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This Week in Sports
By Blake Oestriecher
LSU revamps season-ticket policy
Starting with the 2010 LSU football season, all new season tickets and parking permits available to the public as well as upgrade requests in all sports will be assigned based completely on lifetime contributions to LSU through the Priority Point System. LSU announced that donations associated with parking and tickets will no longer count toward the calculation of Priority Points, but donations such as those made toward scholarships or new construction projects will figure into the distribution. The new system will begin use on March 31 and will not affect existing parking locations or ticket assignments. (LSU news release)
UNC follows Kentucky's footsteps
In a season marked by underachievement and disappointment, the North Carolina Tar Heels can finally hold their heads up high about something. UNC defeated ACC rival Miami 69-62 on senior night, becoming just the second school in NCAA history to reach 2,000 wins. North Carolina is the second university to reach the 2,000-win milestone this season, with Kentucky barely edging UNC out. The Wildcats reached that number last December and the two basketball powerhouses will be joined by another school soon. The No. 2-ranked Kansas Jayhawks are sitting just shy of the mark and are a lock to cross it by the end of the season. (Associated Press)
Go see the Nets, get your taxes done
The lowly New Jersey Nets franchise has tried several gimmicks this season to get fans to come to its games. The "Your Ticket to a Player" offered fans the opportunity to have a Nets player appear at a family birthday party while the 10-game "Match-Up" plan offered fans a collection of reversible jerseys with a Nets player on one side and a star player, such as LeBron James, on the other. Now, the Nets are back it again. The team combined with Roni Deutch Tax Center to offer a free income tax return to New Jersey residents over 18 years of age who attended the team's game against the Orlando Magic last Friday. While fans didn't get their taxes done at the arena, they received a coupon for a free state tax return - a $29 value. (Associated Press)
Ochocinco taking center stage, Andrews too
Chad Ochocinco will finally be allowed to show some personality, but it won't be during an end-zone celebration. The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver will be one of the participants on the upcoming season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. The outspoken NFL star is one of three contestants from the world of sports, along with ESPN broadcaster Erin Andrews and figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek. Ochocinco is just the second active NFL player to cut a rug on the show, following in the footsteps of Jason Taylor. However, former NFL stars Jerry Rice, Warren Sapp and Emmitt Smith have also been participants on the hit show. (USA Today)
NFL eyeing big rule change
Donovan McNabb might be even more confused soon. An NFL spokesman said the league might change its overtime rules for playoff games at a meeting later this month. Under current rules, the first team to score wins, but the new format would be a bit tricky. If the proposed change is accepted, both team would get the ball at least once unless the first team to have possession scores a touchdown. But if the first team to get the ball makes a field goal and its opponent ties the game, action would continue until one of the teams scores again. The rule will be discussed at NFL meetings March 21-24 and at least two-thirds of the teams have to approve the change for it to be accepted. (Associated Press)
Originally Published: March 10, 2010