John Wooden Dead at 99

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John Wooden dead at age 99. The coaching world has lost Hercules. He was an inspiration to many, many coaches and players, and nobody meant more to basketball in a majority of the country (Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, etc. excluded) than he did.

We here at PLS offer our heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Wooden for making NCAA Basketball as prestigious as it is today. Make no mistake, when Florida defeated UCLA in the consecutive years of 2006-07, it was a big deal. Don't think the significance was lost on the players, either.

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Bengals WR Chris Henry Dies at 26

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It's been a rough year for Bengals fans. Today, Chris Henry died of complications of injuries sustained from falling out of a truckbed. He was 26. John Eradi of cincinnati.com has a nice reflection piece on Henry.

Compounding the Bengals' collective griefs this year is the death of DC Mike Zimmer's wife from cancer earlier in the year. Many viewers will recall the inspiring video of the locker room after their 17-14 win over Baltimore (a victory that has proven quite valuable over the course of this year).

Truly, there is never any joy in seeing a young man (albeit a man older than all of this site's writers) lose his life early and of the tragic circumstances which he was trying to escape. Henry seemed to have started to turn his life around, finally obtaining the off-the-field stability he so desperately needed. His demons, though, got the best of him and now he will never get a chance to recover.

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Jenn Sterger Bids Adieu to the Girls That Brought Her to the Dance

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The terrorists or Democrats (take your pick) have won. It is a sad day for the red-blooded American male. Goodbye, ladies. You will not long be forgotten.

Source: Jenn Sterger's Official Blog