Our only concern.....

"Who get's the L. A. Dodgers?"

From our friends at ....TMZ.com:

McCourts Declare Impasse Over L.A. Dodgers

Frank and Jamie McCourt have failed to agree on a property settlement in their divorce -- a settlement that could determine the fate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.



The McCourts had until today to accept the settlement proposal by an L.A. Superior Court judge.   Frank's lawyer says his client accepted the proposal, but apparently Jamie did not.

Jamie's resistance suggests the judge may have felt Jamie gave her rights to the Dodgers away when she signed a division of property agreement with Frank during their marriage. 

So now ... another judge --  Scott Gordon of Mel Gibson fame -- will decide next month ... who gets the Dodgers.

Today in
Sports History 
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.




1991 - In the first Women's World Cup in soccer, the U.S. team defeated Norway 2-1.


1992 - The video "NFL Country," by various artists, was certified Gold by the RIAA.

The original Jags helmet

1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.







1996 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored his 25,000th NBA career point. He was only the 10th player to reach the mark.




2005 - The Boston Bruins traded captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks for Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart.

November..... 

We hardly knew you.   You blew in.......gave us an  Election Day....a Veteran's Day........a Thanksgiving Day.......

And then you were gone!

Such a short life........30 days.    30 nights.  No more....no less.

Ahhh.......November.

We shall remember.

See you again.......in about 11 months.

In this small,  southern,  college town.........It is a cold, gray, and  rainy afternoon.    A bit gloomy. 

That being said........Nothing can put a damper.....on the week-end that was.

Family.....food........football.     More family......more food.....& more football.   A never ending  stream of joy......which spanned over  4 glorious days.

We learned........the following:

These are not  our father's falcons....

Birds outlast Packers in battle of first-place teams

ATLANTA - Don't even mention a third straight winning season to the Atlanta Falcons.
FULL STORY


Now.......this was a fight:

FIGHT: Texans Receiver And Titans Cornerback Brawl

 

Where was the "Secret Service"?

Obama Gets Hit During Basketball Game, Receives 12 Stitches

 

This Auburn team is pretty good:

Auburn Atop New BCS Standings

 

Trouble in South Beach?

Star-Studded Heat Reportedly Fed Up With Coach

 

R.I.P.........Leslie Nielsen:

Comic Star Leslie Nielsen Dies

 

So there....... We feel smarter.......You?

 

 

What a treat this game was........

Final: Auburn 28, Alabama 27 | National Football Post

 

You know her better as........Tina Turner.   From Anna Mae  to Ike & Tina....to just....Tina.

Born 11/26/1939.....Tina turns 71 today.

Tina Turner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 
Tina Turner performing in 2008

A medley of photos throughout her career.....


Enjoy:

Ike & Tina

 

From all of us at 5 on Five.....

We wish all of our readers and followers a very happy Thanksgiving.

Today in
Sports History 
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) set an NBA record with 55 rebounds against the Boston Celtics.






1991 - Monica Seals set a female tennis record by winning $2,457,758 in a year.




1996 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he recorded his eighth straight 1,000-yard season.







1996 - Rusty Wallace won the first NASCAR event to be held in Japan.






1996 - Clyde Drexler (Houston Rockets) became the 24th NBA player to read 20,000 career points.

In this small, southern, college town....It is a different kind of "Hump Day".    Normally it's downhill from here.   But......With Thanksgiving tomorrow........We begin a long week-end of the three "F"s.

Family, food, and football.......

And that's a good thing.

"Stuff" .......we're following:


Good for you.....Josh Hamilton:

From Rehab To MVP!

 

At 83......he keeps going and going and going....

JoePa Not Going Anywhere

 

An expensive punch:

FINED $25K

 

Vince needs a "checkup" from the neck up:

Titans QB Out For Season After Injury, Tantrum

 

Better effort.....same result:

Nets cut down Hawks in OT

NEWARK, N.J. - Brook Lopez scored a season-high 32 points and the New Jersey Nets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 106-99 overtime victory over the slumping Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.

The Atlanta Hawks.......are not alone in being disappointing early in  this NBA season.   

The Miami Heat  with their 3 superstars,  (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh)....are sitting at 8-6 after 14 games.....and the natives are getting restless.

This is the same Miami team......many thought would challenge the 72 win season of the 1995-96 Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls.  The Bulls went 72-10 on their way to the championship.

So.....the Heat can only lose 3 more games.......the rest of the season?

We're going out on a limb......and say......"They will".

From the Miami Herald:

 

Last night....at Philips Arena....The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Boston Celtics,  99-76....in a game that was not nearly that close.

Atlanta Hawks: Celtics 99, Hawks 76

Gutless......pitiful......lackluster......embarrassing.

You pick the adjective or adverb.     At the end of the 1st quarter it was 39-13,  Boston.  At the end of 3.....the Hawks trailed,  85-56.

And the Celtics did this with their best player,  Rajon Rondo,  sitting on the bench nursing a hamstring.  His replacement..... Nate Robinson (all 5' 9") ran circles around Hawk defenders and scored 16 points while dishing out 10 assists.

And the Hawks?

Joe Johnson????.....the highest paid player in the league this year.....6 points.   For the entire game.

This team is a dumpster fire.    We called it the moment the Hawks went cheap....and promoted Larry Drew from assistant to head coach.    From being these guys big brother...to now....their father.

It does not work ....at this level.    These players don't fear him....or heed him.   

Last night.....the Hawks needed a swift kick in the ass from a strong head coach. 

 Instead......they got this......from Drew: 

“Very embarrassing. Very, very embarrassing. Very embarrassing. If I had to sum it up in one word: Embarrassing.”

Mark Bradley of the AJC had this to say,  " It took the Hawks six years to stop listening to Mike Woodson. It has taken one month for them to tune out his successor. To say the effort the Hawks gave against the Boston Celtics on Monday night was amateurish is to discredit the concept of amateurism and to distort the meaning of “effort.”

  Box score

We've seen this before.....In the heat of battle it is not wise to taunt the opponent.

Especially one who's 6'5" and weighs 295.....

Courtesy of YouTube and CBS and ESPN :

In this small, southern, college town......It's unseasonably warm for November.  Thanksgiving is only a few days away....and it is 75 degrees.

We feel smarter....today.

Why?
'Cuz these are the things we learned from the week-end:



The New England Patriots ....own the Indianapolis Colts: