Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
OK, maybe those “Manning Brothers at the Super Bowl” story lines were a tad premature, but it’s not too early to start making comparisons between Peyton and Eli, one the undisputed statistical champion at the NFL’s most visible position, and the other a bona fide rising star.
Peyton had another fantastic season in 2005, although he ended up short of his supreme goal of the Super Bowl. Eli, entering just his third pro season, has displayed astounding fourth-quarter magic.
The scions of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning have helped to make this the First Family of Pro Football, a fact not lost on one long-time NFL official who called Manning Mania “mind-boggling, almost unfathomable.” Just consider how hard it is to play quarterback in this league, and you have two brothers this talented. And Archie — he was a really terrific player who got stuck on some really bad teams.
The brothers Manning currently are traveling on highlight-filled parallel paths. If those paths ever intersect, look out world! “I don't compare myself with Peyton,” Eli said after a victory over the 49ers on Nov. 6. “He's at a different level of play than I am right now. He's at the top level. I'm learning. I'll let everybody else analyze and compare us, if they want to.”
NBCSports.com decided to do just that. Here’s our comparison of Peyton and Eli in a variety of categories that comprise the essentials of being an NFL quarterback.
Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
Rotoworld: Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill among the 10 players who will slip down draft boards, but probably shouldn't.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
Wesseling: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for AFC teams.