Tebow leads Broncos to comeback win
The legend of Tim Tebow grew even more on Sunday, as he led the Broncos to an 18-15 victory against the Miami Dolphins. The Broncos were down 15-0 with 2:44 to go in regulation, when Tebow threw a 5 yard TD pass to Demaryius Thomas, to cut the deficit to 15-7. The Broncos then executed a successful onside kick, and Tebow executed a ten play, 57 yard drive, capped off by a 5 yard TD pass to Daniel Fells, making the score 15-13. On the ensuing 2-point conversion, Tebow elected to call his own number and rush in for the tying points, sending the game into overtime. The Dolphins then fumbled the ball on their second possession in overtime, and Matt Prater hit the game-winning 52 yard field goal to send the Broncos home winners, and leave Dolphins fans wondering “when is Andrew Luck getting to Miami?” Tebow finished the game with 226 combined yards (161 passing and 65 rushing), and proved that he’s going to be the Broncos starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.
BCS starts to take shape
The BCS picture got a little clearer Saturday, as two more schools fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. Oklahoma lost at home to Texas Tech 41-38, and Wisconsin lost on a last second Hail Mary to Michigan State. At Norman, Okla., unranked Texas Tech nearly blew a 31-7 third quarter lead, as they held on for a narrow victory over number 3 Oklahoma. Quarterback Seth Doege threw for 441 yards, and three of his four touchdown passes were caught by Alex Torres. The loss snapped the Sooners 39-game home winning streak, and left 85,204 in attendance in an utter state of shock. Oklahoma faces a tough road in trying to get to the BCS Championship game, and currently sits behind both Kansas State and Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference. In East Lansing Mich., the sixteenth ranked Spartans shocked Wisconsin on a last ditch Hail Mary as time expired. Receiver Keith Nichol caught the 44 yard bomb from quarterback Kirk Cousins, and just like that, Wisconsin found itself in a Big Ten battle within the conference. There are now just eight unbeaten teams left in the country-LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Boise State, Clemson, Kansas State and Houston.
Epstein introduced as Chicago Cubs GM
Former Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epsein was formally announced as the new president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs yesterday, in what ESPN’s Christina Kahrl called an “unveiling of a brand new world view for the Cubs.” During Epstein’s press conference, he emphasized the need for a change in culture in Chicago, stating a desire to invent “a Cubs way”. Windy City fans will hope that Epstein can work his magic on yet another supposedly cursed franchise, considering he was a part of the 2004 Red Sox team that ended 86 years of the alleged “Curse of the Bambino”. The new Cubs president of baseball operations addressed these superstitions by explaining he “[doesn’t] believe in curses,” only claiming that he will look into the behind the scenes operations of his new club and find out what needs improvement and what is already working.
