This & That

Good moves by the Red Sox yesterday. They acquired two Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles (or is it Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) relief pitchers in two separate moves. They traded pitcher Phil Seibel for Brandon Donnelly and then signed J.C. Romero. Solid additions for a team hurting for bullpen help. Al Jefferson finally seems to be coming into his own. The third-year power forward (who is actually playing center for the banged up C's) dropped 28-points and grabbed 10-rebounds last night against Denver in a 119-114 Boston win. For the season, Jefferson is averaging 11.7-points, 8.7-rebounds, and 1.33-blocks. North Carolina. Ohio State. UCLA. Kansas. The four best teams in college hoops ... as of now. Watch UNC's Brandon Wright, the best freshman not named Greg Oden. I've heard a lot of rumors in the search for BC's next head football coach. Mark Whipple was supposedly the front runner (with UMass coach Don Brown joing him at The Heights to call the defense) but now there is chatter that BC has cooled off in its recruitment of Whipple. Speaking of Brown, he did an amazing job at UMass this year. Although they lost last night in the 1-AA Championship Game to Appalachain State 28-17, the Minutemen had a wonderful year, finishing 13-2. Their only other loss was a 21-20 decision at 1-A Navy, who will play BC in the Meineke Car Care Bowl later this month. They are too far off the radar to matter but what Al Skinner has done for BC men's basketball is amazing. Jared Dudley is the latest Eagle to emerge as a force at Conte Forum under Skinner, following Craig Smith and Troy Bell. Knocking off Maryland in the ACC opener was a classic Skinner game ... run the flex until the opposition gets tired and then pound it inside. The Bruins are creeping back into my conscience but they still have much to prove before I go back to truly following them.