This was a big week in sports and we’re not talking about the Sandusky interview on "Rock Center." Here’s a little recap of your week in sports:
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When Crayon Kate used to commute into the city, she was running through books on a weekly basis. One of her favorites was John Feinstein’s book Season on the Brink which followed the '85-'86 Indiana Men’s Basketball Team coached by Hall of Famer Bobby Knight. The following season the Hoosiers bested the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA tournament on their way to a National Championship. That Blue Devils team was coached by none other than Mike Krzyzewski. On Tuesday, Coach K got the last laugh as he surpassed his mentor and former Coach, Bob Knight with his 903rd career victory. Coach K got his start as an assistant at Indiana under head coach Knight. He then moved back to his Alma mater Army before becoming the head coach at Duke in 1980. He has since amassed 4 National Championships, 12 Regular Season ACC Titles and 13 ACC Tournament Championships. He also led the USA Men’s Basketball team to an Olympic Gold Medal in 2008. Not bad statistics and it appears he’s not stopping anytime soon.
This week is traditionally the week MLB announces its end of the year awards, so we were very excited to learn that the Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel was named the Rookie of the Year for the National League. Kimbrel had an amazing season earning 46 saves which tied him for the league lead with John Axford of the Brewers. Kimbrel’s teammate Freddie Freeman came in second. Congrats also go out to the other winners inlcuding Jusitn Verlander and Clayton Kershaw. NL/AL MVPs will be announced next week.
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There is something about Tim Tebow and the fourth quarter which seems to be clicking. After a ho-hum 55 minutes, Tebow and the Denver Broncos put it into high gear with their final drive which was capped off by Tebow's game winning TD. After losing two games in four days, the Jets are now just 5-5 and the Broncos, well they’re currently a half game behind the Oakland Raiders in AFC West.
We’re big New York Rangers fans over here at 2littlecrayons so it was nice to see that veteran defenseman Marc Staal has been cleared for light activity. Staal has been suffering from post-concussion symptoms since being hit by his older brother Eric Staal last season. Of course, if Sidney Crosby is any example, it could be a long time before we see Staal skating during a game, but it’s still a step in the right direction. The Rangers meanwhile have been enjoying a seven game win streak. Thanks Olivia Munn!
We’d like to extend our thoughts and prayers to Oklahoma State and the families involved in the tragic plane crash which took the lives of Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball head coach Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna on Thursday night.
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