The Brown Five - 11/16/07

The Brown Five is (what will hopefully be) a daily breakdown of five stories that Brown stumbled upon and causes his eyebrows to raise up a bit. This probably won't be daily because Brown has the attention span of a...hey look! A bicycle...

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Barry Bonds was indicted yesterday for perjury and obstruction of justice, and he could be facing up to 30 years in prison. This is a HUGE deal for the sports landscape.

Personally, I thought Bonds was teflon against the charges. Here was a guy that damn near everyone knew took steroids, but nothing came out from it.

My only question is what happened? Did Greg Anderson flip? Was this the Mitchell investigation? What was the damning evidence that gave prosecutors what they needed to say this guy lied under oath.

2) Oregon Falls to the Number 2 Curse (and the Curse of Big)
I told you, didn't I? Arizona is good for one ranked upset per year at home. I told you that Oregon needed to watch out for Arizona. What happened? Oregon lost to Arizona.

What does this do to the national title picture? Well, it's going to guarantee at least one of the three Big XII teams is getting in. It's going to guarantee that NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

As for the Heisman? Sorry, Dennis Dixon, you lost it in the shittiest of ways, injury on the main stage and watching your team lose from the sidelines.

3) Mavs Topple Spurs
To San Antonio, it was probably just game 9 of the 82 game season, but it was a different story for the Mavericks. This was their first step in regaining the mental capability to win in the playoffs. Between losing to GS and then watching the Spurs win it all, Dallas needed to prove they were still capable of winning.

Devin Harris did a fantastic job last night running point and shutting down Mr. Longoria. JET, as he has done all season, was a points machine off the bench. This team started kind of rough this year, but things might start to gel after this win.

4) Justin Timberlake gets to host a PGA tournament
When I'm thinking of a new celebrity host to join the likes of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, I can't quite say that Justin Timberlake comes to mind. Can we expect Timbaland to produce all the beats for the commercial cut aways? Do all the golfers have to dress like Timberlake? Can John Daly really deal with all the groupies around?

Apparently George Lopez hosts a tournament too. What the hell is going on here? Can't we get Bill Murray to host a tournament instead?

5) The Starbury vs. Isiah Feud
Jesus Christ, I have no idea where to start with this. Between Marbury talking shit to everyone, leaving the team, rumoring he has shit on Isiah, Isiah welcoming him back, Marbury getting fined $200K for bailing, none of the other team members really wanting him back, and having Mardy Collins play really well without Marbury around...I have only one question: Are the Knicks, quite possibly, the worst managed franchise in all the major sports?