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The Super Bowl was a boring as I suspected it would be. Dubious calls on the Big Ben TD run, the endzone offensive pass interference, the holding prior to the Randle-El pass, and the block below the knees on Hasselbeck. I can't remember caring less about a Super Bowl. I still believe that a together Giants team should have won this year.

The Knicks persist in their abysmal state. A trade for Jalen Rose and a lottery-protected first-rounder is hardly the prescription for this sickness. Cellar-dwelling is the last thing a $120 million dollar team should be doing. The Yankees may not win the championship each year, but the are AL East champs and contenders every season. Isiah should be fired, and Larry Brown needs to realize what team he is coaching.

Toronto is quietly trying to transform itself into a contender for the AL East.Read HERE about the signing of Bengie Molina. The big-dollar signings of right-hander A.J. Burnett, closer B.J. Ryan, third baseman Troy Glaus, first baseman Lyle Overbay, infielder John McDonald, catcher Jason Phillips, left-hander Brian Tallet and right-hander Ben Weber were all big moves as well. The problem with big off-seasons like the ones had by Baltimore and Toronto is that they still play in the AL East. Other teams like the White Sox, Angels, Marlins...etc can go big, and then hope to take out the Yankees or Sox in the playoffs, where its at most 7 games. The grind of battling with the NY and Boston over an unbalanced schedule will wear most teams down. Both NY and Boston made the playoffs, thanks to AL East heavy finishes down the stretch. I do not see the Jays making the playoffs, but they could decide what division the Wild Card come out of.

First place NY Rangers. Been about 12 years since that was true. Worth keeping an eye on? Maybe. Dallas Stars are lurking under the radar as well.

Ron Artest won't save Sacramento, and Peja may buy Indy a second-round exit. Tough to derail Detroit-San Antonio II, unless Phoenix or Dallas feel froggy, or Miami gets the Shaq-Wade playoff smackdown they have been waiting for.

That'll do for now.