Game Preview: Oregon State at Oregon

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Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks, Thursday 9:00PM This game is often referred to one of the best rivalries that nobody thinks about.  Probably because it is on the west coast and have never really decided anything other than state supremacy - but you gotta love the name Civil War right?  Both teams enter trying to to improve their bowl positioning and I believe Oregon State has a chance to … [Read more...]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh at West Virginia

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Game Preview:  Pittsburgh (9-1) at West Virginia (7-3), Friday at 7:00 PM If West Virginia had won against Cincinatti this game would have had much more meaning.  As it is the Mountaineers can make next week's clash between the Bearcats and Pitt meaningless by coming up with win in this year's version of the Backyard Brawl.  This is Pitt's best team since Dave Wannstedt took over as coach and … [Read more...]

Game Preview: Northwestern at Illinois

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What do you do when you are coming off one of the biggest wins in school history and are facing your in-state rivals who are suffering through a miserable season?  If you are the Northwestern Wildcats the answer should be follow it up with another victory to improve your conference and bowl positioning.  And if you are Illinois you must ask the question is there anything that can be done to … [Read more...]

Central Michigan at Boston College Preview

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At this point in the year it is hard to find compelling non-conference matchups.  There are a few pre-championship game grudge matches like Georgia-Georgia Tech to look forward to but most teams don't like to break up their conference schedules so I praise both these schools for giving us what I think will be a very entertaining game. First you have Boston College.  They are 5-3 with a shot of … [Read more...]

Can the Dodgers recover to even the series?

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The Phillies wasted little time in dispatching the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park, racking up 11 runs and shutting out Los Angeles, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Phillies blasted Hiroki Kuroda for six runs in the first two innings, which ended an hour after the game, began. Philies starter Cliff Lee went into the MLB history books for … [Read more...]

Dodgers stun Cards to take a two game lead

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The Dodgers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth beating St. Louis 3-2 in Game 2 of the NLDS playoffs on Thursday, taking a 2-0 series lead. The walk-off win should have been little surprise to Los Angeles who has 41 come-from-behind victories, including 12 walk-offs this season. The Dodgers were one of the hottest teams in MLB the first half of the season, before struggling to keep … [Read more...]

Rockies pull even with Phillies

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After the Phillies cruised to a 5-1 victory over the wild-card Rockies in game one behind a solid performance from postseason rookie starter Cliff Lee, Colorado edged out Philadelphia 5-4 in Game 2 to even the series, snapping the Phillies eight postseason game-winning streak and tagging World Series and NLCS MVP starter Cole Hamels for seven hits and four earned runs (including a solo homer) in … [Read more...]

Angels Blank Boston in Game 1; Look to end streak

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Torii Hunter’s three-run home run in the fifth broke a scoreless deadlock and propelled the Angels to a 5-0 shut out over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Thursday night. Anaheim took the lead in a playoff series with the Red Sox for the first time since 1986, as starter John Lackey recorded his first postseason victory since Game 7 of the 2002 World Series … [Read more...]

“David vs. Goliath” American League Playoff Update

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After wining a marathon single elimination playoff game against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, a an exhausted Minnesota Twins traveled to New York to take on the Yankees in game one of the ALDS on Wednesday. The effect of the 21-hour turnaround appeared to have little affect on the Twins as they jumped out to an early lead in the top of the third. But it all fell apart as New York rallied for … [Read more...]

Tigers and Twins set for game 163

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The red-hot Minnesota Twins will host the Detroit Tigers in a single elimination tiebreaker for the American League Central title and a trip the playoffs in Tuesday night. It is the second straight year that the Twins have needed a 163rd game to finish the season, and a first in MLB history. The Twins (86-76) lost a one-game playoff to the Chicago White Sox in 2008, but are –1-½ point favorites … [Read more...]