The Nets Deron Williams Turkish league club Besiktas retired his number and had a night in his honor after he played 6 weeks with them.
Call it the Kardashian Award.

2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus has sired a horse named Tebowing.
Handicappers expect this horse to start out slow but make its move after the three-quarters pole.

The NBA and the Players Association reached a tentative agreement, which they announced at a joint 3:40am press conference in New York.
The negotiations featured some of the latest hours since people were writing papers for the players in college.

Major League Baseball announced it will no longer allow the use of chewing tobacco when fans are present.
A number of players immediately requested a trade to a Florida team.

At the rate we're going, Roger Goodell and Ndamukong Suh will be meeting more often than the two NBA sides.

Ndamukong Suh said he was just trying to get himself "on balance".
I don't think we'll be seeing him on Dancing With The Stars anytime soon.

Mexican police stopped a car near the border carrying $15 million in cash.
It was believed the vehicle was travelling to Arizona to make an offer on the Phoenix Coyotes.

Vancouver authorities cleared out the Occupy tent camp on the art gallery's lawn.
They needed the space so visiting Blue Bombers fans have somewhere to stay for Grey Cup weekend.

Rough weekend on college campuses: police pepper-sprayed peaceful protesters at UC-Davis, while students in Eugene, Oregon were forced to watch a re-broadcast of their loss to USC.

Political correctness has hit the NHL: post-overtime penalty shots will no longer be referred to as "shootouts".
Instead, they will be called "taking turns".

The Houston Astros want to switch from being Nationals to American.
Just like half the people in Texas.

The Houston Astros will switch to the American League, starting with the 2013 season.
The move was applauded by Houston-area designated hitters, whose current unemployment rate sits at 100%.

The NBA situation is so desperate they've asked for help from the people putting together the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.

Tuesday night the Phoenix Suns sent out an e-mail offering 30% off select season tickets.
Who's their marketing manager - a prince in Nigeria?

The NBPA rejected the owners "final" CBA offer.
You know a business model is messed up when people are going to Greece and Turkey for a more stable work environment.

The Dodgers signed OF Matt Kemp to the richest deal in NL history, $160 million over 8 years.
They would have given him more, but they're bankrupt.

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was found alive by security forces in Venezuelan mountains.
Ramos sent signals to the police, who waved him off repeatedly before rescuing him.

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was kidnapped in Venezuela.
The gang is demanding free Tommy John surgery for the pitcher on their drug league team.

Oklahoma unveiled a statue of former coach Barry Switzer.
It's a large, animatronic piggy bank.
If you drop money into it, the head looks the other way.

Auburn released documents relating to the NCAA's investigation into recruiting allegations surrounding Cam Newton.
The documents were released in an unmarked manila envelope left inside a trash can outside Jordan-Hare Stadium.

The Big East and West Virginia are suing each other.
The case will be decided on Family Feud.

There's been a backlash against the band Nickelback playing the halftime show of the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game versus the Packers.
As an alternative, Canada has offered Justin Bieber or Celine Dion.
Clay Matthews would be the first Trojan Bieber's been in the same room with.

The Big East might add Boise State?
Wow - the sun never sets on the Big East empire.