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Video: Bruce Pearl on his NCAA troubles
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The Works Gives Thanks
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This is a very special (day before) Thanksgiving edition of The Works.
After my wife and I braved the great Seattle ice-wall of 2010 to reach the airport -- passing wrecked cars and reliving "The Road" every step of the way -- I started thinking about the holiday. Not "the holidays," you ding-bat; the humble pilgrims are now some of America's finest blue-bloods, which means they make money off Christmas and have no reason to lobby for a celebration unique to their tradition.
Old money isn't a culture, it's a state of mind. Still, considering all the trouble some of us take to make sure Thanksgiving gets done right each year, it's a little strange to me that there are no good Thanksgiving songs. Or chants. Or madrigals. Or anything joyous, rousing, repetitive, and yet ruminative, that small to medium-large groups can trot out while the turkey is bleeding to death in the backyard.
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/24/the-works-gives-thanks/
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Kyle Busch Wins Nationwide Race, Danica Patrick Leads Lap, Finishes 19th
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As Kyle Busch motored to a comfortable victory in the Nationwide season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway Saturday, Danica Patrick led her first lap in NASCAR racing before settling for a 19th-place finish, nonetheless her best ever in the series. Busch dominated the event before winning by about a second over Kevin Harvick. Series champion Brad Keselowski was third, followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne.
It was Busch's record-settiing 13th victory in the Nationwide series this year, and it clinched the owner's championship for Joe Gibbs Racing, even though Keselowski won the driver's title. Busch did not run in every race this year and thus did not compete for the driver's title.
"That says it all right there, boys!" Busch shouted on his radio as he took the checkered flag. "You guys are the stuff. I can't do it without you guys. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
"This is fun," he added while still circling the track. "This is what it is all about. I wish I had something for tomorrow, but we'll play with teammates tomorrow and try to get them one."
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Kansas State moves forward after loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The college hoops season is long enough that one game -- and yes, this is a veiled shot at the BCS, because whatever, the BCS deserves it -- doesn't have to matter all that much.
One game doesn't define you. One game doesn't decide your season. One game, even a really big game, might end up meaning nothing at all.
When that game comes in late November, it might mean even less. Or, then again, it doesn't have to. It's all about perspective.
Fortunately for Kansas State, which took a proverbial punch in the face from a scary-good Duke team Tuesday night, it seems to have plenty of perspective to go around.
"We're going to continue to grow and get better," K-State coach Frank Martin said after the game. "That's why you play games like these. You come up and play a team like Duke -- if you've got any pride about yourself, you're a better team the next day for it."
There wasn't much for KSU to feel encouraged about in the short term. The Wildcats turned the ball over 21 times, missed 12 of their 23 free throw attempts and saw star guard Jacob Pullen held to four points (and forced into four turnovers) on 1-for-12 shooting from the field.
For a team with realistic Final Four aspirations, it was not a rah-rah evening. But Pullen & Co. didn't seem as dejected as so many of their fans -- many of which made that long, depressing walk up the Sprint Center exits with more than three minutes remaining in the game-- did Tuesday night.
"We're going to be fine, believe me," Pullen said. "As long as Frank Martin's on that sideline and we have the locker room we have, we're going to be fine.
"It was an early test," Pullen continued. "We played a good, solid, poised team. I feel like we lost the battle, but it's a war. Hopefully we see them again in the NCAA tournament, a Final Four game, national championship, whatever it is. But we'll see them again, and we'll be better prepared for them."
There were some good signs for the Cats despite the comprehensive nature of Duke's win. Forward Curtis Kelly's offense was a bright spot; Kelly scored 19 points on an efficient 8-for-11 shooting night, adding six rebounds and looking like K-State's best chance of adding a truly dominant, athletic big man to its attack.
Kelly was far from perfect, of course -- he also had seven turnovers (a true feat for a forward) and missed four of his seven free throw attempts -- but in his second game back after an attitude-related benching by Martin, Kelly's active night was a good start.
But wait, there's more: Pullen has been here before. Last season, he recorded back-to-back 2-for-15 shooting nights against Texas and Oklahoma State on Jan. 18 and Jan. 23. His next two games, Pullen went 7-for-11 for 25 points in a win at Baylor and 8-for-18 for 22 points in a two-point loss to Kansas.
It's perfectly reasonable to expect a similar bounceback in the coming weeks, especially because Kansas State's schedule gets noticeably less daunting now that Virginia Tech, Gonzaga and Duke are out of the way. The Wildcats return to Bramlage Coliseum for games against Texas Southern and Emporia State on Friday and Monday, followed by a trip to Washington State on Dec. 3. The toughest two nonconference games remaining on the Wildcats' schedule are Dec. 18 against Florida in Sunrise, Fla., and Dec. 21 versus UNLV here in Kansas City.
So where does Kansas State go from here? According to forward Jamar Samuels, there's only one place to go.
"Forward," he said emphatically. "We can't dwell on this."
That drive, plus a healthy dash of their head coach's almost wide-eyed (no pun intended) perspective, should help keep the Wildcats from feeling too down despite the disappointment.
"It was a whole lot of fun," Martin said. "I mean, you line up against the No. 1 team in the country in front of 19,000 people ... Our kids have done some things right that so many people pay to come to see them play."
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Honda NSX
In 1991, Acura shocked the exotic car world with the introduction of the NSX, a supercar that stood up to models like the Ferrari 328. However, as good things can’t last forever, the NSX was discontinued in 2005 due to slow sales. Of course, it didn’t take long before people started talking about when a successor would show up, especially considering the fact that the NSX was said to go into production a few years back, but was denied on several occasions.
However, rumor mills don’t just shut down and the latest information churning them is that an NSX successor has always been in the cards. At first it was believed to come out in 2009, but the economic crisis made sure that didn’t happen so this future model is still a few years away, and it will not feature a 4.5 liter V10 engine that will deliver up to 550 HP as previously reported. New information revealed that the NSX will feature a hybrid drivetrain.
Of course, then there’s the question of whether the NSX will show its face as an Acura or a Honda.
Hit the jump to read more about the future Acura, or Honda, NSX.
Honda NSX originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 10:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/honda/2014-honda-nsx-ar100635.html
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