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The History of the BCS National Championship Game in Pictures
When LSU and Alabama face each other in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, it’ll be the 14th time teams have played under the BCS’ much criticized format for the national title. As we’ve gotten used to these past few seasons, the SEC will boast the national champion, with an All-SEC final, which was probably the wrong decision.
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Bad Refereeing Can’t Ruin Fantastic Manchester Derby
One year ago, when Kenny Dalglish made his return at the manager position with Liverpool, he saw Steven Gerrard sent off because of a dive which got Howard Webb to use his highly unstable sense of judgement and send Gerrard off. Manchester United enjoyed Chris Foy’s terrible decision making to help them beat Manchester City 3-2 in the FA Cup.
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Knicks Streak Doesn’t Make Problems Disappear
Amare Stoudemire has been struggling, like the New York Knicks, to find consistency. On Saturday night, he led the Knicks to their first win streak of the season, beating the sad looking Detroit Pistons 103-80 as Carmelo Anthony finally got just a bit of rest he desperately needed.
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Saints and Brees Ready to Make History
Drew Brees throwing for 466 yards and three touchdown passes? Doesn’t surprise us. The New Orleans Saints not punting even once, going for it on every fourth down? Doesn’t surprise as well. The Saints now need to stun us by winning on the road, in the postseason, for the first time in franchise history.
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Jaime Edmondson in the Ultimate NFL Babe Gallery
Jaime Edmondson was Playboy’s 2010 Miss January and sometimes she scribbles down her opinions on sports, but her biggest contribution to the World and to horny NFL fans is doing the photo shoot wearing skimpy outfits of all 32 NFL teams.
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Hatem Ben Arfa’s Amazing Dribble is Early Goal of the Year
Hatem Ben Arfa used to be one of those wonderkids, touted to rule the soccer world when he grows up. Things didn’t turn out exactly as planned, but he did become a very good player. A great start to his Newcastle career was quickly stopped by the menacing Nigel De Jong. Making a slow return in 2011-2012, Ben Arfa opened 2012 with a brilliant goal in the FA Cup.
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Arian Foster Leads Houston Texans to First Playoff Win
Arian Foster ran for 153 yards and more importantly two touchdown runs, including a fourth quarter TD after a 42 yard run, leading the Texans impressive run offense to a 31-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Texans’ first ever playoff win in their first ever postseason appearance.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Number 21 in Real Madrid Romp
Karim Benzema scored twice, reaching 10 league goals this season, standing out in Real Madrid’s impressive return to La Liga action with a 5-1 romp against Granada, with Sergio Ramos, Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo joining the celebration.
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How Will Wild Card Weekend End?
The 2011-2012 NFL Playoffs kick off in a few hours, getting us started with Wild card weekend. The Houston Texans will play their first ever postseason game, but too many problems at QB and over reliance on Arian Foster will make life very hard against Anrew Dalton and the Bengals.