“We can walk across the street and chew gum at the same time,” said the subcommittee chairman, Illinois Democrat Bobby Rush, one of the bill’s co-sponsors. “We can do a number of things at the same time.”

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s commerce, trade and consumer protection subcommittee has sent a college football playoff bill to the full Committee that would require a playoff system to determine a national champion.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-bcs-congress&prov=ap&type

Andy Pettitte is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to an $11.75 million, one-year contract.

Five million dollar a year contract for Texas coach Mack Brown:
http://www.comcast.net/articles/sports-general/20091209/T25-Texas-Brown.Contract/



Mack Brown with college coaching legends Joe Paterno and Darrell Royal

a link to Mack Brown's prior contract:
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/graphics/2009/coaches-contracts/pdf/brown_texas.pdf


Coach Lane Kiffin keeps Tennessee's athletic department busy these days.  Are Volunteer hostesses going outside the scope of their job description?   
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/2009-12-09-tenn-under-investigation_N.