Wednesday Sports Wrap

A busy midweek as we preview the upcoming BCS bowl games, take a look at the power rankings in the NFL as well as what coaches are on the hot seat, and have plenty of NBA and NHL action.

NFL NFL Computerized Power Rankings: Week 17 Heading into the last week of the season, the Patriots solidify their hold on the top spot, while the Chiefs enter the top ten as they secure a playoff spot and make a whole lot of pundits eat crow. … [Read More...] NFL: Which coach will be next to go? A trio of men could be coaching for their jobs in the final week of the season. … [Read More...] NHL NY Rangers 3, New Jersey 1 Pittsburgh 1, NY Islanders 2 (SO) Carolina 4, Ottawa 0 San Jose 3, Minnesota 5 Detroit 7, Dallas 3 Los Angeles 3, Phoenix 6 NHL News and Notes NHL News and Notes for December 29, 2010 … [Read More...]

NBA The NBA Daily Zap Get caught up with all the all the action from Wednesday night in the NBA in under three minutes. … [Read More...] Wednesday’s NBA Top 10 Check out the top 10 plays from an amazing night in the NBA. … [Read More...] Indiana 90, Washington 104 Cleveland 92, Charlotte 101 Golden State 93, Atlanta 103 Boston 92, Detroit 104 LA Lakers 103, New Orleans 88 Denver 119, Minnesota 113 New Jersey 93, Oklahoma City 114 Miami 125, Houston 119 Philadelphia 123, Phoenix 110 Memphis 98, Sacramento 100 Utah 103, LA Clippers 95

BCS Bowl Games Preview

Rose Bowl Preview
Jan. 1, 2011, at 5:10 p.m. ET
The Wisconsin Badgers will take on the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs at the 97th Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Who will come out on top? … [Read More...]

Fiesta Bowl Preview
Jan. 1, 2011, at 8:30 p.m. ET
The Connecticut Huskies will square off against the Oklahoma Sooners in Glendale, Arizona to start off the new year at the 40th annual Fiesta Bowl. … [Read More...]

Orange Bowl Preview
Jan. 3, 2011, at 8:30 p.m. ET
Andrew Luck and the Stanford Cardinal will square off against Tyrod Taylor and the Virginia Tech Hokies on January 3rd at the Orange Bowl. … [Read More...]

Sugar Bowl Preview
Jan. 4, 2011, at 8:30 p.m. ET
Terrelle Pryor and the Ohio State Buckeyes are prepared to take on Ryan Mallett and the Arkansas Razorbacks at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. … [Read More...]

BCS Championship Preview
Jan. 10, 2011, at 8:30 p.m. ET
Cam Newton and the Auburn Tigers will prepare to take on the Oregon Ducks for this intense BCS National Championship game. Who will come out on top and claim the BCS National title? … [Read More...]

Tuesday Sports Wrap

Wrapping up a Tuesday night of sports featuring NFL football on a Tuesday, NHL and NBA action.

NFL Coach Speak: Week 17 Mike McCarthy, Marvin Lewis and Raheem Morris join Brian Billick on this weeks “Coach Speak”  … [Read More...] The After Party: Week 16 Lance Briggs, Joe Flacco, and Sam Bradford join Jay Glazer for the week 16 After Party  … [Read More...] AFC Playoff Picture Erik Kramer takes a look at the AFC playoff picture … [Read More...] NFC Playoff Picture Erik Kramer takes a look at the NFC playoff picture … [Read More...] Vikings-Eagles Highlights Highlights of the Vikings big win over the Eagles … [Read More...] Webb, Peterson help Vikings upset Eagles 24-14 Considering everything else the Minnesota Vikings have endured this season, it was silly to think two extra days sitting around a hotel room would bring ‘em down. No way a determined rookie … [Read More...]

NBA The NBA Daily Zap Get your NBA fix in less than three minutes with the Daily Zap. … [Read More...] Tuesday’s NBA Top 10 Check out the top 10 plays from an amazing night in the NBA. … [R[Read More...] Boston 95, Indiana 83 Orlando 110, Cleveland 95 New York 98, Miami 106 Milwaukee 77, Chicago 90 LA Lakers 82, San Antonio 97 Toronto 84, Dallas 76 Portland 77, Denver 95 NHL Carolina 4, Toronto 3 Atlanta 3, Pittsburgh 6 Montreal 0, Washington 3 Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3 Chicago 1, St. Louis 3 Dallas 4, Nashville 2 Buffalo 4, Edmonton 2 Anaheim 3, Phoenix 1 Philadelphia 2, Vancouver 6

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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Weekend Sports Recap

What a busy Holiday weekend with a full NFL slate, NHL and NBA games, and a weather? postponement in the NFL

NFL

AFC Playoff Picture
Erik Kramer takes a look at the AFC playoff picture Video: Online OT: AFC Playoff Picture … [Read More...]

NFC Playoff Picture
Erik Kramer takes a look at the NFC playoff picture Video: Online OT: NFC Playoff Picture … [Read More...]

Just Play the Game!
Mike Florio and Rodney Harrison say that the horrible precedent set by the postponement of the Eagles-Vikings game is a huge mistake that changes the future of the game. Breaking sports news video. … [[Read More...]

Vikings vs. Eagles Preview
After a big win over the Giants last week, the Philadelphia Eagles look to keep their streak alive as they face off against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.  … [Read More...]

Saints vs. Falcons Preview
As week 16 approaches, the New Orleans Saints will prepare to take on the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Will the Saints snap the Falcons' eight-game winning streak?  … [Read More...]

Rams beat 49ers 25-17, Singletary Fired
The St. Louis Rams set up a winner-take-all matchup at Seattle for the NFC West title, while the San Francisco 49ers will finish their disappointing season without Mike Singletary. Sam Bradford broke … [Read More...]

Chiefs top Titans 34-14 and win AFC West
His kids started “going crazy.” His phone started ringing off the hook. Todd Haley knew good things must be happening in Cincinnati. They were. The Bengals upended the San Diego Chargers, making … [Read More...]

Lions rally past Dolphins, 34-27
The Detroit Lions could keep winning for another month and still be below .500, so forgive cynics for finding their latest victory hard to believe. Trailing by 10 points with 5 minutes left, the … [Read More...]

Brady at his efficient best in beating Bills 34-3
Growing up in suburban Buffalo, Rob Gronkowski always believed Tom Brady was the NFL’s best quarterback. Nothing’s happened during the tight end’s rookie season in New England to make him … [Read More...]

Ravens rough up Browns 20-10
Dressing in the corner of Baltimore’s locker room, Terrell Suggs turned and asked one of his fellow linebackers a question. “Eric Mangini ever beaten us?” he asked Ray Lewis. Lewis just … [Read More...]

Eagles-Vikings moved to Tuesday night due to blizzard
The Eagles-Vikings game originally scheduled to be played at 8:30 ET Sunday night has been moved to 8:00 ET Tuesday night. Roger Goodell and the league did not want to jeopardize the safety of fans, … [Read More...]

Jaguars place ‘too big of a load’ on Garrard, fall 20-17 to Redskins
With star running back Maurice Jones-Drew sidelined because of a knee injury, the Jacksonville Jaguars built the game plan around quarterback David Garrard. They were disappointed with the results. … [Read More...]

Bears, Cutler hold off playoff-bound Jets 38-34
Dustin Keller saw somber teammates all around him in the New York Jets’ locker room. Suddenly, he heard LaDainian Tomlinson say, “We’re in! We’re in!” And, some of the veteran players … [Read More...]

Tebow’s play lifts Broncos past Texans, 24-23
Tim Tebow has heard all about how he can’t be a prototypical pro passer with his windup motion and his clunky mechanics. And while he may need polish on his delivery and still has plenty of … [Read More...]

Manning leads Colts past Raiders 31-26
Peyton Manning has won so many games for Indianapolis with his powerful right arm that it was only fitting that he was the one who sealed the victory with his legs in the Colts’ best rushing game in … [Read More...]

Bengals knock Chargers out, and out of playoff picture 34-20
This big chill isn’t to ease anytime soon. The NFL’s best team in December couldn’t handle its first snowy afternoon. The Chargers dressed for warmups like it was a day at the beach, then froze … [Read More...]

Bucs rout Seahawks 38-15 to stay in playoff hunt
The goal was to put themselves in a position to play relevant games down the stretch, and the surprising Tampa Bay Buccaneers have exceeded expectations by doing exactly what they set out to do. The … [Read More...]

Giants spending long night in Wisconsin after Packers and a returning Rodgers rout them 45-17
The Green Bay Packers set up a season finale with a playoff berth on the line. The New York Giants were 800 miles away from home with a postseason shot nearly as long. Aaron Rodgers returned from a … [Read More...]

NBA

The NBA Daily Zap
Catch any highlights you may have missed while playing with your new toys. … [Read More...]

Sunday’s NBA Top 10
Blake Griffin amazes us again and Charlie V's play pushes the Bulls to overtime in Sunday's Top 10. … [Read More...]

Phoenix 103, LA Clippers 108
Chicago 95, Detroit 92
Minnesota 98, Cleveland 97
Washington 80, San Antonio 94
Memphis 104, Indiana 90
Atlanta 86, New Orleans 93
Philadelphia 95, Denver 89

Dec. 25th

The NBA Daily Zap
Catch any highlights you may have missed while opening presents with the Daily Zap. … [Read More...]

Saturday’s NBA Top 10
Check out our ten gifts for you, each one better than the last. … [Read More...]

Chicago 95, New York 103
Boston 78, Orlando 86
Miami 96, LA Lakers 80
Denver 106, Oklahoma City 114
Portland 102, Golden State 109

NHL

Tampa Bay 3, Atlanta 2 (OT)
Columbus 1, Chicago 4
Nashville 0, St. Louis 2
Detroit 4, Minnesota 1
Washington 3, Carolina 2
Montreal 1, NY Islanders 4
Toronto 4, New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 1, Ottawa 3
Phoenix 1, Dallas 0
Anaheim 1, Los Angeles 4
Edmonton 2, Vancouver 3

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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Saturday Sports Wrap

Christmas day and the sports world keeps turning as LeBron makes an emphatic statement to Kobe and crew, we start our year end recaps with the Top Ten Golf Shots of the year, and the Cardinals come back to beat the Cowboys

NFL Late Field Goal Lifts Cardinals over Cowboys 27-26 Arizona once soared on the arm of Kurt Warner. Dallas rests its hopes on Tony Romo. Now, Warner is retired, Romo is hurt and the teams are down to third-stringers John Skelton and Stephen McGee—the … [Read More...] Golf Top 10 Golf Shots of 2010 Check out the top 10 shots of the year from the 2010 Champions Tour season. … [Read More...]

NBA The NBA Daily Zap Catch any highlights you may have missed while opening presents with the Daily Zap. … [Read More...] Saturday’s NBA Top 10 Check out our ten gifts for you, each one better than the last. … [Read More...] Chicago 95, New York 103 Boston 78, Orlando 86 Miami 96, LA Lakers 80 Denver 106, Oklahoma City 114 Portland 102, Golden State 109

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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Wednesday Sports Wrap

Hump day gets Larry Brown humping out of town… again, plenty of NBA and NHL action, we preview Thursday Night NFL, and Missouri wins some bragging rights in basketball

NBA The NBA Daily Zap See action and highlights from all nine games from around the NBA on Wednesday. … [[Read More...] Wednesday’s Top 10 Wednesday's Top 10 features four dunks, two alley-oops, two blocks, one no-look assist and an amazing spinning layup. … [Read More...] Cleveland 84, Atlanta 98 Chicago 87, Washington 80 Detroit 115, Toronto 93 Oklahoma City 98, New York 112 Philadelphia 80, Boston 84 New Jersey 91, New Orleans 105 Utah 112, Minnesota 107 Denver 103, San Antonio 109 Houston 97, LA Clippers 92 Larry Brown resigns, Paul Silas up next. Paul Silas has reached an agreement to take over as the Charlotte Bobcats coach for the rest of the season after Larry Brown resigned Wednesday. Former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Woodson also received … [Read More...] NBA Drive: 12/22 Ken Berger joins Lauren Shehadi to talk about all the major NBA news, including the multiple deals by the Orlando Magic. … [Read More...]

NFL Panthers at Steelers Thursday Night Football Preview Will the Steelers dominate the Panthers at home or can Jimmy Clausen lead Carolina to an upset win? Pat Kirwan joins Lauren Shehadi for the preview. … [Read More...] NHL Tampa Bay 1, NY Islanders 2 (OT) Florida 2, Pittsburgh 5 Vancouver 4, Detroit 5 (OT) Nashville 1, Chicago 4 NCAA Basketball Missouri wins Braggin Rights over Illinois 75-64 Missouri scored eight points in a nine-second span, breaking open a tie game to win the neutral-site 'Braggin Rights" matchup for the second straight year. CBS Sports' Mark Morgan and Gary … [Read More...]

Sunday Sports Wrap

What a crazy weekend of sports action. Amazing NFL comebacks, NBA and NHL action, a huge baseball trade, and we go in depth with Jim Brown.

NFL Peter King’s Notebook: Week 15 Peter talks about the Giants collapse and the Panthers future coaching situation and draft possibilities. Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. … [Read More...] In Depth with Graham Bensinger: Jim Brown Jim Brown has a fascinating talk with Graham Bensinger about the NFL Pension, his feud with Mike Holmgren, his football and movie careers, his notable friends such as Ali and Hefner and Pryor, racism, … [Read More...] Connolly’s KO return helps Patriots beat Packers 31-27 The New England Patriots’ string of routs is over. Their victory streak remains alive with help from a stunning kickoff return by 313-pound guard Dan Connolly. Connolly rumbled 71 yards with what … [Read More...] View Lineman's Amazing Return Raiders spoil Tebow’s 1st start with 39-23 win After watching his team commit three turnovers, allow two big play touchdowns to Tim Tebow and commit a penalty that wiped out a score in the first half, coach Tom Cable didn’t hold back at … [Read More...] Sanchez-led Jets hold off Steelers, 22-17 Mark Sanchez promised his Jets teammates he wasn’t losing this one. Not to a team the Jets had never beaten on the road. Not even after successive demoralizing losses led to speculation they were … [Read More...] Atlanta playoff bound, beats Seattle 34-18 After nearly a month away, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons are finally coming back home. They’ve already clinched a playoff spot, and won’t need to book another road trip until the Super Bowl … [Read More...] Titans snap 6-game skid, downing Texans 31-17 The Tennessee Titans are breathing a very big sigh of relief, and not because their very slim playoff hopes remain alive for another week. They finally won again. Kerry Collins threw for two … [Read More...] Eagles shock Giants 38-31 on last second punt return Michael Vick engineered it. DeSean Jackson capped it. And the Philadelphia Eagles have control of the NFC East firmly in their hands because of it. Jackson scored on a 65-yard punt return on the … [Read More...]

Resurgent Bills knock Dolphins from playoff race 17-14 Buffalo Bills defenders heard boos nearly every time they headed to the bench—a soundtrack for success, because the jeers were directed at the home team. “Music to our ears,” safety Donte … [Read More...] Buehler’s late FG lifts Cowboys by Redskins 33-30 With his team up by 20 points in the third quarter and Rex Grossman doing a lousy job as Washington’s new starting quarterback, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones let out a sigh of relief. He figured the … [Read More...] Colts ground Jaguars’ title hopes with 34-24 win Peyton Manning and the Colts have started their playoff run a few weeks early. They really had no choice. Manning had two more touchdown passes Sunday, avoided throwing any interceptions for the … [Read More...] Ravens end Saints’ six-game run with 30-24 victory Ray Rice won’t soon forget the outstanding game he had against the defending Super Bowl champions. Neither will his mother. Rice ran for 153 yards, caught five passes for 80 yards and scored two … [Read More...] Lions defeat Bucs 23-20 in OT, end long road losing streak Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions found a way to end their long road skid. Dave Rayner’s third field goal, a 34-yarder with 9:51 left in overtime gave the Lions a 23-20 victory over the Tampa … [Read More...] Bengals end losing streak, beat Browns 19-17 Cedric Benson blinked back tears as he stood in front of his locker, still wearing his black No. 32 jersey. He couldn’t stop them all. A lone teardrop slid down his right cheek, getting wiped away … [[Read More...] Chiefs beat Rams 27-13 behind Cassel’s return to action Matt Cassel made a rapid recovery. The Kansas City Chiefs did, too, riding their comeback quarterback to a crucial victory over their cross-state rivals. Cassel went the distance only 11 days after … [[Read More...] Panthers shut down Cardinals 19-12 in battle of rookie quarterbacks. In what was likely his final home game as Carolina’s coach, John Fox ensured he’d leave with a winning overall record. He can thank his quarterback for his getting a long-awaited first victory. … [Read More...]

NBA The NBA Daily Zap Check out all the action from a six-game Sunday in our Daily Zap. … [Read More...] Sunday’s NBA Top 10 We've got some impressive plays in the Sunday edition of the NBA.com Top 10. … [Read More...] LA Lakers 120, Toronto 110 Atlanta 82, New Jersey 89 Indiana 88, Boston 99 New Orleans 84, Detroit 82 Houston 86, Sacramento 89 Phoenix 113, Oklahoma City 110

MLB Brewers trade for Royals ace Greinke The Milwaukee Brewers are going all in for 2011, acquiring former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke in a trade with the Kansas City Royals. The Royals announced Sunday that they acquired shortstop Alcides … [Read More...] NHL Dallas 4, Detroit 3 (OT) Los Angeles 2, Chicago 3 Washington 3, Ottawa 2 Montreal 2, Colorado 3

Thursday Sports Wrap

Heading to the weekend we wrap up all of Thursdays sports action with an NFL drubbing, prediction for all the games, and plenty of NBA and NHL action

NFL NFL Computer Predictor: Week 15 Time to see what's going to happen in week 15 of the NFL at least as the computer sees it. Last week we went 12-4 straight up and 7-9 ATS as the snowstorms made a huge difference in how things played … [Read More...] Chargers crush 49ers 34-7 Vincent Jackson made a big splash and kept San Diego's playoff hopes alive with three TD catches in a 34-7 win over the 49ers and made sure everyone knew what they were missing during a nasty contract … [Read More...] NHL Carolina 3, Atlanta 2 (SO) Phoenix 3, NY Rangers 4 (SO) Boston 3, Montreal 4 Anaheim 2, NY Islanders 3 Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 6 Ottawa 3, Minnesota 1 San Jose 4, Dallas 3 (OT) Toronto 2, Calgary 5 Columbus 3, Edmonton 6

NBA Washington 89, New Jersey 97 Atlanta 90, Boston 102 San Antonio 113, Denver 112 Best foreign player ever? Is Manu Ginobli the best foreign player to ever play in the NBA … [Read More...] NBA Drive: 12/16 Lauren Shehadi, Ken Berger and Royce Young update you on all the latest news going on in the NBA, including the resilient San Antonio Spurs. … [Read More...]

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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