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There was a quite bizarre occurrence during the West Virginia-South Florida game Sunday. The Mountaineers won 56-46 to improve to 13-5 and did so a man down. Sophomore Danny Jennings did not play in the game, and actually left the team about two …
To say Rashard Mendenhall was excited for Pittsburgh’s AFC Championship Game win over the Jets would be an understatement. The punishing running back decided to celebrate a kneel down that ran out the clock by treating Ben …
I’ve often complained that the Pittsburgh Steelers get every call, and it frequently feels like that is the case. I couldn’t help but feel like the same thing was happening Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. Pittsburgh hung on for a …
Packers cornerback Sam Shields entered Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Bears with two career interceptions. The undrafted rookie from Miami doubled his career total with two big picks against Chicago in a 21-14 win, helping to send …
The question is, will this be Mark Sanchez’s only pick of the game? He better hope so with his team struggling to score points against Pittsburgh. And that easily had to be a microcosm of Mark Brunell’s time with the Jets; he’s been …
Sunday’s NFC Championship Game had to be one of the worst days in Jay Cutler’s pro career, if not the worst. Not only was he unable to do much against Green Bay’s excellent defense but he also got hurt. A knee injury forced him to …
Emergency quarterback Caleb Hanie was forced to enter the NFC Championship Game for the Chicago Bears after starter Jay Cutler left with a knee injury and Todd Collins stunk. Cutler played poorly in the first half, hobbled off the field with a bum …
After playing well to close out the season and in Chicago’s playoff win over Seattle, the Jay Cutler many of us were worried about was the one who showed up in the NFC Championship Game. Cutler, who threw for three touchdowns against the Jets …
It seems as if tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has broken out of her shell. The media had complained that the women’s top overall seed at the Australian Open was too boring. She fired back by saying the media doesn’t ask her any exciting …
Recently we got upset with Nike for using holidays — especially sacred ones like MLK Day — for profit. They released new shoes on Christmas and MLK Day, capitalizing on the mass audience for attention. That wasn’t cool. But was is …
I don’t know what it is about Miley Cyrus’ Party in the USA song, but it has made the crossover from teeny-bopper pop to straight sports. We had players using it for their at-bat music and getting ridiculed, and now Ohio State’s …
The Miami Dolphins were one of the worst offensive teams in the NFL this season, ranking 30th out of 32 teams in points scored per game. They wisely decided to fire offensive coordinator Dan Henning in search of someone who can help turn things …
Keith Olbermann announced he was leaving his MSNBC Countdown show on Friday, doing so in a way only he can. Bloviating through his final speech, Olbermann took a shot at ESPN, as he’s done many times in the past. His gripe centered on the …
The Indian Express doubles team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have combined for three Grand Slam titles together, and they’re aiming for their first Australian Open title. They didn’t have much trouble defeating the team of …
Paul the Octopus rose to celebrity prominence during the World Cup when the cephalopod correctly picked the outcome of all seven of Germany’s matches, not to mention the final won by Spain. He developed quite the following for doing something …
The New Jersey Nets are one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference, checking in with a 12-31 record on the year. Team owner Mikhail Prokhorov recently went public to say the team was no longer focusing on acquiring Carmelo Anthony, feeling like …
