‘Member?: Even When Mexico Loses, They Win

Whas happened in sports last night.

• World Cup Qualfiers: So how short is Sven-Goran Eriksson’s leash nowadays? After Mexico’s defeat at the hands of Honduras yesterday, we could think it’s too long. Regardless, El Tri gets to the next level of qualifying, but the question is how long they’ll stay with results like that. Honduras 1, Mexico 0 [LA Times]
• NFL: Pittsburgh used its stingy D and two Big Ben touchdowns to beat the Bengals last night. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
• Boxing News: Ricky Hatton’s (and formerly Oscar De La Hoya’s) trainer doesn’t think Paulie Malignaggi is any threat to down Hatton this weekend. [BBC]
• NBA News: Gilbert Arenas says his Washington Wizards could learn from being at the bottom of the table. That’s easy to say from your bed on IR. [ESPN]
• Movie News: The director of Kung-Fu Panda wowed movie execs and got the job to direct they upcoming He-Man movie. [Latino Review]