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Sports Columns

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no! — it’s aliens in Vegas!

OK, so you need a lot of money fast. Really, what you need is A LOT of money FAST. So do I have a proposition for you, or to be exact, a Super Bowl proposition bet. If you have inside information, or maybe you just think you have inside information, bet $1 and win $100,000 that there ...

Best field of candidates for NFL head coach positions would be ALL of them

It’s been quite a carousel in the NFL coaching ranks this week, with at least three jobs — if I didn’t miss any — being filled in just the last few days. I’m sure there’s a lot of pressure on teams to fill openings as soon as possible so that it gets first choice of the best ...

Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions made playoffs together 7 years ago

I was digging around the Internet (use one of those little garden trowels, you get less dirt on yourself that way) looking to answer this question for today’s column — When was last time the Packers and the Lions were in the playoffs during the same season like they are this season? I ...

How do they schedule that 17th game in the NFL?

It’s getting down to the nitty-gritty in the NFL — two more games to go in the regular season when all the playoff teams, but also the playoff positions, are to be determined. Checking out the standings, which team has the biggest lead in its division? You might not have guessed it, but ...