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Bowl Season – Day 1 Predictions
Bowl season begins without anything too grandiose, but there’s definitely some star power in Las Vegas as two ranked teams, Fresno State and USC take on each other in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl. There should be plenty of interest in seeing Washington State playing against Colorado State, the Cougars’ first bowl game in 10 years.
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NFL Playoffs – Dallas Cowboys Still in Control
Despite losing the lead in the NFC East and Tony Romo once again treated like the biggest fourth quarter choker in the galaxy, the NFL playoffs are very much within reach for the Dallas Cowboys. All they need to do is win both of their division games against the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles, and they’re in the playoffs.
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Joe Flacco Starting for Ravens Despite MCL Sprain
The Baltimore Ravens and Joe Flacco are ignoring his sprained MCL, taking certain percautions in the form of a knee brace, but keeping him as their starting quarterback for the next game at least.
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Broncos Still Waiting for Wes Welker Clearance
The Denver Brnocos are on the verge of clinching the division and the best record in the AFC, but they need to win their next two games in order to be sure that happens, and it would really help them if Wes Welker, who has been out due to a concussion since December 8, was cleared by the medical staff to comeback.
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NFL Rumors – Green Bay Packers Still Starting Matt Flynn, not Aaron Rodgers
Even though everything seems to be indicating Aaron Rodgers is doing pretty well in practice, there is no go ahead from the doctors to reinstate him as the team’s starting quarterback, which means Matt Flynn, having one of the weirdest seasons anyone has ever had, continues to be the team’s starter behind center.
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Eli Manning is an Elite Interceptions Thrower
By throwing five interceptions in one game against the Seattle Seahawks, Eli Manning became only the second quarterback since 1985 to have two seasons or more with 25 interceptions.
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Urban Meyer Admits He’s a Terrible Loser
Losing to Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game was like hitting a brick wall for Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer, facing the harsh reality of being a sore loser, and having to deal with that fact for an entire offseason.
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Tony Romo Still Has The Support of Jerry Jones
Another big lead, another fourth quarter mistake, another loss. It feels like Deja Vu for Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys, finding themselves in yet another fight for survival in order to avoid a fourth consecutive season of missing the playoffs. Despite yet another crunch time interception, Jerry Jones, the team’s owner and general manager, has Romo’s back.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Can Start Playing Ugly Football
No one fires managers or makes big changes based on the League Cup. Chelsea are only two points away from the top of the Premier League, but you can tell something’s not right. Losing twice in the Champions League; already six matches out of 16 without a win in the league. Jose Mourinho isn’t happy, feeling slight pressure and knows some change is going to come.
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Will We Miss the BCS?
Jumping to another sport before we try and see how College Football will change by moving from the BCS system to a 4-team playoff chose by a committee, one of the most idiotic lines ever uttered by Michel Platini, the chief of UEFA and the second strongest person in the world of soccer, had to do with why instant replay still isn’t a part of the decision making system by referees.