Premium ContentMouse over Home then click on Premium Content for information.College Football's national signing day was Wednesday. I think it's the greatest achievement all year when Oklahoma signees manage to keep a straight face when they say they chose the school "for the academics."
Bo Pelini was unhurt in a minor car accident on signing day. I'm trying to confirm the accident occurred when Pelini drove 80 mph through a brick wall to beat the Texas coach to the home of a five-star recruit.
Actually, Pelini swerved to avoid another car, which, statistically, was probably driven by Ndamukong Suh.
Bo blamed the accident on the Capital One Bowl officiating crew.
The Huskers lost coveted offensive tackle Andrus Peat to Stanford. The good news is, the Huskers have now signed every person in eastern Nebraska-Western Iowa with the last name Cotton.
The NCAA put Nebraska on probation for two years in an impermissible benefits case involving textbooks. The Huskers are still allowed to play in bowl games. However, as a member of the Big Ten, they're not allowed to win one.
The probation involves no postseason ban, although one could theoretically argue that the men's basketball team has been facing a lifetime ban from the second round of the NCAA tourney.
Aaron Rodgers lashed out at his NFC teammates for lack of effort in the Pro Bowl. There may be something to it. In the first quarter, two starting linemen were planking.
In college basketball, Illinois upset Michigan State 42-41. Illinois shot 32.6 percent and Michigan State shot 24.1 percent. The players suggested there was too much air in the basketball. Doc Sadler said: "Note to self. Fresh excuse ... overly inflated ball ..."
Interest in the NU basketball program may be waning. The No. 1 reason most students attend games: to escape the bedbugs in their dorms.
UNO men's basketball defeated Avila 83-81. If you're keeping track, Avila is the Mavericks' fourth opponent this season where fans went: "Is that really a school?"
Archeologists in Israel unearthed a marble statue of a boxer that's about 2,000 years old. The way boxing works, if he's a heavyweight, the guy is probably still active.
On Friday, John Daly was one shot behind the leader at Qatar. The bad news: Qatar authorities have sentenced him to eight years in prison for those pants.
Shaun White won halfpipe gold at the Winter X Games for, I believe, the 93rd consecutive year.
White is so dominant that he won while skiing entirely uphill.
At the start of a 6.4 mile fun run in Fairbanks, Alaska, the temperature was 49 degrees below zero. New rule: anytime the temperature is below -15, you must remove the word "fun."
And finally: An ice fishing contest in Escanaba, Mich., drew 400 competitors who fished for nine hours and produced a total of one catch, a 4½ pound perch. And this was still more exciting than the Pro Bowl.
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