LITTLE ROCK — Ties may bind, but also baffle
San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson didn’t know what to make of his team’s 24-24 tie with the St. Louis Rams on Sunday because Goldson had no clue that NFL games could end in a tie.
“When I saw both sides walking onto the field, I was like, ‘Where’s everybody going?’ ” Goldson said. “ ‘Did somebody quit? Forfeit?’ ”
Goldson, for the record, knew about the new NFL wrinkle that now gives one team the chance to match if the other team gets the ball first in overtime and makes a field goal. (Touchdowns still immediately end the game.)
“But I didn’t know there wouldn’t be a second overtime if nobody scored,” Goldson said.
Seattle Coach Pete Carroll added that he would be willing to see the NFL adapt a rule like the NHL’s to settle ties.
“I would’ve loved to see ashootout,” Carroll said, joking. “A couple of guys firing the ball at the goal posts. Anything to settle the thing.” Good grief
University of Texas President Bill Powers showed Tuesday at a campus memorial service it’s possible to honor former Texas Coach Darrell Royal, who died last Wednesday, and take a shot at rival Oklahoma at the same time.
“The rarest of creatures: an Oklahoma Sooner who brought glory and unprecedented success to the University of Texas,” Powers said.
‘Slimy’ LA
Phil Jackson expected to come out of retirement to become coach once again of the Los Angeles Lakers after a meeting with the team’s brass.
Imagine his surprise whenhe was awakened Sunday near midnight by a phone call and told by the Lakers that they were going with Mike D’Antoni.
“I wish it would have been a little bit cleaner,” Jackson said in a Monday night telephone interview with the Los Angeles Times. “It would have been much more circumspect and respectful of everybody that’s involved. It seemed slimy to be awoken with this kind of news. It’s just weird.” Warm-up pitches
Who needs team doctors when you have charity work to determine how a player is recovering?
New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, who hasn’t thrown a pitch since August, was handing out brown lunch bags in New York on Tuesday to victims of Superstorm Sandy, which Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon said offered proof that Santana would be ready for spring training.
“He was using his left arm to give out packages, guys,” Wilpon said. “So he’s fine.”
Wilpon appeared to be joking, but when it comes to the Mets, it’s hard to be sure.
Quote of the day “Being from Arkansas,
it means coming up
as a kid all you see is Razorback stuff. If you go to a gas station, the
first thing you see is
Razorback stuff. You
go anywhere, you see Razorbacks.” Little Rock Hall forward Bobby Portis on his decision to sign a letter of intent with Arkansas
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