The Links

- C-Webb defends Gene Chizik's honor on Inside the NBA (Awful Announing)

- Comparing Christmas to ESPN (HHR)

- 12 Days of Christmas (Ladies...)

- Previewing a real college playoff (Stiles Points)

- Fired Reggie Theus wants to be the next Arizona coach (The March to Madness)

- Previewing the Giants-Panthers game (NY Post)

- Oprah wants to be closer to Obama (Page Six)

- Looking at Job security in sports (NY Times)

- The Braves are kind of mad at Rafael Furcal's agents (ESPN)

- "Deep Throat" dies (Washington Post)

- Jeremy Piven's doctor takes a jab back at him (BBC)

- The Spirit has opened to some bad reviews (Radar Online)

- Protesters call for an end to Chinese Cat-eating tradition (Fox News)

BREAKING: Sacramento Fired Reggie Theus

According to ESPN, the Sacramento Kings have fired head coach Reggie Theus and assistant coach Chuck Person.

Assistant coach Kenny Natt will be elevated to interim head coach.

While their star guard Kevin Martin has only played nine games, because of injuries, the Kings are only 6-18.

Last Thursday the Kings, without Martin, upset the Los Angeles Lakers. But after getting blown out by 24 points at home to the New York Knicks, the Maloof brothers have had enough.

Their had been speculation that Theus and the Maloofs were at odd. And a Joe Maloof interview with Sacramento radio station KHTK, didn't put to rest the rumors that the two were at odds.

The Maloofs are the ones at fault for hiring Theus. They were the ones who hired Theus, not their general manager Geoff Petrie. It's their fault the Theus hiring didn't work out. They better let Petrie hire the next head coach.