Boy, talk about a huge game eh?

Week 10 of the 2009 NCAA college football season continues with a huge game between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Alabama Crimson Tide, led by head coach Nick Saban, is yet to drop a single game this year. They are looking to play for the national title this season and anything less than that will be deemed a failure.

Is this the year that the Crimson Tide makes it? They will be tested by the LSU Tigers who may have found their running game back after blitzing Tulane 42-0 in their previous game.

The Tigers, who have been inconsistent throughout the year, ran for a season-high 267 yards, averaging 6.5 yards a carry against the Green Wave. Running back Charles Scott led the way with 18 carries for 112 yards, his first game over the 100-yard mark this season.

QB Jordan Jefferson was 11-of-17 passing for 163 yards and two touchdowns against Tulane, giving him 10 touchdown passes for the season. He was intercepted once and sacked twice. Trindon Holliday had 105 yards on three punt returns, including a pair of 50-yard runbacks. The senior sprinter now has 475 punt return yards in his career, no.10 on LSU’s all-time list.

For the Alabama Crimson Tide, they know that this…

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And here we thought the Raptors are really gonna be good this year.

After a smashing start to the 2009 NBA basketball season, the Raptors have returned to their usual selves. Yep, after they came up with a huge win over the jacked up Cavaliers in their season opener, they suffered losses to the Grizzlies and the Magic, bringing them back to Earth, wondering if those two losses were the start of yet another cold season in Canada.

The Toronto Raptors kicked off the season in style with a surprising win over a Cleveland Cavaliers team led by LeBron James and the newly acquired Shaquille O’Neal. The Raptors beat that team convincingly, 101-91, making believers out of Canada and probably most of North America.

But losses to the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic diffused any momentum they had from their win over the Cavs. They lost in Memphis 115-107 before losing again at home to the Magic, 125-116.

It’s clear that the Raptors need to improve on their defense if they want to beat the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Luckily for them, the Pistons are also on a two-game losing skid after winning their season opener at…

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Surprise surprise.

After all the drama and the emotional comebacks, everything is where it should be at this point of the 2009 NCAA college football season.

You read it, because after watching Tim Tebow go down hard that almost destroyed the world around Gator fans in Florida, the Florida Gators are once again on top of the BCS rankings.

Thanks to Tebow’s surprising return to the Florida Gators roster two weekends ago, the Gators were able to stay undefeated to be named no.1 in this season’s first BCS rankings. Their first test as the nation’s no.1 team this year is on Saturday when they go up against Mississippi State.

Not far behind are the Alabama Crimson Tide. Second in every statistical category compiled by the USA Today coaches’ poll and the Harris poll, the Crimson Tide is easily Florida’s biggest threat, so far anyway. If both the Gators and the Crimson Tide remain undefeated, they will play each other in the Southeastern Conference championship. A prelude to the BCS national championship game perhaps?

Sitting on third are the Texas Longhorns, joining Florida and Alabama in the top three. With the strength of their schedule, all three just need to win out to reach the BCS national championship game on January 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. At least that’s according to BCS analyst (yes, the BCS has analysts…) Jerry Palm.

The problem is, it seems history is not on their side…

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And in this face-off between two of the best young quarterbacks in the league, who’ll have the edge?

That’s right, Week 6 of the 2009 NFL football season continues in the ATL as the birds take on the Bears on Sunday Night Football. Both teams are on a roll with the Falcons bouncing back from their loss to the Patriots in a big way and the Bears winning three straight after starting the year with a loss to Green Bay.

Both the Atlanta Falcons and the Chicago Bears have an impressive 3-1 start after four games. And since both of ‘em are still playing catch-up to the Saints and the Vikes, both still undefeated at this point of the season, you can bet your ass that both the Falcons and the Bears want the win on Sunday night.

For the ATL, they have the fiery second year quarterback in Matt Ryan. He caught the league off guard last season as he led the birds to the kind of year nobody saw coming. You see, the Falcons were suppose to struggle in the post Michael Vick era but thanks to Ryan, he made sure nobody from the ATL will miss No.7.

The Atlanta Falcons rewarded Ryan this season for his exploits last year, getting him arguably the best tight end in the game today in Tony Gonzalez. After four games, Tony G had 19 receptions, 215 receiving yards and two touchdowns. And since the Chicago Bears, judging from…

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This is a huge one with both teams desperately needing a win.

Week 5 of the 2009 NCAA college football season continues with a non-conference game that can be considered potentially risky on both ends as the Oklahoma Sooners visit the Miami Hurricanes.

The Miami Hurricanes are coming off of a beat down at the hands of ACC Coastal division rivals Virginia Tech last week, so this could be a bad time for the Bradford-less Sooners to visit the Hurricanes.

Sure, the Oklahoma Sooners have been rolling over opponents in the past couple weeks, but then again, they haven’t played a ranked team since BYU in the opening week, a game in which Oklahoma was shutdown and upset by the Cougars.

The Sooners hope Sam Bradford can return from a two-game absence and complement their outstanding defense playing their fourth successive game against a ranked team.

Sam Bradford won the Heisman last season and finished with 4,720 yards and 50 touchdown passes. He decided to return to Oklahoma for another chance at a national title after falling short in the championship game in January. Unfortunately for him, the 2009 season got off to a rocky start when he suffered a shoulder injury in a season-opening 14-13 loss to then No.20 BYU.

The last time these two teams met, the Sooners simply…

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Time to bet on this weekend’s line-up of NFL games people.

Yep, the 2009 NFL football season is finally underway and we’re kicking off with a bang with two huge games this Sunday that will feature the return of Brett Favre in one contest and the Cowboys’ first game without T.O. in another. That’s to be followed by a rather nasty Monday night double – header that will feature Tom Brady’s return to the field after a year of absence before the Chargers and the Raiders take their usual spot on Week 1.

And since we’re huge fans of Brett Favre, let’s start with him. The Cleveland Browns will host the visiting Minnesota Vikings as Favre takes on former coach Eric Mangini who now calls the shots on the Browns sidelines.

For the Cleveland Browns, their training camp opened with a familiar theme, a new head coach searching for a starting quarterback. Three preseason games later, Brady Quinn took a lead on Derek Anderson by all accounts except for the account that counts most , that of head coach Eric Mangini.

Well, these guys better get their act together because the Minnesota Vikings are coming. Dealing with Brett Favre’s arm is one thing but trying to contain Adrian Peterson in the run game is a whole different story. Can the Browns take it?

Next we have the Dallas Cowboys taking on the…

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This is one bit of news we saw coming and decided it might not happen after buying it before probably thinking that it might not happen still.

In case you didn’t get that, we don’t either but that’s exactly what Brett Favre put us through coming to the 2009 NFL football season. You see, after he retired at the end of the season only to talk with the Vikings about a possible comeback before proclaiming that he’ll stay retired only to officially sign with the Vikes a few days later, the first sentence in this story is nothing compared to what Favre put his fans through the last few weeks.

In case you didn’t know, Brett Favre finally signed with the Minnesota Vikings after weeks and weeks of speculation about his imminent comeback to the NFL that many of us thought would never see the light of day.

You see, this entire thing between Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings has been a circus with Favre retiring at the end of the season only to contemplate on a possible comeback in Minnesota.
Then we thought Favre won’t be playing in the 2009 NFL football season after he made it clear that he’ll stay retired THIS TIME. After we heard the news about Favre finally joining the Minnesota Vikings officially, I was personally shocked.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the fact that Favre’s coming back, AGAIN, but for the fourth straight summer, Favre got me again. For once, I really thought I’ve seen the last of Favre. Nevertheless, I’m happy I haven’t seen the last of him yet.

With Favre joining the Vikings and making his…

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Wha?!?

My sentiments exactly. After going through off-season surgery and rehab then working out at the local Mississippi kiddie land to test his arm strength, Brett Favre has decided to stay retired because the day-in and day-out mental and physical grind of the NFL game are just too much for him.

However, there are reports claiming that some players from the Minnesota Vikings have been making bold statements that they will retire Favre’s number at the end of the 2009 NFL football season. Hell, some Vikings are even claiming that the deal to get Favre playing for them come September is already done.

Is this just a ploy by the Minnesota Vikings franchise to continue fucking with their rivals from Green Bay, Wisconsin?

Whatever the case may be, only Favre can tell us for sure. The problem is, we probably won’t buy anything that comes out of his mouth anyway with the kind of track record he has when it comes to his retirement from the NFL.

Favre, who had shoulder surgery in May, experienced soreness in both ankles and his left knee during his private workouts in Mississippi. The pain would not subside and worsened as he continued to prepare for a potential 19th NFL season, which Favre considered proof that his health was too precarious to be trusted for a 16-game season.

Favre, who is nearly 40, has already told everybody that…

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In case you didn’t know, yes, Vince Carter was sent by the Nets back to Florida to play for the Magic.

Looks like the Orlando Magic, after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the NBA Finals, are now determined to improve on their last campaign. It looks like they got tired of watching Kobe Bryant torch them from the two-guard spot so they got one who just might keep up with the guy the next time they meet No.24 again for the championship.

Yes, the Orlando Magic will have Vince Carter playing for them once the 2009 NBA basketball season gets here. The addition of VC has enabled the Magic to surround their prized All-Star Dwight Howard with three other All-Stars each capable of helping a team win championships, Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson and VC.

If the Orlando Magic can manage to keep Hedo Turkoglu by the time the new season starts, they’ll end up with a monster starting five of All-Stars with the acquisition of Vince Carter, but at this point, it seems Turkoglu is leaning towards greener pastures.

Still, with Vince Carter on board, the Orlando Magic should still be a heavy favorite to return to the NBA Finals with or without Hedo Turkoglu as long as they can find a way to share the ball between Dwight Howard and VC. Head coach Stan Van Gundy called the move a ‘’statement to our players” that management was intent on winning a championship, not just paying lip service.

Was signing Vince Carter the right move for the…

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Now that Kobe Bryant has finally established himself as the best player in the world, period, who’ll carry the torch once he’s done?

The only thing constant in the NBA is change and we all know that once Kobe Bryant is done, there’ll be another guy who’ll be carrying the sport by his shoulders while the rest of us start proclaiming that guy as the new king of the sport. Unless, of course, you’re still stuck in the past, masturbating over Michael Jordan.

When Kobe Bryant leaves the game of basketball, which everybody knows will take some time before he does that, who will follow his footsteps and be named as the next best thing in the NBA? Well, we already have the usual suspects in LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. These guys are already ”Kobe-esque” at this point of their careers. It’s just a question on how long can both guys keep playing at this level.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have already proven that they are among the elite players in the league. Wade has already won a championship ring with the Miami Heat back in 2006 with Shaquille O’Neal while LeBron James has already won the best single accolade an NBA player can get, winning the MVP trophy last season.

Any of these guys can carry the torch after Kobe Bryant and the NBA is definitely in good hands. We also…

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