TEXAS WINS TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

In what was meant to be a great game, seemed one sided for the most part. Ohio State’s defense was not letting the Texas offense spoil there chances of winning the bowl game. As a matter of fact, Ohio State only gave up 6 points in the first half. The game changer occurred in the last 16 seconds of the game when Texas QB, Colt McCoy, threw a short pass to receiver Quan Cosby which turned into a 26-yard game winning touchdown for the Texas Longhorns. There are only two bowl games left in college football. Tonight is the GMAC Bowl between Ball State and Tulsa and the bowl games wrap-up Thursday night with the FedEx BCS National Championship Game which has Florida playing against Oklahoma.

By: Adrian Gonzalez

WEEKEND SPORTS RECAP

This weekend was the start of the NFL playoffs, full of big bowl games, and one important upset in college basketball!

NFL: This was the opening weekend of the 2008-2009 NFL playoffs. Saturday and Sunday brought us 4 interesting match-ups. Saturday’s two games were the Falcons at the Cardinals and Colts at the Chargers. Both home teams won their games as the Cardinals took care of business with a 30-24 victory and the Chargers pulled off an overtime victory with a 22 yard rushing touchdown in overtime by running back Darren Sproles. Sunday’s games were the Ravens at the Dolphins and Eagles at the Vikings. The Ravens showed why their defense is one of the top in the league as they went into Miami and stopped the Dolphins with a 27-9 victory. Next week’s games will be the Cardinals at the Panthers, Chargers at Steelers, Ravens at Titans, and Eagles at Giants.

NBA: Every team was in action Friday! On Saturday, the 76ers loss a heart breaker right at the end of the game as point guard Tony Parker shot in a last second basket to help the Spurs defeat the 76ers 1008-106. Sunday was a bad day for the Cavs as they blew a 16 point lead against the Washington Wizards 80-77. The Toronto Raptors topped the Orlando Magic 108-102 despite a 39 point game by center Dwight Howard. Finally, veteran Darius Miles made his debut with the Memphis Grizzlies as he played against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday in a 102-82 victory for the Grizzlies.

ELSEWHERE: In college football, Ole Miss defeated Texas Tech in the AT&T Cotton Bowl 47-34. In the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Kentucky defeated East Carolina 25-19. In the AllState Sugar Bowl, Utah completed a perfect season as they defeated Alabama 31-15. In the International Bowl, UCONN defeated Buffalo 38-20. Tonight is the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, putting Texas against Ohio State. Finally, number 1 ranked college basketball team, North Carolina, loss its first game of the season yesterday as they were defeated by Boston College 85-78.

Check me out next Monday for the Weekend Sports Recap!

By: Adrian Gonzalez

USC DOMINATES PENN STATE IN ROSE BOWL

What was the most awaited bowl game besides the National Championship Game, turned out to be almost a one-sided victory for the Trojans of USC. Going into the game, Penn State was known for its tough defense and legendary Coach, Joe Paterno’s overall most bowl wins as a coach with 23 wins overall. USC was known for its high flying offence and well-respected coach Pete Carroll. Talks about the results were that the game was either going to be a close one and win by Penn State or blow out and win by USC. Well, from the first quarter it was all USC’s offense and help by defense which helped them seal the Rose Bowl victory. USC quarterback Mark Sanchez threw for over 400 yards passing and passed for 4 touchdowns. Penn State was down big but rallied somewhat in the 4th quarter, only to turn up short. USC made sure that their lead would not be given up and won the game 38-24.

By: Adrian Gonzalez

NFL TEAMS - CLEANING OUT THE CLOSET

Just days after the final regular season game past and several NFL teams started passing out the pink slips. The Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, and Detroit Lions all fired their head coaches the night of the season’s final weekend during the regular season. On Tuesday the San Francisco 49ers fired their offensive coordinator Mike Martz. Also, what was kind of shocking, the Denver Broncos fired long time head coach and vice president of football operations, Mike Shanahan. The Browns have already expressed interest in former Jets head coach Eric Mangini who just missed the playoffs with the Jets by losing to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. There was talk of the Cowboys head coach, Wade Philips, possibly leaving but owner Jerry Jones said he will be staying. With the NFL season not even completely done, expect a lot more pink slips being handed out before the start of the 2009-2010 season.

Happy New Year everyone!

By: Adrian Gonzalez

WEEKEND SPORTS RECAP

This weekend was a crazy NFL weekend, with one very sad moment to end the season!

NFL: This point last week it looked like the Eagles were completely out of the playoff picture, but what a difference a week makes. The Eagles needed a win, Tampa Bay loss, and either Minnesota or Chicago loss to earn a playoff spot. Well let’s just say they whooped the Cowboys 44-6, the Bears lost 31-17 and the Bucs lost 28-24, giving the Birds the final playoff spot. In other related news, the Lions ended the season 0 -16 officially making them the worst team in NFL history. The playoffs are set and next week we will see: Eagles at Vikings, Falcons at Cardinals, Baltimore at Miami, and Indianapolis at San Diego.

NBA: Carmelo Anthony returned to the Nuggets line-up and dropped 32 points on the Knicks in a 117-110 victory on Sunday. Also, forward Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks has to serve a one game suspension for throwing a back-hand swipe to forward Matt Harpring of the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Finally, the Celtics suffered two straight losses for the first time this season as they lost to the Lakers Christmas day and lost to Golden State Friday night.

ELSEWHERE: In college football, this weekend had some exciting bowl games. QB Pat White and West Virginia defeated UNC 31-30 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, making White the first QB to start and win 4 bowl games. University of California defeated University of Miami 24-17 in the Emerald Bowl. Florida State defeated Wisconsin 41-13 in the Champs Sports Bowl. Finally, FAU defeated Central Michigan 24-21 in the Motor City Bowl.

Check me out next Monday for the Weekend Sports Recap!

CELTICS WINNING STREAK SNAPPED

It seems like every Philadelphia sports franchise has an opponent accomplish some type of record on them. Last season the New York Giants sacked the Eagles Donavan McNabb a record 12 times in one game. The Boston Celtics accomplished their best start in franchise history at 27 – 2 with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers by the score of 110-91 on Tuesday. The win also helped extent the Celtic’s winning streak at 19 straight games. The big three of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are playing like they have been on the same team for years. The big surprise for the team is how point guard Rajon Rondo has stepped up his game this season. Unfortunately though, The C’s suffered an important loss on Christmas day as the Los Angeles Lakers got some revenge in a 92-83 victory and snapped the Celtics winning streak. On the upside, The Celtics are still 27-3.

By: Adrian Gonzalez