Cotton Bowl Preview: Missouri vs. Arkansas

AT&T Cotton Bowl Jan. 1, 8:30 a.m. PST Missouri (11-2) vs. Arkansas (8-4) Dallas, Texas Payout: $3,000,000 Spread: Missouri – 3.5 The 2007 Missouri team is similar to the 2006 Wisconsin team in that they only lost one game to a highly ranked opponent and yet was left out of the BCS mix. In fact, [...]

Outback Bowl Preview: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee

Outback Bowl Jan. 1, 8 a.m. PST Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Tennessee (9-4) Tampa, Florida Payout: $3,100,000 Spread: Tennessee – 2 For all the flack the Big 10 catches about being overrated and slow compared to the SEC, here’s two teams that bucked the “trend” last year. Tennessee lost to Penn State in the Outback Bowl [...]

Rush and Iceman Prevail To End 2007 With a Bang

On a night where there were basically two main events, UFC 79: Nemesis did not disappoint. Canada’s own George ‘Rush’ St. Pierre dominated highly touted Matt Hughes to move a step closer in retaining his welterweight championship title. On the other hand, Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell went toe-to-toe for three rounds with Wanderlei ‘The Axe [...]

Absolutely Perfect

The New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants 38-35 in one of the most exciting and competitive games of the season from East Rutherford, N.J. as they achieved a perfect 16-0 regular season record. Give the Giants and fourth-year quarterback Eli Manning (who completed 22 of 32 passes for 251 yards and four touchdown receptions) credit [...]

Humanitarian Bowl Preview: Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech

Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl Dec. 31, 11 a.m. PST Fresno State (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5) Boise, Idaho Payout: $750,000 Spread: Georgia Tech – 4.5 One has to wonder about Georgia Tech’s approach to this game. For one, the game is in Idaho, 2,000 miles from home. They’ve also just had their head coach fired. Chan [...]

Music City Bowl Preview: Florida State vs. Kentucky

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Dec. 31, 1 p.m. PST Florida State (7-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5) Nashville, Tennessee Payout: $1,600,000 Spread: Kentucky – 3.5 This game bares some similarities to the Champs Sports Bowl between Michigan State and Boston College. One of the top senior quarterbacks in the nation will face a defense depleted by [...]

Sun Bowl Preview: Oregon vs. South Florida

Brut Sun Bowl Dec. 31, 11 a.m. PST Oregon (8-4) vs. South Florida (9-3) El Paso, Texas Payout: $1,900,000 Spread: South Florida – 6.5 At the half-way-point of the year, this could have been the national championship game. But neither could live up to those lofty expectations. Oregon is a different football team without quarterback [...]

Armed Forces Bowl Preview: Air Force vs. Cal

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 31, 9:30 a.m. PST California (6-6) vs. Air Force (9-3) Fort Worth, Texas Payout: $750,000 Spread: California – 3.5 If there’s a more difficult game to gauge I haven’t found it. Cal comes in reeling. They’ve inexplicably lost six of their last seven while their opponents from the Air [...]

Chick-fil-A Bowl Preview: Auburn vs. Clemson

Chick-fil-A Bowl Dec. 31, 4:30 p.m. PST Auburn (8-4) vs. Clemson (9-3) Atlanta, Georgia Payout: $2,900,000 Spread: Clemson – 2 Auburn is making a run at the 2008 SEC championship. It started with the hiring of Troy offensive coordinator Tony Franklin. The in-state hire comes after former OC Al Borges “resigned” at the end of [...]

The Streak is Over

It can be hard to accept, but the Canadian 20-game winning streak at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships ended today with a 4-3 loss to a tenacious Sweden team. Credit the Swedes with playing an aggressive, in-your-face style of hockey combined with lucky breaks and being offensively creative in their win.  They were full [...]

Nappin’ On The Job

The Ottawa Senators are mired in controversy right now. No, they haven’t lost seven games in a row, in fact they have won three games in a row and have gone 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. The controversy stems with their $3.1 million per year goalie Ray Emery and his recent antics of late, [...]

Independence Bowl Preview: Alabama vs. Colorado

PetroSun Independence Bowl Dec. 30, 5 p.m. PST Alabama (6-6) vs. Colorado (6-6) Shreveport, Louisiana Payout: $1,100,000 Spread: Alabama – 3.5 2007 didn’t go the way Alabama had hoped when they signed Nick Saban to that monster contract under a cloud of scrutiny nearly a year ago. Losing the final four games of the season [...]

Burnaby Joe Out for Months

Not having their captain for the past 12 games, the Colorado Avalanche will have to continue to play without Joe Sakic for most of the remaining season. This news comes out of the Mile High City after the Avs learned yesterday that Sakic will undergo hernia surgery. So what does this mean for Colorado? Sakic [...]

Alamo Bowl Preview: Penn State vs. Texas A&M

Valero Alamo Bowl Dec. 29, 5 p.m. PST Penn State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5) San Antonio, Texas Payout: $2,225,000 Spread: Penn State – 5.5 Quarterback play is often the difference in college football. Even when two hard nosed defensive teams with run-based offenses get together, it’s often the quarterback that makes or breaks the [...]

Liberty Bowl Preview: Central Florida vs. Mississippi State

AutoZone Liberty Bowl Dec. 29, 1:30 p.m. PST Central Florida (10-3) vs. Mississippi State (7-5) Memphis, Tennessee Payout: $1,750,000 Spread: Central Florida – 3 If you haven’t seen Central Florida running back Kevin Smith play yet, youtube him. College football fans need to know something about the man challenging Barry Sanders’ single season rushing record. [...]