10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (12/20-12/22)

10. Nets Lose Robin Lopez For the Year
            Most of Brooklyn’s troubles this year could be traced to time missed by both Deron Williams and Lopez, and now they’ll be without their elite 7-footer for the season. They’ll scratch their way into the playoffs (mostly because they are one of two teams in the Titanic Division that actually want to make it to the postseason), but you could kiss any slim championship hopes they had good-bye. The only move on paper that makes sense would be a trade package built around Paul Pierce for Pau Gasol.

9. Texas Rangers Ink Shin-Soo Choo to $130 Million Deal

            For all of the large MLB contracts No Credentials has mocked over the years, this one takes the cake. It will be a joy to watch Texas pay a 38-year old Choo $18.5 million to muff fly balls.

8. Colorado State Stuns Washington State in “Flax Seed Bowl”

            That’s our first installment of “Meaningless College Bowl Game of the Week”, sponsored by SPAM.

7. Giants Eliminate Detroit From Playoff Contention
            Detroit supporters can only hope this result leads to the end of the Jim Schwarz era.

6. Charlotte Unveils New Hornets Logo

            Unfortunately for Charlotte fans, they were unable to unveil a new owner at the same time.

5. Thunder Dominate San Antonio          
            Oklahoma City has been the least talked about elite team in the league, but their impressive win in the Spurs building reestablishes them as the top team in the Western Conference.

4. New England Demoralizes Baltimore

            This was a particularly perplexing performance by Baltimore, as they could’ve wrapped up a playoff berth with a win. Joe Flacco never looked comfortable playing with a knee brace for the first time this season.

3. Peyton Manning Throws 51^st Touchdown Pass

            Manning will have a fair chance at eclipsing the single season yardage mark next week against the Raiders, as Denver will have to play their starters to secure the top seed in the AFC.
         
2. Dallas Sets Up Third Straight Week 17 NFC East Showdown
            In typical Cardiac Cowboys fashion no less. It would’ve been a mercy killing for Washington to eliminate Dallas Sunday, but the world gets to view the agony of defeat again when a Romo-less Cowboys lose yet another “win or go home” Week 17 game.

1. Panthers Rally, Take Control of NFC South

            Either Carolina has mastered the art of climate control, or they were extremely lucky to get the weather conditions they had for their epic showdown with the Saints. Carolina sows up a second seed with a win next week.