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Monday, January 9, 2012

LSU

The No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama came to town, and felt as if it were a home game for the Tigers.

"If we can not play this game at Tiger Stadium, the only place I would choose is this," said LSU offensive guard Will Blackwell.

Both Southeastern Conference rivals arrived in New Orleans in order to win the first game by the BCS championship in history that teams face the same league.

For Alabama, it was a short flight, with a band receiving the Crimson Tide (11-1) to get off the plane, while someone shouted "let Tide" when coach Nick Saban spoke to reporters.

But that was unobtrusive, compared to the band and more than about 100 enthusiastic fans and the large stuffed tiger that LSU was found in a downtown hotel, which remained despite having to wait 40 extra minutes because to a mechanical problem in one of the buses when the Tigers went from Baton Rouge but not to exceed 60 miles per hour.

"Devera you feel the attachment to this city," said LSU coach Les Miles.

"One would think that a reception like this will go down but this will continue throughout the week."

A Miles not worried that his players will go to his head. After all, LSU (13-0) has won the SEC championship and defeated Alabama in his own gridiron.

"I think they know how to eliminate distractions," said Miles.
Visiting New Orleans also was the goal of Alabama during the entire campaign.

"This is a special place, is a special city for our teams is a special opportunity to play against an outstanding team of LSU," Saban said.

"As far as competition is concerned, this game will be as many."
The regular season meeting between the rivals of the SEC West was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a fierce battle won by the Tigers 9-6 in overtime.

"In that game we try to focus primarily on the technical aspects of things we could have done better, perhaps from a schematic point of view or of performance," said Saban.

Broncos

New York Giants and Denver Broncos are the last two teams get to the final division in the NFL yesterday after accounting for the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Giants

Eli Manning threw on Sunday three touchdown passes and the New York Giants overcame with amplitude Atlanta Hawks to beat them by 24-2 in the series of wildcards in the National Conference.

Manning, in his best professional season, he connected with Hakeem Nicks for a 72-yard touchdown with Mario Manningham on a pass from 27 yards and the Giants (10-7) were removed from inept Falcons (10-7) in the second half.

Manning also threw a touchdown pass to Nicks four yards in the first half, after the quarterback had run 14 yards to start a march of 85 yards.

The Giants will visit on Sunday at Green Bay (15-1), defending Super Bowl champions, who beat them 38-35 in December.

Broncos

One of the most storied teams in the NFL playoffs yesterday collided with a renewed Tim Tebow and Denver Broncos.

Alas, Pittsburgh Steelers: the magic is back.

Tebow found Demaryius Thomas with an exciting touchdown pass of 80 yards in the first play of overtime and the Broncos beat the Steelers 29-23 in amazement wild-card round of the AFC.

Thomas caught the ball at the Denver 38-yard line, stopped with one arm and then Ike Taylor Ryan Mundy beat in the race to the end zone.

With 316 yards on passes of his quarterback, the Broncos (9-8) prepare to visit in the second round to top seed, the Patriots of New England, on Saturday night.

Duels

This division will play the finals: New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco at 15:30 am on Saturday, and later at 19:00 hours, the Broncos visit to New England.

Houston on Sunday afternoon visit to Baltimore and 15:30 the Giants go to the home of the Green Bay Packers.

Tim Tebow

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow was achieved in the shortest overtime of NFL history and the end game-winning pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

To describe it with a religious picture that could please him: Tim Tebow, the devout quarterback of the Denver Broncos, is resurrected.

He started the season as the neglected preacher - on the bench. Then he came out of nowhere, people captivated, appeared during an inter-temporal series of 7-1 wins over even running water can be. Recently, however, after three terrible failures in a row, he saw himself exposed to an increasing number of heretics, which partly sobered and partly relieved noted: He is just not a chosen one.

As unpleasant as was the scenario that in the hours before the playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers even rumors began circulating that he could stay at the picture, even during the game to be crucified - by being taken off the field, he should in the first half, bringing back nothing about.

And suddenly, everything was "Tebow Magic"

But just as in his first start, it was on Sunday, if all other doubt him, Tebow runs on top form. After everything had begun as assumed (in the first two attack sequences of the Broncos he scored just ten yards of extra space), he pressed the trigger. With these words he had asked Vice President and club legend John Elway before the first playoff game since 2005, the Broncos to a riskier play, since he probably suspected: One big play, and return all of the lost self-confidence would.

The rally came in the form of a 51-yard pass to Demaryius Thomas. Suddenly, everything, "Tebow Magic" was. During the second quarter, he fired on all cylinders and dissected the dreaded, though weakened by injuries Steelers' defense, by further long passes, finally, by his own touchdown run. The devotion with which his teammates pounced on him in the end zone, showed how much he has behind the Broncos. As much as this in itself is only average team knows that it takes these irrational Tebow moments.

Only then do the Broncos - as Situationseuphoriker. They win their games by a few minutes of madness to break through long periods of mediocrity. Against the Steelers, this meant that no points in the first quarter, 20 in the second. And then again, zero in the third and only three in the fourth. Because the hospital led by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of his hobbling the game got back under control, it went into overtime at 23:23.

Missionary son meets glamorous man - Tebow against Brady

"Tebow Time", the crucial minutes of the game are called in the U.S. because the Broncos the most victories under their new quarterback, either in the final phase in the extension or won. On Sunday took "Tebow Time" all of eleven seconds - then had served the quarterback in the first offensive play of the Thomas extension again, whereupon he ran into the end zone. It was the shortest of the NFL overtime history, and it promoted the Tebow hype to the summit.

After the sensational coup against the Super Bowl-record winning the Broncos come into the next round, now at the New England Patriots. Or when Tebow Tom Brady. Newcomer of the Year at the biggest star of the last decade. The missionary's son who wants to not have sex until marriage, the husband of glamorous Gisele Bündchen.

America is very excited: As Good as It is really hardly.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions football player of the contest for the first time since 1999 that a play-off game in the NFL - and make it a whole city happy.

Detroit has always been a city of superlatives. In the U.S. state of Michigan, it was the first individual telephone numbers, the first mile of paved road, the first traffic light. There are stories that exemplify American ingenuity, a society on the move - there are stories of bygone days. Today, the city where once lived nearly two million people, only 700,000 inhabitants. Just as the Motor City as a symbol of the economic, real estate and automotive crisis in the U.S. is, so were the Footballer of the city, the Detroit Lions, for many years been synonymous with spectacular failure in American sports.

2008 brought the Lions as the first and only team in the National Football League (NFL) completed the feat, losing all 16 games this season, joined the club from 2001 to 2010 game time with a positive balance sheet. "It was a lost decade for all football fans of the city," says Mike O'Hara. For more than 30 years of the Detroit News journalist accompanied the Lions now. "The more I am pleased that the negative series finally comes to an end, that euphoria in the city again," says O'Hara. On the night of Sunday, the Lions their first play-off game contest since 1999. As a prelude to the knockout stages of the team coach Jim Schwartz hits the Super Bowl winner in 2010, the New Orleans Saints.

While the Lions are before the duel in the Superdome in New Orleans as an outsider, but only reaching the play-offs may be recorded after a decade of poor personnel decisions and numerous coaching change as a medium-weight wonders. The keyword for success is: continuity. "Team and coaches have given time to evolve in order to improve coordination," says Mike O'Hara - in a highly complex team sport in which are sometimes 150-pound behemoths like chess pieces across the field is moving, is the a basic requirement.

The worst team gets the best young players

In addition, the Lions benefited from the draft system in the U.S., after the team must commit the worst of the season the following year as the first talented young players from the college. "There is an unwritten law in U.S. sports, only a few years that you must be really bad to build a good team," says Mike O'Hara. In this way secured the Lions, the services of two players, which most experts a place in the Hall of Fame forecast of football: Quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson stand for spectacular offensive football, and equally for a paradigm shift in the favorite sport of Americans. "The times when most teams put on tough defense and a solid running game is over," says Mike O'Hara. Offensive is the new label - also has the league at the moment because of so many outstanding quarterbacks as probably never before.

So it is not the only success in itself, but especially the aggressive tactic with which the Lions are finally out of the shadow of the other teams entered the city. Detroit is one of twelve metropolitan areas, which has in any major league sport on a team. The Red Wings are the hockey team ever in the States and a steady championship contender, the Tigers (baseball) achieved in the current season also the play-offs, only the Pistons (basketball) fight after years of success, including champion 2004 sports against the meaninglessness . "In times of economic crisis, the sports teams of the city to ensure that the people a little bit better, that they can forget the cares of everyday life for a moment," says Mike O'Hara. "At the moment," added the NFL expert, "comes to this role to the Lions." Football is and remains the game of the Americans. "Therefore we are especially proud when the team plays along from his home town for the title." And why is half Detroit on Saturday also sit in front of the TV, press the thumb and chips cram into themselves. According to official figures, the administration is the Motor City the city with the world's highest consumption of potato chips. Yet another superlative.

Jorge Posada

The catcher Jorge Posada, one of the cornerstones of the Yankees for 17 seasons, announced his retirement from baseball within the next two weeks, Sweeny Murti reported yesterday, the station WFAN, on his Twitter account. Buster Olney, "ESPN The Magazine" and the Associated Press confirmed the information yesterday.

The Puerto Rican, 40 years old, played his entire career with the Yankees, batting .273 with 275 homers and RBIs 1.065. In 2011 he batted .235 with 14 homers and 44 produced in a limited role.

Of the 13 catchers already in the Hall of Famer Yogi Berra only has better numbers Posada batting, homers and RBIs. "I will always be a Yankee," he said in November. "For me, the Yankees are my second family. It would be difficult to wear another uniform and adapt to another set."

The decision confirms that the "Core Four" of the Yankees is reduced to a dynamic duo. Only Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera are the group that won five World Series rings. Andy Pettitte announced his retirement before the 2011 season.

Moreover, the veteran infielder Jorge Cantu agreed to a minor league contract with the Angels in Los Angeles, the team announced Friday.

"The Bronco" which received an invitation to spring training the club could be a valuable utility for the club will try to dethrone the Rangers in the AL West Division, but first have to amend the way. After productive seasons with Tampa Bay and the Marlins, Cantu lowered its level in the last two years. San Diego I was discharged in 2011.

Another Mexican, the utility Edgar Gonzalez, brother Adrian, look for a site with the Chicago Cubs. Gonzalez hit .315 in Triple-A affiliate of San Francisco.

SHORT OF THE LARGEST .- Seattle Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma hired for one year. The right and won the Eiji Sawamura (the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young) ... Manny Ramirez planning to appear before several teams later this month in an effort to return to the majors ... The first baseman Anthony Rizzo, whom Boston acquired from San Diego in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez, the Cubs went along with pitcher Zach Cates, in exchange for pitcher and outfielder Andrew Cashner Kyung-Min Na. Chicago expects potential Rizzo.

New Orleans Saints

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are on record chase and reached by a 45:28 against the Detroit Lions, the second playoff round of the NFL. With a total of 626 yards, the Saints improved to the 49-year-old offensive playoff record. The Houston Texans beat the Cincinnati Bengals with 31:10.

The New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and you will continue their record-hunting. The "holy" Drew led his team with a strong performance in the Divisional Playoffs in the NFL. While New Orleans, the Detroit Lions were defeated by 45:28, off the Cincinnati Bengals, the Houston Texans with 31:10 from.
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Thus able to establish themselves in the night to Sunday in the first two wildcard playoffs each of the third-placed teams in the NFC and AFC against the table sixth both the regular season.

Brees and Stafford ready for Shootout

After Saints quarterback Drew Brees in the regular season including the records for most pass yards (5476), most arrived passes (468) and the highest hit accuracy (71.2%) broke while with his team in the local Mercedes Benz had lost a single game Superdome, New Orleans was the clear favorite in the wildcard playoff at home against Detroit.

But the Lions were led by the young quarterback Matthew Stafford impressed in recent weeks by unconditional offensive. Stafford came in just the last four games of the season to over 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns thrown. Overall, he was next to Brees and Tom Brady of the New England Patriots one of three quarterbacks who popped in this record-breaking season, the magic 5,000-yard mark. Consequently, many observers expected an open game.

Detroit with a strong start, the Saints show nerves

At the beginning there were the Lions, who expects the fast pace and submitted with a nearly perfect first drive took the lead 7-0. Had one before the game even thought that the young and inexperienced playoff team from Detroit would show nerves, it was the home side at the start of New Orleans, who brought himself into trouble by unusual errors.

In both the first and the second quarter was ever a fumble for the Saints to beech. During the entire regular season, Drew Brees and Co. had lost the ball only six times. Detroit took a chance and went with a narrow 14:10 lead in the break, the Saints after the last drive of the first half of "only" been able to conclude with a field goal.

Brees takes command

In the second half, took over Drew Brees but definitely in charge. For the first drive after the break, took the record-breaking quarterback just 1:51 minutes to bring his team to a 41-yard touchdown pass to Devery Henderson with 17:14 for the first time in the lead. While the Lions no remedy against the Saints defense were improved and had to punt the ball back almost immediately, Brees ran hot and completed his second drive in the third quarter with a touchdown pass from - 24:14 for the Saints.

Matthew Stafford could shorten by a spirited run for a touchdown but again at 24:21, but the Saints could not bring themselves out of the rest of them and in turn responded with a touchdown by Darren Sproles at 31:21. At least now the game was the expected offensive spectacle. The (pre-) decision followed directly in the next move, as Lions QB Stafford a deep pass to Titus Young attempted which was intercepted by Jabari Greer. The Saints, and especially the superior Brees could once more, take this chance. His 56-yard pass to Robert Meachem led to another touchdown that brought New Orleans to 38:21 in leadership.

Next stop: San Francisco

The brave Lions struggled through another impressive drive, was able to finish the star receiver Calvin Johnson to Stafford pass for a touchdown, but once again approached to 38:28, but no later than the following onside kick landed at the Saints, was the Match decided. New Orleans scored two more touchdowns and made it so, complete any possession in the second half with the optimum yield of seven points.

In the end, the Saints won a wildcard playoff expect entertaining and deserves to 45:28 underpinned mainly in an impressive second half that they are probably the strongest team in the NFL next to the Green Bay Packers. Drew Brees once again at the end were a record 466 yards and three touchdown passes to Beech. "We are focused only on winning, not on any records or yards," said New Orleans coach Sean Peyton.

In the next week have the star quarterback and his Saints to the San Francisco 49ers travel before then in the Conference Final presumably waiting for the showdown with the Packers. A young team, the Lions have to watch these meetings on television, is determined in the coming years, but still be talked about.

Houston wins first playoff game

Before New Orleans, the Houston Texans as the first wildcard team had their place in the Conference playoffs secured. It was the first playoff game ever in the history of the Texans who play in the NFL since 2002. Both Houston and Cincinnati Bangels went with rookie quarterbacks in the game.

It was Andy Dalton (257 yards) from the Bangels indeed be achieved much more space saving than his counterpart TJ Yates (159 yards). But while Yates crowned his solid performance in the third quarter with a 40-yard touchdown pass to receiver Andre Johnson-Star, Dalton threw three interceptions. The very first introduced at the end of the first half to 17:10 of the leadership Texans, as JJ Watts intercepted a pass from Dalton and could carry more than 29 yards into the end zone.

Foster strong, happier Johnson

Man of the match became Houston running back Arian Foster, with the ball a total of 24 times and got into the hands and scoring 153 yards and two touchdowns. For Foster, who was not drafted, but only as a free agent and later as a replacement player for the Texans and slowly worked up to the starter, this was definitely a special night as well as for wide receiver Andre Johnson. The four-time Pro Bowl All Star who plays for the Texans since 2003, had actually been thought necessary to end his career without a single playoff participation.

"This has made a huge fun," Johnson said after the game, according to nfl.com. "It's not me, but to the whole team and all who belong to it. There is something very special for me because I have been the day when I came here, I always said that I would like to experience this time. It is a very special feeling. I have long ceased to smile so much. "

The Texans now face the Ravens

In Conference playoff, the Texans in the next week traveling to the Baltimore Ravens, who finished the regular season with 12 wins and four losses as the second best team in the AFC. In the other wild card playoffs, it will arrive on Sunday to the New York Giants vs. duels. Altanta Falcons and Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Mike Tyson

Perhaps this was bravest burglars World. Perhaps the most careless. Perhaps he also had absolutely no idea what he was doing.

A long finger has gone into the hotel suite of ex-boxers Mike Tyson - while the man with the deadly sleeping right there! The reports the "Daily Mail".

As Iron Mike, however, by a rustling in the room woke up, was the uninvited guest heels. Otherwise he would have had to reckon with a little friendly greeting by the former champion.

See a very similar situation was, funnily enough, already in the Hollywood comedy "The Hangover". There, Tyson plays himself He will be stolen in the night tiger, he tracks down the thief and smashes him with one blow.

Wanted to escape this fate, the unknown well.

The celebrity website "TMZ" writes: "They told us that Tyson was sleeping like a baby when he suddenly woke up with a rustle and saw a flashlight."

The ex-boxer stayed on New Year's Eve with his family in the hotel, after he had attended a concert by Stevie Wonder.

Texans

The action of the final phase of the National Football League (NFL) begins this weekend in the AFC (AFC) with the duels between Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers.

By all odds, the Texans, who will play on Saturday in their field of Reliant Stadium, Houston, his first game of the finals in team history, despite the low of his marshals most importantly, get as favorites.

A new party that will generate a duel uncommon among rookie quarterbacks such as TJYates by the Texans, and Andy Dalton, a native of Houston, in front of the Bengals.

The duel between the two will be the first since the merger of the NFL and AFL in 1970, in a finals match between two rookie quarterbacks.

In the biggest game in franchise history, the Texans have decided to put his fate in the hands of rookie Yates, who comes to fight with Dalton after his team lost the final three games of the regular season.

Yates also had to recover from a bruise on his left shoulder from the party in the Texas team closed the regular season against the Tennessee Titans.

Gary Kubiak, head coach of the Texans, confirmed that the Bengals will start against the Yates, but acknowledged that the 'quarterback' is in pain in the shoulder.

Yates became the team's surprise when he took the Texans at their starting quarterback, Matt Schaub injured his right foot and will not play for the rest of the season and the first reserve Matt Leinart, with fracture clavicle, which also will see more action.

The rookie led the Texans to two victories against the Atlanta Falcons and the Bengals own in Cincinnati, to win the South Division title in the AFC.

Now is different because after the game is worth only win if you want the Texans continue to make history to reach the pass first to the second round of the NFL.

Dalton, who did not train normally because he suffered from flu, has recovered and ready to tackle the great challenge both individual and team.

Marvin Lewis, head coach of the Bengals, Dalton is confident and has no doubt that will work without problems to what is expected to be a very tough defense of the Texans, that there will be the key to victory.

The Bengals, who won the last spot to be in the finals of the NFL on Sunday, seeking his first victory in finals since 1990, and will do so with Dalton at quarterback.

Dalton feels at home because they grew up in Katy, a residential suburb bordering the Houston metropolitan area, and three times he has played at Reliant Stadium has emerged victorious in college so it expects to continue the winning streak.

The same when looking for the Steelers Sunday skip the Broncos, who will in the direction of the game at quarterback question Tim Tebow, who until now has been a major media figure inside and outside the NFL.

Tebow is the great challenge presented with a playing style and personality uncommon within the sport in the NFL, which not only completely opposite feelings but also a myriad of questions with his play.

His great luck and success so far has been that the brand Broncos (8-8) got to be in the final stage, not so much on merit if not for the serious errors committed by their division rivals, the Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers.

Hence, the Broncos are in the game statistics and proven in the field the worst team in the NFL that has reached the finals.

The real test will have it on Sunday when they face the Steelers, who fail in their best game, partly because of the injuries they have suffered, but have all the elements to be a team than the Broncos.

The Steelers 'defense, which finally seems to have a healthy Troy Polamalu after his great performance last week, finished the regular season as the best in the NFL, something that should be very concerned about the Broncos' offense and special Tebow, a player who can not pass the ball through the air.

That forces the Broncos attack is mainly by land and conservative plan from coach John Fox is not the best to face a team with the power of the Steelers, who also know to expect your opponent.

Absences due to injury of star running back Rashard Mendenhall and that of Ryan Clark, who can not play at altitude due to illness in red blood cells are important, but not affect its power as a team.

The same goes for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is not one hundred percent, but it has proven far superior in all aspects of the game so far has offered Tebow, who has been most successful for their ideas and beliefs religious as shown in the field.

NFL PlayOffs

NFL PlayOffs girl

Opens fire in these play-off of the NFL! And it does with the wild card round, in which 8 teams seek 4 seats for the divisional round. Give Texans and Bengals kick off the round tomorrow night.

The Texans (10-6 in regular season) reach this round with injury problems at the QB position, and the concern conceding 3 consecutive defeats. The injury to Schaub (QB holder) has doubts about a team that, until then, seemed one of the great American favorites. Ultimately, the inability to prevent the wild card by the inability to achieve balance of Patriots and Ravens wins the team has been relaxed this last game of regular season, booking major players. All players played are expected to play this game, Andre Johnson and TJ Yates included.

The Bengals (9-7 in regular season) have exceeded all expectations in the season debut of Andy Dalton at the helm of the team's offense. Without a line, the rookie QB has demonstrated enviable solvency has been one of the great revelations of the season. It's a young team with a sure defense, and attack progresses. The Bengals left, however, serious doubts as to its real competitiveness, as their schedule has been the easiest in the NFL, and have only managed to beat teams that have not reached the postseason. Taylor Mays and Dontay Moch is a serious doubt for the match.

I said a few weeks ago that the Bengals let me serious doubts. They have been one of the pleasant surprises of the season, right. Their defense is very reliable, true. His rookie QB has done a sensational season, right. But nevertheless, the balance with the teams that will contest the play-off is 0-7. His last performance worsening balance I think is not only due to fatigue in some important men (which is also being noticed), but in recent weeks have played against Steelers, Texans and Ravens. Andy Dalton has gone from surprise reality of the NFL, and his star has gone a bit in recent days, with the teams above it rivals.

Except surprise, the game will be a show of good defenses. The Bengals' very Swift. The Texans' one of the best in the tournament. The Texans running game will abuse incessantly when they have possession, since both Arian Foster as Ben Tate are great runners that form a formidable attack (2 nd in the NFL in number of yards). The air strike will be weaker. Without Schaub or Leinart, the fifth-round rookie TJ chosen Yates will be responsible for carrying the team's offensive weight in that area. Although Andre Johnson, I think it will be a weapon too am using. Yates has lost luster in recent games, and he looks nervous. Except in rare cases, obviate the Texans passing game tomorrow. The turnovers can give the Bengals a hope of winning a game in which, if not rare things happen, they have little chance of success.

I expect great things from the Bengals attack tomorrow. The combination of passes and racing Dalton Benson seems insufficient to overcome the reliable home defense. I repeat, I have serious doubts that the Bengals can do battle tomorrow, and only low Schaub gives them some choice, because if not the local beat would be almost inevitable. The Bengals, as they did in the regular league game, trust the defense to stop the running game the Texans (8 men repeatedly on the defensive line) by releasing a little pressure on his usual QB. Enough to move forward? You never know, but it seems complicated. The Texans are a much more complete team, and have a great running game and great defense. Ingredients that are normally synonymous with success in the play-off. Both are young teams with a good future, but today I consider the Texans (who have almost a month preparing for the match), more prepared to take the shock with some reliability.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Super Bowl 2012

The casinos of Las Vegas believe that Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are more likely to win the Super Bowl than those Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelersel weekend.

Cantor Gaming experts put the Packers 9-5 as favorites to win the Super Bowl on February 5, while the Broncos are the least likely to receive for winning the NFL title with 120-1.

But the Packers (15-1) are sufficiently weak to prevent the defensive team endorse the crown, said Mike Colbert, director of Cantor Race & Sports.

"The offense seems to prevail today in the NFL, but I'm not sure it can withstand the defense enough to win it all," said Colbert.

Sports betting expert RJ Bell of Pregame.com, said that after adjustment for commissions, sports bettors believe the Packers, ranked first in the NFC, has 32% chance of winning the Super Bowl.

The Patriots, ranked first in the AL, receive 18% probability, while the Saints are 15%, said Bell.

Cantor gives the 49ers a 12-1 chance for the title, and the Giants, 20-1.

Jeff Fisher

Credited with one of the best service records in the NFL, coach Jeff Fisher met with the directors of the St. Louis Rams in search of a settlement that will lead to lead the team next season.

Previously, Fisher met with the Miami Dolphins franchise that also seeks his services.

The team announced that the first talks with Fischer have developed in the city of Denver, where the owner of the Rams, Stan Kroenke, has been active for a deal ahead of next season.

"He will be deeply involved in this matter," said Kevin Demoff, chief operating office of the St. Louis Rams on Stan Kroenke, whose family owns in addition to the franchise in the NFL, the Denver Nuggets in the NBA, and the Colorado Avalanche hockey team in the NHL.

Settlement is finalized, Fisher will take the place left Steve Spagnuolo, who was fired from St. Louis on Monday, after starring in mediocre campaign and sign a disastrous record of 10 games won and 38 lost over three seasons in charge of the square.

In counterpart, San Luis Fisher offers extensive experience as a coach in the NFL, which boasts the league so far, a very respectable 142-120 record. Among its merits is to have guided the Tennessee Titans, at least a dozen victories by calendar, on four occasions.

Spagnuolo became the Rams lead, after its successful passage through the New York Giants, with whom he served as defensive coordinator.

Interestingly, in the Super Bowl in 2000, Fisher Titans lost to St. Louis team is also seeking a general manager Billy Devaney him to make.

Tiger Woods

Elin Nordegren

What Elin Nordegren has since done is to decadence hard to beat. The ex-wife of U.S. professional golfer Tiger Woods was recently demolished their newly purchased, 12-million-dollar mansion. The reason: They can afford it.

More than one and a half years, the divorce of serial adulterer Tiger Woods ago now. Much had to endure the Swedish model Elin Nordegren. The escapades of her husband knew no bounds. Since October 2004 she was married to the golfer. The couple has two young children, Sam Alexis and Charlie Axel.

Ultimate revenge has taken the blonde beauty since the divorce in the summer of 2010 never unfaithful to her ex. But now it seems to show him in a very different kind of want to, as she does not think much of him. Without further ado, let the 32-year-olds are almost brand new 12-million-dollar villa to the ground immediately. The currently reported 'tmz.com'.

Elin Nordegren gets $ 100 million from Tiger Woods

Only in March 2011 they had bought the huge estate in the north of Palm Beach. However, for the purchase price Nordegren was surely only a drop in the bucket. After all, she was awarded with the separation of Tiger Woods, the unimaginable sum of $ 100 million. And accordingly fell out of their justification for this radical step: the "modest" six bedrooms and eight bathrooms do not correspond simply their usual standard.

As the U.S. celebrity portal has more experience, will now assume a highly decorated architect of the future dream house Elin Nordegren. The building, known about its costs to date, nothing is, incidentally, run "top secret". Allegedly, each worker must sign a confidentiality agreement. For Tiger Woods, however, such behavior would not even cause a shrug. According to Forbes magazine, he has earned as the first person ever in more than one billion U.S. dollars. As you can see through such ex Peanuts but across loose.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Joe Torre

Determined to try to buy the Dodgers team, the legendary Joe Torre yesterday resigned from his post as executive vice president of baseball operations of Major League Baseball. Former major league manager will join a group of investors who make efforts to acquire the franchise.

After running for several seasons at New York Yankees, Torre was manager between 2008 and 2010 Dodgers at the end of this calendar announced his retirement. During February 2011, he joined the Major League Baseball offices and served as a senior adviser of commissioner Bud Selig. It also integrates a group led by real estate developer Rick Caruso.

"In Rick found a partner that understands consumer and fully realizes that the Dodgers are all highly valued institution in Los Angeles," he said Torre in a press release.

"Since I moved to LA, I have seen firsthand the dedication of Rick to businesses and people in the city," he said.

In November last year, Frank McCourt, owner of the franchise angelina, began to sell the team, just five months after filing for bankruptcy.

In this announcement, followed by long weeks of disputes and accusations in the sense that McCourt had mismanaged the club. Following an agreement between the owner and still the big leagues, he announced that the equipment will be sold no later than April 30, a date that coincides with the deadline for McCourt paid $ 131 million to his ex-wife Jamie, as part of their divorce settlement.

The first offers to acquire the ninth will be presented on January 23. Price is likely to break the record for a baseball franchise, over 845 million dollars that the Ricketts family made in 2009 by the Chicago Cubs.

Nova, recovered from the arm

Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova, said he is recovered from the strained right arm he suffered in the Division Series and American League that led to surgery. "The arm is squeezed me a little, but I feel one hundred percent," said Nova.

Carlos Zambrano

Miami Marlins reached an agreement with the Chicago Cubs to take the services of Carlos Zambrano in the 2012 season and the reactions of the baseball world did not wait.

The controversial player had carved his way out of the Cubs after a series of outbursts during his stay of 10 seasons with the team. The event that broke the patience of the Cubs was his leaving the stadium after cleaning his locker after a bad start in Atlanta, which led to him being suspended by the team and not throw the last two months of last season. Since then it has been speculated that the last game with the Cubs

Zambrano launch and announcement of the change is confirmed.

The Cubs will assume 15 of the 18 million that the player will accrue in 2012, while receiving in exchange for Chris Volstad, a pitcher who was promised the Marlins but has never been able to launch in line with expectations. Zambrano joins a starting rotation consisting of Josh Johnson, Mark Buerhle, Ricky Nolasco and Anibal Sanchez. But most important is to be expected that the influence of manager Ozzie Guillen on

Toro Zambrano enfoncado help keep the player and prevent getting into new problems.

The question now is whether it will not be too much work for Guillen. This is what Ken Rosenthal believes, one of the most influential columnists in major league source, who in his column for the sports portal Fox

Sports asked to cover exclusively to the Miami Marlins, due to the many stories that will generate .

Guillen already in itself is sufficiently controversial and Rosenthal and he had an altercation last season when the reporter got the manager at the time of the Chicago White Sox as the second favorite to be fired before the end of the season. Guillen, besides having to take care of their own work as a team owner Jeffrey Loria, known for its little patience with managers. What's more, Guillen also have to deal with potential unrest star Hanley Ramirez, who will be moved from shortstop to third base to make way for Jose Reyes, also a

Dominican shortstop signed as free agent by the team. Rosenthal says in his column that will be many stories that the Marlins produced this year and he did not want to lose that opportunity.

Chicago reactions are rather of relief. Although the team will give 15 million dollars to Zambrano to pitch in another place, the movement is considered beneficial to the internal atmosphere of the club. With new office and new manager, the Cubs are rebuilding the foundations of a team that is very bad three seasons and now has little room to maneuver by bad contracts has on its payroll, Zambrano included.

The Marlins move is risky. Zambrano's recovery must also be sports, it comes from a season in which he threw for 9 brand cattle and 7 losses with an ERA of 4.82, not very different from the numbers that led to Volstad to be changed by the team. But Guillen has a lot of descent on the player and it is expected that this is the key. If so, maybe Zambrano regain some of the old form that led the Cubs to give a contract for 5 years and 95 million dollars.

Clemson

Before the game, the Clemson coach, Dabo Swinney said he would be surprised if his team and West Virginia not going to make enough points in the new edition of the Orange Bowl. On Wednesday, his suspicion was true. Unfortunately for him, West Virginia was the one who dominated the scoreboard. Behind seven touchdowns in the local Miami QB, Geno Smith, who grew up in the shadows of the stadium, (# 23) West Virgnia destroyed (# 15) Clemson 70-33 in the Sun Life Stadium in front of 67.563, taking in the process its first title at the Orange Bowl. The young QB completed 31 of 42 for 401 yards and six TDs through the air. His seven total touchdowns equaled the record for a player in a bowl game in college football history. Tavon Austin ended up getting 11 passes for 117 yards with four touchdowns and Shawne Alston rushed for two TDs. In a spectacular first half, the teams combined for 69 points, beating the record for points in a time in the history of the BCS. Although the end of time dominated the Mountaineers 49-20, the beginning of the meeting was rather more even than it appeared on the result. The joint offensive quickly set the pace, getting six points in the first eight offensive series. Both teams shared the initial points after the first quarter by Clemson was ahead 17-14. West Virginia won its first lead right at the beginning of the second quarter when Shawn Austin scored a second time to receive a 27-yard pass from Gino Smith.Los Tigers seemed to answer, but just when one came to the defense of the Mountaineers of West Virginia appeared and totally changed the game. Darwin Cook stole the ball from the hands of Andre Ellington just when it seemed that came through the points, returning it 99 yards for a TD, who opened the gap to 28-17 in favor of West Virginia. After that play, Clemson collapsed. Although it managed to cut the gap to eight points after the second of the night kicked Chandler Catanzaro, West Virginia did not take long to sink. Smith scored first. After an interception, Austin marked the third time in time and with four seconds to go ahead 49-20 entering Alston them to rest. Things did not improve for Clemson to leave the locker room with Smith widening the difference to 63-20 after two passes markers. Stedman Bailey first met and then combined for the fourth time in Austin, in the process sending the fans into the parking lot with orange 9:18 left in the third quarter.

Orange Bowl

Two of the most powerful offensive facing the nation tonight in Miami when the Tigers of Clemson and West Virginia Mountaineers disputing the traditional Orange Bowl college football at Sun Life Stadium.

Clemson (10-3) Figure fourteenth (14) in the rankings of the country. The Tigers set school marks for passing yards, yards and points overall, while winning its first ACC conference title since 1991, and enjoyed its first 10-win season since 1990.

West Virginia (9-3) is the team number 23 in national rankings, and stands seventh in the country by air attack. The Highlanders, also, are tied for seventeenth place (17) in the line of total offense.

Both clubs were averaging over 33 points and 440 yards per game.

Clemson quarterback Tajh stand reibidor Boyd and freshman Sammy Watkins.

For West Virginia excels the pin Geno Smith.

Boyd and Smith combined for 7.556 yards and 56 passing product touchdowns.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Super Bowl 2012

Super Bowl 2012 Girl

As was confirmed, the Super Bowl 2012 and sold much of the ads that are sporting tradition for February 5. The NBC Sports, which broadcast the sports event, announced the sale of each ad astronomical $ 3.5 million for 30 seconds in duration, which has sold about 70 spaces.

The Super Bowl ads will be as expected as they are every year, by the imagination and originality of the same, that even report millions of dollars also in the production of ads for the markings. The network owns the broadcast would not confirm who had bought and spaces, but it was learned that companies like Go Daddy, the company that sells Internet domain names, has purchased two 30-second spots and Century 21 Real Estate Real State have confirmed the same purchase. A classic ad is the beer company Anheuser Busch InBev, but the company declined to comment.

The Super Bowl 2012, airs from Indianapolis and even make better commercial bets. The soft drink companies like Coca Cola and Pepsi, always fight the best space between the famous game or brands of vehicles produced in the United States. We'll see who gets the prize for originality in 2012. February is just around the corner.

Jeff Fisher

Jeff Fisher talks with the managers of the Dolphins, the National Football League (NFL), joining as head coach, announced today the Miami team.

Fisher, 53, was attended by Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, seeking a replacement for the recently sacked Tony Sparano.

The Miami team has already seen six coaches pass this specialty since the 2004 season.

Fisher, who worked for the 2011 season after being fired by the Titans, Tennessee, after 17 years at the helm, it is also requested by the St. Louis Rams, with whom he will meet the next week.

The team was coached for the last three regular season games by Todd Bowles.

The special teams coordinator for the Chicago Bears, Dave Toub, is also on the list of candidates for the office as well as the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets, Mike Pettine.

The Dolphins, one of the teams in NFL history, has suffered a substantial drop in their level of play to the point that added three consecutive seasons with a losing record for the first time since the 60's.

Fisher and led the Houston Oilers and Titans.

The latter team took him to the Super Bowl in 1999. The final they lost by 16-23 to the Rams.

The position of head coach is a must that prompts a number of formations, including the three that are headquartered in the state of Florida: the Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Virginia Tech

The kicker Brendan Gibbons hit a field goal from 37 yards in the pool series to raise and guide to Michigan (13) to a dramatic 23-20 victory over Virginia Tech (17) in the traditional Sugar Bowl held in New Orleans.

The victory capped an impressive season debut for coach Brady Hoke, who led the Wolverines (11-2) back into the limelight with a BCS bowl victory.

Michigan quarterback, Denard Robinson, put the marker numbers dramatically with touchdown passes of 45 and 18 yards to Junior Hemingway.

Virginia Tech (11-3) joined Michigan twice yards (377-184), and had 22 first downs to 12 for Michigan, but were content to record four field goals by kicker Justin Myer her third.

However, Myer could not connect on his fifth attempt from 37 yards away on the first possession of overtime, after a controversial scoring play Danny Coale, who, after a panel review ended in an incomplete pass.

Robinson finished 9 of 21 for 117 yards and threw one interception. He ran 13 times for 13 yards only to add, the worst production throughout the season.

While Virginia Tech rookie quarterback, Logan Thomas, completed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 214 yards with one interception.

Michigan Football

A couple of decades ago, few in college football would dream of putting Virginia Tech in the same elite class to which Michigan belongs.

Now the two teams will meet tonight in the Sugar Bowl, however, the team most associated with maintaining their success in recent years not carry the yellow and blue.

Virginia Tech (11-2) has won no fewer than 10 games in eight straight seasons. The Hokies are for your 19va. consecutive appearance in a bowl represents one of the longest streak in the country.

If Virginia Tech has missed something from the significant victory over Texas in the Sugar Bowl of the 1995 season, have been more victories in the BCS championship.

The Hokies have been four since then, losing each one of them, including two in the Sugar Bowl, once against national champion Florida State in the 1999 season and again against Audurn undefeated team in 2004 - 05.

"We have had great victories and we did a great job to get here," said the experienced coach at Virginia Tech, Frank Beamer, yesterday before posing for the cameras with Michigan coach, Brady Hoke, and Sugar Bowl trophy.

"Now we take the next step and get our pit BCS victories ... The challenge for Virginia Tech and the ACC is, at this time, not just to get here, but to win. "

Beamer has already shown how serious it is for him to emphasize how much the players is more important to win than to celebrate, to send home the kicker Tyler Weiss for violating the curfew. Virginia Tech that left a little weak in that area, as the main kicker, Cody Journell, had made the trip back after his recent arrest for alleged raid on a home.

Still, this could be the year to catch Virginia Tech at Michigan (10-2) in a BCS Bowl, at least in terms of dealing with a gang of relatively inexperienced Wolverines in this type of game.