Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 28th, 2008 Comments Off
11-5.
That’s a pretty impressive set of numbers in pro football circles. It means you won more than twice as many as you lost.
It’s a set of numbers that was good enough for two of the last seven Super Bowl champions – the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers and 2001 Patriots.
If eight minutes into the first quarter of [...]
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Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 28th, 2008 Comments Off
This is a rewrite of an earlier post.
Welcome to our Week 17 Burt Talks Sports football picks contest (How’s that for a madeup name?).
Here are the key games on Sunday:
Patriots vs. Buffalo (This is not a gimme).
Jets vs. Dolphins (What will weather be?)
Ravens vs. Jags (Jags are Humpty-Dumpty)
Broncos vs. Chargers (Do Broncos have a chance?)
Cowboys [...]
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Posted in Hub Hoops on Dec 25th, 2008 Comments Off
I guess it was a bad sign when the Globe ran a stylized picture of Sasha Vujacic. Sasha Fierce talked about not wanting to wear green because he hated Boston…
Yes, the Lakers prevailed, 92-83. And yes, there was some sloppy play — did you hear Jeff Van Gundy screaming about the second unit not getting [...]
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Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 23rd, 2008 Comments Off
Wow.
Shocking might not be strong enough. This is going to take some time to digest.
Mark Teixeira, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com has agreed to an 8-year, $170 million contract with the New York Yankees.
It is almost funny. The fact that the Yankees don’t need a first baseman — they just acquired Nick Swisher from [...]
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Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 22nd, 2008 Comments Off
While it’s too early to know if the snow will be of the variety that fell on Gillette Stadium on Sunday, early reports are some snow showers and cold in Buffalo for this Sunday’s Patriots-Bills game.
Who does that favor?
Probably nobody.
But the Patriots have shown, especially on offense, that weather is a state of mind. They [...]
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Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 22nd, 2008 Comments Off
OK, maybe we are obsessing a tad about this game. But here is the early weather report for 4 p.m. in East Rutherford, N.J. next Sunday:
About 45 degrees and chance of showers.
If you ask me, the Dolphins will feel right at home. Those aren’t anything a warm weather team would be scared of.
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Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 22nd, 2008 Comments Off
Welcome to our Week 17 Burt Talks Sports football picks contest (How’s that for a madeup name?).
Here are the key games on Sunday:
Patriots vs. Buffalo (This is not a gimme).
Jets vs. Dolphins (What will weather be?)
Ravens vs. Jags (Jags are Humpty-Dumpty)
Broncos vs. Chargers (Do Broncos have a chance?)
Cowboys vs. Eagles (Eagles still have a chance)
Buccanneers [...]
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Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 22nd, 2008 Comments Off
I forgot to add this one.
This will probably be the most exciting game of them all on Sunday.
The Denver Broncos were up three games with three to go in their AFC West division, at 8-5 and the Chargers at 5-8.
Well, here we are and it is one game and the teams meet on Sunday.
The game [...]
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Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Dec 22nd, 2008 Comments Off
This might not be the best news for the Patriots.
The New York Jets-Miami Dolphins game on Sunday has been moved to 4:15 p.m. on CBS, which means if the Patriots beat the Bills in the earlier game then the Jets might have nothing to play for afterward. Remember, the Jets must beat the Dolphins (as [...]
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Posted in Hub Hoops on Dec 21st, 2008 Comments Off
Glen “Big Baby” Davis was reportedly in a car accident today. Whiplash and a concussion, according to the Globe.
On a more cheerful note, in his absence, the Celtics picked up their 18th straight victory, a 124-105 victory over the Knicks.
Couple leftovers on this snowy day.
Magic’s chiming in about the Christmas Day matchup.
Usain Bolt is a [...]
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