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Alabama wins BCS Bowl

Monday, January 9th, 2012

For the second time in three years, the Alabama Crimson Tide have won the BCS National Championship.

On Monday night at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, the Crimson Tide defeated the Louisiana State Tigers 21-0.

Running back Trent Richardson led the Crimson Tide  rushing attack with 96 yards on 20 carries. Richardson, also recorded the game’s only touchdown, one of 34 yards in the fourth quarter.

Alabama, ranked number two heading into the game, but was a game-time favourite, recorded the first shutout in BCS Championship Game history. The Crimson Tide previously lost 9-6 to the Louisiana State University Tigers on November 5. Prior to Monday’s game, the Tigers had gone undefeated throughout the entire season and that was the Crimson Tide’s only loss.

Crimson Tide kicker Jeremy Shelley kicked five field goals, but also missed a fourth quarter field goal and a chip shot convert  on Richardson’s touchdown.

This is Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban’s third national title. He previously won with Louisiana State in 2003 and Alabama in 2009.

This the Crimson Tide’s 18th National Championship in team history.

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Griffin wins Heisman

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Robert Griffin III (Scott Caesar, Wikimedia Commons)

Robert Griffin III of Baylor University has won the 2011 Heisman Award.

Nicknamed RG3, Griffin becomes the first player from the Baylor Bears to be named the top player in college football.

Born in Japan, Griffin III becomes the tenth quarterback since 2000 to win the Heisman Award. Running back Mark Ingram Jr. of the University of Alabama (now plays for the New Orleans Saints) is the only non-quarterback to receive the honour in the last decade in 2009.

Griffin completed 72.4% of his passes, had a quarterback rating of 192.3 with 36 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He also had 3,998 passing yards and 644 rushing yards.

Playing in the Big 12 Conference, Baylor finished with a record of 9-3, third in the Conference (behind 11-1 Oklahoma State and 10-2 Kansas State), and 15th in the country.  They will play Washington in the Valero Alamo Bowl on December 29 in San Antonio.

Griffin had 405 first place votes to beat out Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.

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Weekend Sports Preview–November 5 & 6–NHL, NCAA, CFL, NFL & World Golf Championship

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Nikolai Khabibulin (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)

From every angle possible, it is a great time to be an Edmonton Oilers fan. The kids are producing. The veterans are producing. The entire team is buying into Tom Renney’s defensive-minded system and Nikolai Khabibulin has been completely spectacular.

On Saturday night, the Oilers (8-2-2), visit the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena (CBC, 8pm). Edmonton is currently tied with the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Western Conference. They have also only given up 18 goals all season long, five fewer than second place Dallas at 23 goals. The recent play of Khabibulin led Brad May of Rogers Sportsnet to say last night that Khabibulin right now “is the best goaltender in the NHL.”

The Coyotes meanwhile are trying to get to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third year in a row. The last two seasons they have lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. So far in 2011-12, they are 6-4-2, and tied with the Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings for fifth place in the Western Conference.

The Coyotes’ top player this season is Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta native Ray Whitney, who leads Phoenix with five goals, seven assists.

Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:

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