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Case of the Mondays: No Comeback This Time; Patriots Lose to Eagles


by - 2/5/2018

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady

There will be no sixth Super Bowl victory for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick-at least not this year. In an absolute shootout from start to finish on Sunday night in Minnesota, the Philadelphia Eagles outlasted the New England Patriots 41-33. With that, a thrilling football season on both the college and NFL gridiron has come to an end.

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New England Patriots . That was just the kind of game the Patriots always win. They trailed the entire way before taking a 33-32 lead in the fourth quarter. Even after the Eagles went back in front, New England still got the ball back with more than two minutes left needing only a touchdown and extra point to win. But Brandon Graham came up with a strip of Brady (for the only sack of the game) and the Patriots' latest comeback effort fell short. New England is a +500 favorite to win Super Bowl LIII. ( Bovada Sportsbook )


Trae Young . Young has not been off the mark much this season, but saying he was "off the mark" this past Saturday would be putting it generously. Oklahoma's freshman sensation went 2-for-14 from three-point range during a 79-74 loss at Texas. Young finished with19 points on a 7-for-22 shooting performance overall to go along with 14 assists, five rebounds, two steals, and five turnovers. The Norman, Okla. native has now turned the ball over at least five times in seven consecutive outings and has coughed it up at least four times in 14 straight contests. By comparison, he committed fewer than four turnovers in four of the first eight games of this 2017-18 campaign. The Sooners are 2-4 in their last six, with additional losses to Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and Alabama. The Sooners are -2 home favorites over West Virginia on Monday.

Cleveland Cavaliers . Cleveland forward Kevin Love suffered a broken left hand last Tuesday-the third broken hand of his career. "It just seems like shit luck, really," Love lamented. "I don't know how to categorize it; I really don't. When I looked at (team trainer) Steve Spiro kind of walking off the court (and) I just said, 'I know this feeling.' This sucks; I can't believe it. Two years in a row…. Like I said it's one of those shit-luck kind of things." Adding insult to literal injury, the Cavaliers are 6-12 in their last 18 outings starting with a Christmas Day loss to Golden State. They are just 31-20 overall and in third place in the Eastern Conference-7.5 games behind Boston and 5.5 games south of Toronto. Cleveland is a +100 favorite to win the East.

Philadelphia Flyers . It's certainly not a bad time to be in Philadelphia. But it is a bad time to be the Philadelphia Flyers, as no NHL team is the midst of a longer current losing streak. The Flyers have dropped four in a row at the hands of Tampa Bay, Washington, New Jersey, Ottawa-only taking one point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Senators this past Saturday. Since scoring at least four goals in four straight games, Philadelphia has struggled through nine consecutive contests (dating back to Jan. 16) in which it has lit the lamp no more than three times. The Flyers are tied with the Islanders for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They are +1100 to win the conference.

Chief Wahoo . The Indians have announced that their Chief Wahoo logo will removed from uniforms beginning with the 2019 season. Owner Paul Dolan and Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred came to a mutual agreement in late January regarding the controversial symbol. "The club ultimately agreed with my position that the logo is no longer appropriate for on-field use in Major League Baseball," Manfred commented. "I appreciate Mr. Dolan's acknowledgement that removing it from the on-field uniform by the start of the 2019 season is the right course." Soon-to-be Hall of Famer Jim Thome, who is set for induction this summer, also said last weekend that he does not want the Chief Wahoo logo on his Cooperstown plaque. The Indians are +650 to win the World Series; the Dodgers and Yankees are +400 co-favorites.

Ollie Schniederjans . Schniederjans went into the water on the 17th hole during first-round action at the Waste Management Phoenix Open last week. A lot of golfers, it should be said, went into the water in Phoenix. But Schniederjans did not just go into the water. He putted his ball into the water. The 24-year-old American drove the green on the par 4 before putting his 75-foot eagle attempt way past the hole and into the hazard. He made a bogey 5 and eventually finished tied for third-three shots off the pace. For those counting, yes, that means he would have been part of the playoff between champion Gary Woodland and runner-up Chez Reavie if he had sunk his eagle putt (however unlikely) on Thursday. Third-round leader Rickie Fowler is +300 to win a major in 2018.

Real Madrid . Real manager Zinedine Zidane insists the race in La Liga is not over, but…that is contrary to what reality indicates. Barcelona boasts a 12-point advantage over Atletico Madrid and it is leading fourth-place Real by 19 points. Cristiano Ronaldo and company are just 11-7-4 in Spain's top league following a 2-2 draw against lowly Levante on Saturday. The Whites led 2-1 before allowing an equalizing goal in the 89th minute. "This year is being difficult for us," Zidane admitted. "We cannot put three or four results together. We were in control of the game (on Saturday), above all the first half, so I am not happy…. We were not focused, and that is hard to take as it is two points lost. It is a bit difficult to take." Real Madrid is +650 to win the Champions League; Manchester City is a +250 favorite.

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