By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 01/01/2012

(Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images) Andy Dalton and the Bengals look to join history as their journey to the playoffs continue. Dalton can join a class of only two other quarterbacks who have led their team's to the playoffs as rookies.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/28/2011

(Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) Reggie Wayne celebrates after scoring the game winning touchdown in Indianapolis. The Colts have won their last two games, after starting of the season 0-13.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/28/2011

(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) Cam Newton is having a historic rookie season with the Carolina Panthers. Newton has already broken numerous records this season, and still has one more game to play.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/25/2011

(Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images) Durant and the Thunder are the team to beat in the West. There season begins when they play the Orlando Magic on Christmas Day.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/23/2011

(Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Can LeSean McCoy and the Eagles knock off the Cowboys and continue their unexpected playoff push?
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/22/2011

(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images) Reggie Bush rushed for a career high 203 yards in a 30-23 win over the Bills.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/18/2011

(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Matt Ryan and the Falcons are looking to keep their playoff position with a win against the Jaguars Thursday night.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/15/2011

(Photo by Larry French/Getty Images) Rice and the Ravens had no trouble defeating the Colts 24-10. Rice rushed for over 100 yards and a touchdown in the win.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/14/2011

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Jason Pierre-Paul had his best game for the Giants this season. He became the first player in NFL history to record a sack, forced fumble, and blocked field goal in the same game.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/13/2011

(Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) Robert Griffin III won the 77th Heisman Trophy, becoming the first ever Baylor player to win the prestigious award.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/09/2011

(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Philip Rivers and the Chargers got a big win on Monday night against the Jaguars. If the Chargers can get a win against the ice-cold Bills, are they back in the playoff hunt in the Wild AFC West?
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/09/2011

(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Albert Pujols will leave St. Louis for Los Angeles, after 11 great years with the Cardinals. The Angels signed Pujols to a 10-year, $250 million contract, earlier today.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/08/2011

(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Cam Newton scored four times Sunday, including three rushing touchdowns against the Bucs.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/07/2011

(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) LaMichael James and the Oregon Ducks defeated UCLA 49-31 to win the Pac-12 Championship Game. James rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/01/2011

(Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Carson Palmer and the Raiders have been impressive this season despite losing a few starters to injuries. The 7-4 Raiders lead the AFC West and play the Dolphins Sunday
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/01/2011

(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Mark Sanchez and the Jets snapped a two game losing streak and are now back in the playoff hunt after deaf-eating the Bills. Sanchez threw for a career high four touchdowns in the win.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 12/01/2011

(Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) Tyrann Mathieu and the LSU Tigers defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in a blowout, 41-17. The Tigers now face Georgia in the SEC Title game.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 11/26/2011

(Getty Images) All smiles this morning as both sides agree on a tentative deal to end the lockout
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 11/26/2011

(Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) Justin Verlander took home the two biggest awards in the American League. His incredible 2011 season won him the AL Cy Young and MVP.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 11/24/2011

(Ninersnation.com) The Harbaugh brothers will face off on Thursday night. Will it be Jim and the Niners or John and the Ravens who make dad proud?
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 11/24/2011

(Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/Getty Images) Tim Tebow and the Broncos defeated the Jets 17-13 last Thursday. Tebow and the Broncos are now 4-1 this season since he took over for Kyle Orton.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 11/23/2011

Robert Griffin III and Baylor pulled off another upset win, defeating Oklahoma 45-32 on Saturday.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 11/19/2011

(Getty Images) Bobby Knight was in the crowd Tuesday when Coach K surpassed him for most Division I wins all-time. Krzyzewski was an assistant under Knight at Indiana over 30 years ago, and now Coach K has passed his longtime mentor and friend.
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 11/18/2011

Isi Sofele's tremendous season further proves why Ron Gould is the best running back coach in college football
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 11/15/2011

In order for Penn State to begin healing the media must go away
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 11/13/2011

With Oregon impressive win over the Stanford Cardinal should the Ducks overtake the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS rankings?
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 10/30/2011

With disappointing loss to UCLA what does Jeff Tedford's future with the California Golden Bears hold?
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 10/28/2011

A look at the greatest hitters the Athletics franchise history.
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 10/23/2011

California Golden Bears rout the Utah Utes as the Bears play their most complete game of the season and with three winnable games that is great news for Jeff Tedford
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 10/22/2011

Brandon Allen may have the edge at first base for the Oakland A's and it's really Daric Barton's to lose
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/17/2011

By now, his purpose should be precisely clear. He was brought to the 49ers to serve a purpose and walk into the footsteps of Hall of Fame predecessors Joe Montana and Steve Young. His coach was brought to the Niners to accomplish the same. There's a ...
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 10/16/2011

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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/16/2011

They can try, dare I say it, to hype the Michigan and Michigan State rivalry as a ruthless feud of college football. But there are better rivalries on football Saturdays -- even though the Michigan and Michigan State clash is a rebirth for college football,...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/14/2011

We thought the Brewers were an ouster, badly menaced by the Cardinals' feel-good story. It turns out Milwaukee survived and now has a chance to beat the Cardinals in St. Louis Friday night in Game 5, hermetically sealed from danger, traveling home soon...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/13/2011

This is definitely not a phantasm, not even an illusion but a reality for baseball as the Redbird gang is the sphere of the game's utopia. In every conceivable way, the Cardinals are the biggest surprise this postseason, in the town where Midwestern ...
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 10/12/2011

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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 10/12/2011

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Andrew Luck led Stanford to a 48-7 victory over Colorado this past Saturday. After six weeks, Luck is still the favorite for the Heisman trophy.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 10/12/2011

As commissioner David Stern promised, if the lockout didn't end this Monday, he would cancel the first two weeks of the 2011-2012 regular season. The players and owners met Sunday and Monday for about 13 total hours. Although they...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/11/2011

His legacy is forever tarnished, NBA commissioner David Stern, simply for poisoning the association that he has not overseen too well, sabotaging the integrity of the sport, when he is most famous for the globalization in basketball, and lastly, losing...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/10/2011

He has voiced so many opinions and thoughts about the Jets in pregame news conferences, that Rex Ryan is verified as a jester for his bizarre silliness. A week doesn't pass, it appears, without his peculiar antics or hilarity. So now, already, we are...
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 10/09/2011

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Tom Brady and the New England Patriots face off against the New York Jets for the first time this season.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 10/08/2011

(AP Photo/Jim Prisching) Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are 4-0 after defeating the Broncos 49-23. Rodgers had a spectacular game, throwing four touchdowns and running in two.
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 10/07/2011

(AP Photo/Andy Manis) Wisconsin's quarterback, Russell Wilson, has been incredible for the Badgers this season, leading them to a 5-0 record.
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/07/2011

The Steinbrenners built the world's largest palace, a $1.5 billion venue with $2,625 ticket prices, a place that has computers in the clubhouse, a building with a gigantic high-def screen above centerfield. But now is the moment that new Yankees Stadium...
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By Steven Resnick @ The Sports Nation 10/07/2011

Jeff Tedford has a chance to show that he's capable of learning from his mistakes. Zach Maynard should be out as starter and Allen Bridford in as the starting quarterback for the California Golden Bears.
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/05/2011

When he ran down, pulled back and leaped near the warning track, and then made a retreating, sensational catch with the bases loaded and two outs in the first inning, Curtis Granderson not only saved the Yankees but saved the derided A.J. Burnett. Had...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/04/2011

The readings of the radar gun, wildly indicating the velocities on the scoreboard in Comerica Park, were vicious and nasty delivered from Justin Verlander. He likes velocity. He studies the batters. And eventually, he throws 95-96 mph fastballs, pitching...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/03/2011

Gary Kubiak slowly removed his headphones off his head. He took a deep breath, then he gazed at his fallen star, and he wore solicitous features on his face heavily. It's frightening whenever a team loses its star player, and the ...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Sports Nation 10/01/2011

He was an hour earlier than expected for his meeting with the Red Sox, which was absolutely acceptable by the franchise. When Terry Francona drove his 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL65 AMG to Fenway Park for a lengthy meeting with general manager Theo...
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By Josh Reichman @ The Sports Nation 09/29/2011

This Week's Record: 9-7 Overall Record: 30-18   Patriots vs. Bills: 34-31 Bills Patriots Player of the Week: Wes Welker- 16 receptions, 217 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns Bills Player of the Week: Fred Jackson- 74 rushing yards, 87 receiving yards,...
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