We are more confused than amused by this Deadspin item. It seems a right proper English newspaper did a story about the two Indians (dot, not feather) who were signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates after a talent search on the subcontinent . Nothing wrong there. But the paper made a very, very strange language choice for their healdine. Is there some part of the known universe where the word "Spearchucker" isn't offensive? Besides, that is, Korea in the 1950's.During yesterday's Gator Bowl between Nebraska and Clemson, we couldn't help but notice Willy Korn's uniform. The sidelined Clemson quarterback was wearing a jersey with the "R" in his name backwards. That is, his shirt read "KOЯN," like the Grammy-winning hardcore metal band. Did anyone else see this? Doesn't the NCAA have some kind of clothing police, like the NFL, to make sure players don't get to have any fun? We dropped a note to Paul Lukas over at Uniwatch and will keep you updated as this vital story develops. Or not.
By the way, Clemson lost the game. The Cornhuskers scored 20 points in the third quarter, giving Nebraska their first bowl win under first-year head coach Bo Pelini. In other bowl news, Southern Cal crushed Penn State in the Rose Bowl. In the FedEx Orange Bowl, Cincinnati couldn't score inside the five late in their loss to Virginia Tech. Georgia's Matthew Stafford threw three touchdowns in the second half of the Capital One Bowl to give the Bulldogs a 24-12 victory over Michigan State, meaning the Big Ten's only win was when Iowa beat South Carolina, 31-10. The win added fuel to rumors that Iowa's coach, Kirk Ferentz will leave college coaching for Cleveland, to take over the Browns. Another mistake by the lake.
Via AlanaG on Yardbarker comes this time-lapse footage of preparations for yesterday's NHL game at Wrigley Field.
