Vikings Lead Increases On Their Off Week
The Minnesota Vikings had their lead in the NFC North go up to three full games today, and they didn't even take the field, as it is their off-week.The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers both lost. Chicago was routed by the Arizona Cardinals at home, 41-21, and Green Bay blew a two touchdown lead at Tampa Bay, as the Bucs, wearing their throwback uniforms from their bad old days, won for the first time this season, 38-28 at Tampa.Thanks Cards. Thanks Bucs.The Vikings are 7-1 and both the Bears and Packers are 4-4. The Vikes are done with Green Bay, but they still have two games with Chicago, so their chances are are better to catch the Vikings.

Navy Sinks ND Again
Notre Dame saw their chance at a BCS bowl game go right out the window on Saturday as they dropped a disheartening game to Navy, 23-21.The Irish were a 12-point favorite over the Midshipmen, but Navy looked like the better team from the get-go. And they ran the ball down ND's throats, as defense looked incredibly suspect all day.Navy ran for 348 yards, including two of their three TDs. They scored a TD in each quarter of the first half, while Notre Dame missed two field goals. Notre Dame finally got on the board with A Robert Hughes one-yard run. But Navy answered it right back, with a 52-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs to Greg Jones to make it 21-7.One encour

Hot Stove Begins as Theo Begins Dealing
The Red Sox were opened for business for the off-season on Thursday when they swung a trade with the Florida Marlins, getting outfielder Jeremy Hermida for minor league pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez.Theo Epstein wasted no time in letting the baseball world know he's going to be active in the Hot Stove League, pulling off the deal in the hours af

Not In This or Any Other Lifetime
The title of this post is what I tell people who ask me if I'd ever root, under any circumstances, for the New York Yankees.Think I will offer them and their fans my congratulations? Look elsewhere.I am a Boston Red Sox fan and will be until the day I die. And I am damn f***ing proud of that.Thank you for those two World Series titles this decade, Theo and The Trio.

Sic 'em, Pedro
From yesterday:"I'm pretty sure that every Boston fan out there can feel proud that I'm going to try and beat the Yankees and I'm going to give just the same effort I always did for them. They're special fans and they will always have my respect." And this about Red Sox fans:"I know they don't like the Yankees to win, not even in Nintendo games."Damn straight.Go get 'em, Petey. Game 7 awaits.