Links O'Plenty

For your Thanksgiving reading pleasure...

Allen Iverson announced his retirement from the NBA yesterday. I'm not sure what I find more amusing: the fact that Iverson announced his retirement on Stephen A. Smith's website or that Iverson wrote, "I still have tremendous love for the game, the desire to play, and a whole lot left in my tank. I feel strongly that I can still compete at the highest level." It sounds like Allen is very excited for retirement....

The usually annoying Bill Plaschke tells the moving story of USC running back Stafon Johnson's relationship with his mother in today's LA Times.

The great Joe Posnanski predicts which under-30 MLBers will make it to Cooperstown. I'm thankful for the fact that Posnanski excludes the odious Dustin Pedroia from the list.

The Daily News tells the sad story of ex-Knick Dean Meminger's battle with drug addiction.

Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick gives a candid interview to The Quad, the New York Times' excellent college sports blog. Swarbrick offers an interesting/troubling answer to a question about Notre Dame possibly joining a conference somewhere down the road.

The Washington Post has a lengthy, but interesting obituary on former Wizards and Capitols owner Abe Pollin.

Lastly, go Aggies....