You mean other stuff happened?

In case you were at the Tabernacle this past Sunday for 790 The Zone’s 8th annual AFC/NFC Championship Party and watched the Patriots and Giants advance to Arizona, I thought I would tell you that other sports took place Sunday. No really. They did. Trust me.
Right down the street from the Tabernacle in Atlanta, the Thrashers lost its third straight game. This only wasn’t a 10-1 blowout, but 4-2 to a very young Edmonton Oiler team isn’t a good thing. How many goalie switches will the team have? This team made the playoffs and now the team is benching one of the guys it brought in during last year’s playoff push. Maybe the team should quit worrying about who is starting the All-Star game and try to break this skid to make the playoffs again. Maybe?
Roger Federer won again in the fourth round of the Australian Open and will face American James Blake in the quarterfinals. Ace-Rod was bounced last week, so James Blake is America’s only real hope left on the men’s side of the draw. Federer ran into a little trouble in the third round, but he crushed Sunday in straight sets. Federer is aiming for yet another major title, his thirteenth, leaving him one behind Pete Sampras’ career record.
Norm Chow was hired as UCLA’s new offensive coordinator and will be introduced at a press conference Monday. Chow, recently of the Tennessee Titans, now returns to Los Angeles where he helped Pete Carroll build the USC Trojans into what they are now. He turned Carson Palmer into a top pick and helped Matt Leinart win the Heisman Trophy. He also helped develop Philip Rivers into a top 5 draft pick and way back when, he molded Jim McMahon and Steve Young. Now Norm is back in LA and he will be going up against the Trojans with the new kid on the block Rick Neuheisel. If Norm can work his magic at UCLA like he did at SC, then Pac 10 football just got even more exciting to watch. (But it still can’t hold a candle to the SEC)
Former Atlanta Hawks PG/F/G/C, Boris Diaw went for 14 points and 10 rebounds with 6 assists as the Phoenix Suns beat the New Jersey Nets 116-92. Yep, Billy Knight decided to draft this guy to be a point guard, and then shipped his 6’9 frame to the Suns where he magically transformed into a forward and became good. Interesting. But that’s OK. The NBA announced that Hawks point guard Anthony Johnson will be suspended for Monday’s tilt with Portland for Friday’s flagrant foul against Toronto, leaving the Hawks with Law and Lue to play the one.
OK, so maybe not a lot happened Sunday while Tom Brady and company survived the Chargers and the Giants proved third time is the charm when it comes to field goals in -4 degree weather. So football is king. We get it. That’s why at 790 the Zone, we ARE football. Sorry Tennis. (Note: this also appears on www.790thezone.com)