NFL Conference Championship Predictions: Giants 49ers, Pats Ravens

The Washington Wizards are tanking. Not on purpose. Well, not quite on purpose. When Flip Saunders started Blatche, and GM Ernie Grunfeld decided to keep Rashard Lewis on the roster, DC fans knew it wasn’t going to be pretty, but this season has been something else entirely. I thought they’d…

Bengals (+4) over TEXANS

The Bengals barely survived a brutal back stretch of the season, backing into the playoffs after Mark Sanchez decided he’d rather stay and party in Miami for January and Rex Ryan was so distracted by all those open-toe sandals on South Beach that he made his craziest…

After Miguel Cotto’s one-sided win against Antonio Margarito, it seems like the boxer from Caguas is back in business. Looking ahead to 2012, who’s up next?

For a division awash in talent and hungry up-and-comers, there are plenty of potentially fantastic fights.

First and foremost has got…

Stuff the bird, do some shots with the Harbaughs, and get ready for some Thanksgiving Day football!

Packers (-6.5) over LIONS

Usually, Lions games on Thanksgiving are only worthwhile because they let you sneak away from yappy aunts and drink heavily in front of the TV. But this year,…

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis died this morning, succumbing to prostate cancer.

His poor health was no secret; once a constant presence in the public eye, in recent years he’d taken to speaking through the Raiders’ CEO Amy Trask.

Davis started his career in football as a college…

NFL Week 5; Eagles and Michael Vick Find Themselves at Crossroads Early

“We all had high expectations and we still do. Don’t get me wrong. It’s still a long season and we just have to dig deep. We’ve got to dig deep. There’s really nothing else to be said. It’s…

The bye weeks are upon us and it’s time to decide for the first time who you need to activate off your bench to carry the load for a week. Here’s who I like and who I don’t this week.

Romo and Vick collapsed last week, and the Eli had a stunning comeback. It’s an upside down world and I’m loving it. Let’s get to the picks:

COLTS (-2.5) over Chiefs

The most underrated story in the NFL: the NFL is now reaching it’s dramatic apex and merging with the plot of Friday Night…