Box Score 11/30: Walton, Luongo and Bo

Happy birthday to Bill Walsh, Bo Jackson, Ivan Rodriguez and Shane Victorino. On this date in 1991, the U.S. Women's National Team won the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup 2-1 over Norway.

Around the League: 

• How did an old Nintendo game like Stadium Events become one of the rarest game collectables in the world? No one quite knows, but it changes people's lives. [ESPN Magazine]
• Odell Beckham Jr. has been quiet lately. Mike Tomlin's trying to change that before this weekend's Giants-Steelers bout. [P-G]   
• It's a good thing Russian amateur hockey league refs wear cameras. Never know when someone's going to fly off the handle at a penalty. [Puck Daddy] 
• 45 years later and "Brian's Song" is still one of the best football movies ever made. [The Undefeated]

YB ICYMI:

"However, that is all suddenly at risk due to a series details that are rapidly becoming undone. With the labor pact of 2011 set to expire in December, a deadline for resolution regarding a new CBA has been set for Thursday. And that long-standing aversion at repeating the sins of the past seems to be dissolving before our eyes." - Baseball’s idea of an international draft is a swing and a miss

"You could also believe that the Wisconsin-Penn State winner would leapfrog Michigan in these rankings. The case for them is that their two losses were by a combined four points – both on the road – and both on the final play of the game. They also beat both Wisconsin and Penn State during the regular season so even though one of them can claim to be Big Ten champions, Michigan can say they beat them both (they beat Penn State by 39 points). So can they really get into the playoff?" - College Football Playoff rankings: Calm before the storm

"This year, things are already completely different. Luke Walton has come in and not only changed how the Lakers operate on the floor but has injected life back into a young team, and it’s showing in the wins column. Through 18 games, the Lakers are playing .500 basketball, and it’s not entirely because of the young core that starts games in Los Angeles. With Walton deciding to start Nick Young instead of Jordan Clarkson or Lou Williams, the Lakers now have the best bench unit in all of basketball, and they’re producing with some of the best lineups in the NBA." - The NBA bottom feeders learning to swim

You got burned, Luongo.