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Part One of this story addressed what happened with the women's game in 2007 -- and what I see is a powerful lesson to be learned by recreational adults, juniors, parents, and coaches.

Before we’ve even headed into the new year, the ATP and WTA Tour have already begun the 2008 tennis season.

The Wild Card Round - January 5 & 6

• Jan 5: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks
• Jan 6: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers and New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Divisional Round - January 12 & 13

• Day & Time TBD: Lowest Remaining Seed at New England Patriots
• Day & Time TBD: Highest Remaining Seed at Indianapolis Colts

The Conference Championships - January 20

The Super Bowl - February 3

See:  2007 National Football League (NFL) Playoffs

The 2007 New England Patriots have just completed a phenomenal regular season. In 2007, the team and individuals on the team set many new NFL records (they also tied many records and set many franchise records). The NFL records set by the New England Patriots in 2007 include:

• Wins in a single regular season — 16 (third team to have an unbeaten season but first team to have a unbeaten 16 game season)
• Consecutive regular-season wins — 19 (and still counting)
• Total points in a season — 589
• Single season record for touchdowns by a team — 75
• Single season record for TD passes — 50 for Tom Brady
• Single season record for touchdown receptions — 23 for Randy Moss
• Single season record for touchdowns between a passer and receiver — 23 Tom Brady and Randy Moss

Now it is on to the playoffs to see how all if this record breaking can translate into a championship…

The top women’s tennis stars are opting for exhibition play or rest as none of the Top 10 players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour are in action as the 2008 season kicks off this week at the Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts in Gold Coast, and at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. ADHEREL Former No. [...]

We are past the half way point in the college football championship / Bowl game season. Thus far the vast majority of the games (over two thirds) have been competitive with a margin of victory of 14 points or less. In nearly a third of the games the margin of victory was less than a touchdown. There have been only 4 complete blow-outs.

Some milestones of note at just past the half way point for this championship/bowl season:

• Mount Union takes the record for the most points scored (62) in a game in their 62 to 14 win over Bethel in their NCAA Division III Championship Semifinals matchup
• The most combined pints scored in a game is 99 in Purdue’s 51 to 48 win over Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl. Other high scoring games of note include 90 points scored in Appalachian State’s 55 to 35 win over Richmond in the NCAA Division I Championship Semifinals, and 86 points scored in the Holiday Bowl when Texas defeated Arizona State 52 to 34.
• There have been two 1 point games:
• Sioux Falls (S.D.) 11 | Missouri Valley 10 in the NAIA Football National Championship Semifinals
• BYU 17 | UCLA 16 in the Las Vegas Bowl

For full championship / Bowl games results see:
2007 College Football Bowl Games / College Football Championships

This is a big weekend for college football bowl games. On tap for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are:

Friday, Dec-28-2007:

• Champs Sports Bowl, Orlando, FL - Boston College vs. Michigan State
• Emerald Bowl San Francisco, CA - Maryland vs. Oregon State
• Texas Bowl Houston, TX - TCU vs. Houston

Saturday, Dec-29-2007:

• Alamo Bowl San Antonio, TX - Penn State vs. Texas A&M
• Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN - Mississippi State vs. Central Florida
• Meineke Car Care Bowl Charlotte, NC - University of Connecticut vs. Wake Forest

Sunday, Dec-30-2007:

• Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA - Colorado vs. Alabama

PRESS RELEASE London, U.K. — The ATP, governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, announced today that Potito Starace, Italy, and Daniele Bracciali, Italy, have been found to have committed an offence under Article C.1 of the 2007 ATP Tennis Anti Corruption Program, namely wagering on the outcome or any other aspect of an ‘Event’ [...]

The Boston Globe ranked its Top 10 national sports stories of 2007. Sadly, 5 of the 10 have the taint of scandal…

1. Barry Bonds HR record and facing perjury charges - take note Barry. Your accomplishment is inextricably intertwined with the allegation of cheating and the fall out from that…

2. Michael Vick imprisoned for dog fighting

3. The Mitchell Report on the use of performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball

4. NBA referee Tim Donaghy’s betting scandal

7. Marion Jones steriod use and stripping of Olympic medals

What a wonderful example our professional athletes and officials are setting for the youth of our country…

At this time of year it seems only fitting to provide a great example of kindness. In this case, it is the crowd at Fenway Park (who are not always known for their kindness).  On Disabilities Awareness Day at Fenway Park, this man with autism, who was chosen to sing the national anthem, got a case of the giggles half way through. Listen to how the crowd joins in to help him out. May we carry this spirit throughout the year. Merry Christmas.Listen and Watch Here