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TCU@SMU:

The game was over when:

TCU responded to the SMU TD to open the 3rd with a huge kickoff return. TCU fixed some problems and dominated the second half of the game. SMU still managed to put up some points and had a chance at the end of the game to make it 31 for the game. They were just outmatched [...]

There are many naysayers out there in the sports world. Many people believe a team will fail for personal or realistic reasons. Often Bears fans expect the Vikings to lose and for them to win. Sometimes Jets fans expect the Patriots to lose and Jets to win.
Yesterday those are things that only those groups of [...]

Hello, everybody. It’s good to be back writing again after more than two and a half months away.
This article is inspired by Kenny Florian’s decision loss to Gray Maynard at UFC 118. Gray Maynard may be an excellent lightweight, but many people expected Kenny to pull out the win. The betting lines were ridiculous. Mr. [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed 27-year-old NBA forward Jawad Williams to a one-year contract worth about a million dollars.

The 6ft 9in Williams was a restricted free agent going into his third year in the league before the deal went through. After the Cavaliers offered him a qualifying offer on June 30th, Williams spoke with several other NBA teams to gauge his options.

Congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki on tying a major league record with his 10th 200-hit season.
The Seattle Mariners right fielder entered Thursday with 198 hits before collecting no. 199 with a third-inning double down the left-field line and a base hit two innings later in his team’s 1-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Until today, the [...]

On Wednesday, October 6th, Lou Dibella’s “Broadway Boxing” series returns to the famed BB Kings Blues Club in New York’s Times Square with an action-packed card.
In the main event, Brooklyn’s Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (11-0, 1 KO) faces Terry Buterbaugh (6-3-1, 3 KO’s) in an eight-round, junior welterweight showdown. Bracero, 29, scored his first career knockout, [...]

For years the core of Buccaneers winning football has been with dominant defense. Players like Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, John Lynch, Ronde Barber, and Simeon Rice have wreaked havoc on opposing offenses and brought a once pitiful franchise a Lombardi trophy. Those days are long gone, defensive guru Monte Kiffin has been gone for two [...]

That Roy Halladay acquisition is looking better and better for the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies.

The right-hander won his 20th game of the season Tuesday with a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves to give the Phillies a five-game division lead over Atlanta and reduce their magic number to six. Even more impressive is the fact that Halladay [...]

Will Duke repeat as ACC and national champs? Will North Carolina rebound from one of its worst seasons in school history? What will the coaching changes at Boston College, Clemson and Wake Forest mean? Stay tuned.
Here’s how I see the teams finishing this season:
1. Duke - The reigning ACC and national champ will be loaded [...]

Mark is back from his mountaintop sabbatical, so join Ben and him this week as they review last week in football and preview next. They’ll talk both NCAA and NFL, and there will be a discussion regarding 0-2 teams making the playoffs. Plus we’ll have SJ Partner KZ from FansFantasyFootball.com on for his weekly fantasy [...]