Bryant makes competitiveness Cristal clear
According to the folks at tmz.com, Kobe Bryant dropped $21,000 on Friday night on champagne at the grand opening of the BLUSH Boutique Nightclub at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Bryant was there with his wife, Vanessa, when he spotted poker player Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari buy two bottles of $1,400 Cristal champagne, TMZ reports. Sources said Kobe upped the ante by ordering five bottles. Esfandiari didn’t call; he raised Bryant to 10 bottles, TMZ reports. Kobe then went all in — purchased 15 bottles — and then left the club, according to the site.
Historic shocker knocks Michigan out of poll
Michigan, which opened the preseason at No. 5, dropped out of The Associated Press and USA Today coaches’ polls following its 34-32 loss Saturday to the Division I-AA Appalachian State Mountaineers. The Wolverines received 132 points to finish at No. 27 in the coaches poll. Michigan’s fall was the biggest drop in the AP poll since it expanded to 25 teams in 1989. Before this, Notre Dame had taken the biggest tumble — from No. 9 to 25 — after losing to Northwestern in 1995.
