The Knicks do good.

Eddy Curry scored 21 points against his former team, and New York snapped its eight-game losing streak with an 85-78 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday afternoon.

Neither the Bulls or the Knicks are off to scorching starts, but this was a win that the beleaguered Knicks, and their maligned coach needed.

''In New York, you're either dead or alive,'' Knicks coach Isiah Thomas said. ''You lose a game and you're dead and you win one and you basically get to survive.''

Nice win guys, way to snap that 8 game losing streak. In James Dolan land that might have earned Thomas another contract extension. hell, you know what, it's a Saturday and the team won.....can somebody...anybody....say strippers and champagne!!!! It's not like the Knicks have anything to worry about, you can trust Starbury and Zach Randolph in a strip club. Just let's keep all the female co-workers away, that's just a recipe for disaster. Did I go to far? Your right, can you really expect grown men to respect women in a strip club. I ask way to much of people.

Vinny is cold, thinks your music is too loud, and dinner is at 3:30.

Carolina QB Vinny Testaverde is listed as questionable for the Panthers' game this Sunday against the new Orleans Saints after he showed up for practice Saturday with a stiff back.

If Testaverde can't play, David Carr would likely be the starting QB against New Orleans (4-6) four days after coach John Fox had said the 44-year-old Testaverde gave Carolina (4-6) a better chance to win. Season starting Quarterback, Jake Delhomme, was lost to a season-ending right elbow injury in Week 3.

How bad does former number one pick David Carr have to feel? Carolina thinks they have a better chance with a way-past-his-prime QB taking the snaps. What's even worse is that when Testaverde was in his prime he was never that great. And is anybody surprised that Vinny is injured? I'm surprised that a limb hasn't fallen off. Or that he can hold his bowels long enough to complete a quarter of play. Needless to say, Carolina's QB situation is just fantastic.

Is Rainbow Warriors the worst nickname in sports?

Just a heads up, tonight is what could end up being the most exciting college football game of the season. With the Western Athletic Conference title on the line, the 14th-ranked Warriors look to remain undefeated as they try to avoid a seventh straight loss to the No. 17 Broncos in this highly anticipated meeting in Honolulu. Hawaii will also be showcasing their QB Colt Brennan who could put himself towards the top of the Heisman race with a stellar showing.

If you hate defense than this game is for you. I'm taking Hawaii giving 3 points, so I'll be unexpectedly rooting for the Rainbow Warriors. You know, it actually sounds pretty decent. I think Alabama should change their nickname to the Crimson Hugs, and SW Louisiana should go with Ragin' Puppies. Just a suggestion. It's the holiday season, here's a picture of George Clooney's ex-girlfriend, soft-core star Krista Allen for you to enjoy. Never say I'm not a giving person.

Baseball players love money.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed 7-time Gold Glove winner Torii Hunter to a five-year, $90 million (that's $18M annual) deal Wednesday. Hunter hit .297 with 28 homers and drove in 107 runs for Minnesota this year. Happy Thanksgiving Torii.

With signing Hunter the Angels hope to give that added protection to Vladimir Guerrero in the middle of their line-up. Along with Gary Matthews, and Garret Anderson switching off between OF and DH with Guerrero, the Angels all the sudden have one of the top outfields in the majors. Although there are some rumblings that Matthews Jr. could be headed to Baltimore for Miguel Tejada.

I love Hot Stove, and as I have stated before, for die hard baseball fans it's just as exciting as the actual season (which actually means something, unlike hockey and basketball, but I digress). I also like talking about the baseball Hot Stove because it gives me an excuse to post a picture of a hot chick in a kitchen, which implies she's within relative distance of a stove......get it? Enjoy Laetitia Casta.

Turkey Day football recap.

Green Bay 37, Detroit 26 - Brett Favre ripped up that vaunted Lions defense throwing for 381 yards and 3 TD's on 31-41 passing. Watching Favre and the Packers you might begin to think that your caught in a time warp and it's 1993 all over again, Favre looks reborn. Speaking of reborn, Kitna shows us yet again that God gives him strength to go to carve up a prevent defense late in the game. But seriously folks, if Ryan Grant can keep up this facade and pretend to be a legit RB for the next 2 months it looks like it might be the Packers getting blown out by the Patriots in this years Super Bowl.

Dallas 34, NY Jets 3 - Coming off a nice win and based on their slim margin of defeat and the fight they put up in previous losses, I was one of the few who actually thought the Jets would keep it close and beat the spread. Wow, was I wrong. I thought the Jets had a better chance in this game if they had Pennington at QB.....did I just say that, whoa I'm dizzy. Dallas keeps rolling with superb play from Owens, Witten, and the two head RB monster. That's right, I'm only giving Romo marginal credit.

The biggest game in the NFC is next week when Dallas plays Green Bay, where home field for the playoffs will likely be decided. Oh by the way, this game is on the NFL Network so due to the dispute of billionaires over millions of dollars, most of us will not get to watch this game. I'm not a cable company fan, but I'm with them on this one....way to go NFL, put the dollars ahead of your fan base. Get over yourself, nobody watches the NFL Network in June (unless of course you want to watch a recap of the Carolina Panthers 1999 season) and wants to pay extra for what pans out to be 8 football games. Some we'll watch, and some will be as worthless and as exciting as last nights game. Great segue.........

Indianapolis 31, Atlanta 13 - After taking the 1st Quarter off and getting into a 13 point hole, the Colts scored 31 of the next 34 points to roll to victory over the Falcons. The Colts broke out of their little funk, and Manning did what Manning normally does going 22-32, for 272 yards and 3 TD's.

Watching the Falcons play is tough. This crack down on dog-fighting not only ruined my main source of income, but Atlanta sports as well. Can we contract Atlanta as a city? It's what they wanted 150 years ago anyway, isn't it?

Happy Thanksgiving

To our hundreds (or maybe more like 4 or 5) faithful readers, we're on a short Thanksgiving break. Enjoy stuffing your face. I will be lulling myself into a trypdophane(?) induced coma, and enjoying every carb laden second.


See you Friday....enjoy.

A few more John Hancock's.

Both Tom Glavine and Mike Lowell inked deals today, Glavine is to return to the Braves with a 1 year, $8 million deal. Lowell will remain with the Red Sox following his World Series MVP performance, signing a 3 year, $37.5 million contract. Tom Glavine will be 42 when the season begins, and Lowell will be 34, respectively.

No big surprise with either of these signings. Both players left money on the table to sign these contracts. Supposedly teams such as the Phillies offered Lowell a fourth year, and Glavine decline a $13 million option to remain with the Mets. When asked why, amongst his reasons was that the 5 day period you have to decide on your option was not enough time considering retirement was an option. Another reason Glavine gave was that he didn't feel that he was a $13 million pitcher anymore.

Sorry Tom, I'm buying that retirement was an option for a few seconds, but then you remembered that your last start was absolutely horrific (1/3 IP's 9 Runs) and you were not going out like that, which is a decision we all can respect. Your price was set when Schilling signed his one year $8M contract with the Red Sox. He's there #2, your going to be the #4 starter in the Brave rotation. The market was set and there was no way anybody was going to hand you $10-13M a year.

I'm not sure what to make of 42 year old pitchers with 84 MPH fastballs. Is it that the talent pool has become incredibly shallow? Is it the current player's conditioning? Could it be that my secret potion for longevity that I concocted in 8th grade out of some grade B plutonium, Coco Puffs, and my neighbor's training bra has been stolen? Nah, it's just steroids.

The twoseamer feel good moment for Monday 11/19.

Bills tight end Kevin Everett has been released from a Houston hospital to resume his next phase of rehab, 10 weeks since sustaining a severe spinal cord injury.

Best of luck homey......this may be the highlight of the Bills season.

Another Sunday in the NFL......

I don't have the patience or the will to comment on all the games, so here are a few......

Miami keeps rolling - For all of those rooting for that (im)perfect season, hope is still alive as the Phins fall to the Eagles 17-7. I think Head Coach Cam Cameron wants this dubious achievement. BYU product John Beck will be starting at QB for the remainder of the season. His first game was against the oft-blitzing Eagles and his next game will be at Pitt who is coming off a loss. Speaking of, who was the better Detmer, Koi or Ty? Is Steve Young the greatest Mormon athlete of all time?

New England is just ridiculous - After the Colt win, the so-called experts were pointing to this game at Buffalo as the one that spoils the Pats perfect season....whoops. They only won by 46 points. To echo a few sentiments, if you hate having the score run up on you - don't bitch and play some defense. This isn't Junior High, no mercy rule. Anyway, after this 56-10 win I'm finding this impending Super Bowl to be less and less exciting. Three quarters of Brady tossing TD's and then the fourth quarter of Moss smoking a cigar, which equals me passed out drunk with chicken wing sauce all over my face by 11:30.

TO makes Romo look good - Owens may be one of the most obnoxious people in the history of sports, but he's having his best season and is arguably only behind Randy Moss at this point for best WR in the league. Romo is a good QB, but if you watch all those tosses to TO, he's making it easy, and is wide open and just carving up DB's with his route running. Man, the NFL is boring when Owens is not acting like a pissy little baby.....wack.

The worst game in the history of the NFL - FYI, the terrible S.F. 49ers played the horrific St. Louis Rams. Nobody cares, not even the players. Imagine getting the announcing assignment for that game? Is there any other way to be anointed the bottom rung of the football broadcasting world?

Norv Turner hates to win - Aggressively trying to stake his claim as one of the worst head coaches in the history of the NFL, Turner marched his former Super Bowl contending team to another loss and a 5-5 record. Tomlinson is a shadow of his 2006 form, and what happened to this great young arm of Philip Rivers? Hmmmm, seems like life is a bit harder when your RB isn't having the best regular season ever.