1. How Should NFL Playoffs Be Seeded?

    There's been some discussion in various quarters lately about the fairness of NFL playoff seedings—in large part because an 11-5 Patriot team did not make the playoffs last year ...

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  2. The Big East Looms Over The Sweet Sixteen

    March Madness is upon us and to few people's surprise the Big East is dominating. The 16-team behemoth of a conference sent seven of its members to the NCAA tournament—three of them No...

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  3. Dolphins Disaster: Miami, Cam Cameron Doomed by Draft History

    Bill Parcells made his most important move immediately upon taking over in Miami—firing GM Randy Mueller and bringing in a competent personnel guy in Jeff Ireland. This week, the inevitable happened when coach Cam Cameron lost his job...

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  4. Sunday Night Matchup: Redskins @ Vikings

    The matchup between the Redskins (7-7) and Vikings (8-6) is the only game Sunday featuring two teams that still have a shot at the playoffs...

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  5. NFC Wildcards: How the Giants, Vikings, Redskins, Saints, or Panthers Can Make It

    In the NFC, the division champions are set: Green Bay in the North, Dallas in the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Seattle in the West. Dallas and Green Bay have locked up the top two seeds, and the all-important first round byes that come with them..

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  6. Week 16 NFL Power Rankings: Winter Hits the NFL

    A bit of movement at the top of the rankings this week, as some of the mighty unexpectedly fell to some of the merely average. The Patriots remain the class of the league. They must be cheating somehow...

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  7. The Shame of Baseball's Mitchell Report

    Everyone that follows baseball—and even most people that don't—have heard about the Mitchell Report...

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  8. NFL Week 15 Power Rankings: Rehashing Blowout Weekend

    It was Blowout Weekend in the NFL, with nine teams winning by 20 or more points. Mostly it was superior squads taking it to bottom-feeders, but there were some surprises along the way...

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  9. Minnesota Vikings Turn the Corner

    What a difference three weeks makes. Four weeks ago the Vikings were coming off their worst loss of the season, a demoralizing 34-0 drubbing at the hands of the archrival Packers...

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  10. Week 14 NFL Power Rankings: Sizing Up Separation Sunday

    Last week I was accused of all kinds of stuff—mainly being cruel, mean, and heartless. First of all, I make fun of everyone at some point in the season...and it's all done in fun. No one should take me too seriously...

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  11. Week 13 NFL Power Rankings: Patriots, Cowboys Set the Pace

    What a weird week this was.We saw (or didn't see, as the case may be) the first Thursday Night game on the NFL Network. I have Comcast, so I didn't see it...

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