots.

The Arizona Wildcats dismissed senior Chris Rodgers from the team. Lute Olson hasn't given any specific reasons for the dismissal. Strange move since Olson recently said of Rodgers, "Chris is the best on ball defender we've ever had," and aside from being late for a meeting, Rodgers hasn't been in much trouble. When Hassan Adams was arrested last month, Olson didn't even have him miss a start. Until more details surface, it appers that Lute was just looking for a scape goat while his Cats try to bounce back from a 3-3 start in the Pac 10.

Also in Pac 10 action, UCLA jumped on USC early with suffocating defense and won easily, 66-45. UCLA players credited the student body with energizing them. "Mindful of USC's upset loss to Texas in the Rose Bowl national championship football game, UCLA fans mocked Trojan fans by flashing "hook 'em horns" signs and chanting expletives. " It's been years since I've coordinated my expletives into a chant. I miss college.

Tomorrow's Coaches Anonymous meeting will have two new members, as the Dolphins have hired Scott Linehan, and the Lions hired Rod Marinelli. I suppose this might be a better course of action than going with the tradition of hiring retreads. But most of these coaches are so obscure, not even Joe Theismann was interviewing them before games this season.

With Tom Brady and Peyton Manning eliminated from the playoffs, it seems that the Super Bowl run is no longer even worth paying attention to any longer. Instead, just about every sports site has chosen to focus on putting out the earliest mock NFL draft possible. Listen, I love the draft as much as the next guy. Actually, I usually block out the entire weekend of the draft just to see all seven rounds live, so I probably like it a little more than the next guy. But it's only the middle of January. Shouldn't we at least wait to see how fast these kids can run 40 yards while wearing Under Armour before we start flooding the net with mock drafts?

Shaun Alexander has been pronounced ready to go for the Seahawks/Panthers game this Sunday. For the sake of the 'Hawks, I hope he's able to contribute more than clapping his hands on the sidelines, and generally looking like Lamar Latrelle (RealPlayer required)from Revenge of the Nerds. Although Lambda Lambda Lambda was the victor of the homecoming carnival, so maybe the league MVP is onto something...