Report on the 6 Canadian teams going into February

1. Vancouver Canucks (31-10-9-71)

Strengths:

The Canucks are on top of the Western Conference and the Sedin twins are having a great season with Daniel (G - 27 A - 37 P - 64) and Henrik (G - 11 A - 50 P - 61) and Ryan Kesler (G - 27 A - 20 P - 47) has come on strong to be a good other scorer. While Roberto Luongo has had a good season (23-8-7 and GAA 2.27 and saving % 924) especially after the beginning of the season when he did not start the season well and have been very good all season at home (17 - 3 - 5 - 39 P) and has been better on the road after a slow start (14 - 7 - 4 - 32 P) with a lot of goals (165) and one of the lowest goals against (121).

Weaknesses:

There are not very many right now but 4-2-4 in the last 10 games is a slow part of the season and the only other part that is scary is that beyond the first line the scoring drops off big time.

Key match-ups for February

Feb. 01 at Dallas Stars Feb. 02 at Phoenix Coyotes Feb. 04 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Feb. 12 vs. Calgary Flames Feb. 17 at Nashville Predators

2. Montreal Canadiens (27 - 18 - 5 - 59)

Strengths:

The Canadiens have a good goals against (123) and it is lead by Carey Price (24 - 16 - 5 GAA 2.36 saving % 920 and 4 shut outs) and the Canadiens are very good at home (16 - 6 - 4 - 36 P) and almost 50/50 of the road (11 - 12 - 1 - 23 P) and 6-2-2 in their last 10 games which makes them stronger into the playoff picture.

Weaknesses:

The Canadiens are poor in goal scoring with Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta leads with 16 goals while James Wisniewski leads with 28 assists and he started with the Islanders and Tomas Plekanec leads with 40 points. The Canadiens are only +7 goals difference which is quite low for a team 4 more wins than total loses and it means that if they win games they have to win them very low scoring.

Key Match-up for February

Feb. 02 vs. Florida Panthers Feb. 05 vs. New York Rangers Feb. 09 at Boston Bruins
Feb. 15 vs. Buffalo Sabres Feb. 26 vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Calgary Flames (24-21-6-54)

Strengths:

Jerome Iginla has 38 points in his last 35 games and Miikka Kiprusoff (20-18-2) started the season slow like every other Flames players and is helping the Flames turn it somewhat since the Flames GM Darryl Sutter quit to save his brothers job for now. They are 6-1-3 in the last 10 games and are 14-9-1 at home this year which is OK but can do it better and scoring well enough with 144 goals.

Weakness:

They have a lot of older players and are hoping to sneak into the playoffs and need to get younger sooner than later and have given up a lot of goals (152) and the Flames have not farewell on the road (10-12-5) this season. There is a huge drop from Iginla (G - 21 A - 25 P - 46) and next top scorer Alex Tanguay (G - 12 A - 25 P - 37) which is a 9 point difference and another 9 points between Alex Tanguay and the next top scorer Olli Jokinen.

Key Match-ups for February

Feb. 01 at Nashville Predators Feb. 14 at Colorado Avalanche Feb. 09 vs. Ottawa Senators
Feb. 20 vs. Montreal Canadiens

4. Toronto Maple Leafs (19 - 25 - 5 - 43)

Strengths:

James Reimer is a shining light going 4-3 and a GAA of 2.24 along with save % 933 and the defense has given him more support than the goalies have this season and Clarke MacArthur leads in points with 40 and assists with 25 and he is making just a little over a mil this season and Mikhail Grabovski has settled down his life-style and has been more focused on the ice and leads the Leafs in goals with 20 and will have a first round draft pick next season.

Weaknesses:

The Leafs have not been able to score (124) and not been able to keep the puck out of their net (153) while not able to win at home (10-11-4) or on the road (9-14-1) and if Tomas Kaberle walks away from the team at the end of the season for nothing. Dion Phaneuf has only 1 goal this season and 11 points in 33 games and he has a huge salary for a few more years and he is not playing even like a tenth of his effort in his great one season which got him the big salary and then NHLPA voted Ron Wilson the coach players would not want to be coach by while Phil Kessel was the last all-star chosen during the fantasy draft which says something like he may not be playing up to his talent right now.

5. Ottawa Senators (17-25-8-42)

Strengths:

The Senators have their first round draft pick this season which will be a top 5 pick and can get something for Daniel Alfredsson and maybe Mike Fisher and will give them a chance to rebuild the team before the draft at least a little.

Weaknesses:

The Senators are one of the worst goal scoring team (108) and one of the worst teams trying to keep it out of their own net (160) and have a bad home record (9-14-4) and just a little bit better on the road (8-11-4) and Daniel Alfredsson (leads in goals with 14) and Erik Karlsson (leads in assists with 20) both have 28 points to lead the team. Have high priced veteran talent like Sergei Gonchar and Alex Kovalev who are playing horribly this season and they still have no clue on how to find a good goalie as they have always had goalie problems except a single season effort by Ray Emery who lead them to a Stanley cup final.

6. Edmonton Oilers (15-26-8-38)

Strengths:

Youth is alive in Edmonton as Taylor Hall (15 G 16 A 31 P) and Jordan Eberle (9 G 14 A 23 P) ans will have a good drat pick probably top 5 and another good player for the future and the future looks good and might make a charge for the playoffs in a couple of seasons and most teams would trade teams with the Oilers.

Weaknesses:

Nikolai Khabibulin is having a terrible season (8-22-2 and save % 891 and GAA 345) and the team has trouble scoring (122) and keeping it out of their own net and given up the most goals (168) and need some seasoning as they still need to learn how to win at home (7-13-4) and closer to 50/50 on the road (8-14-4). Devan Dubnyk has been a breath of fresh air in goal for the Oilers (5-4-6 with a GAA of 2.76 and saving % 916).

Hope you enjoy

Tom Mehegan

Royal Rumble results

I watched the show at a movie theater and it was packed and the show started with no announcers even though they were talking and the first match of the night started with no announcers but we did have a live Mic for intros.

Dolph Ziggler Vs. Edge

The match started with an amazing promo from Vicki as she came out and reminded Edge that he would not be able to use a spear in the match (just wait) or he would lose the tittle and tried to get the crowd chanting Spear, Spear, Spear and it was great. The match started and Vicki stole the match with her comments like your bigger than him and beat him and then the shocker of the match was Kelly Kelly coming down and took out Vicki (I know no idea why this happened) and then the ref was taken out and Edge speared Ziggler and played hurt until the ref came to and then he finished off him to win the match.

Randy Orton Vs The Miz

The match it was all about Cole and his love for the Miz and the match went back and forth until the new Nextus came out without Punk and it distracted Orton and the Ref got out of the ring and Punk came out from under the ring and put him in the go to sleep and then put the Miz on top for the three count and it was something for later.

Natalya Vs Laycool

To start the match the GM said that it would not be a handicap match and Laycool will not be able to share the tittle and said it would be a four way match and fan thought this was the spot for Awesome Kahn but instead the fourth diva was Eve and the spot of the match before the end was Laycool staring at each other in the ring but nothing happened. Michelle accidently hit Layla but the end was a double pin with Eva pinning Layla while Michelle pinned Natalya but the ref only counted the Eva pin so she is the new Champ and this means that instant reply was not used this night.

The Royal Rumble

CM Punk was 1 and Daniel Bryan was 2 and it was a great start to the match and the first half of the match was new Nextus as Punk and the gang got everybody else and of the ring and Punk did his listen to his watch waiting for the next wrestler who would get beat down by everybody in Nextus and later Cena came in and cleaned house and Punk and the gang got eliminated. Then it was a hornwoggle moment while he did other wrestlers moves like Cena, Kofi, and then Shamus who ended up eliminated him and Miz was on commendatory and eliminated Cena when Reily got the refs attention and Cena got mad at Cole so he is going to feud with Miz. There was also huge surprises as Booker T got into the ring and did all his moves before he was eliminated and then Nash came in to huge pops and they were both huge crowd favs and Santino was in and got tossed through the middle rope and did the king move of hiding until the end and came back in when Del Rios was celebrating his rumble win and Santino got him down and celebrated and Del Rios put him over to win again.

IT was a good night there was a little of everything for everyone but some did not like the night

Tom Mehegan

preview of the wwe presents Royal Rumble 2011

Lets start with first ever 40 man battle royal and there will be some surprise appearances in the match like alway like maybe Booker T or Roddy Roddy Piper and Beth Phoenix will take part again and I am predicting that CM Punk will win the Rumble this year and bring a heavy weight tittle to the Nextus at WrestleMania 27. Ezekiel Jackson will be kept really strong and will break Kane's record for the most wrestlers eliminated in a single rumble and will eliminate 15 wrestlers while John Cena will be one of the first people in the rumble and may get close to beating Ray Mysterio's record for the longest time spent a rumble match. Finally Triple H will return and him along with Shamus will eliminate each other as well.

Randy Orton Vs. The Miz

Miz will sneak out a victory over the viper probably with a little help from his friend Alex Reily but the match should have a lot of heat on Miz and Randy will have the fans behind him so the crowd will be extremely hot for the match.

Edge Vs Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler may not be ready for a run with the tittle so Edge will win a very tricky back and forth match to keep his tittle this time but may have another chance at Mania where he may win the tittle.

Natalya Vs Laycool (Layla and Michelle McCool

Laycool has a 2-on-1 advantage coming into the match and the sneaky heels may have somthing up their selves with help from Awesome Kahn who may come up from FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling( and will take the belt from Natalya. This does not mean that Natalya is a bad champion or a bad performer it is just that Laycool are just a better heel champions with their promos and their crowd heat along with a tittle has to change hands.

There may be another match like Kozlov/Marella Vs. The Uso or the core (Gabriel and Slater) but Kaavlov/Merella will keep the belt or Daniel Bryant Vs Ted DiBiase and DiBase may take the Belt with some help from Maryse or the Bella twins ans set something up with a mix tag at some point.


Hope you enjoy the matches

Tom Mehegan

The beginning of TSN radio have been put into motion

The beginning of TSN radio have been put into motion

TSN Radio the Team 1050 is expected to launch in April 2011 and have plans in the works to re-brand other stations across like CFGO in Ottawa, CKGM in Montreal, and CFRW in Winnipeg as TSN the Team stations and have told Pierre McGuire, Darren Dreger, and Dave Naylor to not go on a Sportsnet radio station which means Rogers Sportsnet radio the Fan 960 in Calgary have lost their hockey insiders.

The idea came got into motion when Keith Pelley moved to Rogers from TSN and CTV which are Bell products.

Mike Richards has signed with TSN Radio and after Rogers wanted to get him back to Toronto and be the morning host of the Fan 590 but they could not come to terms. Now the plot has thicken and Mike Richards will become the morning show host of TSN radio the team 1050 by September 2011 and the program will be broadcast on TSN2 from 6 to 10 am and go against Andrew Krystal. The new TSN radio will also start to have ESPN programing at different points of the day which will be problematic for Sportsnet Radio the Fan 590 who has had ESPN overnight for the last little bit along with Sunday afternoon programing and this will most likely end when TSN radio begins as ESPN is a small partner in the TSN brand.

To try to keep Bob Mccown on Rogers Sportsnet radio the Fan 590 Rogers have just announced that Bob Mccown's program Prime Time Sport will be on their ugly duckling also known as Rogers Sportsnet One (Rogers is having a horrible time getting other cable companies to pick it up) will carry the whole program from 3 to 6 pm starting March 7th, 2011. Also to help them keep Bob Mccown they will build a whole studio for the show and it will be ready for April 2011 which of course is when TSN will launch and final hour will also be live on Sportsnet Ontario and Damon Cox (who Rogers sneaked in and took Cox from under TSN radio's noise because TSN felt they already had a deal) will start as co-host when the show moves to Rogers Sportsnet One.

Lets see what happens

Tom Mehegan

Breaking News - Jeff Fisher is out as the head coach of the Titans

It has just stunned me completely as Jeff Fisher and the Titan owners decided to go in their separate directions and the Tennessee Titans are going to get their first head coach not named Jeff Fisher as he was the coach ducking the hatred as the franchise had a very public separation from the people of Houston and with an interesting last play against the Buffalo Bills in the 1999 playoffs called "the musical city miracle" and took the Titans to superbowl XXXIV and came up a yard short of winning the superbowl against the Rams. In the last few years he has had to basically babysit Vince Young and he had a good run game but nobody to stretch the field as whoever was suppose to be the starting quarterback ended up being a bust as even Chris Johnson tore up the NFL in 2009 the Titans started like 0-5 and with Young made a run for the playoffs but did not make it. He coached the franchise for 17 seasons and it comes only weeks after Vince Young was sent packing by the Titans as Fisher and Young had a very public falling out and Bud Adams had given Fisher a vote of confidence while Fisher to deal with baby Randy Moss as well. He had a record of 142-120 and 5-6 in the playoffs so the down side his career in Tennessee was his playoff record as he had really one good playoff run. In the end Fisher will find another head job but in reality not this off-season as the Titans is the only open right now so if the Giants do not change coaches this off season he will either have to get a TV job for a season and wait for the right opening to open up for him which maybe in the middle of next season or after the season. It looks like both Fisher and Adams came to the realization that they could not work together anymore and it also may signal the return of Vince Young before he actually left as Adams extremely high on him and it was Fisher who could not get along with him.

See u later

Tom Mehegan

superbowl memories

superbowl memories

superbowl XXV - Scott Norwood and wide right as the New York Giants 20 - Buffalo Bills 19 which made me a very mad 13 year old as I am a Buffalo Bills fans and wanted to hit everything and anything after he missed that 47 yard field.


superbowl XXX - Neil O'Donnell throw a couple of nice pass to Cowboys CB Larry Brown that helped the Cowboys 27 - Steelers 17 score and all I thought was Neil O'Donnell do you really need to force the pass that much because you are already getting huge money from the Jets. The funny thing is that Larry Brown got a huge payday from the Oakland Raiders because of if superbowl performance.


Superbowl XXXIV - Mike Jones tackled Kevin Dyson at the 1-yard line as time expired and it was just amazing to watch the last second tackle and it was an awesome ending to a game.

Superbowl XXIII - quarterback Joe Montana to wide receiver John Taylor which was a nice jump and catch to win 20-16 with 34 seconds left in the game and it was a hard break for the Bengals as it was a remarkable season and it was one of the best Bengals seasons ever.

Superbowl XLIII - Santonio Holmes with two step in the corner of the end zone where he is covered like a glove and Big Ben throwing it to the only place where Holmes is the only one to catch it.

Superbowl XLIV - David Tyree leaping catch to keep the winning drive was breath taking and was reason that the Patriots were not perfect that season.

Lets hope for a classic superbowl on February 6

Tom Mehegan

Evgeni Nabokov has problems with an Island, the brilliance of the black and yellow song and a chang to the Pro Bowl

Evgeni Nabokov was claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders after signing a deal with the Detroit Red Wings after spending a couple of month in the KHL but because he had signed with the KHL he had to clear waivers to join the Red Wings and for some strange reason it was the Islanders who claimed him. The big story is that he has not wanted to go to Long Island and now the Islanders are now suspending him for not showing up and the reason that he wanted to come back is to have a chance at winning the Stanley Cup which he can do in Detroit but not on the Island. The only reason the Islanders claimed him is because they want a draft pick which would be a third or fourth draft pick at best which is just horrible and makes the Islanders franchise look even worst when the team is the lowest of the low in the NHL.

Wiz Khalifa the performer of the hit song "black and yellow" made a very good business decision by having people in his video waiving the Pittsburgh Steelers "terrible towels" which makes the song go from a hit song to a hit song that is the theme song for a team in the upcoming superbowl in 2 weeks. Which will give the song a lot more air play on the radio and on TV which will drive up the songs iTunes downloads and having the song dropped from the night club playlist in New York City last week in support of the New York Jets who played and lost to the Steelers on Sunday.

The NFL made a very good decision to have the Pro bowl in the week between the conference championships and the superbowl which a change from having it the week after the superbowl when nobody is interested in it. The Pro bowl will have more of an audience because people will be somewhat interested while waiting the extra week for Superbowl XXXXV and to have it on Fox instead of ESPN is a great idea as well because more people have FOX than ESPN.

Have a Good Night

Tom Mehegan

Jay Cutler did he quit on the big bad bears and James Reimer is back

The idea of Jay Cutler quitting on the team and using him as a scapegoat is simple insane as he was not getting anything moving on offense and it looked like if he continued to play the Bears would have been totally humiliated by the Green Bay Packers a rivalry that has played more games against each other than any other rivalry in NFL history. Caleb Haine was the guy who moved the team down the field 3 separate times and put the team into position to tie the game in the last minute I know he did throw 2 interceptions but the reality is it was the only real action so far in his NFL career and may be a good quarterback in a couple seasons replacing Jay Cutler. The deal is that Jay Cutler is not a top notch quarterback but with the defense they have it means they do not need a great offense so Jay Cutler will be the quarterback next season and Haine will be the back-up and learning a lot watching Cutler.

The Leafs recalled James Reimer from the AHL as the Leafs have lost 4 of 5 games since he was sent down to the AHL where he had a shutout in his last AHL game and I understand that they want to get J.S. on a roll so another team will want him. The end result is the Leafs need to let Reimer play as much as possible especially if the defense protects him because the defense does not protect the other goalies at all and wins are good as they do not have their own first round draft pick this year.

Good Luck to everybody's teams

NFL - Black and Yellow Black and Yellow roll in the first half

The Steelers started the game by rolling over the Jets and I mean roll as they went 15 plays for 66 yards and it was mostly runs as they ran the ball 10 times for 47 yards and when they needed to go to the air Big Ben kept it simple as he went 3 of 5 for 19 yards and when they went deep that was the only thing that did not work as Heath Miller could not grab a ball inside the Jets 5 yard line and the drive took 9:06 off the clock. The Steelers with their second drive after they went up 7-0 on a Rashard Mendenhall yard TD run they took 4:17 off the clock as Rashard Mendenhall had a 18 yard catch which was the biggest play of the drive and then Big Ben throw an interception to Bryan Thomas and then the third drive was a 3:38 drive where Rashard Mendenhall ran for 35 yards followed by Isaac Redman by back to back runs of 8 and 13 yards respectably on the way to a 20 yard field goal to make it 10-0 Steelers. The Jets had about 30 yards on their first four drives and had only one big play a Mark Sanchez pass to Jerricho Cotchery for 14 yards while the Steelers fourth drive for the Steelers was 4 minute TD drive lead by a huge catch by Heath Miller a 24 yarder and Emmanuel Sanders had a 20 yard catch too along with Rashard Mendenhall a 14 yard run and finished off by a 2 yard TD run by Big Ben to make it 17-0. Mark Sanchez got the ball striped by Ike Taylor and then William Gay ran it in for a 19 yard fumble TD but then the Jets put a field goal drive of 44 yards and it was a Brad Smith 16 yard catch to set up a 42 yard field goal to make it 24-3 @ half. The second half was the Jets game with the opening drive which had a Shonn Greene 23 yard run and to catches to Santonio Holmes of 16 yards and a 45 yard TD catch to make it 24-10. Then the Steelers had a 4:12 drive that ended with a Big Ben interception to Brodney Pool @ the Jets 5 yard line but they did not do anything with it and then on their next drive after the Steelers took 6 minutes off the clock but no points the Jets had a 17 play over 8 minutes drive with catches to Braylon Edwards for 18 yards and Dustin Keller of 19 yards and then Shonn Greene had a 16 yard run. Where the Jets would get scared of the Steelers run defense as they decided to pass the ball on second and third down when the ball had gotten inside the 1.5 yard line and then LaDainian Tomlinson got stopped on fourth down but next play Big Ben was sacked in the end zone to make it 24-12. Then a 4 and a half minute drive for the Jets to get a TD to make it 24-19 which started with a Braylon Edwards 22 yard catch to put them at the Steelers 26 yard line and end with a Mark Sanchez pass to Jerricho Cotchery for a 4 yards TD. a Big Ben pass to Antonio Brown for 14 yards coming out of the 2 minute warning and knelled it down for the superbowel birth as the Steelers ran the ball 45 times for 166 yards while Big Ben was 10 of 19 for 133 yards and 2 interceptions while Mark Sanchez was 20 of 33 for 233 yards with 2 TDs. The real story was that the Steelers had like 230 yards and the Jets had like 50 yards in the first half and Rashard Mendenhall had 95 yards in the first half on the ground so if the Jets were able to stop a run in the first half they may have had a better chance of winning

Black and Yellow, Black and Yellow superbowl bound

Tom Mehegan

NFL NFC Championship game - The Bear Cub put up a fight but in the end the cheese heads were the ones dancing

The First half was all the cheese heads as Arron Rogers started by going 4 of 4 for 76 yards with catches by Greg Jennings (22 yards and 26 yards) along with a 22 yards catch to Jordy Nelson on the way to a TD run by himself from a yard out. Then Jay Cutler completed a pass to Matt Forte on the second play from the line of scrimmage and Forte did almost all the work for the 24 yards ducking and dodging Packers defenders but that would be the only big play in the first quarter for the Bears. The Packers even tried a short punt from the Bears 35 yard line and actually pinned them at the 3 yard line and with a have the distance penalty on the Bears they started on the 1.5 yard line. The Bears went 3 and out and punted where Tramon Williams fumbled the ball at midfield and got it to the Bears 44 yard line 5 plays later James Starks 4 yard TD run which included Brandon Jackson a 16 yard catch, a James Stark 12 yard run, and a Jordy Nelson 15 yard catch to give the Packers a 14-0. Then the Bears got another big play with a 24 yard catch by Johnny Knox from Jay Cutler put they got the ball to the Packers 31 yard line and punted trying to pin the Packers but a Bears tackler was on the goal line with the ball so it was a touchback. The Bears got a break as Rogers throw a interception last minute of the half to Lance Briggs but after completing a 17 yard Matt Forte catch Jay Cutler gave the ball back to the Packers by throwing an interception to Sam Shields. Arron Rogers was 10 for 15 in the first half and he had the biggest run of the half with a 25 yard run while Jay Cutler 6 for 13 for 80 yards while the Bears running game had 76 yards and they were lucky only to be down 14-0. The third quarter had no scoring but Jay Cutler was hurt on the opening drive and he was taken out of the game with a leg injury and then Arron Rogers completed a 20+ yard catch to Jordy Nelson (21 yards) Greg Jennings (20 yards) but then Rogers throw his second career interception inside the red zone and Brian Urlacher catch it and run 36 yards and Todd Collins was ineffective (0 for 4) that Caleb Hanie came in to quarterback the Bears. In the fourth quarter Caleb Hanie completed a pass to Johnny Knox for 32 yard line to the Packers yard line and Cheston Taylor ran it in to the end zone to make it 14-7 Packers and then on the next Packers drive Rogers took a hit to the head by Julius Peppers where the helmet on his head got turned around and his chin strap was up by his mouth but stayed in the game. Then 340 pound defensive lineman B.J. Raji rumbled and bumbled into the end zone after intercepting Caleb Hanie at the Bear 17 yard line to make it 21-7 Packers but then Bear receiver Earl Bennett had a leaping catch and then ran to the end zone as the Packers defensive players were all in his rear view mirror and after the Packers went 3 and out and the Bears had nearly 3 minutes and 2 timeouts left down by a touchdown. Caleb Hanie throw an interception to Sam Shields (second of the game) with 37 seconds left where Rogers Knelled it down to end the game but Caleb Hanie showed much more than the others Bears quarterbacks as he was able to move them down the field twice and a third with time whining down got closed to closing the deal and tying the game up. He went 13 of 20 for 153 yards with a TD and 2 INTs while Arron Rogers went 17 of 30 for 244 yards with 2 INTs as the Bears handled him after 4 for 4 on the opening drive and the Packers got the breaks and turned them into points which the Bears had a harder time doing. While Greg Jennings of the Packers was the busiest receiver with 8 catches for 130 yards including 2 catches for 48 yards on the opening drive to set-up the first points of the game while Desmond Bishop had 7 tackles and an assists and Sam Shields who had 5 tackles a sack and 2 interceptions. Brian Urlacher had 9 tackles, an assists, a sack, and an interception so he was a very busy Bear tonight but will have to wait another season to get to his second chance of winning the superbowl.

See u later

Tom Mehegan

the Canadian Media empire set for a bloody war

Canada has 2 major media empires and they are Bell media and Rogers media and they both own the phone and they both own a number of TV stations along with Rogers already owning a sports radio station and now it looks like Bell will get into the Toronto sports radio scene as it looks like they are going to change the formats of one of their am radio stations into a sports station. The main attraction in this battle looks like Bob Mccown who is under contract to the fan 590 which is a rogers radio station and his show called "prime-time sport" broadcasted on Rogers sportsnet and sirus radio 97 so it is very excisable across and with his contract almost up Bell and their soon to be sports radio station wanting Mccown to be their center piece and having their sports TV station of TSN it will be a bidding war like nothing else. To get their pieces in place for the battle Rogers has brought in sports writer Damon Cox formerly of the Toronto Star to be the side-kick Mccown in hopes he will stay with Rogers Media while Mike Richards a radio host Calgary who has like owned the morning drive in Calgary for years is being brought on by Bell Media for like TSN radio which promped Rogers to put sportsnet radio in front of their fan radio stations like the fan 590 in Toronto and the fan 960 in Calgary so this whole thing will get very interesting as both companies are stacking their lineup so sportsnet announcers only will be put on Rogers station and TSN announcers will only go on the TSN radio when it launches. If it is anything like their smear campaigns on each or what phone to get and what kind of TV to get as Bell has satlelight TV and Rogers is cable TV in most of Canada.

Lets see what happens

Tom Mehegan

Leafs win, short-handed Penguins shutout, and Carmelo Anthony deal is not over yet

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Anaheim Ducks with J.S. Giguere put down against his former team making 26 saves on 28 shots Mikhail Grabovski had 2 goals in the game and now has 20 goals on the season and Phil Kessel had 2 assists also in the game. The best comments from Ron Wilson after the game was Dion Phaneuf played his best game in a month and this is funny because he is their captain.

The Penguins are shutout 2-0 by the woeful New Jersey Devils as both Crosby and Malkin out of the line-up as Martin Brodeur got another number on his shutout total and Nick Palmieri and Brian Rolston had the goals while the Penguins will probably be resting their stars until after next weekend's all-star game.

Also the Carmelo Anthony deal is not over yet I believe that the Nets will have him by the end of this weekend because things usually get down just after someone like the Nets owner comes out and says we are not dealing with this guy anymore and are planned trip to go to visit him this weekend is cancelled. When Anthony gets to New Jersey/Brooklyn his success will be defined by who else is brought in free agency in the off-season because Chauncey Billups will be good coming over but that is the team right now as Richard Hamilton probably will not be there long.

Thanks

Tom Mehegan

Hawks beat Heats in overtime and the game of tonight

Joe Johnson sealed the deal with 2 free throws to give the Hawks a 93-89 win in overtime as Chris Bosh did not play the game and the Hawks lead by 8 points after 1 quarter up 19-11 and then the Heats outscored 24-15 in the second quarter and the halftime score was 35-34 Heats which is one of the lowest scoring first half in history. The Heat were lead by LeBron James had 34 points (10 boards and 7 assists) and Dwyane Wade had 27 points (6 boards and 3 assists) while the rest of the team had 28 points which included two starters Joel Anthony (16 boards) and Carlos Arroyo both had zero points in the game. While Hawks were lead by Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford both had 19 points and Josh Smith and Mike Bibby both had 15 points while the Hawks were lead by Josh Smith in boards (12) and Joe Johnson lead in assists (10). The big thing now is that the Hawks are 2 games behind the Heat in the only division in question in the eastern conference half was through the season and if the Heat continue to have injury problems they may have a hard time maintaining their top 3 status by the end of the season and the playoffs have a lot to do about home court advantage and there is at least an extra home court advantage with a second seed than a four seed. In the end the Heat maybe in tough in the playoffs as the mighty Celtics are the big dogs still and really everyone else have certain flaws in their game like Orlando's Howard can he make a free throw when the money is on the line or basically can he win the big one and the Heat besides the big 3 who else is going to step up in the playoffs or can the Hawks stay as contenders or will they be pretenders like last playoffs.

The game of the night will be the Lakers (31-12) Vs. the Mavs (26-14) as Kobe will be on like he usually is while his supporting cast will be ready to and the Mavs who have lost 6 in a row and 9 of their last 11 games but Big Dirk will be ready for the game and his supporting case will not want to be embarrassed at home and it will be a lot of scoring but the the winner will be the team who gets the big stops and who has the last run in the game.

Thanks

Tom Mehegan

Chara does something he has not done before, The Habs go night night, Blake Griffin had an amazing game, and the biggest royal rumble ever!

Zdeno Chara got his first ever hat trick in the NHL as the Boston Bruins beat up on the Carolina Hurricanes 7-0 @ the TD gardens which was the first game of a home and home series as Zdeno Chara knocked Cam Ward out of the game with his first goal in the first period. Then he had his second goal on the power play also in the first period and his third goal which was his second power play goal to make it 7-0 in the third period. The Hurricanes started Cam Ward who let 2 goals in the 5 shots he faced in the 11:28 he was in the net and then Justin Peters gave up 5 goals on 33 shots in the remainder of the game while Paul Maurice must of felt he was back behind the Maple Leafs bench but it was also a great game for Tim Thomas who got his seventh shutout which now leads the league in shutouts.

The Habs were up 4-0 @ 6:36 in the second period and then they went to sleep as the Flames came back and scored 4 straight goals sending the game into overtime where one of the most unimpressive players on the Habs this year P.K. Subban who scored his fourth goal of the season. Miikka Kiprusoff was not very good in the game as he gave up 4 goals on 17 shots and was pulled after the fourth game while Henrik Karlsson stopped 11 of 12 shots he faced and only gave up the overtime winner. While for the Habs Alex Auld started the game and he was pulled 2:56 into the third period when Alex Tanguay scored to make it 4-all and then Carey Price was brought in and saved all of the 4 shots he faced to get the win.

Blake Griffin had an amazing game last night as he scored 47 points and 14 rebounds which was his 27 consecutive double-double and if he keeps this up he will be the hands down winner of the rookie of the year while he will also be exciting the fans @ the NBA all-star game during the slam dunk competition. He is also making it exciting to watch the LA Clippers which have been a horrible team year after year with a couple exceptions to the rule and may fight for a playoff position which has been few and far between.

The WWE has changed it's format for the main event of the royal rumble as the battle royal will have 40 wrestlers instead of 30 wrestlers in hope to gain more pay-per-view pays for their first big pay day of the year as the pay-per-view #'s have been way down over the last year or so. The idea is interesting to have 10 extra guys in the rumble when there is clearly no real hands down winner going into the match as it might be like a triple h or a John Cena or maybe like a guy like Shamus or maybe even John Morrison but all in all there are a lot more candidates to win it this year than really any other year. This will be very important as Wrestlemania is around the corner and need something to grab the fans attention other than the Undertakers streak as he may or may not be ready for the big dance.

Have a great night

Tom Mehegan

NFL - Jets take down the Patriots

Tom Brady was 9 for 15 for 96 yards in the first half and have been sacked 3 times along with his first interception since week 6 and it was done by David Harris who returned it 58 yards to the Patriots 12 yard line but the Jets did not score as Nick Folk missed a 30 yard field goal. Put the Patriots did not do much after a field goal drive set up by a 28 yard catch by Alge Crumpler as they went 3 and out 2 straight times till their last 2 drive of the half where they got 1 first down and punt and then the third 3 and out of the second quarter. The Jets got a 7 yard TD catch by LaDainian Tomlinson from Mark Sanchez set-up by a 37 yard catch from Braylon Edwards and then Braylon Edwards got a 15 yard TD catch himself as Patrick Chung put the ball on the carpet for the Patriots and the Jets got it on the Patriots 38 yard line where LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 21 yards to take a 14-3 lead into the second half. In the Second half the Patriots had a huge 8 play for 80 yards and took 351 to make it 14-11 with a Sammy Morris 2 yard for 2 points and the drive started with a 37 yard catch by Rob Gronkowski and had other big catches by Deion Branch (12 and 16 yards) along with a 10 yard run by BenJarvus Green-Ellis while Alge Crumpler caught a 2 yard TD pass from Tom Brady but the first play in the fourth quarter was a 58 yard catch for the Jets Jerricho Cotchery to turn the game in flavor of the Jets again. The Jets ended the drive with a 7 yard TD catch by Santonio Holmes in the back of the end zone where he got both feet down before going out of bounds to make it 21-11 Jets with 3:41 left the Patriots get a great punt return from Julian Edelman for 41 yards to the Jets 43 yard line and another catch by Rob Gronkowski for 12 yards sets up a 35 yard field goal just after the 2 minute warning. Then the Patriots went for the onside kick but the Jets poster boy this week Antonio Cromartie picks it up and goes 23 yards to the Patriots 25 yard line and the Patriots were off sides on the kick so the Jets start on the 20 and Shonn Greene runs 16 yards for a TD to put the Jets up 21-14 but with 24 seconds left Deion Branch catches a 13 yard TD to make it 28-21 but the Jets get the on side kick to close out the game. Mark Sanchez went 16-of-25 passing for 194 yards with 3 TDs and this now 4-1 in the playoffs and Tom Brady had his 27 game home winning streak snapped and it is the first time in a long time that a team has beating both the Colts and Patriots on the road in back-to-back weeks. Shaun Ellis had 2 of the 5 sacks on Tom Brady (29 of 45 for 299 with 2 TDs and an interception) and Jerricho Cotchery was a huge receiver (5 for 96 yards) while David Harris (9 tackles, 3 assists, an interception, and a force fumble) did everything on D for the Jets.

See U next Sunday

Tom Mehegan

Nfl playoffs - Bears claw at the seahawks

Bears claw at the seahawks

In the first half Gregg Olson had more yards (3 catches for 113 yards w=including a 58 yard TD catch) than the Seahawks who had 96 yards of offense and they punted the ball 7 times in the first half on snowy Solder Field. Jay had a 6 yard rushing TD one of the three first half TDs (Chester Taylor got a yard TD run to open the scoring) for the Bears as they lead 21-0 at half and this means that it was a dominating half for the Bears D.It took the second drive for the Bears to realize what they need to do as they had a14 play and 70 yards for almost 8 minutes off the clock which ended with Cutler's second TD run to make it 28-0 but then the Seahawks finally woke up after a 62 yard kick return by Leon Washington. The Seahawks had a struggle to get down the field but got a big break when there was a live ball on the field while everybody just standing around and Seahawk Justin Forsett jumped on it at the last second but only got a field goal and later Jay Cutler ran for 21 yards but then the Bears got fancy as RB Matt Forte in a wild cat formation throw an interception to Aaron Curry. The Seahawks struggled down the field again but did get into the end zone with a Mike Williams 2 yard TD catch from Matt Hasselbeck and the Bears Kellen Davis got a 39 yard TD catch from Jay Cutler his second TD through the air to make it 35-10. Then the Seahawks controlled the rest of the game with Mike Williams getting his second TD (3 yards) grab of the game and then had a chance to get a onside kick but missed while also getting another TD a 9 yarder to Brandon Stokley and with another onside kick that did not work the Bears ran out the clock to win 35-24. Jay Cutler was 15 of 28 for 274 yards and 8 rushes for 43 yards as the Bears ran the ball 45 rushes for 174 yards while Matt Hasselbeck was 26 of 46 for 258 for 3 TDs mostly late in the game.

Thanks for reading

Tom Mehegan

Ravens go oops in the second half and Arron Rogers is just that good in today's NFL action

The Ravens got the ball first and on the kickoff Lardarius Webb went down and his forearm touched the turf and got up and ran for another 5-10 yards as the whisle was not blown and the Steelers challenged and the call was reversed but it was the first challenge. The Steelers get the ball and go down the field with Big Ben managing the offense well with passes (Mike Wallace for 20 yards) and then an interference call (37 yards) and finished off running the ball (last 25 yards on the ground on 7 rushes). Then the Ravens offense answered with Joe Flacco throwing the ball just nick and tuck down the field with nothing over 10 yards until an interference call that put the ball on the Steelers 14 yard line and two plays later Ray Rice ran 14 yards to tie it up @ 7. Then it was the Ravens D first it was Terrell Suggs knoucked the ball out of Big Ben's hand as his hand was back to throw and only Cory Redding realizes the whisle did not blow and quietly as everybody else just standing around picks it up and walks 13 yards into the end zone and the Steelers challenges and it is upheld and the Steelers do not have another challenge during the game. So then the Ravens D does it again later in the second quarter as Rashard Mendenhall puts the ball on the carpet and Joe Flacco moves around in the pocket two times and the second completed a 4 yard TD pass to Todd Heap for a 21-7 lead. The Steelers get the ball back and get some points before half and they moved the ball through the air he passed to Heath Miller for 13 yards and to Emmanuel Sanders for 13 and 14 yards but then the Steelers were shut down at the Ravens 25 yard line and Shaun Suisham tried a 43 yard field goal but it was little to the left to end the half. To start the second half the Steelers did not move it on offense so they kicked away and the Steelers D brought everybody back to life starting with a sack on Flacco by James Harrison and two plays later Ray Rice fumbled the ball and LaMarr Woodley recovered it. Then Rashard Mendenhall ran for 14 and Heath Miller caught a 9 yard TD pass from Big Ben to make it 21-14 Ravens and would be just the Ravens downward spiral as Joe Flacco got intercepted by Ryan Clark and Rashard Mendenhall ran for 13 yards and Big Ben capped off the drive with 8 yard TD pass to Hines Ward to tie it @ 21. 2 plays later Flacco fumbles the ball on his own 23 yard line and the Steelers get a field goal out of this to make it 24-21 Steelers (first lead since 7-0) and then Lardarius Webb with a punt return that ends up in the end zone with nobody getting a hand on him there was still a penalty on the Ravens that put the ball on the Steelers 29 year line. Where Flacco connects with Todd Heap for 21 and the ball is on the 8 but have to settle for a field goal to tie it @ 24 but Anquan Boldin should have put them up by 4 except he forgot to caught the ball. Then on a 3 and 19 with 8 defenders back to stop the Steelers from getting a first down but instead Big Ben not lonely moves the chains he makes a 58 yard completion to Antonio Brown to put the ball on the Ravens 4 yard line. The Steelers end up using a lot of time and the Ravens used 2 timeouts before Rashard Mendenhall flops into the end zone for the touchdown but a Steeler flops on the pile after the play so down by a major the Ravens started at mid-field are not able to get anywhere as T.J. Houshmandzadeh missed a catch that would have moved the chains. Big Ben will be sore this week as he was sacked 6 times by the Ravens D but at least he does not have to think of what could of been like Joe Flacco and the Ravens will need to do atleast not until maybe next weekend and James Harrison was a beast as he had 3 of 5 sacks of Joe Flacco as did Terrell Suggs on Big Ben.

Packers Vs Falcons

The game got interesting when Arron Rogers hooked up with Greg Jennings for 30 yards but he fumbled the ball and the Falcons recovered the ball a Matt Ryan pass to Michael Jenkins for 22 yards to put the ball on the Packers 22 yard line and a few plays later connected with Roddy White for 12 to put it at the 13. Michael Turner made the fans happy with a 12 yard TD run to make it 7-0 Falcons but the Packers went 81 yards on 13 plays in 7:40 to tie up the game but Mason Crosby woke the crowd up very quickly with a 102 yard kickoff return for a TD but then the Packers flixed their muscles with 35 straight points. This started with Arron Rogers connecting with Donald Driver on 1 of 6 20+ yard completions (24 yards) and then another to James Jones for 34 yards and John Kuhn rushed into the end zone from a yard out to it at 14. Then Matt Ryan is intercepted by Tramon Williams at the Packers 20 and Arron Rogers gets the drive kicked into overdrive with another 20+ pass completion and this one to Greg Jennings for 20 yards and then another to Donald Driver for 20 and followed that up with a 20 yard TD to James Jones to make it 21-14 Packers. The last play of the half Matt Ryan throws another interception but this one was a pick 6 as Tramon Williams this time takes it 70 yards to the house to make it 28-14 Packers at half. To start the Second half the Packers got the ball and Rogers connected with James Jones for 15 while James Starks ran for 13 and 9 yards where Rogers completed 2 passes to Jordy Nelson for 14 and 11 yards but in the end Arron Rogers decides to run it in from 7 yards out to make it 35-14. The Falcons go 2 and out while the Packers get the ball @ mid-field and the big play was another 20+ yard catch by Donald Driver (22 yards) to the Falcons 11 and Rogers connects with John Kuhn for a 7 yard TD catch to make it 42-14 but Matt Ryan hooked up with Roddy White for a 6 yard TD grab to break up the 35 straight Packers points and the Packers ended up getting 2 field goals to make the final 48-21 Packers. The Falcons took their lumps tonight and will be better for it in coming season I would think but Arron Rogers tore them to pieces on the D with atleast 7 20+ yard completions in the game 31 of 36 for 366 for the air and 3 TDs through the air and 1 on the ground while Tramon Williams had those 2 huge INTs and a TD.

See u tomorrow

Tom Mehegan

NFL playoff week 2 preview

Ravens Vs. Steelers

The Plot: The two teams do not like each other and would like nothing more than to take the other team out of the playoffs.

What will win the game: Both teams are loaded on Defense so that the team that can get a break (I do not mean Big Ben's noise which was broken the last time these teams played, a steelers 13-10 win) like a big punt return. an interception, or a big play to set up a score.

Who I think will win: Both teams have a solid running game and the Ravens have the better runner in Ray Rice but he is going up against the NFL's best rush defense who gave up just over a thousand yards on the ground the whole season while the Steelers have the better quarterback in Big Ben who has two superbowl rings to show for and he will be up against a very stiff Raven "D" who have heavey hearts after the passing of Terrell Suggs's brother last weekend. Ravens quarter back Joe Flacco is not going to have a picnic against the solid "D" of the Steelers and the deciding factor will be those 10's of thousands waiving those "terrible" towels in the crowd as the Steelers will win a nail bitter to move onto the AFC Championship game.

Packers Vs Falcons

Plot: can anybody beat Matty Ice and the Falcons @ the Georgia Dome only has lost 2 games in his first 3 seasons and the Packers are up first with the bad taste of letting the Arizona Cardinals beat them in a shootout or it would of been Saints Vs Packers in the NFC Cham,pionship game.

How to win the game: The Packers will need a great performance from Arron Rogers through the air while James Starks needs a game somewhat like his game last week of 138 yards and the Falcons are not a good run defense with 4.6 yards per carry so if the Packers can keep close they can continue to run the ball. If the Falcons can get a lead with Matt Ryan managing a good game the Packers will have to abort the run especially if he can get some help from the D with turnovers and some yards on the ground from Michael Turner.

Who I think will win: I understand that the Packers had more yards (124 yards) and Arron Rogers fumbled on the Falcons goal line in week 12 but I still think there is still some more magic in that Matty Ice and until someone goes in and win their my pick for the big dance.

Jets Vs Patriots

Plot: lots of talk between the two teams during this week and the Jets got their heads handed to them the last time the two teams meet in New England and Tom Brady jastered to the Jets bench when he put up 45 points and the Jets had 3.

How to win the game: Tom Brady has won a lot of games in a row at home and the Jets have gotten on Brady's nervous is week and will be focused on the game and can manage the game very well and the Patriots game plan can fustrate Mark Sanchez into mistakes. The Jets have a power house Revis going head to head with Welker and Tomlinson will have to have a big game to take the pressure off Sanchez who will have to have some big plays.

Who I think will win: The Patriots will be tough to beat even when they have distroyed them weeks before as the head coach of the Patriots will have the winning game plan to beat the Jets and it is Tom Brady under centre a enough said.

Seahawks Vs. Bears

Plot: The Seahawks come off a game where the Saints could not stop anyone and now they face the big bad Bears defense.

How to win the game: The Bears D can turn games around and win games single handedly and Jay Cuttler will need to control the offense and not hurt the team with his own turnovers and they need to have a better red zone offence as they had 23 TDs on 51 attemps this season. The Seahawks will need to get lucky with some turnovers and punt returns and kick returns to shorten the field and Marshawn Lynch will need to have a couple of big runs and Matt will need to get some big plays through the air.

Who I think will win: The Bears will have the D to dismantle the Seahawks and Jay Cutler will do enough to get them to the NFC Championship game and also the return game will help the offense score points.

Enjoy the games

Tom Mehegan

Ex-NFLer Lawrence Taylor pledges guilty and the Broncos have a fox of a head coach

Lawrence Taylor pledged guilty for his actions that he was arrested for on May 6th when he had one of his people to go out to get him a female friend and they brought back a girl they thought she was 19-year-old but in reality she was 16-year-old and LT said he had knew she was 16. He will be on probation for the next 6 years after he paid her $300 and had sex with her while her uncle who was pimping her out and then blow the whistle on LT and this is not the first time he has been as he has used recreational drugs and had been to rehab before to try and clean up his act.

John Fox is the new head coach of the Denver Broncos replacing Josh McDaniels and has to be better than McDaniels as McDaniels got too full of himself and was horrific after a 6-0 beginning to has coaching career and ended it 5-17. While even though Fox's Carolina Panthers was league worst 2-14 is past regular season but had a 71 - 57 record from 2002 to 2009 as the head coach and took the Panthers to the Superbowl in his second season as head coach and he also took the Panthers to the NFC championship game in 2005 as well. His worst record besides the 2-14 is 7-9 and John Fox will have some good parts like Knowshon Moreno and Kyle Orton / Tim Tebow @ quarterback but Fox can make his players better and play a team "D" game so that he can make the team better with his coaching and the team will be competitive. The Denver Broncos maybe a playoff team in a year because the AFC West is very close in skilled players which means that teams can go from last to first like the Chiefs did this past season so I think Fox will be a good hire for the Broncos along with a top 3 draft pick so they should get s hopeful franchise player (like Julius Peppers).

a preview of the playoff games this weekend tomorrow

Tom Mehegan

Toronto Maple's James Reimer may go back to the ahl, Sid the kid has a concussion, and the all-star game is going to be different

James Reimer has been a solid goalkeeping for the Leafs over the last 2 weeks with a 3-1 record with a 1.90 GAA along with 0.945 saving% and his solid play has gained the confidence of the Maple Leaf players who are helping out more on defense. Now with Jean-Sebastien Giguere playing on Thursday against the Phoenix Coyotes and Leafs head coach Ron Wilson has said that James Reimer will be sent back to the AHL when Giquere comes off of IR. This will be a bad move because James Reimer is better than both J.S. (8-7-2 with a 2.80 GAA and a .894 saving%) and Jonas (6-12-2 with a 3.13 GAA and a .896 saving%) have been this season but as soon as the Leafs trade J.S. he will be back and will probably be the starting goalie for the rest of the season.

It looks like Sidney Crosby got a concussion during the Winter Classic and then he got another concussion in the next game against the Tampa Bay which was a hit into the boards and now the Pittsburgh Penguins coaching staff will have to keep a very close eye on Crosby for the rest of the season. With half a season left before the playoffs begin they will not rush Crosby back into the line-up because they are a safe bet to make the playoffs especially if Malkin gets back to being a good player in the second half of the season.

The nhl have turned their all-star game into a backyard game with there being two captains and they go through the list of the all-star reps and go back and forth picking players until the last player picked. So you could have team-mates on opposite teams and maybe for the first time in nhl that the Sedin twins will be on opposite teams while it will be interesting who each team captain and see who has the better team. It would be better if the all-star is outside as the game does not mean anything as it is an exbition and nobody takes it seriously and they should not take it seriously because it is a showcase of the talent the nhl has but they will move the all-star game away from a place like Carolina to make it work.

See U

Tom Mehegan

The National Game, Tomas Kaberle, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, and Raiders a team of free agents

National Championship game started slow with no scoring in the first quarter and in the second quarter everything went haywire as the Ducks got a field goal for the first 3 points of the game and then Cammie Cam hit Kodi Burns for a 35 yard TD and before you could blink the Ducks were knocking on the Tigers goal line. It was lead by a Thomas completion to Maehl for 81 yards to get them to the Tigers 12 yard line and then Thomas completes a TD pass to James for 8 yards to give the Ducks a 9-7 lead and then they go for a 2-point conversion which is good as Beard runs into the end zone so it is 11-7 for the Ducks. Then the Tigers went down the field and get stopped at the 1 yard on fourth down and the Ducks got the ball out to the 8 or 9 yard line but a penalty brought it back to the half yard line and then James tries to run out of the end zone but does not make it and the Tigers get a safety (2 PTS) to make it 11-9 and the Tigers get the ball too and they go down the field where Cammie Cam completes a 30-yard TD pass to Blake to give the Tigers the lead 16-11 going into the half. To start the third the Tigers go down the field and kick a 28-yard field goal to make it 19-11 and the Tigers D attacked Thomas time after time through out the game especially in the third quarter while the Tigers controlled the game into the fourth quarter but they could not close it out. So the Ducks got the ball back late in the quarter when Cammie Cam lost the ball and the Ducks recovered it and move down the field and get a big play as Thomas completes a 29 yard pass to Davis to get it to the 11 yard line of the Tigers and James run it in from the 2 to make it 19-17 so the Ducks go for 2 again as Thomas completes to Maehl to tie the game at 19. Then it got really crazy as Michael Dyer had 2 big runs of 37 yards to get it to the 23 yard line of the Ducks and then 16 yards to get it to the 1 yard line and almost in which meant to they could run the clock down for the last play a 19 yard field goal that was good and the Tigers are #1 for 2010 in the NCAA. Cammie Cam's Juice was really sweet as he did it through the air (20 of 34 for 265 with 2 TD and an INT) and on the ground (22 rushes for 65) while Micheal Dyer was also good on the ground (22 rushes for 143) andJeff Maehl (9 receptions for 133) was good too but Darron Thomas (27 of 40 for 363 with 2 TD and 2 ints).

Tomas Kaberle is a defensive defense and he has had a nice season where he has being only a minus 1 and is on pace to be around his usually point totals as he has a goal and 27 assists in 40 games and averages over 20 minutes in almost every game he plays. In his career he usually has 50 + points but the goals are down for him this season with only 1 when he has had 7 to 11 goals a season and he will get more respect next year when he signs with another team that is much better than the Leafs are. He will have a better +/- because the team will keep the puck out of their nets better and he will probably not shot the puck very much but will get more points through assists and he may have a chance to become a North trophy candidates. He has been a good soilder for the Leafs even though GM Brain Burke tried to trade him two different summers and was asking to much for him and it was all over the news for the whole summer for one summer and then it happened the very next summer as well and is the reason Tomas will be going elsewhere.

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross made a very stupid decision last week when he offered Jim Harbaugh 3 year deal to coach the team next year @ over 7 million a season and this is not the stupid that came when you realize that the Dolphins already have a head coach for next season (if there is a season figures crossed everyone) and his name is Tony Sparano. So Ross went out and tried to get the new hot head coaching candidate without even sending your current head coach packing that is one of the stupid things I have heard in a long time and Harbaugh was not the only head coaching candidate he went after as he also tried to get former Pittsburgh Steelers long time head coach Bill Cowher (isn't the steelers having only 3 head coaches in franchise history amazing)as well. So in the end Ross had to crawl back to Tony Sparano and try to smooth things over with him and the way he did this is by giving a head coach he really believes he can do better then a 2-year contract extension.

In other news the Oakland Raiders have 29 players going into free agency this off-season and I guess Al Davis is thinking of 1 of 2 things and the first maybe going into free agency to better the team (could be good or like other times could be a massive headache) or 2 maybe he believes that there maybe no season next year and lets hope he is completely wrong about that.

See U

Tom Mehegan

home is where the heart break in the NFL today

Packers defeat Eagles

David Akers becomes the scape goat as the eagles go do to defeat @ home to the Packers as he missed to field goal with the first into a wind from 41 yards away on the open drive of the game and the second early in the fourth quarter from 34 yards away that he hooked after the Eagles spent 5 minutes stuggling down the field with back to back penalties on Winston Justice to start the drive. The Packers had mince meat out of the Eagles early in the game as James Starks runs wild to open their second drive of the game (27 yards,1 yard,4 yards,4 yards) and then Arron Rogers throws a 8 yard pass to James Stark (a 6th round rookie) to from their own 32 to the Eagles 19 where Arron Rogers ends the drive with a 7 yard TD pass to Tom Crabtree. Their next drive the Packers have difficulties holding onto the ball (2 fumbles) but still recovered both of them as James Stark runs to open the drive with runs of 5 yards and 4 yards and then Rogers decides to go to the air where he finds Quinn Johnson (4 yards) and Donald Driver (7 yards). Then James Stark runs for 6 yards and ends the drive with a 9 yard TD pass to James Jones for a 14-0 lead and they have scored TDs on 2 of their 3 possessions of the first half. Then Micheal Vick makes his first huge play of the game as he connects with Jeremy Maclin for 44 yards and to end the drive Vick runs for 14 yards that only gets them a 29-yard field goal by David Akers (his only make of the game) to cut the lead to 14-3 and the Packers do not score on their last drive of the half and the Eagle fans booed their team off the field but they did boo Santa in the past too. The Eagles got a break as Rogers left on the ball on the carpet on the Packers first possession of the second half and after an incomplete pass Vick connected with Jason Avant for a 24 yard TD pass but then the Packers got the ball and went done the field and matched the score to make it 21-10 as they took 6 minutes off the clock. With the big plays being a 19 yard run by James Starks and a 20 yard catch by Donald Driver and the Eagles could not do anything on their next drive even though they moved the ball they still had to punt it away and then the Packers punted it back where the Eagles drove and Akers missed the 34 yard field goal. On their next drive the Eagles went down the field as Vick connected with LeSean McCoy on passes of 11 and 16 yards along with a 16 yard connection with Brent Celek where Vick finishes with a TD run of a yard to make it 21-16 and they go for 2 and Brent Celek catches it in the end zone but had stepped out of bounds and came back in to catch it so they retry the 2 point conversion from the 7 yard line and Vick is plowed down and does not complete the pass. The Packers are not able to run out the clock so Vick gets 1 more chance and the first play to Vick connects with DeSean Jackson for 28 yards and then throws deep to Brent Celek but it is overthrown and he is rocked by a elbow in his chest and down for the count and 3 plays later after a 11 yard connection with Riley Cooper Vick throws an interception to Tramon Williams to end the game 21-16 Packers.

Ravens schooled the Chiefs

Lets get the Chiefs out of the way Jamaal Charles scores on a 41-yard TD run to give the Chiefs a 7-3 lead and then the Ravens went to work with a Ray Rice 9 yd pass from Joe Flacco and the drive almost took 6 minutes and the Ravens lead going into the half. Billy Cundiff made a 29 yard Field goal on the first Ravens drive of the second half to make it 13-7 and then Chris Carr picks up a fumble recovery and the Ravens get another field goal from Billy Cundiff (29 yards) to make it 16-7 Ravens. Then on second down of the Chiefs next possession Matt Castles throws an interception which leads to an Anquan Boldin 4 yard TD catch from Joe Flacco to make it 23-7 and it only got worse as the Chiefs go 2 and out and then the Ravens put together a 10 minute and 20 second drive to score their third and final TD of the game. As they ran the ball down the throat of the Chiefs and former Buffalo Bill Willis McGahee runs 25 yards to the end zone and the last Chief fan ran to the exit as the Ravens won 30-7 and score the last 27 points on the game and now go to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. The Chiefs were their own worst enemy as they turned the ball over 5 times lead by Matt Castles 3 times (9 of 18 for 70 yards) and Jamaal Charles was 9 rushes for 82 yards and the Ravens just out classed them Joe Flacco 25 of 34 for 265 yards and 2 TDs while Todd Heap had 10 receptions for 108 yards. The Ravens defense was huge Terrel Suggs had 4 tackles and 2 sacks while Ray Lewis had 3 tackles, an assist, a forced fumble, and a sack while Dawan Landry had 3 tackles, an assist, and an interception and not to mention Ed Reed who lost his brother had 4 tackles as well.

Thanks for reading

Tom Mehegan

shocker and hum dinger and it is only the first day of the NFL playoffs

Jets beat Colts

Darrelle Revis was the MVP of the game with Reggie Wayne have a reception for a yard and the game really came down to the last 3 minutes of the game which started with Payton Manning going down cutting up the Jets defense after the Colts rushed the ball down the Jets throat with Dominic Rhodes (4 rushes for 15 yards) and Joseph Addai (3 rushes for 17 yards) while Payton chipped in with to throws to Pierre Garcon (2 receptions for 35 yards). So Payton with 2:36 starting @ his own 20 yard line and completes a pass to Jacob Tamme for 15 yards and then for 11 yards and then after Joseph Addai runs for 6 yards Payton throws to Blair White for 12 yards and the Colts are already on the Jets 36 yard line so Payton has gone 4 plays and 44 yards in like 45 seconds. Then Adam Vinatieri (Mr. Clutch field goal kicker) steps up with 57 seconds and drills a 50-yard field goal to give the Colts the lead 16-14 but then they have to kick-off and just as Giants fans how easy it is to kick-off and run and the clock so Pat McAfee kicks the ball a yard deep into the end zone and Antonio Cromartie catches and he runs it out and he keeps running until he is tackled at the Jets 46-yard line. So Mark Sanchez steps up with 45 seconds left and 2 timeouts and he throws the ball (Browns fans look away) Braylon Edwards for 9 yards and then calls a timeout then he throws to Santonio Holmes for 11 yards and he steps out of bounds after LaDainian Tomlinson runs for 2 yards Mark Sanchez throws ( Browns fans need to go elsewhere right now) to Braylon Edwards to the Colts 14-yard line for 18 yards. Then the Jets run the clock till there is 3 seconds left in the game and Nick Folk (one of the biggest question marks coming into the season for Jet fans) lines up a 32-yard field goal and kicks it through the uprights to win the game for the Jets.

Seahawks beat the Saints

The Saints begin the game at their own 40 yard line and with 2 runs to Reggie Bush (6 and 3 yards) while Brees throws 5-yards to Jeremy Shockey and 30-yards to Marques Colston and the Saints are on the Seahawks 16 yard line and making it look easy but then they get stopped and kick a 26-yard field goal and then Matt Hasselbeck on the third play from the line of scrimmage he completes a pass to former Buffalo Bill Jabari Greer only problem is that Greer is on the Saints defense and the Saints get the ball @ the Seahawks 40-yard line and Brees has no problem getting into the end zone throwing a yard pass to Heath Evans to make it 10-0 and we still have 6:21 left in the first quarter. Then the old Hasselbeck (the good enough Hasselbeck) makes an appearance before the end of the first quarter as he throws a 11-yard TD pass to John Carlson and it is 10-7 Saints after 1 quarter while Brees is still marching down the field and can do no wrong as Julius Jones runs it in from 5 yards out to make it 17-7 Saints. So then Hasselbeck moves the Seahawks down from their own 30-yard line to score another TD with a lot of help from Cameron Morrah who caught a 39-yard pass from Hasselbeck to put them on the Saints 7 yard line where John Carlson catches second TD pass of the day this one 7-yards to make it 17-14 Saints and lets just say really no defense yet besides the interception on either team. Then the Seahawks get a 3 and out and get the ball back and they go 3 and out but then the Saints get the ball back and the first play from the line of Scrimmage Julius Jones puts the ball on the carpet and the Seahawks have the ball @ the Saints 18-yard line where former Buffalo Bill Marshawn Lynch runs 3 times (6,2, and 0) and the Seahawks tie the game at 17 with a field goal from Olindo Mare. With 5 minutes left the Seahawks march down the field and Hasselbeck ends up throwing a 45 yard TD pass to former Bronco Brandon Stokley to take their first lead of the game 24-17 going into half but the saints cut it with a field goal 24-20 by half-time. Then the Seahawks get the ball first in the second half and once again march down the field with ease as Hasselbeck throw a 38-yard touchdown to Mike Williams (a guy who was out of the league for not one but two years) to make it 31-20 Seahawks. The Saints continued to have problems on offense (another 3 and out) and on defense (Seahawks again marched down the field with ease but only got a field goal to make to 34-20) and then the Saints gambled on a fourth down run and did not make a yard at their own 37 yard line but the Seahawks had to kick it right back to them. Then Brees finally found his grove again as he marched down the field and then Chris Clemons took a very strange Unnecessary Roughness penalty (15-yards) on a Julius Jones 2-yard run and then a pass and 2 runs later Julius Jones is dancing in the end zone and it is now 34-24. Then the Saints get the ball back and a 33 yard pass to Julius Jones sets them up on the Seahawks 23 yard line and they inch closer to the end zone where Garrett Hartley kicks a 21-yard field goal to make it 34-29. The Seahawks punt the Saints all the way back to their 6-yard line and get 1 first down and a punt so with 4 and a half minutes left the Seahawks decided to use as much of the clock as possible so they run the ball from their own 33 yard line and Marshawn Lynch runs 67 yards for a touchdown on the very first play from scrimmage to give the Seahawks a 41-29 lead. The Saints then march one more time into the Seahawks but a little to late as Devery Henderson catches a 6-yard pass from Brees but the 2-point run attempt does not work along with the onside kick and the Seahawks run out the clock to win 41-36 as Hasselbeck had 4 TDs after have a horrible regular season.

Day 2 tomorrow

Tom Mehegan

Saturday starts wild card weekend for the NFL

New Orleans Saints Vs Seattle Seahawks

How the Saints could win:

The Saints have a great offense with Drew Brees (4620 yards, 33 TDs, 22 INTs) who has great numbers through the air and Marques Colston (84 rec for 1023), Lance Moore (95 rec for 763), and Robert Meachem (66 rec for 638) are catching a lot of his passes this season. The defense has 22 interception and they can get Matt Hasselbeck to throw interception (17 int compared to 12 tds this season).

How the Seahawks could win:

The Seahawks best chance to beat the Saints with help from the crowd which is one of the loudest groups of fans in the NFL and if the noise makes it to hard to change the play and Brees throws interceptions while Hasselbeck has a game like past years instead of like this season is the only way it stays competitive.

Who I believe will win:

If you look on paper the Saints are way, way, way more talented then the Seahawks and the Saints have been to the superbowl and won it before while Drew Brees can put up a score on the first possession of the game and the crowd can go to sleep because Brees and the Saints can put up some big numbers on the scoreboards and this may be another one of those games.

Jets Vs Colts

The Battle of superbowl III continues, OK the Colts are not in Baltimore anymore and Rex Ryan's wife has a foot fetish.

How the Jets could win this game:

The comeback play of the year LaDainian Tomlinson will need to put up some big numbers on the Colts defense and he should because the Colts have one of the worst run defenses (4.7 per carry and 132.1 yards per game) in the NFL and Mark Sanchez will need to not over do it and turn the ball over. Darrelle Revis will need to shutdown Reggie Wayne ( 111 rec and 1355 yards) and it is very possible that he could do so and then Manning will have to use the short game along with finding the other receivers and the Jets will also need to score early.

How the Colts will win the game:

Manning will need to trust his run game a bit and then have his exterior receivers and have them do some damage like Pierre Garcon (67 rec for 784) and Blair White (36 rec for 355), and Jacob Tamme (67 rec for 631) while if Austin Collins can play (concussion) he would be a great addition (58 rec for 649). The defense will need to be stronger against the run and make Sanchez (3291 yards, 17 TDs, 13 INTs) win the game through the air as he dodges Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis from the pass rush.

Who I think will win:

Usually it is easy to just say Payton Manning is one of the best QBs in the league and has allows found a way to win the game but it is going to be much harder because Manning does not have as much to work with. So the Jets should have a good chance to win and I will say the Jets will win as Reggie Wayne will not be a factor in the game because Darrelle Revis will be on him all day and the run game for the Jets should eat up many many yards and keep Manning pacing on the sideline.

Thanks

Tom Mehegan

NFL playoff starts Saturday and who has the best chance to get to the superbowl

NFC playoffs

Atlanta Falcons have the best chance to win the NFC as they have home advantage throughout the playoffs and Matt Ryan has only 2 losses in the Georgia dome in his first three seasons in the NFL while he has always found ways to win games. The field will be good as it is indoor and Matt Ryan can put numbers up and if he can not get yards through the air then maybe on the ground while the defense can get turnovers which shortens the field and should go to the superbowl.

New Orleans Saints is the only team that I believe can have a chance to win in the Georgia dome as they have won their last 2 games in the Georgina dome and they are last year's superbowl champion. The Saints have a great offense lead by Drew Brees who could put up huge numbers and the run game is not really good but it could work well enough for them and the defense can make enough stop to win any game while shorten the field with takeaway.

Chicago Bears have a chance to win the NFC if the Saints beat the Falcons because I think that Bears D on a cold day in Chicago could find a way as Brees may not be able to complete enough passes to put up big #'s so I believe that it would be a low scoring affair and the Bears would win the game.

Eagles/Packers who ever wins this game should be in all likelihood heading to Chicago and if that teams beats the Bears in a scoring game they will be headed to the Georgina dome where the Falcons take them apart or Eagles host the Saints and Vick could create problems with his legs and complete passes to win the game. If the Saints host the Packers it more likely that the Saints will be headed back to the superbowl but really on a perfect field with two gunslingers playing it will probably whoever has the ball last will win.

Seahawks will need a lot of help from the 13th man against the Saints and from their defense as they go through the playoffs because lucky bounces and perfect opportunities will be the main reason how they can stay in the playoff picture.

In recapping the Falcons will have their biggest challenges against the Saints and if the Saints win it will be anyone's game really.


AFC playoffs

New England Patriots are on a huge roll and Tom Brady has not lost on home field in like 27 games and will more than likely find a way to beat anyone and everyone who steps on the field while Bill Belichick will be able to put together a game plan for every team and be able to beat every team. The only way that the Patriots do not go to new cowboy stadium for the superbowl is if either Pittsburgh or Baltimore go into New England and in a very close game they get a big break that helps them win i.e. a turnover, a punt return, or a big penalty and then it would be most likely the team that beats the Patriots.

See U Saturday

Tom Mehegan

the report on the 6 Canadian teams in the NHL

6 Canadian Teams


1. Vancouver Canucks (24-8-5-53)

The Canucks have improved so much since the beginning of the season and it begins with the Henrik Sedin (G - 8 A - 39 P - 47) and Daniel Sedin (G - 19 A - 26 P - 45) and Roberto Luongo has been much better recently and has helped the Canucks become the No.1 seed in the Western Conference. The Canucks have won 9 of their last 10 games and the Canucks are 13-3-2 @ home and have been unbeatable all this season while the Canucks are 11-5-3 on the road which is way better than the beginning of the season when they were unable to win on the road.

The Canucks are head and shoulders above the other 5 Canadian teams and are getting stronger as they go along and have a great chance to go deep into the playoffs and are working as a team.

This Upcoming this month

Jan. 03 at San Jose Sharks, Jan. 08 vs. Detroit Red Wings, Jan. 14 at Washington Capitals,
Jan. 20 vs. San Jose Sharks, Jan. 24 vs. Dallas Stars, Jan. 16 at Minnesota Wild


2. Montreal Canadiens (21 - 16 - 3 - 45) started very good but the lack of goals have been trouble some (100 goals for which is in the lower half of the league) and are still in the top third of the league in goals against (96) and are much better @ home (12-5-3-27) than on the road (9-11-0-18) along with fall hard in their last 10 games (3-6-1).

The Canadiens are lead by Tomas Plekanec (G- 11 A - 20 P - 31) and is helped by Michael Cammalleri (G - 12 A - 16 P - 28) while Scott Gomez leads the team in goals (13) and Carey Price (19 - 14 - 2 along with 2.32 GAA and .921 Save% has been the biggest surprised of the season so far because Price was so bad last year and I be leaved that Price was going to be the weak link.

Key Match-up's this month

Jan. 08 vs. Boston Bruins, Jan. 11 at New York Rangers, Jan. 15 vs. New York Rangers,
Jan. 18 at Buffalo Sabres, Jan. 21 at Ottawa Senators, Jan. 25 at Philadelphia Flyers


3. Calgary Flames (18 - 18 - 3 - 39) have already changed the GM and the head coach may not have a job for much longer and are in the long run much worst off than the Oilers as they do not have a lot of talent for the future and will have to probably trade a guy like Jarome Iginla who had a horrible start of the season with 8 points in 15 games and Miikka Kiprusoff has been a disappointment this season as he needed to make saves to keep the team in games but did not especially his .907 save %. The home record (11 - 7 - 0 - 22) is good but could be better and the road record (7 - 11 - 3) is why the Flames are struggling to make the playoffs this season and right now in the last 10 games (6 - 3 - 1) are doing much better and might get them self back into the playoff picture.

The Flames are lead by Jarome Iginla (G - 16 A - 19 P - 35) and Alex Tanguay (G - 10 A - 21 P - 31) and Miikka Kiprusoff (16-16-1 along with a 2.60 GAA and .907 save%) is a 50/50 goalie right now and needs to be much better to keep the team competitive and to bring the team back into the playoffs picture.

Key Matches this month

Jan. 05 at Vancouver Canucks, Jan. 19 vs. Minnesota Wild, Jan. 22 at Vancouver Canucks,
Jan. 24 vs. Nashville Predators, Jan. 26 vs. St. Louis Blues

4. Ottawa Senators (16-19-5-37) are horrible @ home (9-11-2) and not very good on the road (7-8-3) too but they are more competitive on the road and they are 4-3-3 in the last 10 games. While the Senators need to re-tool their team and try to get something for some of their older talent and keep looking for some better goaltending and it will be hard having Spezza out as the team has only 90 goals and can not keep the puck out of their own goal (121 and is one of the worst).

The Ottawa Sentors have been in trouble with goal scoring with Erik Karlsson leads with (23 points), Daniel Alfredsson leads with (11 Goals), and Sergei Gonchar leads with (13 assists). While Brian Elliott (12-12-4) is the goalie getting most of the starts and he is not having a very good season and the Senators need a goaltender to keep them in games and they are not getting solid goaltending from anyone right now.

Upcoming key games this month

Jan. 11 at Boston Bruins, Jan. 14 vs. Calgary Flames,
Jan. 21 vs. Montreal Canadiens, Jan. 25 vs. Buffalo Sabres

5. Toronto Maple Leafs (14-19-4-32) are just bad and do not have the draft picks to better their team and are right now not very good @ home (8-9-3) and are also bad on the road (6-10-1) along with 4-6 in the last 10 games. Ron Wilson may or may not be the head coach of the Leafs for much longer and if Brain Burke can get Tomas Kamble to wave his no-trade and get something for him before he leaves as a free agency.

The Leafs have only scored 89 goals for and 111 goals against in 37 games and Clarke MacArthur leads the Leafs in assists (19) and in points (28) while Phil Kessel leads with goals (14) and Phil Kessel has been uninterested at times this season and might be better off if the Leafs get better supporting cast. The goaltending have not been that good this season with Jean-Sebastien Giguere (8-7-2 with a 2.80 GAA and a .894 saving %) has have some injuries this season has had to miss long period of times and Jonas Gustavsson (5-12-2) have been not very good this season.

Upcoming key match-ups this month

Jan. 07 at Atlanta Thrashers, Jan. 15 vs. Calgary Flames
Jan. 20 vs. Anaheim Ducks, Jan. 24 at Carolina Hurricanes

6. Edmonton Oilers (12-18-7-31) have some good young talent like Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle plus their other rookies and othe younger players on the team eventhough they have 6 wins @ home and 6 wins on the road and are 2-6-2 in the last 10 games.

The Oilers are lead by Ryan Whitney in assists (25) and in points (27) and Tyler Hall leads in goals (12) after starting with no goals for the first chunk of the season and has hit his stride and in the end the Oilers has the second best future right now beacause except for the Canucks the other 4 Canadian teams would very gladly exchange teams with the Oilers so the future is looking very positive right now.

Upcoming Key games in the month

Jan. 06 vs. New York Islanders, Jan. 18 vs. Minnesota Wild
Jan. 16 at Anaheim Ducks

Hope you enjoy see u nxt month

Tom Mehegan

NFL playoff picture

The playoff picture is basically set with Packers needing a win aganist the Bears (who are sitting lots of players) and then it is a possibility of a bunch of deck chairs being rearrange with Pittsburgh win (Browns) they have the second seed and if they do not the Ravens have a chance at a second seed. Also Falcons needed a win @ Carolina to lock up the first seed in the NFC and then there are the Colts who still have not clinch a playoff spot yet but will with a win.
Then there is the Sunday Nighter Rams @ Seahawks and the winner takes all with the winner getting the NFC West spot in the playoffs and the Rams and Sam Bradford is the sexy pick with Pete Caroll and the Seahawks having quarterback problems with Matt Hasellback playing some of him worst football in his career so that Charlie Whitehurst. The Rams should have the advantage @ quarterback and @ runningback while the Seahawks have some of the wildest fans on their side and the best way for the Seahawks to win is if the running game comes to life for the first time this season and the crowd and pressure rattles Bradford into throwing interception and shortening the field for them. The Rams have Sam Bradford and Steven Jackson so Jackson needs to chew up the yards and Bradford needs to enough to get the job done. I do beleave that the Rams will find a way to quiet the crowd and pressure Whitehurst and make him make some first start mistakes and the Rams will head to the playoffs and play the Saints and then go into training for next season.


playoff begin next staurday

Tom Mehegan

UFC 125 - Frankie Edger Vs Gray Maynard

Kim Vs Nate Diaz

Kim took Diaz down a lot during the first 2 5 minute rounds and then Diaz took control of the third 5 minute round and Diaz had a questionable illegal shot called against him in the round and Kim was allowed to take time to recover from the illegal kick. Then it looked like Kim was to big for Diaz and Diaz was not able to get Kim down and when he did Kim got right back up and when it was announced that Kim has one an unanimous decision the crowd booed like their was no tomorrow so that the crowd felt that Diaz third round should have been enough as Diaz corner after two basically wanted him to finish Kim because they felt that Diaz had not won either round.

Brain Stann defeated Chris Lem by TKO in the first round and Stann had to knoucked Chris 3 straight times before Chris was unable to fight back and Stann had a punch, kick, punch combo that knoucked Chris down the first time and it was over except Chris faught back huge to keep it going for another 30 seconds.

Clay Guida defeated Takanori Gomi by guillotine choke

Thiago Silva domonated Brandon Vera with Silva taken control on top all three rounds and Vera had some hard punches but Silva hit back even harder.

Gray Maynard Vs Frankie Edger

Gray Maynard had a huge left hook and Edger had to be in survival mode for the last 3 minutes of the first round and Gray tried to finish it on the floor but he could not do it. The second round was Edger's round and the crowd was on his side and Edger was amazing also in the third round by taking down Gray and almost choking him out and Ray faught back and Edger took him down in the fourth round to and Gray had his shoots in the round too. The final round was a fight of to very tired performers and it was a very even round and it went to the decision with one judge 48-46 Gray, the second judge 48-46 Edger and the third had a 47-47 tie so it was a draw and neither proformer did not like the decision but it just means that Edger was cerited with being more of the aggeressive performer in 2, 3, and 4. Edger did a lot to come back to not lose his belt and Gray had one round where Gray just distroyed Edger with 97 punches which took a lot out of Gray and did not have another demonating round in the match while Edger had two better and a demonating round.

The Main event was a classic and everybody wanted a decision but atleast their will be a third match-up at sometime and Brain Stann domonance Chris Lebon was something to watch as well and Diaz try to end the fight in the third round and Silva ground and pound made the night a huge success.

Thanks

Tom Mehegan