Saturday, Texas takes on UCLA at the Rose Bowl. This will be the fourth time since 2005 that the Longhorns have made the trip west to Pasadena. However, this upcoming battle will have a far different feel than the previous games, mainly because this contest will have nothing to do with a BCS Bowl.
In 2005, Vince Young led Texas to victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl presented by Citi.
One year later, Young and the Horns outdueled USC to capture the BCS National Championship, in one of the most epic games in college football history.
In 2010, Texas lost to Alabama, amid Mack Brown’s quest for a second BCS National Championship. This game was far less entertaining than the Texas/USC classic.
Friday night, the New York Yankees will host the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. The game features a marquee pitching matchup between five-time All-Star CC Sabathia and certain Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.
Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings jumped out to a 20-0 halftime lead against the Lions, eventually losing 26-23 in overtime. Last week, the Vikings blew a 17-0 first half margin vs. the Buccaneers and in Week 1, Minnesota squandered a 17-7 halftime edge at San Diego.
The Indianapolis Colts have put together an unbelievable run since making 
Sunday, the New England Patriots defeated the San Diego Chargers 35-21, improving their record in home openers at Gillette Stadium to 10-0. The Patriots have now won 18 consecutive regular season home games, dating back to the 2008 season. The team’s last loss in Foxborough took place when Matt Cassel started at QB in place of injured superstar Tom Brady.
Saturday, the No.1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners take on the No. 5 ranked Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, in one of the biggest games of the college football season.
Monday night, in the Patriots 38-24 victory over the Dolphins, Tom Brady threw for 517 yards and four touchdowns. Despite this incredible performance, Brady’s night did involve the ending of a very impressive streak.
Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens defeated Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers by a resounding score of 35-7. The Ravens only recent success against their arch rival had been in games where "Big Ben" did not play.
Last April, the Carolina Panthers selected controversial Cam Newton with the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Sunday, the former Heisman Trophy winner made his rookie debut, throwing for a whopping 422 yards in the Panthers 28-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Newton’s 422 yards broke the rookie quarterback debut record of 302 yards, which was previously held by the currently sidelined