BALL NIGHT!!!!! 7:oo pm/8:oo pm

7pm Minnesota -v- OKC

TV: My29
Radio: Wolves Radio Network
injuries: No JJ Barea. Because you know, the Wolves can never have anything nice. Rick Adelman is still on leave.

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8pm Minnesota Gophers -v- Illinois
TV: Big Ten Network

It seems like there is little buzz about this pretty good matchup. Is it because its on BTN and not on ESPN? I dunno.

my remote will be getting a workout

Happy Birthday–January 9

Bill Thomas (1905)
Johnny Washington (1916)
John Kibler (1928)
Julio Navarro (1936)
Ralph Terry (1936)
Masaaki Mori (1937)
Al Clark (1948)
Joe Wallis (1952)
Ivan DeJesus (1953)
Otis Nixon (1959)
Stan Javier (1964)
Jay Powell (1972)
Ken Cloude (1975)

Bill Thomas pitched in the minors from 1924-1952. He set records for games pitched (1,016), wins (383), losses (347), innings (5,995), hits allowed (6,721), and runs allowed (3,098).

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SSS – Ballon d’Or

Messi won his fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or. No one else, has more than three (Cruyff, van Basten, Platini), and only Platini won his three consecutively. Messi garnered 41.6% of the vote, Cristiano Ronaldo came second with 23.7% and Messi's Barcelona teammate Andrés Iniesta came third with 10.9%. That Messi won is no real surprise - the surprise comes when you see what he wore to the acceptance ceremony. Continue reading SSS – Ballon d’Or

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.