BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Welcome to the end of 2009 as all across the world today, different time zones ring in 2010. Welcome, also, to the end of the road for Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, whose 'Guns Up' style was at times both odd and beloved.

Leach was fired Wednesday, two days after he was accused of locking receiver Adam James in a shed for hours.

Meanwhile, his now-former team, Texas Tech, plays Saturday in the Alamo Bowl against Michigan State.

As for me, I'm in Bloomington, Indiana, where Michigan basketball plays Indiana in a few hours.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

AnnArbor.com's Dave Birkett reviews the decade in Michigan football, including the Top 10 players, Top 5 games and Top 5 storylines.

Turns out Urban Meyer was rushed to the hospital after the SEC title game earlier this month.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

DeShawn Sims talks about time off and John Beilein breaks down Indiana in video.

ESPN ranks the best games of the decade (My note: my top game, which you'll read later in a column, was Syracuse-Connecticut in 6 OT in the Big East tournament).

Cincinnati upset UConn in the Big East opener for both teams.

OTHER SPORTS:

Michigan finishes third in the Great Lakes Invitational, knocking off Michigan Tech, writes Jeff Arnold of AnnArbor.com.

Tiger Woods had a fat lip when he met with police four days after his car accident according to TV station WESH.

The Washington Times sports section is no more.

OTHER STUFF:

New York City prosecutor Robert Morgenthau is stepping down today, at age 90, after 35 years in the post.

Erik Gates, who contributed to the show 'Mythbusters' is dead.