Weird science
“We have the technology” can be a frightening phrase whenever bored scientists start poking around in the world of sports. Researchers in Australia are currently testing basketball jerseys equipped with luminescent panels that show how many points and fouls a player has and how much time is left. “Team sports uniforms already communicate information visually,” developer Mitchell Page told New Scientist magazine. “We wanted to augment the existing team sports uniform model to communicate more relevant information.” What are these researchers really saying about basketball players? That they are either too lazy or too dumb to look at a scoreboard?
AFC continues to give NFC the boot
The AFC has won the interconference battle five consecutive seasons. The NFC hasn’t finished above .500 against the AFC since 1995. The AFC set a record with 44 nonconference victories in 2004. Denver and Houston are the only AFC teams still looking for a victory over an NFC foe this season, and the Broncos have Arizona and San Francisco left. The Texans finished 0-4 against the NFC East. The only NFC team with more than two victories against the AFC is the Cowboys, who finished 3-1 against the AFC South.
Loony about ‘toons
Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion is not shy to admit that while many adults wake up to “Today” or “Good Morning, America,” he prefers “Scooby-Doo” or “ThunderCats.” Marion, 28, has a cartoon DVD collection he watches daily that he hopes to turn into a library someday. He also finds current 3D animation movies entertaining, as well as TV series like “Family Guy,” “Adult Swim” and “The Simpsons.” Marion said he was not sure how many DVDs he owns, but that the number had to range into the thousands. They are kept in storage containers piled all over his house in Phoenix.
