{"id":1109,"date":"2007-01-06T23:58:23","date_gmt":"2007-01-07T04:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/news-and-notes-2\/"},"modified":"2007-01-06T23:58:23","modified_gmt":"2007-01-07T04:58:23","slug":"news-and-notes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/news-and-notes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sunday, January 7, 2006<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Joe Duffy\u2019s GodsTips.com<\/a>,
\nStevie Vincent\u2019s BetOnSports360.com<\/a>
\nand MasterLockLine.com<\/a><\/span> are part of <\/span>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b>Network.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

NFL<\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n

NY Jets-Patriots<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n

Connecticut<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> Sports<\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n

Patriots<\/span> coach Bill Belichick
\nsaid Wednesday that safety Rodney Harrison is out of Sunday\u2019s Jets-Patriots
\nplayoff game. Harrison, 34, who returned to the lineup Dec. 24 against the
\nJaguars after missing six games with a broken shoulder blade, sustained
\nligament damage to his right knee in the second quarter of a 40-23 win over the
\nTitans Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Newsday<\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Jets trudged through the season, overcoming bad losses
\nto the Browns and Bills, earning emotional wins over the Patriots and Dolphins,
\nand now head into the playoffs. Finally, this team gets some respect.But<\/span> then comes the nine-point spread from Vegas,
\neven though the two Jets-Patriots games this season were decided by an average
\nof five points, one of them a Jets win, and five of the last eight meetings
\nwere decided by a touchdown or less. Following closely behind are the
\nstatistical analyses, pointing out that the Jets are ranked 25th<\/sup> in
\noverall offense, 20th<\/sup> in overall defense and 24th<\/sup> in
\nrushing defense.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Giants-Eagles<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n

Memphis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> Commercial Appeal<\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n

Jeremy Shockey\u2019s<\/span> swollen left
\nankle has improved considerably and there is a good chance the Pro Bowl tight
\nend will play for the New York Giants on Sunday in the NFC wild card game
\nagainst the Philadelphia Eagles. Shockey had a team-high 66 catches for 623
\nyards and seven touchdowns. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Gainesville<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> Sun<\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n

A funk that lasted into late November saw Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\ndrop five of six to fall below .500, but more importantly, the team lost star
\nquarterback Donovan McNabb to a season-ending knee injury. Garcia, though, went
\non to lead the Eagles to four consecutive victories – he barely played in Week
\n17 while Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> won a fifth
\nstraight – and a 10-6 record to win the NFC East.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

CFB<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n

Ohio-Southern Miss<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n

Associated Press <\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n

Ohio Bobcats into their first bowl game since 1968, facing
\nSouthern Miss in the GMAC Bowl Sunday night. The Golden Eagles are playing in a
\nbowl game for the fifth consecutive year and ninth time in 10 years. <\/span>The Bobcats lost 31-10 to Central
\nMichigan<\/st1:place> in the Mid American Conference championship game to end a
\nseven-game winning streak. Likewise, Southern Miss fell in the Conference USA
\ntitle game, 34-20 to Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. <\/span>Ohio<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nturned to McRae and the ground attack after a 2-3 start, and he wound up
\nearning first-team All-MAC honors with 1,215 yards and 15 touchdowns. The
\nBobcats are averaging 211 yards rushing in the past eight games, failing to
\nreach that number only in the league title game. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

CBB<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n

Michigan State-Indiana<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n

WLIX<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tom Izzo<\/span> announced Saturday that
\nFreshman<\/span> guard Raymar<\/span> Morgan
\nhas been cleared to play for Michigan<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> on Sunday afternoon in Bloomington<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.
\nMorgan has missed the last 5 weeks with a stress reaction in his shin. He will
\nnot start and it\u2019s not clear how much he will play. With Morgan and Maurice
\nJoseph back the Spartans back court depth is finally improving.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Syracuse-Marquette<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n

Press Notes <\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Orange men\u2019s basketball team (11-4, 0-1) will play its
\nsecond straight game against a ranked opponent on Sunday, Jan. 7 when it visits
\n#15\/21 Marquette (13-3, 0-1) for an 8:00 EST tip off at the Bradley Center.
\nSunday\u2019s game marks the second road game for the Orange<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nand the third away from the Carrier DomeDue<\/span> to
\nvarious injuries and the departure of freshman Mike Jones,<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nthe Orange<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> used just seven players
\nagainst #10 Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in the
\nconference opener on Jan. 4. Despite limited bodies, Coach Boeheim\u2019s<\/span><\/span> squad gave the Panthers
\nall they could handle, leading the entire first half before Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\npulled away in the final minutes of the second period for a 74-66 triumph.<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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