‘Member?: Maradona’s Gets Monkey Off His Back, First Win As Argentina Manager

Whas happened in sports last night.

• Soccer Friendly: Well, at least he showed up. Diego Maradona’s first game as Argie manager was saved from a less than auspicious beginning when Atletico Madrid winger Maxi banged home the game’s only goal in the first half. Argentina 1, Scotland 0 [Sky Sports]
• NFL News: Pacman Jones has been reinstated by the NFL. The question now is whether the Cowboys (other than Jerry Jones) will welcome him back with open open arms. [Yahoo!]
• UEFA Cup News: Atletico Madrid lost its appeal stemming from the ban brought on by their racist fans. [BBC]
• College Football News: Obama will solve the middle east crisis before he works out a deal for a college football playoff system. [LA Times]
• NFL News: Green Bay Packers’ receiver Donald Driver’s dad got beat up by the police in Houston. [Chicago Sun-Times]