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Preview of the 2012 Australian Open Semifinals

Fab 4 Come Through

We live in an amazing age in men’s tennis, where the top 4 players are completely dominant and consistent, making this the 2nd Slam in a row all 4 have made the Semis, and the 7th in a row where at least 3 of the 4 have made the final four. Between them these 4 have played in 46 Slam finals (Fed 23, Nadal 14, Djoker 6, Murray 3), winning 30 of them (16 – 10 – 4 – 0). There is one crucial ingredient that they all possess, largely responsible for their greatness – speed. Combined with their racquet skills, not only does it make them 4 of the best defenders/scramblers ever, but it makes transition to aggression easier, creating more offensive opportunities, and then in turn, when they play each other as now, a need for yet more great defense – what a treat when they make it this far! Let’s look at the matchups…
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Game picks for the AFC & NFC Championship Games of the 2011 NFL football season.

Championship Weekend

And then there were four…

We are down to the last three games of the NFL year–all of them for some kind of ring and a trophy. Let’s break down both games as only the crack staff here at DIS can…
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Game picks for the Divisional Playoffs of the 2011 NFL football season.

NFL Mini-Rants

I Ain’t Sayin’…I’m Just Sayin’

• GULP…CHOKE!…SPIT!…GAG!…Crow is hard to force down your gullet, especially when it’s stuffed with a mushy breading of overconfidence and ignorance.
• Perception is a funny thing. Even in Tim Tebow’s Florida hey-dey I always saw him as a cool, athletic little guy who might make a decent safety or linebacker one day. I never even gave him props for being a superb running back, least of all a quarterback. Until the draft, Tebow’s poor throwing mechanics were not even in my head.

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The Alabama Crimson Tide have won the BCS National Championship in a game that was anything but one for the ages.

The Bad and the Ugly

If you hate the BCS–and who doesn’t hate the BCS save for that handful of corrupt individuals making money off it–you had to love tonight’s BCS National Championship Game.

After all, tonight’s game could not have gone much worse for the lords of the BCS, doing nothing but to undermine their false claims of legitimacy and strengthen the arguments for a playoff.

Just what happened?
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Game picks for the Wilcard weekend of the 2011 NFL football season.

NFL Wildcard Weekend Picks & Analysis

It is about that time of year when we take a look at your humble columnist’s prognostication powers by reviewing his 2011 preseason predictions.

Let’s start off by agreeing my soothsaying talent is unmatched in human history; my foresight the envy of Kings, and my prescience–nothing short of brilliant.

The AFC

Don’t believe me? Check out these little nuggets about the AFC South:
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