Monthly Archives: January 2012

Giants & Patriots Head To Super Bowl –

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Giants and the New England Patriots are headed to the Super Bowl.  The Patriots defeated the Ravens 23-20 and the Giants won 20-17 in overtime over the San Francisco 49ers.    Eli Manning was 32 for 58 passing … Continue reading →

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Rangers Land Darvish –

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Texas Rangers signed Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six year contract.  Darvish has the option to leave after 5 years if he achieves certain performance goals relating to the Cy Young award voting.  Darvish went 18-6 last season with a 1.44  ERA … Continue reading →

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Giant Upset –

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers 37-20 and advanced to the NFC Championship game.  Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns and 330 yards and led the Giants to victory at Lambeau Field.  Green Bay had trouble moving the ball and … Continue reading →

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San Francisco 49ers Defeat New Orleans –

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The San Francisco 49ers defeated the New Orleans Saints by a score of 36-32.  Alex Smith threw a 14 yard touchdown pass with only 9 seconds left to regain the lead.  The 49ers will face the winner of the game between … Continue reading →

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Alabama Wins BCS Championship –

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Alabama defeated LSU 21-0 in the BCS Championship game.  Earlier in the year, Alabama suffered a 9-6 overtime loss to LSU. Alabama was ranked number two before the BCS Championship game. To read a related Fox Sports article, please click here: http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Alabama-Crimson-Tide-beat-LSU-Tigers-BCS-champs-Nick-Saban-AJ-McCarron-Trent-Richardson-prove-better-team-010912 James … Continue reading →

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Tebow Leads Broncos Past Steelers –

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Tim Tebow led the Denver Broncos to a 29-23 win in the AFC wild card game over the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Tebow threw for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Tebow also had a passer rating of 125.6 which is the highest in … Continue reading →

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New York Giants Defeat Atlanta Falcons –

Posted on January 8, 2012 by James Sutliff

The New York Giants defeated the Atlanta Falcons 24-2 and will face the Green Bay Packers next week.  Eli Manning was 23 for 32 passing and threw for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Green Bay was 15-1 on the season and … Continue reading →

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Michigan Wins Sugar Bowl –

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Michigan Wolverines won the Sugar Bowl over Virginia Tech by a score of 23-20.  Michigan had fewer than 200 total yards  and only 12 first downs on the day.  The overtime victory gave the 13th ranked Wolverines their 11th win on the year. To read … Continue reading →

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Joe Torre Group Looks To Buy Dodgers –

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Joe Torre has left his position with Major League Baseball to join a group attempting to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Torre was the Executive Vice President of Major League Baseball Operations.  Prior to joining Major League Baseball, Torre was the manager … Continue reading →

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Stanford Loses Fiesta –

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Stanford suffered an overtime loss to Oklahoma State at the Fiesta Bowl.  The Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated Stanford by a score of 41-38.  Brandon Weeden completed 29 of 42 passes and threw for 399 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Andrew Luck turned in … Continue reading →

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Oregon Wins Rose Bowl –

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Oregon Ducks won the Rose Bowl for the first time in 95 years.  Oregon came from behind and scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to win 45-38.  This was also the highest scoring Rose Bowl in history.  The Oregon Ducks … Continue reading →

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