We Are All Bigsam112

Unbeknownst to me, ESPN has been running an online contest, Streak for the Cash, for fans who think they can pick 25 straight winners from a pool of network-sanctioned matchups. The first person to do so before December 31, 2008 wins a cool million dollars. 

Say what you will about ESPN, but this is an idea I can get behind. I wish I had known about the contest earlier, though, because one participant-- known only as Bigsam112-- is one pick away from a nice pre-Christmas stocking stuffer. 

Bigsam112 has picked 24 in a row, including, for my money, his gutsiest call, the Dolphins over the Broncos, in Denver, at the beginning of November. Most recently, Bigsam112, who started off losing five in a row before his current hot streak, correctly picked the Buccaneers over the Saints for his 24th consecutive winner. He is the third contestant to reach 24, according to the ESPN.com, but, as of this writing, has yet to make his potential million-dollar pick.

I don't know about you, but I'm rooting for the sports geek. I'd love to see him take one from the Worldwide Leader.  

Line of the Night

37 points. 21 rebounds. 3 steals. 2 assists. 1 blocked shot. David Lee.  

This Can't Be Good for the Hamstring

New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, who is currently rehabbing a strained right hamstring, reportedly shot himself in the right thigh late Saturday night at a New York City club, a few hours after team officials deemed him unfit to play against the Washington Redskins Sunday afternoon. 

Talk about self-inflicted wounds. 

Since Burress signed a five-year, $35 million contract with the Giants earlier this summer, he's managed to piss off everyone within the Giants organization. He was suspended for 12 days because he skipped a number of meetings, and was fined, by the National Football League, $45,000 for yelling at officials during the Giants victory over the San Francisco 49ers. This came after he shouted at Giants Coach Tom Coughlin for drawing an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty. Coughlin later benched Burress for the fist quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers for missing a mandatory rehabilitation session for his neck and shoulder injury. 

I imagine we've seen the last of Burress in a Giants uniform.

Line of the Night

516 passing yards. 58 completions. 38 rushing yards. 5 touchdown passes. 1 rushing touchdown.1 interception. Andy Schmitt. 

Exit Strategy for Weiss?

Before Charlie Weis is officially run out of South Bend, I'd like to throw out a possible landing spot for the once-celebrated offensive guru: Cleveland. 

Think about it. Current Browns coach Romeo Crennel is reportedly on the hot seat, and Weis is, arguably, best suited to work out the kinks in Crennel's system, because he and Crennel both learned their craft in New England, at the feet of Bill Belichick. Also, in their current positions, both Weis and Crennel run basic variations on Belichick's offensive and defensive schemes. 

Weis, then, could step right in and help Cleveland, which is in the bottom third of the National Football League in almost every offensive category-- even with a surplus of offensive weapons- put up some much-needed points, particularly with Brady Quinn, who gave Weis his best season at Notre Dame, under center.

It's at least worth a shot. The Browns couldn't possibly get any worse, could they?

Line of the Night

260 passing yards. 27 completions. 24 rushing yards. 4 touchdowns. 0 interceptions. Donovan McNabb  

Line of the Night

39 points. 11 rebounds. 2 blocks. 1 steal. Chris Bosh.