Link'd Up, 11/29/09: Never rains, but it pours

Happy Sunday morning, New York sports fans. How about a double dose of trial and a healthy dash of tribulation with your mimosa?

According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets will fire Lawrence Frank on Monday when the club returns from their West Coast road trip. Multiple sources have reported that general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will assume head coaching duties.

New Jersey, which has lost its last four games by double digits, will try to avoid an NBA record-tying 0-17 start against the Lakers on Sunday. So at this point, it doesn't really matter who coaches the team.

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In other bad news, ESPN.com is reporting Giants quarterback Eli Manning has a stress reaction in his right foot that could easily lead to a season-ending stress fracture. Manning developed the reaction in his cuboid bone because he was compensating for the plantar fasciitis in his right heel he developed earlier this season. Seems like Eli's foot is a pretty good allegory for Big Blue's season: good to bad to ugly to DOA.