Quest for Super Bowl XLVI begins

The Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints are set to clash in Lambeau Field Thursday night. The winners of the past two Super Bowls will look to win again in a match up that features two of the leagues top QBs in Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. This season looked as though it wouldn't begin this offseason due to a lock-out. Now, the race is on for the Lombardi Trophy.

Cats to take on Oklahoma State without Criner

The Arizona Wildcats will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in a rematch of the Alamo Bowl this Thursday. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, QB Nick Foles will be without one of the nation's top WR in Juron Criner. The Cowboys will look to rout Arizona in Stillwater as they did in the Alamo Bowl 36-10. Arizona returns with a new look defense and OSU returns most starters on both offense and defense including QB Brandon Weeden and WR Justin Blackmon. A win from the Wildcats could boost their hopes for this season but a loss could send them reeling into the Stanford and Oregon match-ups the following weeks. Expect this game to be a shooting rather than a blow-out as the Cats look for revenge.

Verlander wins his 22nd, Tribe fall 8 1/2 games back

The Detroit Tigers now hold an 8 1/2 game lead in their division as Justin Verlander notched his 22nd win in an 8-6 victory over Cleveland. It looks as though the Tigers will win the AL Central and Verlander will win the AL Cy Young and Triple Crown. The Tigers ace leads the American League in Strikeouts (224), Wins (22), and ERA (2.44).

It's official: Peyton Manning's iron man streak is over

The Indianapolis Colts announced 38 year old Kerry Collins as the starter on the 9/11 game against the Texans. This announcement concludes Peyton Manning's 227 consecutive starts streak. The decision was made after Manning went through his second neck surgery this offseason.

Jaguars cut Garrard, McCown to start

The Jacksonville Jaguars cut starting QB David Garrard Tuesday. The split will save Jacksonville $9 million this year. In a wide open division with Peyton Manning sitting, Jacksonville took themselves out of the picture by cutting the reliable Garrard. Without Garrard, Jacksonville has named Luke McCown the starter with Rookie Blaine Gabbert as his back-up.

Winnipeg Jets show off their new jerseys

The Wiinipeg Jets debuted their new hockey uniforms today. The organization chose a traditional uniform design like the old Winnipeg Jets jersey. The polar blue and silver colors give the jersey a cold look, appropriate for a place like Winnipeg. The jerseys are much nicer than the teams old Atlanta Thrashers design.

Stewart one-hits the Twins, Chicago sweeps Minnesota

Chicago White Sox pitcher Zach Stewart lost his bid for a perfect game as Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins singled in the bottom of the 8th. Stewart would continue to finish his one hitter in a 4-0 victory that concluded the White Sox sweep over the Twins. Chicago is currently 8 games out of first place in the AL Central as the Detroit Tigers look to clinch later this month.