The Orange Bowl: 9 Takeaways From Clemson’s Triumph
The Clemson Tigers won their first major bowl game since 1981, beating Ohio State 40-35 in last night’s Orange Bowl. Here’s the Notebook Nine, our important takeaways from the game…
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Big 12 Basketball: A Deep Year Ahead
Big 12 basketball looks deep, with four of the ten teams ranked in the Top 25 and three more receiving votes. To set the stage for the race ahead, here’s a look at each team, what they’ve accomplished and who they’re working with.
NFL Playoff Preview: New Orleans-Philadelphia
NBC’s final NFL telecast of the season will be Saturday night’s New Orleans-Philadelphia playoff game (8:10 PM ET). As we say goodbye to Al Michaels and Cris Collingsworth—for better or for worse—let’s review the nine key points to take into the prime-time battle in Philly…
NFL Playoff Preview: Kansas City-Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Colts host the Kansas City Chiefs in the game that will kick off the NFL playoffs late on Saturday afternoon (4:35 PM ET, NBC). The Notebook Nine, our nine key points to take into the Kansas City-Indianapolis game are drawn from the matchup itself, history and the Vegas line.
Super Bowl Betting Odds As The Playoffs Begin
The NFL playoffs begin tomorrow, and before we dive into previews on a game-by-game basis, let’s stop and take a bigger picture look at the Super Bowl betting odds.
The Sugar Bowl: 9 Takeaways From Oklahoma’s Redemptive Victory
For the second straight night, a shocker went down in the major bowls. Oklahoma nailed Alabama 45-31 in the Sugar Bowl. Here’s the Notebook Nine, our nine important takeaways from the game…
College Bowl Season: The Weekend Wrap-Around
The NFL playoffs might take over the sports world for this weekend, but college bowl season still goes each day. It starts Friday night with a Cotton Bowl matchup that’s as good as any of the major bowl games, and then has lower-tier games on Saturday & Sunday, in the time slots that wrap around the four NFL first-round playoff games.
Orange Bowl Preview: Clemson-Ohio State
The last of the four major bowls that lead into Monday night’s BCS National Championship Game goes down on Friday with the Orange Bowl in Miami. It’s Clemson and Ohio State that are taking their talents to South Beach in an 8:30 PM ET kickoff on ESPN. The Notebook Nine, the key points to take into the game, are drawn from the personnel matchups, each team’s season arc, the view from Las Vegas and history.
The Fiesta Bowl: 9 Takeaways From Central Florida’s Big Upset
Central Florida pulled the biggest upset of the bowl season, beating Baylor 52-42 as a 17-point underdog in the highest scoring game in the history of the major bowls. Here’s the Notebook Nine, our takeaways from last night’s Fiesta Bowl…
The Rose Bowl: 9 Takeaways From Michigan State’s Win
Michigan State beat Stanford in the Rose Bowl 24-20, ending a three-game losing streak for the Big Ten (or at least a three-game losing streak by Wisconsin) in Pasadena. Here’ the Notebook Nine, our takeaways from the game…
Pac-12 Basketball: Arizona Leads A Deep Conference
Pac-12 basketball is home to the top-ranked team in the nation as we head into conference play. Arizona joins the rest of the Pac-12 in opening league play on Thursday, and as good as the Wildcats look, they’re going to be tested. Pac-12 basketball has viable challengers at the top and quality in the middle. Here’s a look at what each team has done in the season’s first two months, and who they’re doing it with…
College Bowl Season: New Year’s Day Afternoon Recap
The SEC and Big Ten have completed their annual three-game appetizer on the New Year’s Day afternoon undercard. The Big Ten matched up a little better this season than was the case the past three years, aided by two missing SEC quarterbacks. They handed the nation’s top conference their first loss of the college bowl season. But at day’s end, the SEC still won two of the three matchups.