MERRY CHRISTMAS! No show today, but i'll be back tomorrow with a recap of the NBA games today, as well as a look ahead to Week 17 in the NFL and all the playoff implications. As for today, I hope everyone has a great holiday. Thanks to everyone who has been checking out the site. Be sure to leave your comments on my site and the show, it greatly appreciated! ________________________________________________________________________ Don't forget about the big Celtics vs. Lakers game today @ 5 on ABC. The Celtics (27-2) look to get their 20th straight win, and improve on their all time best NBA start in league history. The Lakers (23-5) have loss 2 of their last 3 games and look for some revenge of sorts against the NBA Champions who they loss to in the finals last June. Expect Kobe Bryant to come out of the gates shooting early and often as he more than anyone else took the loss to Boston last year the hardest. ________________________________________________________________________ Notre Dame blew out Hawaii last night 49-21, getting their first bowl win since 1993 when they won the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M. Jimmy Clausen went 22-26 for 401 yards and 5 TD's in a record breaking night for the Sophomore QB. The win gives Charlie Weis a little something to build on for the 2009 season, and also gives him a little more job stability for this offseason. Some experts perdict that if he had loss this game his job may have been in jeopardy, though the school AD denied those reports. ________________________________________________________________________ And don't forget to tune in tomorrow for an all new show of John Anthony Sports Talk on blogtalkradio.com.