NFL news: Pats dynasty ending; Will USC suffer same fate without Pete Carroll?<\/strong><\/p>\nNot everyone was surprised to see the Patriots pummelled at home on Sunday \u2013 I sure wasn\u2019t \u2013 but we did witness an eye-opening moment for the NFL. Not even Tom Brady could save a woeful Pats team on Sunday and it\u2019s clear the \u201cfind a way to win\u201d era is over for the current Patriots squad. As much as we\u2019ve talked up their glory days, they haven\u2019t won Super Bowl in five seasons…going on six.<\/p>\n
A team that only once sniffed a Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks, is luring a legendary college coach from the south. Pete Carroll has resigned from USC and is reportedly on the verge of making it official with the Seattle Seahawks. Maybe staying near the Pacific will give Carroll better luck than he had in his last NFL foray? It wasn\u2019t horrible, but a 33-31 career record is not very Carrollesque.<\/p>\n
In a weekend of blowouts, Arizona and Green bay rescued us. Their 52-45 finish qualifies as the highest-scoring game in NFL playoff history. In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers toppled another Brett Favre record; his 422 passing yards were the most ever by a Packer quarterback in a postseason game.![\"Online](\"http:\/\/affiliates.commissionaccount.com\/processing\/impressions.asp?btag=a_3953b_629\" "\\"Jan")
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MLB news: Reds add Cuban flavour; Cards tease us with pure awesomeness<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes have finally ended. Apparently, after five or 10 years of loading up on young sluggers, the Reds finally realized that they couldn\u2019t win baseball games without that whole \u201cpitching\u201d gimmick. Chapman is 18 years old and throws 100 miles per hour. He\u2019s like the Michelle Wie of baseball. Uh, the male Michelle Wie.<\/p>\n
Speaking of manliness, Mark McGwire \u2013 yes,\u00a0that <\/em>Mark McGwire \u2013 could be making a comeback. We already know he\u2019s signed as the St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach (\u201cOK, fellas \u2013 just grab this syringe and swing for the fences\u201d), but Tony La Russa has actually entertained the thought of using him as a pinch hitter this season. It doesn\u2019t matter what anyone thinks about McGwire\u2019s past; that\u2019s just\u00a0cool. <\/em>If you\u2019re not hoping it happens, you\u2019re lying.<\/p>\nNBA news: Pacers, T-Wolves discuss swapping stars; Shaq, Baldwin swap saliva<\/strong><\/p>\nReportedly, Minnesota general manager David Kahn offered Al Jefferson to the Pacers for Danny Granger. The offer got rejected faster than Tiger rejecting a…wait, Tiger doesn\u2019t reject anything with a pulse. Anyway, you have to respect Kahn for trying, but offering the egotistical Jefferson, who is also recovering from a knee injury, is akin to offering your moldy sandwich for a fresh one in the cafeteria.<\/p>\n
Shaquille O\u2019Neal took a spill over the weekend in a battle with the Portland Trail Blazers and landed on Daniel Baldwin. He atoned for the collision by planting a kiss on the \u201cactor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Notice how, 10 years ago, we could distinguish Daniel Baldwin from his brothers by calling him \u201cthe fat Baldwin\u201d? That tells us nothing today.<\/p>\n
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