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Yet another team has teased me with the promise of immortal, championship glory, only to be replaced by bloodcurdling sounds of strangulation, and the body of my team found face down in a ditch.

First it was the Trojans, who dug deep and found a way to end their 35-game home winning streak to Stanford in October, losing their #1 ranking along the way.

Then in January my beloved ‘Boys pissed away a 13-3 season and home-field advantage in the playoffs by losing to the fucking Giants of all teams (a team they throttled twice in the regular season).

Last night the Lakers decided to make their own bid for Biggest Chokes Ever by blowing a 24-point lead in the first half and losing at home to the Celtics.  They’re now down 3-1 in the NBA Finals and would have to win every single remaining game to win the series.

With the way they played yesterday though, they should simply forfeit Game 5 at Staples.  The Lakers deserve to lose this fucking series.

“We just wet the bed,” Kobe said.  “A nice big one, too.  One of the ones you can’t put a towel over.  It was terrible.”

Hopefully that big wet spot keeps the Lakers from sleeping during the off-season.

Put it this way.  I fell asleep two minutes into the fourth quarter.  And I was at the game.

By Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 2, 2007

The contrast in their exit strategies told the story better than perhaps anything that happened on the Coliseum field Saturday afternoon.

Embattled UCLA Coach Karl Dorrell stared stonily ahead, a phalanx of security officers trailing in his wake as he made his way to the tunnel and the possible end of his tenure with the Bruins.

A few minutes later, a grinning USC Coach Pete Carroll bounded toward the locker room, a brief stop on his way to another season-ending date for the Trojans in the Rose Bowl.

“We were in command the whole time,” a beaming Carroll said without breaking stride.

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Facing a stellar defense primed to shut him down, Heisman-winning QB Carson Palmer passed for 304 yards and a TD in Southern Cal’s 38-17 romp over Iowa in the Orange Bowl on Thursday. Justin Fargas scored two TDs for the Trojans, who dominated after the Hawkeyes returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown.