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STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES SAW THEIR 8 GAME WIN STREAK COME TO AN END NEW YEARS EVE IN PHOENIX, LOSING TO THE COYOTES 3-1. THE BLUES PLAY THE NEXT TWO GAMES ON THE ROAD AT COLORADO THURSDAY AND VEGAS SATURDAY.
– BLUES ARE 26-7-6 ON THE SEASON
– BLUES ARE 13-4-3 AT HOME, 13-5-3 ON THE ROAD
– BLUES HAVE SCORED 126 GOALS, OUTSCORING OPPONENTS BY 19 GOALS
– UPCOMING GAMES – AT COLO THR 1/2, AT VEGAS SAT 1/4, HM TO SHARKS TUE 1/7, HM TO BUFF THR 1/9, HM TO NYR SAT 1/11, HM TO SJ MON 1/13, HM TO PHIL WED 1/15, AT COLO SAT 1/18, AT VAN MON 1/27, AT CALG TUE 1/28, AT EDM FRI 1/31, AT JETS SAT 2/1
THE BLUES WILL HOST THE NHL ALL STAR FESTIVITIES JANUARY 24-25. THE BLUES HAVE HAD THREE PLAYERS SELECTED TO BE ALL STARS, CAPTAIN ALEX PIETRANGELO, GOALIE JORDAN BINNINGTON AND MVP OF LAST SEASON’S PLAYOFFS RYAN O’REILLY. DAVID PERRON WAS DESERVING BUT DID NOT GET THE VOTE.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TUESDAY SAW BOTH THE MO.ST. MEN AND WOMEN COME UP WITH VICTORIES TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR.
-THE MSU BEARS CAME FROM BEHIND IN THE SECOND HALF TO BEAT EVANSVILLE 65-52 TO IMPROVE TO 7-7. THE BEARS TRAVEL TO LOYOLA SATURDAY.
-THE #21 MSU LADIES BEAT WILLIAM JEWELL 111-39 TO IMPROVE TO 10-2. THEY LADY BEARS TRAVEL TO LOYOLA FRIDAY.
-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.
-THE MIZZOU LADIES ARE BACK IN ACTION THURSDAY WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO TENNESSEE, THEY WILL ENTERTAIN LSU SUNDAY. THE LADY TIGERS ARE 3-10.
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.
– CHIEFS ARE 12-4 GOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS
– CHIEFS ARE 7-1 ON THE ROAD, 5-3 AT HOME
– CHIEFS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 143 POINTS, SCORING 451
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 4.5 PT FAVORITE)
NFC
#1 SEED NINERS AND #2 SEED PACKERS WITH BYE FIRST WEEK
#6 VIKINGS AT #3 SAINTS – 12:05PM SUN. (NO 8 PT FAVORITE)
#5 SEAHAWKS AT #4 EAGLES – 3:40 PM SUN. (SEA 1.5 PT FAVORITE)
THE GIANTS AND BROWNS HAVE FIRED THEIR HEAD COACHES IN THE WAKE OF THEIR LOSING SEASONS.
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
– INITIAL OVER/UNDER WAS 69 ½ POINTS FOR THE TITLE GAME
– LSU & CLEMSON ARE BOTH 14-0 ON THE SEASON
– LSU IS THE #1 OVERALL SEED, CLEMSON THE #3 SEED
– CLEMSON HAS WON 2 OF THE LAST 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (ALL 3 GAMES AGAINST ALABAMA)
– CLEMSON RIDES A 29 GAME WIN STREAK, THE LONGEST WIN STREAK IN THE COUNTRY