Lin-Sanity Coming to Time Warner Cable

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These days Jeremy Lin can do no wrong including finally bringing MSG back to Time Warner Cable viewers.  For seven weeks many New Yorkers have been without their beloved Knicks and division leading Rangers but now Lin-Sanity is finally going to be able to spread through Manhattan.  Oh wait that already happened. 

In related news, Jeremy Lin will be compiling a Lin-stant replay of his life.  The baller is currently looking for a book deal.  Let the Lin-worthy titles start rolling.  I hope it’s as good as the Chris Coste or David Tyree book.  Because at this point he won’t be able to compete with the Josh Hamilton or even Phil Esposito autobiography.

Bobby Hurley Finally Gets his Apology

I am a huge Duke supporter. Not in the tradition financial ways of donations to the science department but mostly in the March Madness throw on my one of my many Duke t-shirts and hat and yell as loud as possible for the Blue Devils kind of way.  As a kid I was enamored with the way Bobby Hurley played.  I had to be a point guard and I had to wear #11 for my local basketball team.  In my eyes, Christian Laettner and Grant Hill had nothing on him.  He was it for me. 

Following a storied career at Duke which included back-to-back National Championships, Hurley was drafted by the Sacramento Kings.  His career took a hard left turn following a 1993 car accident which ended his rookie season.  Hurley’s injuries were numerous, “a severed trachea, two collapsed lungs, a fractured left shoulder blade, five broken ribs, a small compression fracture in his back, a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, a fractured right fibula and a sprained wrist.”  

Whether he ever would have become a successful NBA player is up for debate but the accident did have an impact on both Hurley’s life and the life of the driver Danny Weiland.  Weiland was driving his station wagon without his lights on when he plowed into Hurley’s 4runner.  It took 18 years but Weiland has finally apologized.

"I'd like to send my heartfelt apologies and respect to Bobby Hurley," Wieland said by phone Thursday. "I really felt very badly for what happened to him, and it's been more of a burden on my back than anybody knows."

Bobby now serves as an assistant coach at Wagner College under his younger brother Danny.
(Source)

Giants Win the Super Bowl - More Instant Reaction

Here's what others tweeted about the Super Bowl:

Giants Win the Super Bowl – Instant Reaction

If you haven’t noticed I have a mild obsession with Twitter.  Checking the twitterverse, here’s what some of the Giants had to say about yesterday’s victory:

I'll add additional Giants tweets as them come. 

#ALLIN

Admittedly when this season began I had very, very, very low expectations for the Giants.  Compared to the Eagles, they hadn’t made any flashy free agent acquisitions.  They were losing veterans like Steve Smith and Kevin Boss, leaving relative unknowns Victor Cruz and Jake Ballard to take over the WR and TE positions.  They chose not to bring back former Eli Manning favorite target Plaxico Burress and most importantly they suffered early injuries to players like first round draft pick Prince Amukamara and veteran Osi Umenyiora. 

I remember telling my friends at the start of the season I wanted five wins…2 against the Eagles, 2 against the Cowboys and 1 against the Jets.  That was it.   If they could do that I would be happy.  I may have been a doubter but I could not be happier with the results.  Not only did the Giants get five wins, but they powered their way into the playoffs with victories against the aforementioned Jets and Cowboys and then swept right through the playoffs knocking off the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers and finally the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. 



Photo: Reuters



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