Archive for January, 2006
NCAA Basketball: Title defense is a tall order for North Carolina
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
Now that talk of an undefeated Duke season has ended and Mike Krzyzewski has reasons to ride his team all the way to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, it’s time to find another countdown. The Carolina Countdown. As in, will the Tar Heels going sniff out of their remaining schedule or simply [...]
Big Ben transforms Steel Curtain as NFL’s best active team
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
The Pittsburgh Steelers, led by second-year quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, have seemed to be the NFL’s obviously best active team since the night when New England’s luck disappeared in Denver. En route to almost certain victory in the Super Bowl, the Steelers illustrated first of all last Sunday – when they conquered Denver, 34-17 – the [...]
Pistons Break Bucks on NBA Wednesday
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
The Detroit Pistons were due for a tough challenge, a good slap-in-the-face, take-it-to-the-buzzer type of game. They got one Sunday evening against the Houston Rockets, owners of the league’s fourth-worst record. Tracy McGrady scored a season-high 43 points for Houston, but even he couldn’t quell the hottest team in the league, as the Pistons escaped [...]
Seahawks face ultimate test in Steelers
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
The Seattle Seahawks, who will travel to Detroit to play Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5, were discounted by a lot of people who believed Coach Mike Holmgren should step aside and that the franchise might be better off without running back Shaun Alexander. That speculation faded, though, as the franchise led the [...]
Wizards Powerless Against Boston Green
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
Back in their final days in Charlotte, when few bothered to care or watch, the Hornets could always count on a few sure things a year, victories over the Boston Celtics. It didn’t seem to matter who played or coached or owned or where the game was played. Charlotte usually seemed to find a way [...]
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