NBA contenders have something to prove in day's marquee matchups

MAMUDU, Your December 25, 2009 issue of Sporting News Today is now available, please click here. Here are some articles in Today's Issue Chargers, Titans put out their holiday best tonight Sporting News Today's college football player columnists share holiday memories Who's the better Super Bowl sleeper, Ravens or Eagles? Lightning would be better off without Lecavalier Bay returning to Boston still a possibility If you experience any problems with your issue, please click here to contact our customer service department. Know a friend who might like Sporting News Today? Email him/her this link: www.sportingnewstoday.com.     Trouble Viewing? If any of the above links do not work for you,   copy and paste this URL into your browser:   http://today.sportingnews.com/t=c/?1&118554&155105&18137&0000&1236488860&EIInjEOx9cS45     Please do not reply to this message. Questions may be submitted to Digital Support.   To stop receiving email notifications for digital issues of Sporting News Today,   click here.   Sporting News Today 120 West Morehead Street Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28202

World Cup 2010 Blog: “Soundoff: Should a Cow Be Slaughtered at Every World Cup 2010 Stadium in South Africa?” plus 1 more

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Soundoff: Should a Cow Be Slaughtered at Every World Cup 2010 Stadium in South Africa? Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:10 AM PST Seems like an easy “no” when you look at the above image. But it’s not quite that simple. The Makhonya Royal Trust, an organization which promotes traditional South African culture and values, plans to keep with tradition and slaughter an animal at every World Cup 2010 stadium as part of a cultural ceremony. Animal rights activists are obviously not keen on the idea. I don’t imagine the cows are either. FIFA has remained neutral so far. Possibly because they’re based in Switzerland. But sometime between now and June 2010, the cows in question either will or won’t be slaughtered. So what we have here is a clash of tradition vs modern values. Should FIFA respect the traditions of the nation it chose to host World Cup 2010? Or should FIFA prevent the (arguably) needless slaughter of an innocent animal? I honestly don’t know what the correct answer is. Do you?

See How the World Cup 2010 Match Ball Gets Made Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:24 AM PST I am naive. I had imagined that each World Cup 2010 addias Jabulani match ball (and all official match balls for that matter) – was lovingly hand stitched by elderly and highly skilled craftsmen and women, using nothing but a pigs bladder, a leather hide, and a sewing needle. Either that or an army of Chinese children with tiny fingers. Turns out it’s neither. The official matchball of World Cup 2010 is made in a factory, like pretty much everything else in the world. Still, kind of interesting to see the process. Click here for a closer look at the World Cup matchball.

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As Week 16 nears, NFC race still wide-open

MAMUDU, Your December 24, 2009 issue of Sporting News Today is now available, please click here. Here are some articles in Today's Issue Who's the team to beat in the NFC, Saints or Vikings? Ten pages of Week 16 previews, predictions and fantasy tips Big East ready to get down to business MLB offseason: Which L.A. team is in worse shape? Poinsettia Bowl: Utes beat Cal 37-27 for ninth straight bowl victory If you experience any problems with your issue, please click here to contact our customer service department. Know a friend who might like Sporting News Today? Email him/her this link: www.sportingnewstoday.com.     Trouble Viewing? If any of the above links do not work for you,   copy and paste this URL into your browser:   http://today.sportingnews.com/t=c/?1&118522&155107&18130&0000&1236488846&EIInjEOx9cS45     Please do not reply to this message. Questions may be submitted to Digital Support.   To stop receiving email notifications for digital issues of Sporting News Today,   click here.   Sporting News Today 120 West Morehead Street Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28202

World Cup 2010 Blog: World Cup Moments: Pelé and Bobby Moore Swapping Shirts in 1970

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World Cup Moments: Pelé and Bobby Moore Swapping Shirts in 1970 Posted: 22 Dec 2009 02:23 PM PST This is the iconic moment where Brazil’s Pelé and England’s Bobby Moore swapped shirts following their classic encounter at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Brazil won 1-0 with a great goal from Jairzinho, but the game also featured the Gordon Banks save and the Bobby Moore tackle (click that link for video of those moments from a very England biased perspective). The shirt swapping between two great players, both of them already World Cup winners (and Pelé on his way to a third medal) was a sign of mutual respect and is thought to have popularized the concept of shirt-swapping. It wasn’t the first time players had exchanged jerseys at full-time (according to FIFA that was probably in 1931) but the above moment is probably the reason shirt-swapping happens so regularly in modern football. For more World Cup Moments, click here.

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Conference bragging rights on the line in bowl games

MAMUDU, Your December 23, 2009 issue of Sporting News Today is now available, please click here. Here are some articles in Today's Issue Pac-10 off to slow start after BYU beats Oregon State 44-20 Former Pitt RB Curtis Martin sees a Heisman in Dion Lewis' future Five NFL coaches on the firing line Who's the team to beat in the AFC, Colts or Chargers? Record-setting night for James as No. 2 Texas beats No. 9 MSU, 79-68 If you experience any problems with your issue, please click here to contact our customer service department. Know a friend who might like Sporting News Today? Email him/her this link: www.sportingnewstoday.com.     Trouble Viewing? If any of the above links do not work for you,   copy and paste this URL into your browser:   http://today.sportingnews.com/t=c/?1&118443&155102&18111&0000&1236488806&EIInjEOx9cS45     Please do not reply to this message. Questions may be submitted to Digital Support.   To stop receiving email notifications for digital issues of Sporting News Today,   click here.   Sporting News Today 120 West Morehead Street Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28202

Kansas or Texas: Which team will rule Big 12 hoops?

MAMUDU, Your December 22, 2009 issue of Sporting News Today is now available, please click here. Here are some articles in Today's Issue Draft spotlight shines on four non-BCS bowls, players Giants back to form on both sides of the ball in 42-15 rout of Redskins To rest or not to rest? Top NFL teams debate taking late-season breather MLB offseason: White Sox get their Christmas shopping done early Devils' Brodeur blanks Pens, breaks NHL shutout record If you experience any problems with your issue, please click here to contact our customer service department. Know a friend who might like Sporting News Today? Email him/her this link: www.sportingnewstoday.com.     Trouble Viewing? If any of the above links do not work for you,   copy and paste this URL into your browser:   http://today.sportingnews.com/t=c/?1&118346&155103&18087&0000&1236488761&EIInjEOx9cS45     Please do not reply to this message. Questions may be submitted to Digital Support.   To stop receiving email notifications for digital issues of Sporting News Today,   click here.   Sporting News Today 120 West Morehead Street Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28202

Pop goes the playoffs? AFC trio finds themselves in precarious positions

MAMUDU, Your December 21, 2009 issue of Sporting News Today is now available, please click here. Here are some articles in Today's Issue Vikings fail to protect Favre, fall to Panthers Jets' loss to Falcons leaves playoff hopes on life support DeCourcy: Rotation is key for Texas' talented trio Granderson: 'It's a wow just getting a chance to play for the Yankees' Boozer, Williams brush off Barkley's comment If you experience any problems with your issue, please click here to contact our customer service department. Know a friend who might like Sporting News Today? Email him/her this link: www.sportingnewstoday.com.     Trouble Viewing? If any of the above links do not work for you,   copy and paste this URL into your browser:   http://today.sportingnews.com/t=c/?1&118233&155120&18062&0000&1236488701&EIInjEOx9cS45     Please do not reply to this message. Questions may be submitted to Digital Support.   To stop receiving email notifications for digital issues of Sporting News Today,   click here.   Sporting News Today 120 West Morehead Street Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28202

Cowboys better than perfect, stop Saints' run at 16-0

MAMUDU, Your December 20, 2009 issue of Sporting News Today is now available, please click here. Here are some articles in Today's Issue Perfection gone, now Saints could be seeing season slip away Big day for Big 12 hoops duo Scheyer's star is on the rise Benched Robinson asks Knicks for trade Long-rumored Lowell trade off as Boston 3B needs surgery If you experience any problems with your issue, please click here to contact our customer service department. Know a friend who might like Sporting News Today? Email him/her this link: www.sportingnewstoday.com.     Trouble Viewing? If any of the above links do not work for you,   copy and paste this URL into your browser:   http://today.sportingnews.com/t=c/?1&118210&155135&18061&0000&1236488695&EIInjEOx9cS45     Please do not reply to this message. Questions may be submitted to Digital Support.   To stop receiving email notifications for digital issues of Sporting News Today,   click here.   Sporting News Today 120 West Morehead Street Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28202