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UNC 38, Uconn 12
Going into an off week, the Huskies were brought back down to earth with a quickness...It was a comedy of errors -- but even mistake free you were left wondering if the Heels were just flat out a much better team. They sure looked a bunch more athletic than the traveling Huskies. Three blocked Desi Cullen punts, two interceptions and six penalties -- all happened within the first half, and it all contributed to a 17-3 hole. Uconn was still kind of in it at this point...Another interception and a couple of big runs turned this baby into a laugher. It was a tough night for Zach Fraser in his first collegiate start, but he can't take all the heat in this one. One bright note, to nobodies surprise, Donald Brown rushed for 161 yards on 33 carries and became the first UConn player to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing in a season since Cornell Brockington in 2004. Brown will likely pass 2,000 if he stays healthy. The 5-1 Huskies will look to regroup in two weeks against rival Rutgers -- who gave West Virginia a pretty good game this weekend.

Big Blue
Giants stadium turned into a lax social gathering by the end of the first quarter yesterday -- I spent more time talking to my mother-in-law, the row behind me, than I did watching the game. The poor lad in the Seahawks jersey in front of me was getting sympathy pats on the back before halftime. It was a nearly flawless performance by the Gints -- Eli Manning threw two touchdowns, Brandon Jacobs ran for two more and the unbeaten football Giants scored on their first five possessions in a 44-6 victory, the eighth straight for New York dating to last year's playoffs, and it gave the NFL champions their best start since 1990. In other football of interest -- the Bills lose for the first time, Skins over the Birds, Jets were off, Titans remain unbeaten and both Mcnabb and LT should be ashamed of themselves -- killing my fantasy run...

Phitin Phils
Philadelphia clinched its first trip to the NLCS since 1993 with a 6-2 victory over Milwaukee yesterday!!!!! Jimmy Rollins started the game with the Phillies' second postseason leadoff homer in team history and Pat Burrell would follow with a pair of jacks as they backed up a solid effort out of Joe Blanton..Good for Pat, he has been a lifer with the Phils and has put up with a bunch of noise throughout his career. Phillies move on to take on LA starting Thursday. Lowe v Hamels in game 1...in other playoff action, those Dodgers swept the Cubs and the worlds most lovable losers did not disappoint, another tough one to swallow for Chicago -- 100 years and counting..The Angels and Chisox both staved off elimination and forced game 4's today..look for Boston to advance and Tampa to lose forcing a game 5. Boston v Phils in the World Series -- that would be sick. I guess the story lines would be even better for Dodgers v Red Sox, but lets go Phils!

Notes
NHL hockey is underway and the usual slow start for the Rangers may take a year off this season. New skipper, Chris Drury, led le range' to a pair of two 2-1 wins against Barry Melrose's Tampa Bay Lightning in Prague over the weekend...J.J. Henry fired a closing round 67 yesterday to finish in the top 20 under some nasty conditions up near Syracuse at the Turning Stone -- inching him a couple of spots closer to the magical top 125. Up to 132 from 136 ($89,000 short of 125) -- this week he heads to San Antonio coming off of four top ten finishes in his last five starts at La Cantera. ...today is also the second annual charity golf outing that Henry is hosting in Fort Worth, seems like it is turning into a great event, click here for more...good to see Danny O taking some snaps for the Lions -- even if they are the worst team in the league...watched the Kimba Slice "match" on Saturday -- is CBS kidding putting that stuff on network TV?...sorry if this reads poorly, I have been on cold/flu meds for about 7 days now :(...

Be good
-BD