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STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES PLAY GAME 2 OF A 3 GAME ROAD TRIP AT COLORADO THURSDAY. THE BLUES SAW THEIR 8 GAME WIN STREAK COME TO AN END NEW YEARS EVE IN PHOENIX. BLUES WILL CLOSE OUT THE ROAD TRIP AT VEGAS SATURDAY, AND THEN RETURN HOME TO PLAY THE SHARKS TUESDAY.
– BLUES ARE 13-4-3 AT HOME, 13-5-3 ON THE ROAD
COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY FINDS THE MIZZOU WOMEN IN ACTION AT #22 TENNESSEE. THE LADY TIGERS HAVE STRUGGLED TO A 3-10 RECORD. THEY WILL BE BACK AT HOME TO PLAY LSU SUNDAY.
-THE #21 MSU LADIES BEAT WILLIAM JEWELL 111-39 TUESDAY TO IMPROVE TO 10-2. THEY LADY BEARS TRAVEL TO LOYOLA FRIDAY.
-THE MSU BEARS CAME FROM BEHIND IN THE SECOND HALF TO BEAT EVANSVILLE 65-52 TUESDAY TO IMPROVE TO 7-7. THE BEARS TRAVEL TO LOYOLA SATURDAY.
-MIZZOU TIGERS BEAT CHICAGO ST. 91-33 MONDAY TO IMPROVE TO 8-4 ON THE SEASON. THE TIGERS OPEN SEC CONFERENCE PLAY SATURDAY AT #17 KENTUCKY.
GONZAGA REMAINED #1 IN THIS WEEKS AP COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL, FOLLOWED BY DUKE, KANSAS, OREGON AND OHIO ST. SIX DIFFERENT TEAMS HAVE HELD DOWN THE TOP SPOT ALREADY THIS SEASON.
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WILL HAVE A FIRST ROUND BYE IN THE PLAYOFFS. THE CHIEFS WIN SUNDAY, COUPLED WITH THE PATRIOTS LOSS ALLOWS KC TO MOVE INTO THE #2 PLAYOFF SEED. GAINING THE #2 PLAYOFF SEED MEANS THE CHIEFS WILL HAVE THIS WEEKEND OFF, AND THEN HOST A PLAYOFF GAME IN WEEK 2 OF THE PLAYOFFS.
– KC HAS LOST ROOKIE DEFENSIVE BACK JUAN THORNHILL TO A SEASON ENDING KNEE INJURY SUFFERED IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALIE.
-AFTER THE UPCOMING BYE WEEK, THE CHIEFS WILL HOST THEIR 2ND ROUND PLAYOFF GAME ON SUNDAY JAN. 12TH AT 2:05 PM AGAINST THE HIGHEST REMAINING SEED IN THE AFC PLAYOFFS, IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE PATRIOTS.
NFL PLAYOFFS:
AFC
#1 SEED RAVENS AND #2 SEED CHIEFS WITH BYE FIRST WEEK
#5 BILLS AT #4 TEXANS – 3:35PM SAT. (HOU 3 PT FAVORITE)
#6 TITANS AT #3 PATRIOTS – 7:15 PM SAT. (NE 5 PT FAVORITE)
NFC
#1 SEED NINERS AND #2 SEED PACKERS WITH BYE FIRST WEEK
#6 VIKINGS AT #3 SAINTS – 12:05PM SUN. (NO 7.5 PT FAVORITE)
#5 SEAHAWKS AT #4 EAGLES – 3:40 PM SUN. (SEA 1.5 PT FAVORITE)
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET. LSU WILL PLAY CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME MONDAY JAN. 13TH. LSU CRUSHED OKLAHOMA 63-28 IN THE FIRST SEMI FINAL GAME. CLEMSON SCORED IN THE FINAL TWO MINUTES AND HELD ON TO BEAT OHIO ST. 29-23 IN THE SECOND SEMI FINAL.
– ODDSMAKERS LIST LSU A 5 ½ POINT FAVORITE TO BEAT CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME