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Don't be scared. Mark and Jerry are only thinking of ways to squeeze you into Cowboys Stadium.


With NBA All-Star Weekend approaching like a stampede of prized cattle, the league announced that more than 90,000 fans will attend the game at Cowboys Stadium. That figure will trample the previous basketball attendance record set when 78,129 witnessed Michigan State versus Kentucky on 12/13/03 at Detroit's Ford Field. It'll also double the size of the biggest crowd at an All-Star game when 44,735 packed into the Houston Astrodome in '89. However, impressive as the 90,000 mark may be, it's not Texas-sized enough for party hosts Jerry Jones and Mark Cuban:

"Well, we want to push the magical number and we think we have an opportunity here," said Jones. "We're well along the way right now: one-double-0." Nobody likes making Arlington fire marshals sweat like the Cowboys' owner.
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(5) Villanova (20-2, 9-1 Big East) vs (4) West Virginia (19-3, 8-2 Big East)
7:00 PM ET, February 8, 2010 -- WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV -- ESPN

Two top-5 teams tonight when No. 5 Villanova invades Morgantown to take on No. 4 West Virginia. The Mountaineers have won 4 straight in Morgantown and are 12-3 all-time at home vs Villanova. West Virginia is 6-2 against ranked Villanova teams, including 2-0 when both teams are ranked. West Virginia is 0-2 against top-five opponents this season (18-1 against everyone else). This is Villanova’s 2nd game in 3 days on the road vs a top-ten opponent (lost 103-90 at 8 Georgetown Saturday). The last time Villanova faced back-to-back top ten teams in the regular season was in 2005. They lost to No. 9 Boston College 67-66 on Jan. 19, 2005, but then took down No. 2 Kansas 83-62.

Scottie Reynolds, Career vs West Virginia
Games 3
PPG 9.3 (28/3)
FG % 31.8 (7-22)
Asst-TO 2-11

Game Preview: (4) Villanova vs (5) West Virginia


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Something tells us Terrell Owens Ochouno could have a problem sharing the spotlight.

You could argue that no one had more fun at Super Bowl week in Miami than Chad Ochocinco, but No. 85 mixed in a little bit of business with pleasure when he lobbied Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis to sign Terrell Owens for the 2010 season.

Something tells us the month leading up to the start of free agency (March 5) is going to be faaaaantastic. Because Owens, who is a free agent, seems to be all for the idea. In fact, The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Joe Reedy reported T.O. would change his name to Ochouno (eight one, in Spanish) if he did in fact play for the Bengals.

Yikes. Why do we think a name change is only the beginning of the antics these two would cook up together in Cincy? Separately, each is an attention-grabbing machine. Together? We can only imagine … .

First of all, the pair would take touchdown celebrations to a whole new level. The best part is, they wouldn't even have to think of anything new, they could just combine all their old tricks – something of an ode to their most famous works. The first time the Bengals play at Dallas? We’re picturing T.O. and Chad dressed in ponchos and sombreros, doing the Macarena on the Dallas star after one of them scores a touchdown.

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Like millions Sunday night I was glued to the television set watching the Super Bowl, watching what turned out to be a Saints win. New Orleans scored 31 of the game's final 38 points to bounce back from a 10-0 deficit and win the first Super Bowl championship in the franchise's 43 seasons. It's a team with arguably the most loyal and longsuffering fan base ever. The team, once known as the Aint's, didn't leave after Katrina playing an entire season with no real home games, because they couldn't use their stadium. So I posted on my Facebook page, "Congrats New Orleans, if ever a team or city deserved this..."


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Among the many touched by the Saints Super Bowl win last night was Digger Phelps, who has built two homes there with personal funds and given them to families. Digger is also in the process of converting John McDonogh High School into a culinary school in the great tradition of New Orleans to give kids practical job experience. Digger's message "If we can win a Super Bowl, we can rebuild" Not to overstate the importance of a game, but these are Saints and this victory is hopefully one of many miracles.

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The University of Chicago's Jay Berwanger strikes a very Heisman-esque pose while contemplating his indifference to the sport of football.

February 8th, 1936 - The Eagles were on the clock (or sundial) in the first official NFL Draft, held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With the likes of Notre Dame's Bill Shakespeare (a real name!) and Ohio's Art "Pappy" Lewis staring them dead in the face, the Eagles selected University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger with the first ever NFL pick.

Coincidentally, Berwanger was also the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935, which was renamed the Heisman Trophy a year later. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, Berwanger had no interest in playing for the Eagles and his rights were traded to the Bears. After Bears head coach George Halas denied Berwanger's two-year $25,000 contract request, the NFL's first ever No. 1 pick retired from professional football without ever playing a single game! Instead, he chose to become a foam-rubber salesman! Wait, it gets more bizarre.

Unsure of what to do with his Heisman Trophy, Berwanger gave the award to his Aunt Gussie, who used it as a doorstop in her home. Finally, after years of blocking the entryway to his Aunt's home, Berwanger seized his Heisman Trophy and gave it to the University of Chicago. Was Berwanger's heart ever really set on football? Judging by the treatment of his Heisman Trophy, you'd have to wonder.

Super Bowl XLIV - Saints 31, Colts 17

WHO DAT: The Saints score 31 of the game’s final 38 points to bounce back from a 10-0 deficit and win Super Bowl XLIV, the first Super Bowl championship in the franchise’s 43 seasons. New Orleans is the first team to win in its Super Bowl debut since the 2002 Buccaneers defeated the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Saints 10-point comeback win matches the largest comeback in Super Bowl history (1987 Redskins overcame 10-0 deficit to beat Broncos in Super Bowl XXII). The Saints became the first team in NFL history to win 3 games in a single postseason in which they trailed by at least 7 points in each game and just the 3rd team to win a Super Bowl despite being out-gained by at least 100 yards. Box Score | Play-By-Play | Drive Chart

More - Clayton: Brees shines as Manning falters | Wojciechowski: Don't turn out the lights on the party

After the jump, more amazing numbers from the Saints' Super Bowl victory, and find out who's the favorite to win Super Bowl XLV in Dallas.


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"Is this outfit too matchy-matchy with my car?"

Super Bowl aside, it was a case of the good, the bad, and the ugly this sports weekend. The good? NASCAR, college hoops and the NBA are HEATING up. The bad? Football’s over and all we have to comfort us till training camp in August is our fantasy draft prospectus. The ugly? Do we even need to say it — the poor, poor Nets still can’t catch a break.

So, in case you were too busy following Chad Ochocinco’s OCNN Super Bowl tweets or finding the perfect avocados for your Super Bowl guacamole extravaganza, here's what you missed in non-amazing Super Bowl upsets this weekend.

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