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Archive for January 24th, 2012
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The last time he was inside the cage, Alistair Overeem was busy roughing up Brock Lesnar and forcing him into early retirement. The world-class kickboxer was just too much for the former UFC Heavyweight Champ. Now that he has gotten past Lesnar, Overeem will get a shot at Junior Dos Santos’ Heavyweight Title. ...
Posted in MMA | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Tom Brady has led the New England Patriots to a fifth Super Bowl, as the New England Patriots dodged a bullet in the AFC Championship Game, edging the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20. Tom Brady was far from his usual dominating self in the pocket, completing just 22-of-36 passes for 239 yards. ...
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Joe Paterno will likely be remembered, especially in the short-term, as an iconic college football coach whose career ended abruptly due to a scandal. Former player and assistant coach Tom Bradley will remember his mentor most for the things that people didn't see.
Bradley, who took over in the interim when ...
Posted in College Football, Penn State Nittany Lions | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
For decades, Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno raced up the leaderboard to become the two winningest head coaches in Division I football history. Paterno ultimately edged Bowden, but it's hard to argue that Bowden's legacy will be largely pristine while Paterno will forever be remembered for his rapid downfall in the final ...
Posted in College Football, Florida State, Penn State Nittany Lions | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
After a 6-10 season a year ago, the hiring of a new head coach, and a shortened offseason the possibility of the 49ers making a return trip to the playoffs for the first time in nine years seemed incredibly bleak. Not only did they make the playoffs, but the 49ers ...
Posted in NFL, San Francisco 49ers | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
It looks like Bernard Pollard is suffering from a case of sour grapes. The man known as the "Patriots Killer," a nickname he earned after tearing Tom Brady's ACL back in 2008 while playing for the Kanas City Chiefs, picked up right where he left off after his clean tackle ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, NFL | 20 Comments »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Baylor certainly looked like a favorite to contend for the Big 12 men's basketball championship after cruising to 17 victories in a row out of the gate. However, the Bears lost their second straight game over the weekend, falling at home to Missouri. They've now lost to Kansas and Mizzou, ...
Posted in College Basketball, Kansas Jayhawks, Missouri Tigers | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
In a tragic turn of events, former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno died of lung cancer over the weekend at the age of 85. Back in early November the world came crashing down for Paterno as allegations of child abuse by Jerry Sandusky rocked Penn State University with a ...
Posted in College Football, Penn State Nittany Lions | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The New York Giants have punched their ticket to Super Bowl XLVI in improbable fashion. At one point in the season heading into the final quarter of the 2011 NFL regular season, the G-Men lost 4 games in a row with both sides of the ball completely out of sync. ...
Posted in NFL, New York Giants | 3 Comments »
