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Heading into the Olympics, the United States men’s hockey team didn’t really get a lot of respect. The Yanks were ranked far below the likes of Canada, Russia and Sweden and just below Finland and the Czech Republic. With a very young and inexperienced squad, not much was expected from this group by [...]

A lot of fanfare is made about the beginning of NCAA basketball and football seasons in the summer and fall respectively. Often overlooked by mainstream audiences are sports like Hockey, Baseball and lacrosse. Baseball and Hockey are pretty much only shown to a national audience during their respective post season tournaments. But college lacrosse (as of [...]

New Orleans Saints (15-3) Vs. Indianapolis Colts (16-2)

Time: Sunday at 6:25 PM EST on CBS

How they match up: This is a dream match up for the avid football fan. These teams stack up so well on paper that (for once) there doesn’t seem to be an overwhelming favorite. The obvious pick is the [...]

Happy trails to Kurt Warner. One of the greatest and most overlooked quarterbacks in NFL history retired this week. Warner was not even drafted in 1994 after completing his senior season at Northern Iowa. He was signed as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers, but was cut from the team in training camp. [...]

Remember when everyone was talking about how the Jets backed into the playoffs? They needed to win their last two games and somehow got lucky enough to face two teams that had already clinched spots in the postseason. Indianapolis coach Jim Caldwell took out most of his starters with Indy holding a 15-10 lead in [...]

Oh, Mark Mcgwire. You did steroids, you say? I guess you just figured that it was your turn to come clean. Do you have a book coming out or something? What about that tearful speech in front of the Grand Jury where you said you had no knowledge of steroid usage in baseball? You claim [...]

Wildcard weekend is over and now it’s time for the good ‘ol divisional round. The four teams with byes finally get a chance to show what they are made of. I hope you’re ready for New Orleans, Indianapolis, San Diego and Minnesota, because they are coming atcha’ in high definition (hopefully), smash mouth [...]

Tennis pro Serena Williams shocked her many supporters with her behavior at the 2009 U.S. Open. After being called on a fault, Williams cursed at and threatened the lineswoman who made the call. Although published prior to the incident, I wondered if her background had any bearing on her actions. I have admired Williams as [...]

It feels like I was just writing my NFL season previews, but now it’s playoff time. Most of the field was set weeks ago, including most of the NFC, but seven teams were battling for the remaining two AFC slots in week seventeen. The Jets and Ravens, two teams who took very different routes to [...]

The NFL Power Rankings are back for a second season. Check back each week for updated rankings. Feel free to leave feedback about how wrong I am in the comments section or throw me an emailcosburn@thefatherlife.com

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Did the Colts break NFL rules by pulling their starters in the third quarter?

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The Bolts have won ten [...]