The NFL regular season is history and all eyes are now turned to the march towards Superbowl XXXIX. Expectations are high for all teams entering the post season with emphasis on a handful of teams including Pittsburgh, New England, Philly, Indianapolis, San Diego & Atlanta.

Here at betED.com, we like a New England vs Philadelphia final with lots of close matchups leading up to the main event. The weakness of the NFC in general make the Eagles a strong contender to make it to the big show. The Patriots are looking as strong as ever heading into the post season who really should have finished the season 15-1 had it not been for that slip up in Miami the week before Christmas. With Bill Belichick calling the shots and Tom Brady at the helm, New England looks again to be the team to beat this year!

Feb 6
Jacsonville
FOX

Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg, All-Stars in the world of Major League Baseball in the '80s and '90s, were voted in Tuesday to join baseball's immortals in the Hall of Fame.

For Boggs, it was as much expected as anything. However, in typical Wade Boggs gentlemanly like fashion, he reacted humbly when he first heard the news. "I talked to Brooks Robinson two years ago and he said that they've changed their policy," Boggs said, acknowledging that Hall of Fame officials now have the last word in which cap logo will be engraved into a player's Cooperstown plaque. "In my opinion, if the Hall of Fame picked my Little League hat, I'd be very happy with that also."

For Ryne Sandberg, it was a bit more of a surprise but still, obviously, welcome news! The Chicago Cubs' legendary second baseman gained election on his third try, and rightfully so. When he retired, he had walloped more home runs than any second baseman in history (Jeff Kent has since passed him), and he put together a stretch in which he won nine consecutive Gold Gloves.

Jermaine O'Neal scored a career-high and NBA season-high 55 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 116-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. The all-star has made an immediate impact since an arbitrator reduced his 25-game suspension for fighting with Detroit fans to 15 games, with Indiana going 4-1.

''What I'm happy about is we've won four in a row,'' said O'Neal, who also had 11 rebounds. ''I tip my hat off to my team. They put me in position, that's what this team is all about."

O'Neal's 55 bested Allen Iverson's 54 points on Dec. 18, also against the Bucks. In his five games back, O'Neal is averaging 29.4 points and 10.6 rebounds to help the Pacers dig out from a rough December that included a seven-game losing streak.''

It had all the potential for a great game - you remember last week, we spoke of all indications being as such. This was not the case Tuesday as USC overwhelmed Oklahoma 55-19 in the 2005 FedEx Orange Bowl from Miami.

Matt Leinart and his Southern California teammates played to perfection, leaving no doubt about this national championship.

Even better, they don't have to share it.

The Heisman Trophy winner threw a record five touchdown passes and USC overwhelmed Oklahoma 55-19 Tuesday night in the Orange Bowl, assuring the Trojans will end the season just as they started: No. 1.

"I think we proved tonight that we are the No. 1 team in the country without a doubt," Leinart said.

The much-anticipated battle of unbeatens, No. 1 vs. No. 2, turned into a coronation for USC, which had to settle for a share of the national championship last year after being left out of the Bowl Championship Series title game.

"We didn't expect it to be this easy, but the game went our way from the beginning," USC coach Pete Carroll said. "I was a little surprised."

USC surely will become the first team to repeat as AP national champions since Nebraska in 1994-95 and join Florida State in 1999 as the only teams to go wire-to-wire -- from preseason to post bowls -- as No. 1.