1. Texans vs. Ravens: Overconfident Ravens Must Be Wary of Trap Game

    The Baltimore Ravens could be forgiven for expecting to win tomorrow’s divisional playoff game. They’ve already beaten the Texans once, they’re undefeated at home, and Houston is down to its third-string QB...

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  2. Super Bowl Predictions 2012: Ravens' Defense Will Power Way to Championship

    The 2011 NFL season has been all about offense, with star quarterbacks like Drew Brees , Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady putting up dazzling numbers and overwhelming the opposition...

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  3. NFL Playoff Bracket 2012: Defensive Players Who Must Step Up in Divisional Round

    It can be easy to reduce any NFL playoff matchup to the battle of quarterbacks, and often that battle does prove to be the deciding factor...

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  4. 2012 NFL Draft: Overlooked LB Class Will Get Its Due in First Round

    As the 2012 draft class comes into focus, the buzz on the defensive side of the ball has, justifiably, focused on the plentiful supply of top-flight cornerbacks ...

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  5. NFL Divisional Predictions 2012: Players Most Likely to Choke for Each Team

    In the NFL playoffs, some players turn out to be heroes and some players…don’t. The players who fail to step up with the game on the line can often be as big a part of the postseason outcome as the triumphant stars...

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  6. 2012 NFL Draft Projections: Alshon Jeffery Riskiest Pick of First-Round WR Crop

    After A.J. Green’s Pro Bowl rookie season, standards will be high for the 2012 draft class at wide receiver. However, some of the top wideouts in the draft face as many questions as answers...

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  7. UConn vs. Notre Dame: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Spread Info and More

    Two teams headed in opposite directions square off in South Bend tomorrow as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the UConn Huskies...

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  8. Denard Robinson: Return to School Is Smart Move for Michigan QB

    After struggling for team success during his breakout sophomore season, Michigan QB Denard Robinson led the Wolverines to a Sugar Bowl victory this year...

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  9. NFL Playoff Picks: Why Good Weather Is Bad News for San Francisco 49ers

    As the home team and No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs, it would seem like the San Francisco 49ers ought to be the favorites in tomorrow’s divisional round showdown against the New Orleans Saints ...

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  10. Kentucky vs. Tennessee: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Spread Info and More

    A week after stunning No. 19 Florida in Knoxville, the Tennessee Volunteers go hunting for an even bigger upset on Saturday, as they host the Kentucky Wildcats. No...

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  11. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: May 5 Fight Date Makes No Sense for Pac-Man

    Earlier this week, Floyd Mayweather took to Twitter to challenge Manny Pacquiao to a May 5 bout. It’s not hard to understand why Mayweather—whose jail term on a domestic ...

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  12. Big Ten Basketball: 10 Things We've Learned from Conference Play so Far

    After two weeks of conference play, the Big Ten looks a lot different than most fans would’ve predicted in mid-December. Michigan State is unbeaten in conference, Ohio State has lost twice, and the league title appears to be up for grabs...

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  13. Kentucky Basketball: 10 Burning Questions Heading into SEC Play

    With the SEC season getting underway, it’s no surprise to find preseason No. 2 Kentucky as the clear favorite in the conference. That doesn’t mean, however, that we won’t learn a lot about the Wildcats over the next two months...

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  14. Kansas Basketball: The Top 50 Players in School History

    The 2011-12 edition of the Kansas Jayhawks started the season in the familiar position of replacing a slew of NBA-bound talent...

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  15. College Basketball: Ranking the Coaches in the Pac-12

    In its first year post-realignment, the once-mighty Pac-12 has fallen on some hard times on the basketball court...

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  16. Bengals vs. Texans: Houston Will Win Ugly Behind Superior Defense

    This afternoon’s wild-card contest between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans will feature the weirdest QB matchup of the postseason...

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  17. NFL Playoffs 2012: Most Important Non-QB for Each Team's Super Bowl Hopes

    The NFL postseason is the proving ground for history’s great quarterbacks, but it’s too often forgotten that 21 other starters have a lot to do with winning the Super Bowl...

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  18. Bill O'Brien Penn State: Nittany Lions Finally Confirm O'Brien Hire

    When Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse scandal, one of the questions raised was who would get the unenviable task of taking over a newly-tainted program from one of the most revered coaches in college football history...

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  19. NBA Free Agents 2012: Likeliest Landing Spots for Deron Williams

    Although Nets point guard Deron Williams technically has a player option for 2012-13, ESPN notes that the two-time All-Star has already made his intentions clear...

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  20. Kentucky Basketball: Soft Start to SEC Schedule Will Save Terrence Jones' Season

    Entering the 2011-12 season, Terrence Jones looked like a favorite to earn All-America honors for Kentucky. After the last three weeks, he’s lucky to still have a starting job...

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  21. Alabama vs. LSU Rematch: SEC Powers Will Prove BCS Got It Right

    The 2012 BCS bowl season has been one of the most competitive ever, with two overtime games and a third that was decided by a single TD. That trend will continue on Monday night when Alabama gets a chance to avenge its own OT loss to undefeated No...

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  22. Denver Broncos: Practice Regimen Shows Misplaced Confidence in Tim Tebow

    Few NFL players in recent memory have received the kind of hype (or scorn) that Tim Tebow garnered during his improbable 7-1 run as Denver’s starting QB...

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  23. Boston College vs. North Carolina: TV Schedule, Live Stream and Spread Info

    Fresh off a Smith Center-record 26th straight win, the North Carolina Tar Heels open ACC play against the Boston College Eagles on Saturday...

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  24. Duke vs. Georgia Tech: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Spread Info and More

    The ACC opens conference play on Saturday, and the biggest of the early afternoon games pits the Duke Blue Devils against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets...

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  25. Under Armour All-America Game 2012: Stars Who Will Be Exposed as Frauds

    This year’s Under Armour All-America Game on Thursday night had plenty of explosive high-school players on display, especially for the White team (which thrashed the Black team, 49-16)...

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