It was Rivalry Week in college football. Lots of old foes battling over obscure regional trophies.
One of my favorites: Maryland versus Georgetown for Monica Lewinsky's Dress.

Oregon versus Oregon State in the annual Civil War.
Also known as last call for recycled Halloween costumes.

Mickey Rourke made a pro boxing comeback in Russia, getting online buzz by beating an opponent 33 years his junior.
Don't the San Antonio Spurs do that every week?

What are the prop bet odds in Vegas of the Vikings signing Ray Rice and the Ravens signing Adrian Peterson?

Levi's Stadium is the most technologically advanced venue in the NFL.
The monitors were providing real time, in-game updates Thursday night of the 49ers plummeting playoff chances.

The CFL is partying like its 1999, by giving away unsold Grey Cup tickets to Canadian Forces members.

Seahawks: Is this the first time in NFL history a team has won consecutive games 19-3?
Where was the Elias Sports Bureau when we needed them Thursday night?
In a tryptophan coma.

A Rio de Janeiro judge denied a request from prosecutors to halt construction of the Olympic golf course because of environmental concerns.
The Brazilian judge said the only reason he would stop the golf course is if someone wanted to put in a soccer pitch instead.

Ironic that a Coast Salish dance troop helped usher in the arrival of the Grey Cup, a trophy symbolic of the winners in a game of territorial possession.

The Oilers have 7 losses in a row, or as they are called in Edmonton: McDavids.

Vancouver: putting the grey into Grey Cup Week.
Hey, guess where they shot Fifty Shades Of Grey?

The Bills now have as many wins in Detroit (2) this season as they do in Buffalo.

Bills beat the Jets 38-3 in Detroit.
Ford Field fans were confused by a team in blue scoring so many points.

Carmelo Anthony is making VC plays in tech.
His strategy is to make a ton of investments and hope a few hit.

If Pacquiao-Mayweather gets made, Jerry Jones says he'll bid aggressively to have it front of 100,000 at AT&T Stadium.
I'm sure he'll be a cornerman, too.

Personally autographed prints of Odell Beckham's catch versus the Cowboys were on sale the next day.
I didn't think anything could get signed faster than that Pablo Sandoval contract.

When I heard Jameis Winston shoved a ref, I assumed there was a shoplifting incident at Foot Locker.

Calgary and Hamilton in the 102nd Grey Cup.
Big oil versus Tim Hortons coffee: two energizing black liquids people put into their cars.

The Toronto Maple Leafs post-game stick raising is back.
New sponsor: Cialis.

The Knicks beat the 76ers in a game that was of great interest to fans of the NBA Draft lottery.

The Raptors led the Bucks 101-57 after three quarters Friday night.
If the NBA wants to experiment with shorter games, they missed a great opportunity there.

Word is that everyone in the state of Kentucky would think a Wildcats NCAA basketball title is a fait accompli, if they knew what that phrase meant.

Holiday season is approaching. Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Anticipation is building for the Secret Santa draw in Jack Johnson's household.

Is the Prince Albert Raiders new hockey mascot a Little Mistake On The Prairie?

College football: North Carolina upset Duke 45-20, which resembles some of their pre-shot clock basketball game scores.

Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson is bankrupt.
I can't believe the Florida Panthers outlasted him.

Jameis Winston told Florida State officials that his autograph on memorabilia sold online was forged.
Of course it was - it wasn't written in crayon.

The NFL says the Jets-Bills game will go ahead Sunday, despite record snowfalls in upstate New York.
That's OK - Buffalo fans are used to feeling trapped in Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Lots of analytics in hockey these days. Advanced stats.
But I like the basics, too.
I'm always amazed they keep track of Empty Net Goal leaders.
Think about it: "I'm really good at scoring when there is no goalie.
I also shoot 65 when playing solo rounds of golf, and I won a boxing match when the other guy didn't show up for the fight."

The snowstorm is the best publicity Buffalo has received since they were losing Super Bowls every year.

Kentucky's average height is taller than every NBA team except one.
Analysts are still comparing average salaries.

Apparently, many of the Jameis Winston autographed items sold on eBay were forgeries.
Forgeries?!? Who is ripping off Winston's fans?
Please tell me it's the seafood manager from Publix.

A Saskatchewan couple received a $1 million hospital bill after their baby was born prematurely in Hawaii.
To pay it off, they said they will have to cut all expenses out of their life except for their Roughrider season tickets.

The Maple Leafs lost 9-2 at home to the Predators.
Phil Kessel said he was available for the media, but no one wanted to talk to him.

The Niagara women's basketball team was stuck on their bus in a Buffalo snowstorm for 24 hours.
A hoops squad hasn't been surrounded by that much white powder since the 1980s New York Knicks.

Knicks, Lakers, T-Wolves, 76ers: The Final Okafor.

They should rename it "Talla-NO-hassee".

The Green Bay Packers throwback jerseys look like Dr. Seuss's Thing One and Thing Two if they were sponsored by Ikea.

"Defector" is the story of how Alexander Mogilny escaped Russia to play in the NHL.
"Infecter" is the story of when Mark Messier played for the Vancouver Canucks.

The DEA is investigating NFL teams' use of painkillers.
Drug #1: Oakland Raiders.

The Oakland Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention, a traditional sign that American Thanksgiving is approaching.

Florida State has given Jameis Winston permission to delay his sexual misconduct hearing until December 1st; which he'll then get out of because - hey - it's December exams.

Adrian Peterson failed to show up for a NFL disciplinary hearing Friday.
I guess he'd rather switch than fight.

The Arizona Wildcats kicked a 47-yard FG on the last play of the game to beat Washington, after the Huskies called a timeout at the last second before a first attempt that missed.
Ice doesn't work in Arizona.

Which is a longer winning streak for Florida State: 26 games on the field or all their court cases?

Tons of empty seats in Hawaii for their NCAA hoops opener Friday night.
Apparently, Arkansas-Pine Bluff doesn't travel well.

The NCAA basketball season opened with #1 Kentucky playing Grand Canyon.
Don't miss other exciting, early season matchups such as Duke versus Mount Rushmore and Kansas versus Old Faithful.

The Chicago Bears' Brandon Marshall offered one of his Twitter followers $25,000 to fight him.
I bet we won't hear about this bout until Floyd Mayweather posts a pic of his winnings on social media.

Superagent Scott Boras says the World Series should be played at a neutral site.
Awful idea, but if it moves forward, Wrigley Field is available in late October.

The Miami Marlins are discussing a 10-12-year, $300M contract with star OF Giancarlo Stanton.
I hope the terms of that deal will be okay with Montreal.

Jose Canseco said galactic beings have used comets as star taxis for eons, and they are the key to our species survival.
Proof that Uber is the greatest threat to humanity, and reality is the greatest threat to Jose.

Jose Canseco outlined the plot for Interstellar 2 on Twitter.

Christian Brothers beat Memphis 74-70 in an exhibition opener, completing a basketball-liquor sweep.

You know the bell is tolling for Bernard Hopkins when Connor McDavid throws the biggest punch of the week.

Ducks goalie depth chart: 1. Frederik Andersen, 2. Jason LaBarbera, 3. Kim Kardashian facing the net.

The Devils' Cory Schneider with 6 games in 10 days.
He had a busier work week than the agent for the Too Many Cooks killer.

Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid was cleared of all allegations of bribery or wrongdoing, by the independent investigator: Captain Louis Renault, prefect of police in Casablanca.

According to a study by KOMO News in Seattle, CenturyLink Field is selling watered-down beer.
We saw replacement refereeing in Seattle; is there now a brewery lockout?

Kobe Bryant broke the record for most missed shots in NBA history.
Time, however, is on Carmelo Anthony's side.

Midweek: Canadian teams on top of the league standings in NHL (Canucks), NBA (Raptors) and CFL (Stampeders).

Southern restaurant chain Waffle House has pledged free waffles and hash browns for a day to fans of the Auburn-Georgia game winner.
Whole Foods has responded in the Pacific Northwest by offering fans of the Oregon-Oregon State winner free local, organically-grown, kale salad.

The 49ers were talking to Richie Incognito.
To avoid publicity, Incognito checked into a Santa Clara hotel under an assumed name.

Michigan State AD Mark Hollis said they are thinking of adding outdoor heating to the student section.
Fans can donate their couches Fridays before 5pm.

Mark Newhouse crashed out of the World Series of Poker in Vegas.
That's what happens when your shades make you look like the frontman for The Buggles.
Nevada killed the gambling star.

Seattle Sounders: still sponsored by first generation Xbox.

The NCAA is investigating point-shaving allegations against Florida State QB Jameis Winston, whose friend allegedly won a $5000 bet when Louisville was leading FSU at the half.
This is the same friend that invented Winston's seafood shopping bag shirt.

The good news for Bernard Hopkins: he lasted 12 rounds in his title fight last Saturday night.
The bad news is he missed his bedtime.

The CBC scandal got Moxy Fruvous songs stuck in my head again.
Just when my brain had finally gotten to the point where "The King Of Spain" meant the winner of a soccer club match between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The Raiders can't move to San Antonio, because between oil wells and the George W. Bush Presidential Library, they already have enough black holes in Texas.

Nike terminated Adrian Peterson's endorsement contract, saying child abuse is so 1990s.

NHL COO John Collins says sponsored jerseys are coming.
How about an inhaler company?

The Maple Leafs' Carter Ashton says he used someone else's inhaler.
Whose: A-Rod's?

Star Wars 7 got a title: The Force Awakens.
Vancouver Canucks beat writers have been sitting on that headline for a Zack Kassian story for two years.
Instead, he's remained The Phantom Menace.

Free agent pitcher Troy Patton was suspended 80 games for amphetamines, his third offense.
His ERA was 5.14 this past season.
How high does the ERA have to get before the performance enhancers are called career enablers?

Chicago unveiled their great-looking 2015 Winter Classic jerseys.
Biggest surprise was the Blackhawks letting Brandon Saad be captain for a day.

The Cowboys and Jaguars were in England this weekend.
Jerry Jones took in the Manchester United-Crystal Palace match at Old Trafford Saturday, and went down to the sidelines to tell Louis van Gaal what to do.

Hawaii set a new record low for voter turnout in Tuesday's general election.
What did you expect? There was a nice 4-6 foot northwest swell.

No jail time for Peterson, unless you count November to January in Minnesota.

It's ironic, after all that, Adrian Peterson will end up with the equivalent of an after-school detention and a dock in his allowance.

If Las Vegas gets a NHL team, I hope they are called the Roadrunners so they can develop a real rivalry with Arizona.

109 days until pitchers and catchers report...for drug testing.

Anaheim goalie consultant Dwayne Roloson had to suit up for the emergency backup role Sunday night.
A lot of people assumed it was because of the southern California traffic, but the game was in Colorado, which actually is faster to get to.

Is it okay to have 4 teams from the SEC West in the playoff?

The Detroit Lions sent C.J. Mosley home from London and suspended him for two weeks for marijuana use and disabling a hotel smoke alarm.
Mosley and the NFLPA have filed a grievance with the league, asking that future overseas games be played in Amsterdam.

The LA Lakers got off to an 0-4 start.
Things are so bad, for Halloween Jack Nicholson wore a paper bag over his head.

Cowboy QB Tony Romo bought Louis Vuitton luggage for all his offensive linemen.
Isn't that a sign you're about to be released or traded?

Which is more susceptible to subjective, drama-filled decisions: high school dance committee or college football playoff committee?