Galaxy Sports and your Sorce for Sports present our award winning ...Best bets on Sports television for this weekend.....The 116th renewal of college footballs oldest and most traditional rivalries....Army ....Navy....Throw out the records in this one.....13 consecutive Navy victories on the line Saturday when( 6-5) Navy takes on the( 4-7 ) Black Knights of West Point....Ken Niumatalolo leads the midshipmen against 1st year Army coach Jeff Monken.....Navy is listed as a ( - 14) point favorite in the nationally televised game from Batimores M&T Bank stadium...CBS with Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson on the call has the game slated for a 3 pm EST Kickoff....Trivia time ...2 Questions 1.....How many U. S. Presidents have attended this great rivalry in person since its inception in1890.... And can you name the only president to have played in this great game? Answers @ the end.....Army greats like Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard.....Navy greats like Roger Staubach and Joe Bellino have all won Heisman trophies based on superb performances in this game ....Legendary coaches like Vince Lombardi....Ray Malavasi...Lou Saban were all a part of this tradition laden game...These tremendous young men few if any who will compete on the next level.....(NFL) will be our nations leaders .......The courage.mitment and spirit of service these men embody are the the true ideals of our great nation......They will serve our great country as our beacons of freedom around the globe....This gridiron battle is about the 200 young men who truly are Americas team ....our finest youngsters who embody the real meaning of what it is to be a Scholar- Athlete....When the final gun sounds these players will be arm in arm battling together as brothers and patriots protecting our way of life....!...Be their watch the pomp and circumstance and you will feel much better about the future of our great country.....Now the answers to my trivia questions....Only Herbert Hoover... FDR ... Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon did not attend one of these classics and in 1912 Dwight D. Eisenhower as a Army cadet played in this game.......Other highlights this weekend....Kobe Bryant and the struggling Los Angeles Lakers travel to San Antone to battle the defending World Champs ....The Lakers are 6-16 under 1st year coach Byron Scott....San Antonio is 16- 6....Bryant can move into 3rd on the All-time career scoring list surpassing Michael Jordan if he goes for 33 or more...ESPN has the coverage @ 9:30 EST right after the Portland - Chicago matchup @ 7 pm EST...How about those Golden St Warriors winners of 14 straight ....and 19 -2 overall....Steve Kerr sure made the right choice in taking the Warrior job instead of the Knicks opportunity...The LA Clippers have won 9 in a row and are only three games back of the streaking Warriors ....Atlanta is on a 8 game winning streak as well....Heisman trophy ceremony with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit @8*pm EST Saturday on ESPN....Marcus Mariota.....Oregons All-American QB recently has garnered the Maxwell.....The Davey OBrien and a couple of other national awards (Walter Camp) so we at Galaxy expect a clean sweep of all the offensive awards culminating withHeisman tomorrow evening....Tulsa named Baylor O C Phil Montgomery as their new head football coach....the 42 year old has spent most of his career with Baylors Art Briles....Michigan... Wisconsin and Houston continue their search for new football coaches....Whats up with the Hot Stove MLB meetings in San Diego....The Cubs get coveted lefty Jon Lester and the White Sox get righty starter Jeff Samardzija....The Dodgers trade for veteran ss Jimmy Rollins and also aquire All-star 2nd baseman Howie Kendrick from the Halos...Break up the As...Josh Donaldson and Brandon Moss are gone as GM Billy Beane trys to get younger and cheaper and replenish his farm system ...The Padres add a veteran bat and a bunch of cash to a otherwise weak lineup by adding power hitting outfielder Matt Kemp.....Speaking of baseball is it just me or does the Hall of Fame veterans committee suck ....I personally believe Richie Allen ....Tony Oliva ...Jim Kaat...Gil Hodges and Maury Wills all deserved to be enshrined in Cooperstown...I watched em all except the late great Gil Hodges and to me it is big ..big oversight .....Fox Sports has its new Golf lineup ready this Saturday and Sunday....The Franklin - Templeton Shootout comes to you live with Joe Buck and Greg Norman manning the 18th tower in Naples Florida @ 1pm EST on both days ....The Golf channel and NBC counters w same day coverage of the popular Father /son Challenge @ 3 pm EST....Nicklaus ...Palmer.... Trevino...Faldo....and many of golfs legends compete with their sons and daughters....in a fun format..... Dan Hicks... Roger Maltbie and the NBC golf handles the call.......A couple of cannot miss college hoops games this Saturday....North Carolina @ Kentucky....CBS @ noon on Saturday and Michigan @ Arizona ...on ESPN @ 5:15 EST....ESPN 2 carries two good ones Saturday night with Florida State @ Notre Dame followed by Gonzaga @ UCLA.....It all starts at 8 *pm EST......The NFL Sunday has @ least 4 intriguing entrees...Steelers( -2.5) @ the Falcons on CBS with Greg Gumbel and Trent Green on hand from Atlanta.....1pm EST....Bengals( +1) and the Browns ( Johnny Footballs first NFL start)....Thom Brennaman... David Diehl handling the call for FOX.....The Broncos head to San Diego( +4) ( QB Phillip Rivers is 30 - 8 career in December) to take on AFC west rival Chargers....CBS 4:07 start EST with tireless Jim Nantz and Phil Simms mikeside....And FOX has SF at Seattle ( -10 ) or better known as Harbaughs last stand @ 4:25EST .....Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth with Michelle Tafoya from a very loud Lincoln Field in Philly as the Eagles and Cowboys battle for NFC east supremacy....One final note ...When Indy hosts Houston Sunday two things to keep an eye on other than Luck and Watts.....41 year old Colt placekicker Adam Vinatieri is 27 for 27 on FGs and 44 for 44 on PATs.....he has made 33 consecutive FGs going back to last December.....including 4 of over 50 yards ...That is impressive @ 31 and incredible @ 41...As an old broken down kicker myself ..You are the man Adam!!.....And in the Texans short history they have never won in Indianapolis.....That my friends is a comprehensive inside look @ your weekend of televised sports best bets.....Enjoy it all and from all of us @ Galaxy Sports ...Merry Christmas ....Happy Holidays.....to each and every one of you....Artie your Sorce for Sports sayin so long for now......
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:30:37 +0000
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