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Six division clashes headline the week eight schedule, including Brett Favre’s return to Green Bay. A battle in Baltimore will lead to the Broncos first defeat, Jake Delhomme undergoes a miraculous transformation, and New York and Philadelphia battle on multiple fronts on Sunday. Don’t worry, I’ll pull Pedro Martinez before the 7th inning.

Cold nights. Bright lights. Rowdy fans. The 2009 World Series will be the best we’ve seen since the Florida Marlins beat the Cleveland Indians in 1997.

The Dolphins made me look like a genius for most of the first half, and then the fish began to drown. Elsewhere, the AFC dominated, London fell asleep, and momentum got dizzy in Pittsburgh. I’m emotionally exhausted and the Eagles haven’t played yet. I might not make it to the World Series.

It’s a big weekend for the NFL as playoff implications are on the line in the NFC and American football jumps the pond for the third year in a row. Also this week, technology advances, two of the league’s undefeated will fall, and Eric Lindros gets a shout out. This is big time.

This is a great time of year. Baseball is showcasing its best teams of 2009, football is in full swing and the 28 people in North America that actually care, are enjoying the start of another hockey season (yes, I’m one of them). My plan was to offer a brief synopsis of the first four [...]

Over the past decade, the Eagles’ faithful have come to expect at least one inexplicably horrible game every season. In 2009, that game showed up a few weeks earlier than expected for Andy Reid and his flock of birds.

Things are beginning to snowball in the NFL. The Titans can’t buy a touchdown, much less a win. The Redskins are spiraling out of control. Tom Brady found his TD stroke, six times. The Saints keep winning. Brett Favre can’t lose. And Mark Sanchez just threw another interception. All in a day for the National [...]

The NFL looks to rebound from an underwhelming week five. This week’s schedule should provide some excitement with six games between legitimate playoff contenders. Included in this week’s preview; blackouts, ripping on the Worldwide Leader, and an NFC East admission that could cost me my Eagles license.

It’s a rematch of last year’s NLCS. This year, the Dodgers are thinking revenge while the Phillies are thinking repeat. I’m thinking more confrontations. The ALCS may boast the best teams, but this series has all the intangibles.

The four best teams in baseball have risen to the top. While only one series extended to a fourth game in round one of the playoffs, there was still plenty of excitement. Let’s recap the American League Division Series before we continue. Celebrities looking to attend the ALCS, get yourselves caught up here.