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All night tonight, it is definitely a total celebration of Nas' 20th anniversary for Illmatic. To acknowledging all five of its singles in chronological order to reviewing everything as in full for just this album, it is going on all night long with this one. So more of that to come at The Whole Delivery in a bit, stay tuned. Night's Schedule  Thread on "Halftime" Thread on "It AIn't Hard To Tell" Thread on "Life's a Bitch"  Thread on "The World Is Yours"  Thread on "One Love" 

Photo from USATSI "I was shooting for stars, on a Saturday night...." As always, it's B.O.B leading in the Saturday night: Full coverage of Pacquiao/Bradley 2 later on in the night. Stay tuned at TWD. 

His last name already puts enough pressure on him, but just an awful decision by Marcus Smart here in pushing a Texas Tech fan in Oklahoma State's latest defeat to keep their postseason hopes in serious peril. Whatever the fan said to him, even if it was a racist word, it still was unacceptable for Smart to push the fan. Smart is a class act in general, but lately he has gone south with his temper as his team has with their play. He was completely unselfish and showed a lot of maturity to return for his sophomore season and displayed a team first mentality all year to really make himself a top future pick in this year's draft. But regardless of whatever nonsense or hate that fan or fans said, Smart just couldn't keep his composure did there, and it's a shame. More to come....Anyway, here's B.O.B....."Shooting for stars, on a Saturday night."

"I was shooting for stars, on a Saturday night."

Final: Seahawks advance to the NFC Title Game. The key catch  Halftime Thread  Jimmy Graham, where are you? And Drew Brees might as well take off those gloves since they aren't helping.  I guess those noise simulations in practice have not helped whatsoever.  And with Seattle getting the ball first in the second half, it may get even uglier after such a promising tough start by the Saints. 

Bring in Luda and De La Soul for the first Saturday First Thread of 2014.

Back at halftime for Saints/Eagles B.O.B, proceed...."I was shooting for stars, on a Saturday night."

Indelible images: That was just hilarious, as he was outstanding again today in a massive offensive explosion out of nowhere from Hull, six goals in the second half.

Jameis Winston has won the Heisman as expected.  Even with 155 voters keeping Winston off the list, it did not stop the blowout:  Anyway, here's B.O.B as usual with the fitting song that represents this thread: "I was shooting for stars, on a Saturday night..."

The Other Notable Events  The revival of  Kaka  is one of the season's most wonderful stories so far. He is playing like he wants to play for his country  in his country  next summer.  Serie A:  @KAKA  puts AC Milan 1-0 up at home to Genoa. Live on BT Sport 2 now.  #btsport   pic.twitter.com/IUWd4m9Ksw — BT Sport (@btsport)  November 23, 2013 Carlos Vela , with a four goal performance in Sociedad's seven goal thrilling win over Celta Vigo 4-3. Mexico still just has all the makings. Now if only he wouldn't be such a clown to his country.  For today, no Messi , no problem for Barcelona. A 4-0 thrashing over hapless Granada.  Oh, just 33 goals in 23 games for both club and country now for Cristiano this season. It was the only goal for a Madrid team who were listless otherwise again in La Liga BBVA. They just got by Almeria on the road 1-0.  And Didier Drogba takes a wide-eyed selfie on the be...

More to come in a bit on this wonderful Saturday at The Whole Delivery. 

Image from FIFA.com Congrats to the Super Eagles, another World Cup Finals for you Nigeria. Meanwhile, it's the return of this Saturday thread, meaning both Ludacris and De La Soul. The Fun Links New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie really needed to do this . Well, we barely knew Alec Baldwin's show . Joan Jett being a vegetarian has cost her a spot on a Macy's Parade float . Yes, you read that correctly. Friday Night Lights fans, you may like this or not . Jamie Kilstein is really trying to make moves . This looks like a great interview: “ @STiffert : exclusive Interview tonight @mauricegreene talking to @usainbolt ! 19.45cet @Eurosport #iaaf gala pic.twitter.com/3Pp2PLjStL ” — Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) November 16, 2013 And speaking of interesting interviews , especially when they talk about the, well, you can see for yourself. Your Saturday fun, at TWD.  

Here's Ludacris........ ......And De La Soul: More to come in a bit, stay tuned. 

It is thought to be backup linebacker Jovan Beltcher who was the protagonist of this tragic and unpredictable event, but no name has officially been given to police. And what makes this chilling event more chilling is that the player's suicide was witnessed by some of the Chiefs coaching staff and organization who tried to convince him not to take his life. I have never seen anything like this before in sports during a professional season with any athlete in all the sports I have covered domestically and globally. More on this tragic story to come. First Update : It' official, as part time starting linebacker Jovan Beltcher is the one at the center of this tragedy, killing his girlfriend and then killing himself. As always sadly, there are also immature clowns in this world, as one person with enough editing power on Wikipedia decided to make this the first entry on Beltcher. Thankfully, his Wikipedia page has been updated  More updates t...

Bring in Ludacris..... It's the Saturday Fun Thread, American Election edition, with more to come for sure. .....And in De La Soul

Photo from Getty Images' Streeter Lecka It's not the "Game of the Century." And it really shouldn't be the game of the year if Oklahoma hadn't goofed badly against Texas Tech at home. Nevertheless, it is always special when #1 and #2 play each other during the season and are from the same conference. And with CBS/ESPN hype to go along with it, even the biggest cantankerous critic of the SEC being annoyingly thrown into our faces will have to acknowledge its massiveness. The game really comes down to whether Jarett Lee (and/or Jordan Jefferson) will outplay A.J. McCarron, or viceversa. McCarron has enjoyed tremendous protection this year from that terrific line of Alabama, and it will be telling if he will enjoy that same time in the pocket this year to keep his 67% completion number high. Both teams will look to find some way to establish the run against these formidable defenses. But I just think the growth of Lee, a quarterback who not only resists ma...