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Archive for January 10th, 2012
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
In a perfect world, college football would have some kind of playoff system that preserves the meaning and excitement of the regular season while also making it easier to crown a true national champion in some sort of well-conceived playoff format. But it’s not a perfect world. There’s no question ...
Posted in Alabama Crimson Tide, College Football | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
While he was with the Miami Dolphins, Jason Taylor could have been fined for saying something critical of the NFL's rules. Now that he's retired, Taylor is free to state his opinion, and he has.
Taylor says the rules regarding contact to the head have been an overreaction that took rules ...
Posted in Miami Dolphins, NFL, New York Jets | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Over the weekend Charles Barkley made his third appearance on Saturday Night Live and it got mixed reviews, but there's a clear reason why he keeps getting invited back even though he's not an actor. Even though he's not very good at reading off cue cards, Barkley is very opinionated, he’s ...
Posted in Media, NBA | 22 Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Here we go again. Several months ago, former Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer went on the record to say that he would maybe start liking Tim Tebow more just as soon as he cut out all of the public displays of faith Tebow's ignited controversy. Now, just after Tebow led ...
Posted in NFL | 26 Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
J.J. Watt hails from Pewaukee, Wisc., a town of perhaps 12,000 people. After a successful collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin in his backyard, Watt is a rookie adjusting to life down south in the city of Houston. I suppose it's safe to say he's living up to the ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, NFL | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Jarome Iginla became the 42nd player to score 500 goals in NHL history over the weekend in the Calgary Flames' win over the Minnesota Wild. The veteran right winger has scored at least 30 goals in each of the previous 10 seasons, and at least 25 goals in each of the ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
The New York Giants manhandled the Atlanta Falcons on Wild Card weekend, 24-2, earning arguably their most dominant victory of the season. The Giants seem to be hitting their stride at the right time, as they're now riding a three-game winning streak into their Divisional Round matchup with with the ...
Posted in NFL, New York Giants | 1 Comment »