Sports Wrap-Up

In a meaningless game  in Kansas City to everyone but the Browns and Chiefs players and their parents, the Browns' electrifying Josh Cribbs set the NFL mark with his 7th career kickoff return for a touchdown (100 yards) in the first quarter.  In the second quarter, he did it again (103 yards). But apparently he dogged it in the 3rd and 4th quarters, failing to return even a single kickoff for a TD in either quarter. It's sad when people just quit.

The Saints lost their first game of the year, barely, while the Colts didn't, barely. So now we can find out which is better preparation for the playoffs.
 
The bowl season just started this weekend.  We'll let you know in a week when we've gotten past Rutgers vs. Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl (didn't know they did college football in Russia, but that's great) and on to games that at least somewhat pique the interest.
 
In college basketball, Texas beat UNC in the first basketball game in the gigantic new Cowboys Stadium. The floor on which the game was played was dwarfed by the gigantic, some would say Texas-sized, video screen above. It would be interesting to know how many of the eyeballs in the stadium were actually watching the human beings on the floor rather than the giant TV set.

Edited by NATHAN WHITAKER

Nathan Whitaker is the co-author (with Tony Dungy) of the #1 New York Times bestseller Quiet Strength, Uncommon, and others. Most recently,he co-authored (with James Brown) the new book Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living. A two-sport athlete in baseball and football at Duke University, he worked in the front offices of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nathan lives in Florida with his family.