The following is a partial transcript of the November 16, 2008 episode of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.

The Portland Trail Blazers welcomed back center Greg Oden this week after a foot injury kept him out of action since the first game of the season. The Blazers have been impressed with his last two games, where he scored double digits, but are miffed by him committing 5 fouls in 24 minutes. Nonetheless, if Oden continues to show no residual pain in his foot, the Blazers will consider removing his Life Alert bracelet.

The NHL is monitoring some suspicious All-Star Game online voting early returns as several members of the Montreal Canadiens lead all positions by well over 100,000 votes ahead of any other team's superstars. Curiously still, among coaches, the top vote getter by 200,000 is Rick Astley.

LeBron James admitted in an interview last week that among the songs on his iPod are some by Barry Manilow. Furthermore, his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates do not exactly have a very strong music library, but if anyone does possess quality songs, they were probably given to them by James in iTunes transition.

The Michigan Wolverines' 21-14 loss to Northwestern brings the U of M's record to 3-8, the first time in the school's 129-year history that the team lost eight games in a season. Wolverines fans are stunned, puzzled, and left without an answer to the question on everyone's mind: how did they manage to win three games?

The Colorado Rockies have traded star outfielder Matt Holliday to the Oakland A's in exchange for closer Huston Street, outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, and a player to be overvalued later.

Charlie Doherty's "What Were They Thinking?" Nominees

• Tampa Bay Lightning, for firing Barry Melrose 16 games into the season (or hiring him in the first place)
• Michael Milano, Michigan football player, for allegedly beating another student, hockey player Stephen Kampfer, unconscious on campus
• Los Angeles Dodgers for raising some spring training ticket prices to $90
• Five Florida State wide receivers for being in a frat party fight
• New York Yankees for offering CC Sabathia a $140 million contract
• Jerry Jones, Cowboys owner, for guaranteeing his 5-4 team will make the playoffs
• Harold Washington, Quinnipiac University basketball player and alleged hate crime victim, for allegedly perpetrating a hate crime himself