FREE PRESS SPORTS Page 10 Colby Free Press Friday, December 27, 2013 SPPORTSORTS Where’s everyone going? Sunday determines final NFL playoff positions The Kansas City Chiefs are still to be decided with Green Bay The picks: stuck like no other National (7-7-1) at Chicago (8-7) and Phil- Packers at Bears League football team this week- adelphia (9-6) at Dallas (8-7). Ditka: Bears. Jackson: Packers. end. The No. 1 seed could also Johnson: Packers. Golic: Packers. While the Chiefs are locked in change if Seattle (12-3) suffers R.B.: da Bears. as a No. 5 AFC playoff speed, ev- another home loss to St. Louis (7- Eagles at Cowboys ery other qualifi er and contender 8) and San Francisco (11-4) wins Ditka: Eagles. Jackson: Eagles. can determine their spots in Sun- at Arizona (10-5). Johnson: Eagles. Golic: Eagles. day’s regular-season fi nales. However, the Cardinals still R.B.: How about them Cowboys? San Diego could reach the play- have plenty to play for, as a win They lose the last big game again offs with a win over Kansas City and New Orleans (10-5) loss to the Eagles. teamed with losses by Baltimore would send those Saints home and Niners at Cardinals at Cincinnati and Miami, who Arizona into next week’s wildcard Ditka: Niners. Jackson: Niners. plays at home against the New round. Johnson: Niners. Golic: Niners. York Jets. Basically, there are only three- R.B.: Cardinals. The Pittsburgh Steelers could games on Sunday with no po- Rams at Seahawks also qualify with a win over tential playoff impact: Detroit Ditka: Seahawks. Jackson: Se- Cleveland, but would also need at Minnesota, Washington at the ahawks. Golic: Seahawks. Golic: losses from San Diego, Miami and New York Giants and Tennessee Seahawks. R.B.: Seahawks. Baltimore. at Houston. The other 13 games Buccaneers at Saints The Denver Broncos (12-3 re- could all affect something. Ditka: Saints. Jackson: Saints. cord) still must win at old rival So with that in mind, let’s see Johnson: Saints. Golic: Saints. Oakland (4-11) to clinch that AFC what a few famous NFL experts R.B.: Saints survive. No. 1 spot. A loss could push New and Times scribbler R.B. (Rumb- Chiefs at Chargers England to No. 1 as long as the lin Bumblin) Headley predict for Ditka: Chargers. Jackson: Char- Patriots (11-4) beat Buffalo (6-9). Sunday’s fi nales. gers. Johnson: Chargers. Golic: zimbio.com Amazingly, the Patriots could The guest pickers are NFL Hall Chargers. R.B.: Lightning strikes. Kansas City wide receiver Dwayne Bowe tumbled into the end zone against San Diego last month. rise to No. 1 or still sink as low of Fame coach Mike Ditka, for- Jets at Dolphins Due to a concussion, Bowe will likely not play in the Chiefs’ rematch at San Diego on Sunday. as No. 4. An upset loss to Buffalo mer Broncos great linebacker Tom Ditka: Dolphins. Jackson: Dol- could move Tom Brady would be Jackson, Super Bowl winning phins. Johnson: Dolphins. Golic: Bengals. R.B.: Bengals. Finally, Broncos at Raiders These outcomes would set up facing Kansas City either Jan. 4 or receiver Keyshawn Johnson and Dolphins. R.B.: Jets. Bills at Patriots Ditka: Broncos. Jackson: Bron- Broncos and Seahawks as No. 1 5 in Foxboro, Mass. well-known talkshow host/former Ravens at Bengals Ditka: Patriots. Jackson: Patri- cos. Johnson: Broncos. Golic: seeds, close to fulfi lling R.B.’s The NFC races are even more NFL tackle Mike Golic. All are Ditka: Bengals. Jackson: Ben- ots. Johnson: Patriots. Golic: Pa- Broncos. R.B.: Raid, wait, I’m not pre-season Super Bowl pick of wide-open with two division titles currently analysts for ESPN. gals. Johnson: Bengals. Golic: triots. R.B.: Bills in a shocker! that crazy. Take the Broncos. Seahawks over Broncos. Hit Faced holds lead Marathon bombing tops stories in 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — The submitted from U.S. editors and end Aaron Hernandez’s arrest on Auburn plays No. 1 Florida Boston Marathon bombing was news directors. Voters were asked murder charges completed the top State for the national title on Jan. selected the sports story of the year to rank the top 10 sports stories of fi ve. 6. in Colby Rec League today in an annual vote conducted the year, with the fi rst-place story After the Red Sox at No. 6, The Monte Te’o hoax about a The Colby Recreation De- 4. Safe Sets 4-2 by The Associated Press. receiving 10 points, the second- football took the next two spots. girlfriend of this All-American partment’s volleyball league has 5. (tie) B-Hive 5-4 Two pressure cooker bombs place story nine points and so on. The Baltimore Ravens’ unlikely linebacker from Notre Dame who been busy with 11 teams com- 5. (tie) Active Balance exploded near the fi nish line The marathon attack received Super Bowl championship run did not exist and the Miami Heat’s peting during these past few Chiropractic 5-4 of the April 15 race in an area 761 points and 67 fi rst-place earned No. 7, while college repeat NBA title fi nished this Top weeks. 7. (tie) Lethal Ladies 2-6 packed with fans cheering the votes. It was also second in football’s surprising BCS fi nalist 10. A super-tight title race has de- 7. (tie) Rietcheck 2-6 passing runners. Three people The top fi ve stories were grim: Auburn Tigers claimed No. 8. veloped between three contend- 9. Spresser Excavation 2-7 were killed and more than 260 terrorism, performance-enhancing ers as Hit Faced (8-1) currently 10. NW Children injured, including at least 16 who drug use, legal settlements, murder holds its slim half-game advan- Associates 1-4 lost limbs. charges. The fi rst on-fi eld action tage over both Bird City Dairy 11. Rhea 0-8 Authorities say brothers came in at No. 6 — the Boston Colby alum makes (7-1) and Tubbs Chiropractic League play will continue Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Red Sox’s worst-to-fi rst World (7-1). with matches until the post-sea- ethnic Chechens from Russia who Series title, though even that was The complete league son tournament begins Tuesday, emigrated to the United States tinged by the city’s heartache less K-State bowl roster standings: Feb. 15. as children, planned and carried than seven months earlier. Colby High alum Adam Weber and Shirley Weber wears No. 34 1. Hit Faced 8-1 The league championship out the bombings in retaliation Lance Armstrong’s admission is listed on the Kansas State roster for Kansas State. 2. (tie) Tubbs Chiro. 7-1 match is set one week later on for U.S. involvement in Muslim of doping, an NFL concussion entering Saturday night’s Buffalo He hasn’t gotten a carry or pass 2. (tie) Bird City Dairy 7-1 Tuesday, Feb. 22. countries. settlement, baseball drug bans Wild Wings Bowl against Michi- reception this season, according Ninety-six ballots were and New England Patriots tight gan in Phoenix, Ariz. to available Kansas State stats. Weber’s shown as a 5’5” Weber does have the build of a 207-pound junior fullback, who Wildcat back, as leading rusher joined the K-State program last John Hubert stands 5’7” and Wildcats part of super-busy bowl week spring after earning all-confer- backup Robert Rose is listed at Associated Press college foot- Russo: Why watch? Marshall a punt and had 3 /12 tackles for Dame over Rutgers. Belk (what- ence honors during two seasons at 5’4”. ball writer Ralph Russo and Free plays fast, has a good offense and loss. Washington 31-21. R.B.: You ever that is) Bowl: North Carolina Garden City Community College. Kickoff for the Wild Wings Press couch potato R.B. (Ridicu- bad defense. The possibility of promote all that and still pick Hus- over Cincinnati. Russell Athletic The 2010 Colby High grad was Bowl is 9:15 p.m. on ESPN. lously Bloated) Headley both playing a 49-48 game is always kies? I’ll take a mild upset with Bowl: Both also take Louisville an all-league, three-sport athlete Both Kansas State and Michi- stumbled out of the gate during high. Maryland, 49-48. R.B.: BYU winning 30-28. over Miami in an entertaining during his Eagles career. gan bring 7-5 season records into Saturday’s opening bowl games. Why stop at 49-48? That might Pinstripe Bowl: both say Notre game. The son of Colby’s Raymond the contest. Both posted just 1-3 records, soon become halftime scores as so there’s plenty of room for im- the new don’t hit anyone too hard provement as the bowl season rules gain momentum. Maryland continues to really just warm up. 51-50. 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