The door is now open for sub-.500 college football teams to play in bowls again this season.There are 80 bowl slots to fill, and Saturdays games brought the number of bowl-eligible teams to 74. Thats not including Army, which is 6-5 but can count only one of its two wins over FCS teams toward bowl eligibility.Louisiana-Lafayette (5-6) and South Alabama (5-6) can still reach .500, but even if those two teams and Army all make bowls, there will be some sub-.500 teams needed to fill spots.?Louisiana-Lafayette plays at Louisiana-Monroe next weekend, and South Alabama hosts New Mexico State.Duke (4-8), Notre Dame (4-8), Syracuse (4-8) and UCLA (4-8) all failed in their attempts at a fifth win Saturday and potential bowl consideration.Three teams with losing records had to be picked for bowls last season.?Before last season, there had been only four such teams in the previous 20 seasons.?All three teams that played in a bowl game despite a losing record last season won to finish 6-7 -- Minnesota, Nebraska and San Jose State.Teams that became bowl eligible with victories this week included Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Boston College, Indiana and Maryland.Information from The Associated Press was included in this report. Swell Flaske Salg .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. Swell Bottle Butikk . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. http://www.swellflaskenorge.com/swell-flaske-marmor.html . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. Swell Traveler Mug .C. -- After a listless first half, the Washington Wizards used a big third quarter run to beat the Charlotte Bobcats Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Wizards used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to take control of what had been a close game and beat the Bobcats 97-83 on Tuesday night. Swell Flaske . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is. The mother of Alabama?reserve defensive back Maurice Smith told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that her son is being blocked from transferring to Georgia?by coach Nick Saban.Smith, a senior from Sugar Land, Texas, is still listed on Alabamas roster online. With two career starts under his belt, he worked with the first-team defense during the spring.In mid-June, AL.com reported that Smith was seeking to leave as a graduate transfer, which would make him eligible to play immediately at another school.He wants to go to Georgia. Period, Samyra Smith told the AJC. Thats where he wants to go.She added: The university is continuing to be resistant to any request to release my son. Thats where we are. In [Sabans] mind, the best decision is for him to stay here. And he doesnt think anything other than that is best for the kid.At media days, Saban said he and the staff had told Smith that he would be a significant contributor this season if he stayed. Alabama opens camp Wednesday.We have told himm, Because we support the SEC rule, it would not be in your best interest to have to sit out.dddddddddddd If you want to go some place else [outside the SEC], wed be glad to help you do that, Saban said.After last season ended, Alabama did not block the transfer of wideout Chris Black to Missouri, an SEC school.Samyra Smith asked the AJC, So what is it? Is it really about my son, or is it about Kirby Smart and Nick Saban?Smart, who is in his first year as head coach at Georgia, served as Sabans defensive coordinator at Alabama from 2008-15.I dont know what it is, she said. You just had a player leave, Chris Black, and hes at an SEC school, Mizzou. So dont tell me its about a violation of rules. I can read you the rules. I understand them well. Its not a violation of rules, or else the SEC wouldve stopped it, the commissioner wouldve stopped it. But its allowed. ' ' '