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Gamecenter - Playoff Edition NFL Divisional Playoffs
In one of the strangest and most intriguing weekends in years, this
weekends divisional playoff games feature rematches in all four of them.
Its always tough to beat a team twice in a year and in this exciting
weekend teams who know each other and played each other tight in the
regular season should make for a great weekend of football...more
Divisional Game Matchups:
Preview -
Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans
Sat., Jan. 10,
4:30 p.m. ET, CBS
The Tennessee
Titans and Baltimore Ravens have had two memorable meetings in the postseason
and as two of the top defenses in the NFL prepare to meet again, there's no
reason to believe this time will be any different....more
Preview - Arizona
Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
Sat., Jan. 10,
8:15 p.m. ET, FOX
The Panthers look to improve to 9-0 at home by beating the Cardinals in
Charlotte for the second time this season as the teams square off Saturday night
for the chance to advance to the NFC championship game...more
Preview - Philadelphia
Eagles at New York Giants
Sun., Jan. 11, 1
p.m. ET, FOX
The New York Giants
defied doubters and the odds last season, getting hot late in the year and
riding that momentum to a stunning Super Bowl title despite entering the NFC
playoffs as the fifth seed.
The Giants should see something very familiar in this year's Philadelphia
Eagles. New York opens the playoffs Sunday with a divisional-round game against
the red-hot Eagles, who despite being the last seed in the conference, should
pose a formidable challenge...more
Preview - San Diego
Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun., Jan. 11,
4:45 p.m. ET, CBS
San Diego's defense
hung tough when threatened by the Pittsburgh Steelers in November. That type of
resiliency has given the Chargers a rematch. Another ineffective effort on
offense for the Steelers isn't likely to be good enough this time against the
streaking Chargers, who have advanced to this AFC divisional playoff game Sunday
at Heinz Field...more
NFL Game Predictor NFL Divisional Playoff Weekend
The four games Saturday and Sunday in the divisional round of the NFL
playoffs all will match teams that met in the regular season (in one
case, twice). Now, it's for keeps on the road to Super Bowl XLIII...more
NFL Power Rankings
Final Regular Season Power Rankings
The final regular season rankings are in and to no ones surprise the
Giants remain on top while the Steelers, Colts, Titans, and Ravens round
out the top 5...more
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sports world. There are many types of betting involved, which makes watching
sports turn into a
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United Kingdom, this has been a traditional cultural past time making the
world’s most popular sport, football / soccer the game of choice to bet on.
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Feature: NHL Insider
NHL
Insider
By: Althea Pashman
Melrose Place Replaced, Devil’s Dilemma, Injuries, Rumors etc. If you
recall, the Tampa Bay Lightning were the most active team in the
off-season. It was no secret that new owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie
would be active in free agency; they said so during their introduction to
the Tampa Bay media in June.
Being
extremely active in free agency wasn’t something that Tampa Bay had done in the
past as prior ownership put a lock on spending. Being active via trades was
mostly done at the trade deadline for help at a post-season run or shedding
salary as in last year’s case of the Brad Richards trade to Dallas....
more
Internet
and Sports Gambling
Sports gambling has become increasingly popular over the past
few years. With the soaring popularity of online gambling as well as online
betting, sports betting has never been easier, or more straightforward. All you
need is the internet. The internet allows gambling on many different levels from
playing games like roulette and blackjack, to betting on your favorite sport.
With so many places to bet and gamble on the internet you are sure to find
something to suit you individual needs.
Full
Court Press Ray Allen had a season long homecoming, the former University of
Connecticut star returned to the New England area in a June draft night
trade. Allen's mother and stepfather meanwhile have been battling for
over 5 years to bring justice to the man who attempted to murder his
stepfather. This is their story...
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Quick Hits
MLB
Insider
By: Althea Pashman
MLB Insider: Financial Crisis – Not in The Bronx… MLB Network and the Hot
Stove
Bud
Selig has been overseeing Major League Baseball as it’s commissioner since 1992
albeit for the first six years under the terms as “acting.” He oversaw baseball
through the strike of 1994, the introduction of the wild card, interleague play
and the merging of the National and American Leagues under the Office of the
Commissioner. Selig was also instrumental in organizing the World Baseball
Classic in 2006 and the introduction of revenue sharing. He is credited for the
financial turnaround of baseball during his tenure with a 400 percent increase
in the revenue of MLB and annual record breaking attendance....
more
The
Armchair Quarterback
By: Hezron Joseph
The Armchair Quarterback: The “Bore” Games
I want to
congratulate Sam Bradford for winning the 2008 Heisman Trophy. Bradford is a
junior and as of this writing, he has not said publicly that he will enter the
2009 NFL Draft.
After watching the
Detroit Lions (who have the first overall pick), go 0-16, perhaps it would be
wise for Bradford, Matt Stafford, Tim Tebow and their ilk to stay on campus for
another year. With the foolishness in Detroit comparable to a bad business being
run, I would stay in school. The NFL will not shut down overnight....more
The 19th Hole: An Inspired
Performance
Jim Furyk carries himself with a quiet
intensity. He is a driven, consistent,
excellent player who has proven his
meddle over the course of his career.
When he clinched the Ryder Cup for the
United States on Sunday, though, Furyk
became emotionally effusive. In
speaking with NBC Sports about what it
meant to be the man to clinch the first
USA victory in nine years and three
tries, Furyk choked up with tears. He
said that he knew he would even after
having several minutes to celebrate and
appreciate the moment with his team and
the fans. After having been pasted in
each of the last three cups – and being
in the losing match in 2002 – Furyk was
overwhelmed to regain the Ryder Cup....
more
Speaking
of Sports
By: Ted Fleming
Speaking of Sports: TRS: The Real
Story Behind the Garza-Navarro Meeting The Tampa Bay Sports Net has in its possession the
conversations between Rays’ pitcher Matt Garza and catcher Dioner Navarro on
the mound, when Garza got a close-up look at what Navarro wears on his face,
in the dugout when they met again and in the runway leading to the visitor’s
clubhouse.
Without anyone’s knowledge, a
miniature microphone was cleverly embedded in the catcher's mask padding and
every word was heard across the Gulf of Mexico (when you are in an area
loaded with 1,000-5,000 watt radio stations, you know you can hear them
further out in the water to the west than you do over land to the east).
So without further adieu, TBSN brings
you the complete blow-by-blow from start to finish.
Thinking
Out Loud By: Ted Fleming, Tampa Bay Sports Net
Thinking Out Loud: Going To Hell In
a Handbasket Almost a month ago I penned a piece about the entertainment at Tropicana
Field – (Rays Missing a Beat on In-house Fun) - and how the departure of
John Franzone, a.k.a John the Maestro, has left a huge void inside the
stadium.
Having been inside the House of the Tilted Roof this entire homestand, there
has been something else that has been gnawing at me but I just couldn't put
my finger on it until Sunday's homestand finale with the White Sox....
more
Ben Gordon continues to be lost in limbo as training
camp approaches. The Bulls will likely sign him to a one year tender offer
but he doesn’t want to sign with them and would like to be traded to a team
like the Heat. There have been discussions but if that leads anywhere is up
to the Heat/Bulls to decide.
As mentioned last week in this article, the free
agents that are getting signed right now are the guys that are restricted
free agents that would fit best with the team they have been with. ...
more
Features
NBA Age Limit - A Blessing in
Disguise
The 2007 NBA draft class was the most hyped and highly covered
of any draft class in the last five years and maybe even this
decade - and 9 of the 10 first picks were still teenagers.
Something very profound has occurred in the NBA in the past two
years due in large part to the new rule that disallows any high
school student from entering the NBA draft until they are 19
years old...more
The
Savant
It's time to make it legal Steroids,
Doping, Gambling, Dog Fighting,
and everything else. American
sports fans have lived through a
few months of hell and some of
it needs to be fixed. How to do
that? Legalize it.
A few weeks ago we talked about the case against Michael Vick.
Since then, sports in general have suffered through some of the
worst scandals in the shortest time. Point shaving, dog
fighting, blood doping, its an epidemic at this point and its
time someone does something.
Round One NFL Draft Recap Who were the big winners and losers in this
years first round. Video and analysis on all the
first round picks...Rd
1 Recap
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FemmeFan Weekly: Playoff Fantasy Football – It’s not Too Late!
The
regular season may be over, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a fantasy
option! Even if some games have been played by the time you read this, it’s
not too late! (I’ve even done it with a friend for the Super Bowl game
alone.) My Playoff Fantasy Football format is easy to draft, easy to
manage, and can be fun for everyone. It can also provide ladies with a
reason to cuddle up to their significant other for the next few weekends...
more
Video Corner
Colt
McCoy is burning
The man with the best name in college sports discusses his future, the bowl
game, the Heisman, and more with Jim Rome...watch
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Features
Is
Tiger Woods Cheating? By: Rafael
Moret
Recently Tiger has been roaring, dominating the PGA as if he was invincible.
First it was the British Open, then the Buick Open followed by the PGA
Championship , The Bridgestone Invitational and finally the Deutsche Bank
Championship . What's going on here? Where is every one else? It's not as if
Tiger is first and the same other guy is second every week. It's always someone
new. So what is it?...more
There are many types of online
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SALT LAKE CITY - Even though Florida and Oklahoma played for college football's national championship Thursday night, Utah fans fell as if they should have had a say in whose number one.
Tim Tebow stepped off the bus when he arrived at Dolphin Stadium, made a beeline for a group of Florida fans nearby, pulled off his tie and started riling up the crowd.
BEREA, Ohio - Eric Mangini is starting over where he started out. Mangini, who began his NFL career as a ballboy for the Browns, was introduced as Cleveland's 12th full-time coach on Thursday, less than two ...
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