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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
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.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has hole-by-hole reports.
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.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
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.
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Right now it looks like Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe will be the 6-6 teams left out in the cold (Notre Dame has decided not to go bowling).
Mark Snyder-less Marshall is good ol' No. 68, otherwise known as "bowl team in waiting."
(Updated through Dec. 5 games; teams in italics have accepted bid)
BCS Bowls
Bowl Championship Series Title Game
Jan. 7, Pasadena, Calif.
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Alabama vs. Texas
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Orange Bowl
Jan. 5, Miami Gardens, Fla.
BCS vs. BCS (ACC champion if available)
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. TCU
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Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 4, Glendale, Ariz.
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 champion if available)
Projection: Boise State vs. Penn State
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Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1, New Orleans
BCS vs. BCS (SEC champion if available)
Projection: Florida vs. Cincinnati
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Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif.
BCS (Big Ten champion if available) vs. BCS (Pac-10 champion if available)
Projection: Ohio State vs. Oregon
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Other Bowls
GMAC Bowl
Jan. 6, Mobile, Ala.
ACC No. 9 vs. MAC No. 2
Projection: Middle Tennessee State* vs. Central Michigan
(*no eligible ACC team available)
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Alamo Bowl
Jan. 2, San Antonio
Big Ten No. 4-5 vs. Big 12 No. 4-5
Projection: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
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Papajohns.com Bowl
Jan. 2, Birmingham, Ala.
Big East No. 5 (or Sun Belt if none eligible) vs. SEC No. 9
Projection: South Florida vs. Kentucky
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Cotton Bowl
Jan. 2, Arlington, Texas
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3-4 (West preference)
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss (an "Orange Bowl" of sorts)
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International Bowl
Jan. 2, Toronto
Big East No. 4 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Rutgers vs. Temple (Owls seek revenge for getting booted from Big East)
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Liberty Bowl
Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn.
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6-7
Projection: East Carolina vs. Arkansas
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Gator Bowl
Jan. 1, Jacksonville, Fla.
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2, Big 12 No. 4, or Notre Dame
Projection: Miami vs. West Virginia
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Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1, Orlando, Fla.
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Iowa vs. LSU
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Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, Tampa, Fla.
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3-4 (East preference)
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
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Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31, Atlanta
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia
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Insight Bowl
Dec. 31, Tempe, Ariz.
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Minnesota vs. Missouri
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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.
