1. South beach rises
As it turns out, the Rose Bowl was moved to Miami with Iowa facing Southern Cal. Washington State faces Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in Pasadena. Don’t worry if your TV listings have them reversed.
2. Hoosier hysteria
Isiah Thomas was ticketed with failure to obey the police early Sunday. Reports said the officers didn’t know who Thomas was or that he coached the Pacers. Reports didn’t say the cops obviously aren’t from Indiana.
3. Register at Niketown
Red Sox shortstop
Nomar Garciaparra and soccer star Mia Hamm are engaged. Garciaparra proposed over the Thanksgiving holiday after he got on one knee, adjusted his gloves, rehearsed the words a few times, adjusted his gloves again, got back up, back down, wiped off his shoe, cleared his throat and then finally delivered the pitch.
4. Scoring points with us
While we don’t condone the Packers running back an interception at the end of regulation while leading 26-22, we sure like the effort to cover the spread.
5. Walking a mile
Tiger Woods’ comeback in the Target World Challenge fell short when he bogeyed 18. A birdie would have forced a playoff. Woods’ research in what it’s like to be the rest of us is nearly complete.
Sixth Man
6. Going nowhere fast
F-1 driver Ralf Schumacher was stopped going
80 m.p.h. in a 50-m.p.h. zone by Austrian police.
He could lose his driver’s license, be fined and forced to race CART next season.
