Oklahoma president goes bananas. We???ve discussed the blown call in the game between Oklahoma and Oregon all week, but I thought Greg Couch???s piece in the Chicago Sun-Times made some good points about Oklahoma president David Boren???s reaction. Couch asserts that Boren should be less concerned with the ???outrageous injustice??? of the football game, and more concerned with the education of the students at Oklahoma.

Harrick???s lawsuit dismissed. A defamation lawsuit filed two years ago by Jim Harrick and his son was dismissed on Wednesday. I don???t fully understand how the Harricks thought they were defamed. Wasn???t the younger Harrick the coach who gave exams in a basketball class that asked questions such as ???How many points is a three-point shot worth????

Nebraska-Omaha still undefeated. The No.1-ranked Nebraska-Omaha women???s soccer team improved to 7-0 on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Minnesota Duluth. In the win, Beth McGill became the school???s all-time leading scorer with an assist in the 73rd minute. She had scored her 45th career goal earlier in the second half. The Mavericks will play South Dakota this afternoon and North Dakota on Sunday.

Happy Birthday Dot! On this date in 1961, former UCLA softball standout Dot Richardson was born. Richardson, who was named the 43rd most influential student-athlete in NCAA history, became the face of USA softball when the Americans won the gold medal in the sport???s Olympic debut in 1996. Richardson went on to become an orthopedic surgeon.