In her 1974 Mother’s Day column, humorist Erma Bombeck provided
her take on the Lord’s endeavor to create mothers. The Lord
explains to an angel the challenging design specs for this model,
which include six sets of hands and three sets of eyes. When the
angel urges the beleaguered Creator to finish the work the
following day, the Lord responds, “I can’t. I’m so close to
creating something so close to myself.”
America’s Most Beloved Mom was on the mark. In a culture that
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SAN ANTONIO (AP)—No questions about Mike Leach. No questions about Adam James.
Those were the ground rules Texas Tech quarterback Steven Sheffield laid
down Saturday night after saving the day in a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory that
his fired head coach would’ve loved.
Let him enjoy it somewhere else, the Red Raiders said. This isn’t his team
anymore.
“I looked up in the stands and I saw signs about Team Leach. Bring Leach
back,” Sheffield said. “Leach ain’t coming back. That’s how it is.”
After a week like ..read more
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SAN ANTONIO — No questions about Mike Leach. No questions about Adam James.
Those were the ground rules Texas Tech quarterback Steven Sheffield laid down Saturday night after saving the day in a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory that his fired head coach would’ve loved.
Let him enjoy it somewhere else, the Red Raiders said. This isn’t his team anymore.
“I looked up in the stands and I saw signs about Team Leach. Bring Leach back,” Sheffield said. “Leach ain’t coming ..read more
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Happy Jan. 2, 2010 … and not just because we’re at the second day in what some folks call a new decade.
For just the second time in more than six centuries, the date can be read as a mirror image.
Did you know?
January is an appropriate month for date-based palindromes. It’s named for Janus, a Roman god depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions.
In month-day-year format (MM-DD-YYYY), it can be written as 01-02-2010, which is the numerical version of a ..read more
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A couple of decade-ending parting shots at ‘American Idol’
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The Birmingham News lists the American Idol victories of Alabamans Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks among the top Alabama stories of the decade. Bo Bice gets a plug, too.
• California’s North County Times says former resident Adam Lambert’s rise to prominence is its local music scene’s story of the year. Adam plays the Gridlock New Year’s Eve show in Los Angeles tonight.
• Ryan Seacrest hosts Dick Clark’s New Year’s ..read more
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Why was Mike Leach fired? Texas Tech fired Mike Leach today, but the firing is leaving questions about Mike Leach and Texas Tech unanswered.
On Monday, Texas Tech suspended Mike Leach. On Tuesday, Leach filed a TRO to be given back his coaching position for the upcoming bowl game. Today, Texas Tech fired Leach.
Why the sudden change?
Leach’s contract was five years, $12.7 million. Reports say he was to receive a $800,000 bonus. When was he to receive that bonus? Reportedly ..read more
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Michigan State could be hard-pressed to avoid a fourth straight postseason loss when it faces the Red Raiders, who will be without suspended head coach Mike Leach, in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night.
Matching up against a team for the first time in school history often presents problems, and those issues can be multiplied when the opponent is Texas Tech (8-4), regularly one of the nation’s best offensive squads.
This season was no exception as the Red Raiders ranked second in ..read more
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Fat Little Girlfriends?
Texas Tech Red Raiders coach Mike Leach has been suspended while the school investigates complaints from a player and his family about treatment after an injury.
According to the school, defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill will be the team’s interim coach in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Jan. 2 against the Michigan State Spartans. McNeill will remain in charge of the team until the investigation is complete.
The player is redshirt sophomore wide receiver Adam James, son of ESPN college football ..read more
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Texas Tech has suspended Mike Leach whilethe school investigates complaints from receiver Adam James and hisfamily about how the coach treated the player after a concussion.
James is the son of former NFL player and current televisionanalyst Craig James.
The school says Monday in a release that defensive coordinatorRuffin McNeill will be the interim coach and lead the team in theAlamo Bowl on ..read more
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Via SI’s Richard Deitsch, the inevitable fallout begins on the ESPN side: Craig James will not be calling the Michigan State-Texas Tech Alamo Bowl, which at this point is sort of a shame from a dramatic standpoint, in the wake of his son Adam’s accusations of abuse against Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach.
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