byDANNY CURRY SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR Special to Sports Page Dallas New York Giants (9-7) vs. New England Patriots (13-3) Sunday, February 6, 2012 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 5:20pm, NBC, Channel 5 Line: More »
by MIKE KRAVIK CORRESPONDENT mikek@davstan.com Championship Sunday is one of the very best television days of the year for not only NFL fans but also for those of us who like to More »
by MIKE FISHER FISH fish@dallasbasketball.com Dirk Nowitzki s averaging just 17.5 points per game on 45.6 percent shooting. His balky knee is an issue. But with Mavs coach Rick Carlisle speaking before More »
byDANNY CURRY
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Special to Sports Page Dallas
New York Giants (9-7) vs. New England Patriots (13-3)
Sunday, February 6, 2012
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana
5:20pm, NBC, Channel 5
Line: New England -3, 55
All-time series: RS – New York 5-3; PS – New York 1-0
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QUICK FACTS:
Lucas Oil Stadium, the site of Super Bowl XLVI, is the home stadium of the Indianapolis Colts and Manning’s brother, Peyton. The noise in domes can be deafening, but Manning has a very logical reason for not asking Peyton for tips on how to deal with it…..How much will the Giants run the football, so as not to put the entire game on Eli Manning’s shoulders? In the November meeting, they ran 29 times for 111 yards.
Metroplex squads
losing superstars
by KATE DELANEY
Special Contributor
katesdelaney@gmail.com
The Mavericks have finally been bitten by the bug that’s making its way through NBA teams; it’s called NETTP. Unfortunately the malady known as Not Enough Time to Prepare was brought about by greed gone wild. Now, everyone is paying the price including Dallas with Dirk Nowitzki. The Mavericks superstar will sit out at least the next four games nursing an ailing right knee.
by TOM WARD
Special Contributor
tompward@sbcglobal.net
“Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.”
That’s a great quote I use in all my golf clinics to drive home the point that how you prepare to play the game will have a lot to do with the degree of success you’ll have on the course. It’s early in the year and I wanted to share a short story about a guy( let’s call him Jack) I know who doesn’t like to practice at all on his game. He just wants to play and he figures he’ll work out the kinks once he gets on the course. Well, the other day one of his friends told me that he was playing with Jack at the golf club. He said,” All day long Jack was hitting the ball terrible. 50 yard worm burners, shanks, topped shots, and hitting 6 inches behind the ball taking huge divots. Then after a horrendous shot Jack blurted out, “ I’d move heaven and earth to hit a couple of decent shots out here!” I shouted back to Jack, ”I’d work on heaven, because you’ve already moved enough earth.”
by MIKE KRAVIK
CORRESPONDENT
mikek@davstan.com
Championship Sunday is one of the very best television days of the year for not only NFL fans but also for those of us who like to dabble in the occasional wager. There is supposedly $ 10 billion bet every year on the Super Bowl and this past weekend was a good way to loosen up those betting hamstrings.
by MIKE FISHER
FISH
fish@dallasbasketball.com
Dirk Nowitzki s averaging just 17.5 points per game on 45.6 percent shooting. His balky knee is an issue. But with Mavs coach Rick Carlisle speaking before last Saturday’s tip in New Orleans and doing so rather tersely while mentioning other factors – including the semi-mysterious “unresolved physical issues” – there seems a story behind the story of the plan to sit out Dirk for four games. Or maybe 10 stories …
by DIC HUMPHREY
SENIOR COLUMNIST
dic.humphrey@yahoo.com
MUSTANGS CHARGE
Last Sunday, the SMU women’s basketball team routed East Carolina 68-44. Christine Elliott canned 16 points, her high for this year, to lead all scorers; and she did so in just 20 minutes of playing time. At the other post, senior Heidi Brandenberg from Garland added 12 more points, her career high; as almost half the Mustangs’ scoring came from the two post players.
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Nick Neville, Jack Prince, Taylor Herndon, Jordan Greenberg, and Justin Greenberg all headed to Troy
The North American Hockey League announced its rosters today for the NAHL Top Prospects event to be held in Troy, Mich. from February 20-22. Nick Neville, Jack Prince, Taylor Herndon, and Jordan Greenberg were named to the South Division Roster while Justin Greenberg will also be in Troy to compete as part of the NAHL 18U select team.
What: Mavs Ring Ceremony vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, presented by Dr Pepper
When: Wednesday, Jan. 25th, 7:30 p.m. tipoff. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Where: American Airlines Center
