THE ROUNDUP

What in the world is going on in the Iowa State basketball program? Apparently, Larry Eustachy thinks he's on the set of Old School, and that it's cool to drink and partying with college students when you're on a road trip. This comes two months after an ISU assistant had to resign over child pornography charges. Gee, think the student sections at Kansas and Mizzou will be excited when the Cyclones visit next season?

Many Hollywood analysts are very surprised about The Real Cancun's dismal showing at the box office this weekend. I too expected it to do more than $2.3 million. But the reason that I didn't see it this weekend (and I do indeed want to see the movie) is that I think it will actually be better on DVD than it is in the theater. The DVD will surely contain tons of bonus footage and plus you won't have to feel like a sleazeball by paying $7.50 to go out and see it at a cinema. I think audiences were tempted, but then realized that reality is a genre best seen on the small screen.

I watched the ninth inning of Kevin Millwood's no-hitter with mixed emotions yesterday. On the one hand my beloved Giants (aka the G-Unit) had the tying man aboard with two outs and the heart of the order coming up. "One swing and we can win the game and send these fans home crying," I thought. On the other hand, it's awfully tough to root against a guy with a no-hitter and it is just one loss in a 162-game season. No-hitters have had a special place in my heart ever since I watched the entirety of Dave Stewart's 1990 no-no for the Oakland A's. I don't think I've been more tense watching a baseball game and that includes Game 7 of last year's World Series.