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The men and women both get back into action tomorrow as basketball gets back into the swing of things all around the country. There's a full slate of BE ranked teams in action. Football starts practice again for the bowl tomorrow as well, which means news there should pick up a bit next week. If you're anywhere where snow is being called for, stay warm and be careful if you have to go out. There's plenty to keep you warm in this edition. Suggestions and requests are always encouraged. Have a safe and great weekend!!! Let's GOOOOOOOO...........
What You May Have Missed:
Gold and Blue Report for Friday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Bill Stewart Statement - MSNsportsNET.Com
Men's Basketball: No Tickets Remain for Seton Hall - MSNsportsNET.Com
Looks like I missed this one. Sorry.
Syracuse Orange enters top 3 of College Basketball Power Rankings - SI.com
We've slid back to #6 from #4 last week.
West Virginia 25th in Director's Cup Standings - MSNsportsNET.Com
Forde Yard Dash - ESPN
"From the starting block in Albuquerque to the finish line in Pasadena, The Dash sprints through all 34 bowls -- and picks the winners."
BCS National Championship, Rose Bowl headline bowl Pickoff - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
News of Note:
West Virginia - Team Notes - USATODAY.com
Let rivalry begin again - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Will Doc's loss impact WVU all that much? - 'Eers to the Ground/PPG
Unfinished Business - MSNsportsNET.Com
WVU's Brown takes aim at home-state team - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sporting News All-Big East first team - Sporting News
Florida State's head-coach-to-be Jimbo Fisher still fond of West Virginia - St. Petersburg Times
Not just another week for FSU football - Tallahassee Democrat
Chris Henry:
Chris Henry's WVU teammates remember the life of Slim - WVIllustrated.com
Chris Henry's death interrupted his redemption with Bengals - Paul Daugherty - SI.com
NFL Videos: Brown, Lewis on Henry - NFL.com
Chris Henry rocked the Carrier Dome in 2003 as a West Virginia freshman receiver - syracuse.com
Orange beat writer remembers Henry's performances against Syracuse.
What's On Tap:
The WVU women take on Fresno State tomorrow at 7 pm from the Coliseum (couldn't find a link).
West Virginia vs. Cleveland State - SI.com
Saturday from Cleveland at 2 pm on ESPN 360 and MASN.
Lipscomb vs. Cincinnati - SI.com
Saturday at 2 pm from Cinci on ESPN 360.
Villanova vs. Fordham - SI.com
Saturday at 2 pm from East Rutherford, NJ.
Old Dominion vs. Georgetown - SI.com
Saturday at 7 pm from the Phone Booth in DC on ESPN 360 and MASN.
St. Bonaventure vs. Syracuse - SI.com
Saturday at 7 pm from the Dome.
UCF vs. Connecticut - SI.com
Sunday at 1 pm from Hartford on ESPN 360 and MASN.
St. Petersburg Bowl - UCF Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights - ESPN
Sunday night at 8 on ESPN. Rutgers is favored by 3.
Around the League (and Beyond):
See No Big Ten, Hear No Big Ten, Speak No Big Ten - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Cincinnati's Lance Stephenson talks about transition to college game - Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati holds first Sugar Bowl practice without Brian Kelly - ESPN
Samuels is battling huge expectations - Courier-Journal
Pitt coach Dixon demands big improvement - PPG
What now? - TheUConnBlog.com
Ater Majok makes his debut this weekend
Bulls ease back into practice - Tampa Tribune
If The Big East Expanded... - Pitt Blather
Schiano More than Wins and Losses - Protect R Turf
Doc not a perfect hire, just a terrific one - Charleston Gazette
How about Big 14? -- chicagotribune.com
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
We've seen the music synced light displays before, but music and video game synced? Impressive.
She may be past her prime and carry hepatitis...but this video still does it (and her friend is nice too).
Holiday Picture of the Week:
I think the guy on the right wins, for creativity alone. Thanks to Jimmy T. of Hot Clicks for the find.
Brazilian Gallery of the Week:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is easily one of Israel's finest. Please wish Happy Hanukkah to Miss Bar Rephaeli.