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The College Football Playoff Will Be Called the College Football Playoff

Joe Student — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:45 +0000

In the most glaring example of a lack of marketing creativity and out of obvious desire for a paid name sponsor, the new four-team college football playoff system that is replacing the Bowl Championship Series will be called the College Football Playoff, ESPN reported on Tuesday. “College Football Playoff” new name for 4-team playoff, sources [...]

Are You Watching The NHL Or NBA Playoffs?

BJ Ragone — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:35:55 +0000

It’s playoff time in the NBA and NHL, which are you watching? The Rangers are into the second round, and some of you may also be Devil fans. Knick fans are finally getting a shot to watch their team in the playoffs. If you are a fan of both, which one are you checking out?

Giants Defy Odds Again & Beat Packers 37-20 – BJ's Sunday NFL Playoff Recap

BJ Ragone — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:01:44 +0000

The New York Giants continue to silence critics as they went into Lambeau Field and beat the 15-1 Green Bay Packers 37-20 and advance to the NFC Championship. It was a big win for the G-Men on Sunday night. They proved once again that they are a team that is incredibly dangerous on the road. [...]

Patriots Rough Up Tim Tebow & Company 45-10 – BJ's Saturday NFL Playoff Recap

BJ Ragone — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:45:16 +0000

Tebow-mania is over, at least for this season. Tom Brady showed the young player what being an elite quarterback was all about in the Patriots 45-10 thrashing of the Broncos. Tom Brady is amazing. Can we just say it? All you Brady haters out there need to stop, because the dude was amazing last night. [...]

NFL Playoff Preview – Divisional Round

Joe Student — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:07:31 +0000

The NFL playoffs enter the divisional round this weekend. Just eight teams remain with a chance of playing in the Super Bowl in Indianapolis on February 5. Green Bay, San Francisco, New England and Baltimore will all host games after enjoying a bye during wild card weekend.

Here’s a preview of this weekend’s contests:

Keep The NFL Playoffs Hot – Tips For Him & Her

Rayne — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:52:17 +0000

Last week we told you how to make sure your relationship doesn't fall apart during the playoffs, now learn how to really enjoy the playoffs thanks to our resident sexpert Rayne. Warning, it might not be safe at work reading.

9 Reasons Why This Year's NFL Playoffs Will Be the Worst Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:00:40 +0000

The NFL postseason has arrived and while a dozen teams chase the Vince Lombardi Trophy, you may want to temper your excitement because we think these NFL playoffs will actually go down as the least exciting in history. Here’s why: 1. No Rex Ryan and no Rob Ryan means no ridiculous quotes, although we won’t [...]

NFL Playoffs A Great Time of Year

DaveHunter — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:16:42 +0000

It is a great time of year if your NFL team has made the postseason. Giants fans are happy. Jets, Bills, and Cowboy fans not so much. The NFL Wild Card Playoffs begin later today and you bet I’ll be glued to the flat screen. Who else is happy? Denver fans seem sort of excited, [...]

NFL Playoff Preview – Wild Card Weekend

Joe Student — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:23:23 +0000

The NFL playoffs start Saturday. Four division champions host first-round games this weekend, while Green Bay, San Francisco, New England and Baltimore enjoy a bye week and wait to begin their Super Bowl quest. Here’s a preview of this weekend’s games: Saturday, Jan. 7 Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans Reliant Stadium, Houston; 4:30 p.m. (ET); [...]

8 Tips To Make It Through The NFL Playoffs Without Killing Your Significant Other

Rayne — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:16:35 +0000

I was raised with the NFL. My dad’s a good ol’ boy from West Texas and my grandfather was a business man from South Jersey, so family get-togethers scheduled during Cowboys v. Eagles games got pretty stressful. Me? I’m a Saints fan. One of my earliest memories is dancing around the den in a [...]

2011 NFL Regular Season Ends – Playoffs Begin

BJ Ragone — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:55:53 +0000

The final game of the 2011 regular season has been played in the NFL and the playoffs are now set. Lets take a quick look back at what went right, and wrong in football. To call this NFL season a pretty one would be wrong, because at times it was down right ugly. The Colts [...]

Cardinals & Brewers Advance to the NLCS

BJ Ragone — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:25:50 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers did it first on the night by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in game 5, and then the St. Louis Cardinals followed suit by shocking the world with a 1-0 upset of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks can join the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in [...]

Yankees Beat the Tigers 10-1 – MLB Playoff Recap

BJ Ragone — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:52:35 +0000

It was quite an afternoon, evening and night in Major League Baseball. The Texas Rangers eliminate the Rays early, the Phillies move closer towards the NLCS, the Yankees avoid elimination on the back of AJ Burnett and the Arizona Diamondbacks also avoid an end to their season. It was a do or die situation for [...]

Better to Not Make The Playoffs At All or Collapse Late?

BJ Ragone — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:56:58 +0000

As a Yankee fan I am usually rooting for my team well into the month of October. I however know a lot of people who root for teams that are either usually on the cusp of making the playoffs or are just plain terrible and never have a shot. So as a fan, is it better to have your team not make the playoffs at all, or fail late?

Celtics Sweep Knicks

BJ Ragone — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:53:30 +0000

The Knicks fought hard but dug themselves much to big of a hole to climb out of in game four against the Celtics. What a first round performance from the Boston Celtics. They now move onto the second round of the NBA playoffs after sweeping the New York Knicks in four games. The Knicks fought [...]

Curtain Call For The Knicks

BJ Ragone — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:01:10 +0000

After hanging in there with Boston for the first two games of their playoff series, the Knicks get blown out at home in game three. As a Celtic fan I couldn’t be happier with the success they are having against the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. Now as a person [...]

Celtics Edge Knicks Again

BJ Ragone — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:42:14 +0000

It was another down to the wire game in Boston last night but the Celtics are able to come out the winners once again. The series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks is shaping up to be one of the best playoff match ups I have seen in a long time. Both games [...]

NBA Regular Season Wraps Up

BJ Ragone — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:00:59 +0000

We are looking at the last few games of the NBA regular season tonight and Chicago has a big opportunity to end the year on top, they just need some help from Phoenix. The regular season in the NBA this year has been nothing short of awesome! Hands down the most exciting that I have [...]

Sports World Heats Up Over Weekend

BJ Ragone — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:23:23 +0000

It was a huge weekend for sports. The 2011 Masters champion was crowned, the Red Sox and Yankees duked it out in Fenway and the NBA playoffs are quickly approaching. What and exciting weekend to be a sports fan. Baseball, Basketball, Golf and even Hockey were awesome to watch. I know that as a sports [...]

NFL Conference Championships Set

BJ Ragone — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:52:29 +0000

Some big messages were sent this weekend in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Now the Steelers, Jets, Bears and Packers move one step closer to the Super Bowl. Another wild week in the NFL playoffs is in the books and 4 teams are moving on. It was a very exciting round with 3 [...]