We finally get basketball tonight: Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Do the Heat actually have a chance against the Nuggets? Don't count 'em out. Plus, let's get on the sticks again and go through the memory banks of EA NCAA Football. The Pulse:
. The damage: 120 driver/owner points, 25 playoff points and a $250,000 fine. Crew chief Johnny Klausmeier also received a six-week suspension for the mess, which arose over a counterfeit part on Briscoe’s car. Sliding 14 places in the standings, Briscoe now must win one of the final 12 races to make the playoffs.The nascent Georgia dynasty is canceled, according to Pulse readers, who overwhelmingly smashed the over on 1.5 more national titles for Nick Saban in his career.
Georgia is powerhousing, Tennessee — Alabama’s long-dormant rival — is finally good again, and Auburn just hired a controversial coach who happens to have a history of beating Alabama. There are also my LSU Tigers, who enter the season with morethan I care to acknowledge. Don’t forget that Oklahoma and Texas are coming in, too.
How much longer does Saban have? It’s hard to find a corollary in today’s game. A few, like Bobby Bowden, have coached into their 80s. Bear Bryant, Saban’s closest historical peer, retired at 69. Tom Osborne was 60 when he stepped down. Let’s say he coaches five more years — is Alabama really winning two of those titles? Give me the under. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. experienced a panic known from little league to Major League: when the ball gets stuck in your glove after fielding a routine ground ball. Luckily for him, he didn’t freeze:
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