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There have been a lot of great teams in history. They were expected to do well. The Steelers, the Cowboys of the 90’s, the Lakers in the last decade.

No surprises.

What made the Olympic Hockey Team of 1980 so incredible, is they weren’t the best team there. Playing the Russian hockey team during the Cold War would have been[...]

Earlier in the week, BTB warned that the revenge we seek against Donovan McNabb may have to wait. Word has come in from various news outlets that Donovan McNabb has been benched in favor of Rex Grossman for this Sunday’s game at Jerry World.

Kelli Johnson, of CSN Washington [...]

For one day, Chicago Cubs’ GM Jim Hendry was the smartest man in baseball.

In an offseason where Joaquin Benoit, Matt Guerrier, and Jesse Crain get three-year contracts, how the heck did Hendry manage to sign Kerry Wood to just a one-year deal? I am befuddled. After a three year absence, the Cubs brought back Wood…

The Tostitos BCS Championship Game is on January 10th this year. When I heard this I was taken back by it. My first thought was, “why is it so late in the year?” I do understand the answer is money but I am frustrated with that answer.

I know I might sound like some old timer with these thoughts but I hate that the College football season does not end on New Years Day…

Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports it’s likely that Patrick Ramsey will agree to terms with the team. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk first reported that the Vikings were interested in Ramsey.

It looks like Brett Favre and Tarvaris Jackson will not play next week. Favre has a hand injury while Jackson has turf toe. [...]

QB’s: MUST STARTS: Brees, Brady, Rivers, Rodgers, P. Manning, Orton, Roethlisberger, Vick

Others to consider this week: Ryan, Flacco, Freeman, Kitna, E. Manning, Schaub
RB’s: MUST STARTS: Peterson, Jones-Drew, S. Jackson, C. Johnson, Turner, Ray Rice, Mendenhall, Foster, Bradshaw, Hillis

Others to consider this week: Tolbert,[...]

If you listened to the New York Yankee fans here in the Big Apple, you would think that Cliff Lee beat up their first born. I really can’t get over the reaction to a guy who made a decision that was best for himself and his family.

Yankee fans are reacting as if not getting Lee, the Yankees are going to win 60 [..]

Mark just flew in from Minneapolis and boy are his arms tired…. No, seriously, yours would be, too, if you had to dig your driveway out and it was up to your chest. But join Mark and Ben anyway as they talk the NFL and update the season situations in the NBA and NHL.
Plus they’ll [...]

British boxer Amir Khan is of the view that he has silenced his critics with his thrashing victory against Argentinean veteran Marcos Maidana. With this victory, the 24-year-old has successfully retained his world welterweight title.

“Those people who say Amir Khan can’t take a shot, I’ve proved to them that I can,”…

“Man, this is very tough. In this fall, I’m going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.”

Twenty-two words that forever altered the landscape of professional basketball. I remember where I was and what I was doing as they were not confidently uttered, and I know with a high degree of certainty that I always will…