STOCK WATCH: Fast-Glance Week in Review
December 26, 2006 | Dick's Stock Watch provides a fast-glance review of the past week in the world of sports, charting whose stock is up and whose is down.
STOCK UP
Robert Montgomery Knight tied Dean Smith on the all-time wins list at 879 as Texas Tech beat Bucknell.
The Chargers won their ninth straight game, rallying to beat the Seahawks.
Dwyane Wade's Christmas-day performance (40 points, 11 rebounds, four blocked shots) led the Heat to a win over the Lakers.
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan threw for 559 yards and five touchdowns as he set an NCAA record for touchdown passes in a season. Hawaii beat Arizona State in the Hawaii Bowl.
Florida sent a message loud and clear to the diaper dandies of Ohio State. The defending national champions beat the Buckeyes by 26.
Ben Howland's UCLA Bruins also said that they are for real by blowing out Michigan at Pauley Pavilion.
STOCK DOWN
The Raiders lost their eighth straight game and fell to 2-13. What happened to "Just win, baby"?
Dontrelle Willis was arrested on drunk driving charges.
Nashville Predators Scott Nichol received a nine-game suspension for throwing a sucker punch at the Buffalo Sabres' Jaroslav Spacek.
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