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[ 31 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 290 views ]

Let’s get the injury nonsense out of the way first regarding the Pittsburgh offense for Super Bowl XLIII: Ben Roethlisberger and Hines Ward will play. Yes, Big Ben had some X-rays on his ribs this week, and, yes, Ward probably won’t be 100 percent w... read more

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[ 31 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 319 views ]

They say that some of the best ideas in history were stolen from other people. Well, I’m not above history, so I will admit to the first part of this story being paraphrased from SI.com, but it’s good stuff when looking at how that read more

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[ 31 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 228 views ]

Here, compiled from various Web sites, are some trends for you to chew on before making those last-minute Super Bowl bets on WagerWeb.com.

*- The NFC has won the Super Bowl coin toss 11 straight times and 14 of the past 16 games.

*-Teams shutout in... read more

NCAAB »

[ 31 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 168 views ]

Well, that Thursday night game against Gonzaga didn’t quite go so well for Saint Mary’s College.

The Gaels, who entered Thursday with the nation’s longest winning streak at 15 games, lost to the Zag... read more

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[ 30 Jan 2009 | One Comment | 467 views ]

A few days ago here on WagerWeb.com, I mentioned it might be worth putting down a few bucks on Steelers safety Troy Polamalu to win Super Bowl XLIII MVP honors.

Yes, only seven times has a Super Bowl ended with a defensive MVP, and only three times has i... read more

NCAAB »

[ 30 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 156 views ]

There are plenty of good NCAA basketball matchups on Saturday, but I have chosen to write about Providence at Connecticut because this series has been so one-sided lately … in favor of the Friars!

No. 2 UConn no doubt will op... read more

Tennis »

[ 30 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 805 views ]

There’s no question that Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer is the best rivalry in tennis, but it might now be the best in all of sports. And it gets renewed on Sunday (late Saturday in the U.S.) in steamy Melbourne in the final of the Australian ... read more

NHL »

[ 30 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 256 views ]

Both the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers had hopes that former NHL MVP Peter Forsberg was going to skate to their rescue at some point this winter, but both clubs can now focus on the NHL trade deadline to bolster their team as Forsberg says he isn&... read more

NBA »

[ 30 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 189 views ]

Friday night’s Charlotte-Denver game in the Mile High City shouldn’t be very competitive, and the Nuggets are 10-point WagerWeb.com favorites, as the home team gets its best player back and the visitors will be without theirs.

Nuggets forw... read more

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[ 30 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 151 views ]

One of the NBA’s best rivalries is back on Friday night when Boston visits Detroit, but it appears these two teams really aren’t in the same class this season.

Boston has opened as a 5.5-point favorite on WagerWeb.com and will be going for... read more