Holiday, UCLA Handle Stanford, 97-63

No. 16 UCLA puts together 40-14 run to beat Stanford

Lance Stephenson At Comcast Center

Highly-sought high school senior Lance Stephenson (6-foot-5, 200 lbs.) will be in attendance tonight at Comcast Center when Maryland takes on Miami. Stephenson attends Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. and plays on the same team as Class of 2009 recruit James Padgett. Stephenson is widely considered one of the top prep prospects in the nation. Stephenson's talents on the basketball court are unquestionable. However, he has been involved in some off-the-court transgressions. He was suspended last year for fighting with a teammate. In October 2008, he was arrested for sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl on school property. He was charged with a Class B misdemeanor.

Derrick Thomas turned Chiefs into winners

When Air Force jets roared over Arrowhead Stadium in patriotic pregame ceremonies, it used to mean big trouble for visiting quarterbacks.

My Super Bowl Pick Makes Me Sick!

This Super Bowl is one of the easiest to pick in years. To me, the Steelers win easy. I hate saying that. As a matter of fact, saying that makes me violently ill…..need to take a minute while I’m violently ill….alright, where was I? Oh yeah, the Steelers will win easy. Don’t get me wrong; I will be cheering for the Cardinals so hard you thought I grew up in Phoenix. Unfortunately,  when you look at the upsets in Super Bowl history, they are never pulled off by teams with below average defenses and high powered offenses. The Giants and the Patriots pulled off big upset in the last 10 years and they did it with defense over explosive offenses. Teams with great offense and mediocre defense never beat the teams with excellent defense and an O.K. offense.  It just doesn’t happen…..DAMNIT!!!!!!

The Cardinals will not be able to run against the Steelers. I don’t want to hear about the rebirth of Edgerrin James. I don’t want to hear about his fresh legs. He could have the legs of Seattle Slew…..if Seattle Slew was alive and it wouldn’t matter. So then the Steelers defense will tee off on Kurt Warner and the one dimensional Cardinals offense. Pittsburgh will blitz, blitz and then blitz. And last time I checked Warner is about as mobile as a Zamboni. That combination won’t be pretty. It’ll make “SAW” look like a Disney flick. I think the Cardinals will move the ball some and maybe even get a big play to Larry Fitzgerald or Anquan Bolden but most of the day Warner will be digging grass out of his helmet, getting helped up by his offensive lineman, having his shoulder pads put back under his jersey….you know, the stuff that you do when you’re getting the snot knocked out of you. I think the Steelers defense will force at least two turnovers.

The Steelers offense will do what it always does; muddle along doing nothing for a while and then “BOOM” Roethlisberger breaks out of the pocket and hits a receiver, running back  or tight end for a big play.  The Cardinals defense did step up against the run in the post-season but I think Pittsburgh will have some success running the ball against Arizona. Again, the Pittsburgh defense will do just as much as it has to.

Sure, the Cards could win. They could pressure Roethlisberger into into  a couple of picks or Willie Parker could put the ball on the ground. The Cardinals offensive line could give Warner time to throw and he could pick the Steelers secondary apart. Those things could happen, do doubt. And George W. Bush could win a  Rhodes Scholarship, Dennis Franz could be named “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine and the Jonas Brothers could win a Grammy. But it won’t happen……

Steelers 23 Cardinals 10

Now I’ve gotta go throw up violently and then buy me a Cardinals jersey.

Thabeet’s triple-double helps UConn stay in line for No. 1 ranking

Hasheem Thabeet recorded his first career triple-double and No. 2 Connecticut staked its claim to the No. 1 spot in the nation ...

Prisco’s prediction: Cardinals 30, Steelers 27

It will be mighty cold Monday south of the border, and we're not talking about Mexico. Pete Prisco claims the Arizona Cardinals are going to attack the Steelers and take home the Super Bowl XLIII title.

Judge’s prediction: Steelers 24, Cardinals 14

Clear off a spot in the trophy case, Pittsburgh. A sixth Lombardi Trophy is coming your way, if Clark Judge is right. And why not? The Steelers have the defense, the coaching and Big Ben. The Cardinals don't.

Bruce Smith among 6 inducted into Pro HOF

Defensive standouts Bruce Smith and Rod Woodson have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on their first try, while former commissioner Paul Tagliabue was denied for the third straight year.

Freeman’s prediction: Cardinals 33, Steelers 20

Lesson, learned. Medicine, taken. Mike Freeman has seen the light, and it shines on the Arizona Cardinals -- Super Bowl XLIII champions in an upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Doyel’s prediction: Cardinals 31, Steelers 24

Always one to go against the grain, Gregg Doyel says defense and running will not win this year's NFL championship. In the pretty Tampa setting, the pretty Cardinals will top the Steelers to give Bill Bidwill a pretty Lombardi Trophy.

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