The longest two weeks in sports are well under way as we await Super Bowl XLVIII (48, for those of you not fluent in Roman Numerals). The Denver Broncos will be taking on the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on February 2. The state of Colorado vs. the state of Washington, two states in which marijuana is now legal. I don’t know what that means in the grand scheme of things, but a lot of people seem to be talking about that fact.
The weather will probably be miserable, but at least we will get to see NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the rest of the rocket scientists that chose this venue, sitting in the stadium, hopefully having to brave the winter elements. At this time, the AccuWeather forecast for the day of the game is a high of 36, with a low of 25, with a possibility of snow showers. Here is more from AccuWeather:
The forecast for Miami that day - a high of 81, with a low of 68. I believe they call that “Chamber of Commerce” weather
The betting line now makes the Denver Broncos a favorite, anywhere from a 2 point to a 2 ½ point favorite. My pick for this game (unless something drastic happens) is still Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Eighteen teams have won the 47 Super Bowl games played. Can you name the three teams with the most Super Bowl wins? The answer comes later, alligator.
Breaking news: the Dolphins have still not found their GM.
Here’s more on the Fins from Armando Salguero:
There’s always next season. The Dolphins will play the AFC West and NFC North in addition to their usual AFC East opponents.
2014 Home schedule: Buffalo, New England, NY Jets, Kansas City, San Diego, Green Bay, Minnesota and Baltimore.
2014 Road schedule: Buffalo, New England, NY Jets, Denver, Chicago, Detroit, Oakland (in London), and Jacksonville.
Here is the 2014 draft order, according to ESPN. There are coin flips pending and the final order will be determined by playoff results. The only thing that is certain is that the Houston Texans are on the clock.
Mel Kiper and his hair bring us his first Mock Draft:
Of course, we can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
Let’s go to MLB news:
Masahiro Tanaka is a Yankee. The highly-touted Japanese pitcher agreed to a seven-year, $155 million deal this morning with the Bronx Bombers. There is an opt-out clause after the fourth year. Here’s more from ESPN and FOX Sports:
Alex Rodriguez is a pariah inside the MLB Players’ Union:
More from the Marlins and the rest of MLB:
Marlins’ pitchers and catchers report February 16th, position players arrive February 20th, and the spring training games begin February 26th, when the Fish play the University of Miami Hurricanes. They will then play the FIU Panthers on the 27th. Both of those games will be in Jupiter.
Here is the complete preseason schedule for the Fish:
Moving to the hardwood:
The Heat are definitely missing Dwyane Wade. After losing to the Hawks on Monday, yesterday the Heat got off to an 18-point lead against the Celtics, but blew that lead and trailed 86-84 with just under two minutes left in the game. The Heat managed to clamp down defensively, and scored the last nine points in the game to defeat the Celts, 93-86. Tough schedule over the next week: they take on the Lakers on Thursday, the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, and the Oklahoma City Thunder next Wednesday, the 29th.
The Heat’s schedule for the rest of the month:
Lakers @ Heat Thu 1/23 8:00 pm TNT
Spurs @ Heat Sun 1/26 1:00 pm ABC
Thunder @ Heat Wed 1/29 7:00 pm Sun Sports, ESPN
More Heat and NBA coverage:
Here is the Heat’s complete regular season schedule:
College Sports Information Central:
Manny Navarro and Susan Miller Degnan have the latest from Coral Gables.
From FIU, David J. Neal of the Herald has the latest in his blog:
Here’s the latest from Tallahassee and the Seminoles:
From Gainesville and the University of Florida:
We welcome the Central Florida Knights to the blog:
The Florida Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres last night, 4-3. Game times for both games is 7:00 pm, and you can watch them on Fox Sports Florida. The Cats return home to the BB&T Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, before heading out to Detroit, to take on the Red Wings on Sunday.
In boxing news,
Here is Santos Perez’ weekly boxing spotlight column from the Miami Herald.
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Eighteen teams have won the 47 Super Bowl games played. Can you name the three teams with the most Super Bowl wins?
The Pittsburgh Steelers lead the way with 6 wins. Here are the records of the top three teams:
TEAM WINS LOSSES
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 2
San Francisco 49ers 5 1
Dallas Cowboys 5 3
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