NHL:

 

·        With the lockout coming to an end, the Toronto Maple Leafs will declare to their fans that the team is headed in the right direction since they are in January and tied for first place overall.

·        Despite missing the playoffs, Edmonton Oilers G.M. Steve Tambellini will suggest the future has never looked so bright. That may be true, once Tambellini leaves the team.

 

 

MLB:

·        The new look Toronto Blue Jays will indeed have a breakthrough and win the World Series, no not baseball, but rather the World Series of Poker.

·        The L.A. Dodgers will break the New York Yankees record for the highest payroll not to win a playoff series.

 

NBA:

·        Suggesting that Nash passes too much and Kobe not enough, Dwight Howard leaves the L.A. Lakers at the end of the season and signs for bigger bucks and a larger starring role with the Brooklyn Nets.

·        A 28-year woman from the south will announce she is pregnant but will also inform the media she has no idea which NBA player is the father.

 

PGA:

·        Tiger returns to prominence and captures the Grand Slam: a blonde in the spring, a brunette in the summer, a red head in the fall and a surprising mature grey play in the winter. Yes, there is a silver lining after all.

 

WHL:

·        The Prince George Cougars sneak into the 8^th and final playoff spot and then declare their 19 year old plan is right on target.

 

BCHL:

·        The Prince George Spruce Kings win a playoff round, however the victory is overturned by the league because of travel issues.

 

CIS:

·        The UNBC women’s soccer team ends a three year drought by winning a game, the green and gold intra-squad game at Rotary.

 

 

 

 

NFL:

·        The Seattle Seahawks lose in the playoffs on a last play controversial call in the end zone.

·        Tim Tebow announces he is excited to be a Jaguar and looks forward to running their new look wildcat offence.

 

CFL:

·        The league agrees to a new sponsorship deal with Tim Horton’s and Boston Pizza that enables each player to have a box of Timbits as a pre-game snack and a Brute Sandwich as a post-game meal.

 

 

 

 

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Since 1986, when linebacker Lawrence Taylor of the N.Y. Giants took the honor, either a quarterback or running back has won the NFL MVP award. That trend will continue this season with either Peyton Manning or Adrian Peterson winning the prestigious prize. However, there is a possibility the two superstars may share the award like Peyton did with Steve McNair in 2003.

There is no wrong answer in this Manning/Peterson debate. Peyton makes everyone around him better and is arguably the most outstanding player on the best team.

 

So, who is Most Valuable? I have to side with A.P. on this one. The Minnesota Vikings have a marginal quarterback, mediocre offence with one superstar. The team went from 3-13 to 10-6 largely because of one player. Opposition defenses could not stop him even though they knew he was getting the ball numerous times.

 

The Broncos improved from 8-8 to 13-3 with 11 of those wins against non-playoff teams. In other words, Denver started the season with a better team than Minnesota, otherwise they wouldn’t have won their division and a playoff game a year ago under the floundering Tim “he can’t throw” Tebow.

 

Peterson had the second most rushing yards in NFL history after coming back from major knee surgery. He literally carried the Vikes into the playoffs finishing with four straight wins. With his team’s season on the line, Peterson racked up 199 yards and two touchdowns against the Packers and his final carry of the season set up the winning field goal.

 

This isn’t about Manning not winning a 5^th MVP crown, but rather Peterson winning his first.

 

As crazy as it may sound, the Broncos still may have won their division without Peyton but it is a certainly the Vikings would have been at or near the bottom of the NFC without Adrian. For that reason alone, Peterson is the MVP of the NFL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

How bad was the season for the New York Jets? Rex Ryan is so depressed, he asked his wife to put some shoes on.

Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg http://thordoggie.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

Hard to keep track of all these bowls featuring mediocre college teams. I forget, which bowl did the NY Jets play in?

The Brooklyn Nets fired coach Avery Johnson after a 14-14 start. The Washington Wizards wonder if the team has something against overachievers.

 

 

A Swedish man set a world record by holding his breath for 22 minutes. It was either that or take a whiff of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense.

 

 

 

 

 

Queen Elizabeth delivered her first ever Christmas message in 3D. Pairs of specially designed 3D blinkers will be available for Duchess Camilla and Princess Anne.

 

 

 

A New York doctor is marketing Botox to poker players to keep their face expressionless. Good thing he didn’t try selling it to Leafs GM Brian Burke.

 

 

 

Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for the PG Free Press. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com.