Sporting predictions by Chris Clegg – Putting your money where your mouth is!

We’re gonna score ONE more than you

Has the lack of fire-power scuppered England’s chances in the World Cup?

Well, it has to be said that Wednesday was a great day for England fans everywhere. We did it. As Fat Les’s inimitable words echoed around over 10 million English houses, pubs and streets at 3pm on Wednesday afternoon: ‘We’re gonna score one more than you…ENGLAND!” Defoe et al did not disappoint; they did indeed score one more than the team ranked seventeen places below them in the world rankings; indeed the smallest country in the World Cup finals. In

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You have to go back more than 10 years for the last time Newcastle United beat Manchester United in the Premier League and the odds look stacked against the Magpies again at Old Trafford this weekend.

Still winning while not playing well – United roll on

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side haven’t conceded a goal in their last three league games and have recorded three 1-0 wins in succession. That suggests a change of attitude in the dressing room with previous matches at Old Trafford this season against Arsenal and Manchester City yielding 10 and seven goals respectively. A r

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Super Bowl Media Day is a bit of madness for the players during Super Bowl week. It gives every writers from fumbucknowhere with Super Bowl Media credentials as chance to get up close and ask the players a few questions. Some are good questions, some are stupid or outright bizarre but really it’s the last chance the media will have an up close talk with the players before Sunday’s Super Bowl.

The best part about it is that some players join in on the madness and conduct their own interviews

We’ve compiled some of the highlights, really it’s a lot of YouTube clips but it’s a pretty good watch. The Super

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“Our goal is to go as fast as possible without hurting ourselves. We aim for 90, 100 plays per game. That way, we can screw up 45 of them and still have 45 good ones.” -Houston coach Kevin Sumlin

Houston quarterback Case Keenum threw his 135th touchdown pass on October 27^th. In the process, he broke the Football Bowl Subdivision record. He also threw his 136th, 137th, 138th and 139th, and he got to the end zone nine times in a 73-34 win over Rice. Keenum now holds the Bowl Subdivision career records for touchdown passes with 144, and for passing yards, at 17,537. Keenum passed for 407 yards and 2 more touchdowns in a 56-13 victory over Alabama-Birmingham on November 5th. 5. The

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The Chicago Blackhawks have quietly climbed to the very top of theNHLstandings with 25 points. The Blackhawks had a tough year last season because of the players lost to the post-Cup fire sale. It took a while for the team to adjust, and it also took time to find the right answers at key positions. Last season, the Blackhawks brought in former Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco to replace Antti Niemi who went to the San Jose Sharks. Turco was a bomb and retired when the season ended. The solution for the Blackhawks in goal was on the roster the entire time and it was Corey Crawford.

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