Quick turnaround stories always make great material for the media. Not long ago, Indiana was in the college basketball dumpster, but then came Cody Zeller, a 6-foot-11-inch freshman with NBA skills, and everything changed.
Matt Youmans
At the conclusion of another mundane Sunday, when the point-spread results were routine and the finishes absent of drama, Eli Manning and the New York Giants coasted to an easy victory.
In another prime-time game high on drama, it was amazing to watch Tony Romo lead the New York Jets to a comeback victory.
Under normal circumstances, the San Diego Chargers probably would have won and covered in a blowout. Philip Rivers showed no signs of rust, firing passes as if it were November.
If Gordon Hayward’s half-court heave had dropped in and stunned Duke, it would have been one of the greatest moments in sports history. But the ball hit backboard and rim, and the Blue Devils won again.
A couple of seconds after Tony Romo scrambled and fired the apparent winning touchdown pass, the Dallas Cowboys’ celebration was canceled. The NFL is a roller coaster of emotions that we as bettors buy tickets to ride every Sunday, from morning to night.
If his big gamble had failed, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton could have been criticized, second-guessed and portrayed as the fool of the Super Bowl.
It’s the middle of December, the month when the Dallas Cowboys typically go into deep freeze and quarterback Tony Romo and coach Wade Phillips try to ignore the questions about their failures.
Any handicapper who pumps up the Oakland Raiders is trying to breathe life into a corpse. There is no resuscitating coach Tom Cable or quarterback JaMarcus Russell, each auditioning to be the NFL’s worst at their respective positions.
If it appears LaDainian Tomlinson is slowing in his old age, that he has lost a step and is not a breakaway threat, the San Diego Chargers running back wants everyone to know otherwise. He’s still the best.
Texas Tech’s nonconference game today against former Southwest Conference opponent Rice will not grab much national attention.
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