Even if he’s starting in the NFL next season, it’s a good bet that Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is not going to be involved in a bigger game than the one he’s starting in today.
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Opinions vary on Peyton Manning, whether he’s healthy or hurt, and if he still has what it takes to win three playoff games in a row for the Denver Broncos.
UNLV hosts San Jose State tonight at the Thomas & Mack. Tip is at 7:00 p.m.
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Aaron Rodgers is not The Most Interesting Man in the World. He’s not drinking beer and ripping off one-liners while surrounded by hot women. But Rodgers is being watched, because he is the most important player in the most interesting game of the NFL playoffs this weekend.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So when Gulfstream Park began its Rainbow 6 jackpot wager in 2011, it has been copied by other tracks in some way, shape or form.
UNLV hosts intrastate rival UNR tonight at the Thomas & Mack. Tip is at 8:00 p.m.
The Rebels travel to Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence to face 13th-ranked Kansas today. Tip is at 1:30 p.m.
When the stakes are highest, the quarterbacks typically get most of the credit or criticism. But running back DeMarco Murray is the main reason the Dallas Cowboys are back in the postseason for the first time in five years.
On a 1-10 scale, I asked, with one being the guy in the Super Bowl office pool and 10 being Edward Norton in “Rounders,” where would he place himself and the group? “Eleven,” he said.