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Steve Fisher reaches 250th win with SDSU Aztecs
SDSU head basketball coach, Steve Fisher, achieved his 250th win with the Aztecs after a 52-42 win over Wyoming, marking a remarkable career in San Diego. This year the Aztecs have numerous reasons to be proud of wearing red and black. The team has a Mountain West Champion title, SDSU alum, Kawhi Leonard, was recruited as a shooting guard for the Spurs, and the student section is ranked in the top five student sections in the nation.
Twining’s Take on the week in sports: Hot topics in the sports world for those too busy shopping.
With big moves in the NBA and drug busts in the NFL there is a lot of extra activity in sports. Chris Paul to the Clippers, Pujols to the Angels, Sam Hurd’s drug dealing and the new “Colt McCoy rule.” are just a few hot events. Enjoy Twining’s take on sports and Happy Holidays!
NBA Roundup – League hinders success of league-owned team, Lakers trade Odom to Dallas
The Hornets reached an agreement with the other Los Angeles team, the Clippers. The NBA wanted young guard Eric Bledsoe included in the deal and was seeking a second first-round draft pick. Other players that would have been sent to the Hornets included center Chris Kaman and forward Al-Farouq Aminu.
Who wants to go bowling? BCS pairings set, bowl season right around the corner
The Bowl Championship Series Selection show has morphed into must-see TV. This year, the potential for a rematch between Louisiana State and Alabama in the BCS Championship had the country riveted as the bowls were announced and the BCS pairings revealed. Oklahoma State and head coach Mike Gundy were hoping for a bump in the standings following the Cowboys 44-6 victory over rival Oklahoma in the Bedlam game.
Twining’s Take on the Week in Sports: gay athletes, wardrobe malfunctions and a Joe Frazier tribute
This Saturday will mark the first time since November 19, 1949 that Joe Paterno is not a part of the Penn State coaching staff on game day. David Testo, professional soccer player formerly of the Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whitecaps publicly announced he is gay. Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, 24, was kidnapped at gunpoint from his home in Venezuela. Eli Manning’s seventh in the NFL, the New York Giants quarterback said he was worthy of being listed as one of the elite quarterbacks in the league.
