Week 17 NFL Pro Football Picks
Playoff implications abound, with wild card slots still open in the AFC. Meaninful games include New England at Houston, Baltimore at Oakland, Kansas City at Denver, Cincinnati at the Jets and Philadelphia at Dallas among others. Happy New Year!Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 12/30/09
More College Bowl Games!
OK, that first week of bowls just wasn't enough, so here come a bunch more, including North Carolina vs. Pitt, BC vs. USC, Texaas A&M vs. Georgia, UCLA vs. Temple, Miami vs. Wisconsin and Nebraska vs. Arizona. Enjoy! Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 12/24/09
NFL Pro Football Picks - Week 16
The Colts try to remain the only undefeated team in the league when they host the Jets on Sunday, but the weekend begins with a Christmas treat: San Diego at Tennessee on the 25th. The AFC is still largely undecided but Jacksonville at New England, Houston at Miami or Baltimore at Pittsburgh could determine wild cards. Minnesota looks to get right at Chicago on Monday night. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 12/23/09
College Bowls Kick Off!
The opening salvo of collegiate bowl action begins Saturday with Fresno State vs. Wyoming, and continues with Oregon State vs. BYU and Utah vs. Cal plus more. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 12/16/09
Week 15 NFL Pro Football Picks
The Colts and Saints try to improve their records to 14-0, with the Colts at Jacksonville on Thursday and the Saints hosting the Cowboys on Saturday. Playoff positioning will be on the minds of at least 10 other teams, with the crucial games being Miami at Tennessee and Green Bay at Pittsburgh. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 12/16/09
Week 14 NFL Pro Football Picks
Three games really stand out as the NFL enters the final quarter of the season: Denver at Indianapolis, Cincinnati at Minnesota and San Diego at Dallas, though Sunday night's Giants-Eagles showdown offers plenty of excitement as well. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 12/9/09
Week 14 NCAA College Football Rankings Alabama Affirms #1 Ranking Since Week 7, Downtown Magazine has ranked Alabama as the #1 team in the nation, and on Saturday in the Georgia Dome, they affirmed themselves as the best team in the country, and it wasn't even close. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 12/8/09
Week 13 NFL Pro Football Picks
History on the line as the Colts host Tennessee, a Thursday game in Canada, Favre vs. Warner on Sunday night and the possible dismissal of the Giants by the Cowboys highlight this week's NFL action. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 12/3/09
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK: NCAA Week 14 College Football Picks
The biggest game of the season pits Alabama against Florida for the SEC Championship, but, there are other key games, like Texas vs. Nebraska for the Big 12, Pitt vs. Cincinnati in the Big East, Georgia Tech vs. Clemson in the ACC and the War of the Roses, Oregon vs. Oregon State for the Pac-10 title. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 12/2/09
Week 13 NCAA College Football Rankings
The folly of rankings - yes, even our own - was on full display this weekend past as teams ranked 7-10 all suffered losses in the final regular season week. The losses by Clemson, Oklahoma St., Georgia Tech and Pitt do, however, validate Nebraska, even if a week late in the BCS. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 11/30/09
NFL Week 12 Pro Football Picks
Goggle up some holiday picks with Green Bay at Detroit on Thursday, all the way through to New England at New Orleans on Monday night. Some great games in between like Indy at Houston, Arizona at Tennessee and the Steelers at Baltimore. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 11/25/09
Week 12 NCAA College Football Rankings
How does the BCS manage to leave Nebraska out of the Top 25? Probably the same way we discarded USC and LSU. No particular reason, we just don't think they're very good at football. Also, which BCS bowl game will be the most boring. (Hint: rhymes with "siesta")Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 11/23/09
NFL Week 11 Pro Football Picks
Some of the key questions to be answered in week 11 are: Can the Giants break out of their 4-game losing streak and upend the Falcons? Can Tennessee win their 4th straight when they play at Houston? How badly will the loss to Indy affect the Patriots when they host the Jets? Can the Colts win their 10th straight when they arrive at Baltimore? Can New Orleans go 10-0 with a win over the Bucs? Will Dallas recover? How bad are the Browns? Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 11/19/09
NCAA Week 12 College Football Picks
A few details to be tidied up by the college football horde: Ohio State is at Michigan; the UConn Huskes play at Notre Dame, LSU is at Mississippi: air Force at Brigham Young and Cal visits Stanford in just a few of thisweek's big games. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 11/18/09
College Basketball's Daily Best
Just when nobody's looking, college basketball gets started up with the usual slate of creampuff games, plus some sold match-ups in early tournaments. Coverage began over the weekend of the best Stat Sheet Stuffers in the NCAA.College Basketball Daily
NCAA College Football Week 11 Rankings
The truth about the Top 25 rankings revealed, plus, why Alabama really is the best team in the nation.Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 11/17/09
Week 10 NFL Pro Football Picks
The premiere game of the week occurs on Sunday night, when the Patriots travel to Indianapolis to play the Colts. Prior to that are some pretty good games, though, beginning Thursday night with the Bears at 49ers. On Sunday, the Eagles play at San Diego, the Steelers host the Bengals and Dallas head North to play the Packers. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 11/11/09
NCAA Week 11 College Football Picks
Some huge games on tap this Saturday. How about South Florida at Rutgers, West Virginia at Cincinnati, Stanford at USC, Florida at South Carolina, Alabama at Mississippi State, Utah at TCU, Notre Dame at Pitt, Texas Tech at Oklahoma State for starters? Sounds like fun, no? Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 11/11/09
NCAA College Football Week 10 Rankings
Figuring out which team is #1 is as difficult as determining who is #15, as upsets and close calls are the order of the week as college football's season cruises into November. Who would believe that both the BCS and Downtown Magazine have Pitt at #8?.Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 11/10/09
NFL Pro Football Week 9 Picks
Only the Colts and Saints remain unbeaten in the NFL, and both have home dates this weekend. Indy faces a hot Houston team, while the Saints must contend with the up-and-down Panthers in the Superdome. Other key games include the Dolphins at New England, the Chargers at the Giants, Dallas at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at Denver. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 11/5/09
NCAA Week 10 College Football Picks
It's November, and the battle for conference supremacy and the #1 spot in the polls is just beginning to heat up. Alabama faces a stiff test when they host the LSU Tigers, the unbeaten Iowa Hawkeyes welcome in the Wildcats of Northwestern, while 9-0 Cincinnati tangles at home with UConn. A must-win Big Ten contest pits Ohio State at Penn State, and USC looks to rebound at Arizona State. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 11/4/09
NCAA College Football Week 9 Rankings
As expected, the Oregon Ducks hammered the USC Trojans, making Oregon the best 1-loss team in the nation, but that pales by comparison to the 7 undefeated teams atop the Top 25 rankings.Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 11/3/09
NFL Pro Football Week 8 Picks
As we turn the calendar to November, the NFL reaches the mid-point fo the regular season with three teams still undefeated. 6-0 Indianapolis will host the up-and-coming 49ers; Denver tries to keep its record perfect on a trip to Baltimore, and the Saints welcome Atlanta to the Superdome, seeking to get to 7-0. Other key games include the Giants at the Eagles and Minnesota at Green Bay. Let's not forget, the Rams are underdogs in Detroit. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 10/28/09
NCAA Week 9 College Football Picks
Big games for many of the ranked teams this weekend, though a number of them appear to be walkovers, such as Cincinnati at Syracuse and Texas at Oklahoma State. Florida faces off with Georgia and USC will have its hands full at Oregon, though the best game of the week could be the head-knocker between South Carolina and Tennessee. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 10/28/09
World Series Preview: NY Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies
The fall classic is upon us again, this year promising a series with plenty of power and hitting from both teams. Complete breakdown and predictions. Baseball on Deck, 10/27/09
NCAA Football Week 8 Rankings
The top ten teams in our weekly ranking remained unchanged for the first time this season, nicely coinciding with the release of the BCS poll with which we do not agree. Once again, the magic BCS formula had USC leapfrog past two undefeated teams. Ours did not, as the USC squad just barely got past their usual nemesis, Oregon State. Alabama remains #1, followed by Texas and Florida.Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 10/27/09
Week 7 NFL Pro Football Picks
Another full slate of games this weekend features three of the four unbeaten teams in action. While Denver takes a deserved rest, Indianapolis should remain that way after their trip to St. Louis, Minnesota will have a tougher time in Pittsburgh, and the pigskin will be everywhere when the Saints travel to Miami. Elsewhere, the Pats have a date with the Bucs in London and the Giants host the Cardinals. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 10/20/09
NCAA College Football Picks Week 8
Another week of key games for top teams has Pittsburgh hosting the Bulls of South Florida, Clemson visiting Miami, Tennessee at Alabama, Iowa at Michigan State, the battle of Tigers as Auburn heads to LSU and Oregon State looks to upend USC again. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 10/21/09
NCAA Football Week 7 Rankings - Alabama is #1
Determining the best team in the country is a difficult undertaking, but Alabama's convincing wins of late - especially their defeat of South Carolina - moved them into the top spot. Two mainstays, Ohio State and Oklahoma, are dropped after suffering losses. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 10/19/09
Pro Football NFL Week 6 Picks
Fearless Rick was an incredible 11-3 (again) last week and 22-6 over the past two weeks picking the pros, (Get his Best Bets here) Key games for this weekend include the Giants at the Saints, Baltimore at Minnesota, the Falcons host the Bears, while the Denver Broncos look to stay unbeaten with a trip to San Diego. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 10/15/09
NCAA Week 7 College Football Picks
Texas faces their stiffest test of the season against Oklahoma in the marquee match-up of the weekend. Other major games include Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech, USC at Notre Dame, Boise State at Tulsa and Iowa at Wisconsin. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 10/14/09
NCAA College Football Week 6 Rankings
The top three teams - Florida, Texas and Alabama - continued undefeated, putting down quality opposition as conference play heats up. This is where contenders and pretenders begin to be separated, as shown vividly by Auburn losing big to Arkansas, and leaving the unbeaten ranks. Notre Dame and Iowa got big wins. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 10/13/09
October Baseball - Playoffs
Grinding toward the fall classic, the playoffs are in full swing. Catch all the action and analysis plus players of the day for every game at Baseball On Deck. Baseball on Deck, 10/08/09
NFL Pro Football Week 5 Picks
Fearless Rick was an incredible 11-3 last week and 22-8 over the past two weeks picking the pros, (Get his Best Bets here) and he's got this week covered with picks on all games, including the Jets at Miami, New England at Miami, Atlanta at San Francisco and even the Redskins tilt with Tampa Bay, and Cleveland at Buffalo. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 10/08/09
NCAA Week 6 College Football Picks
Tim Tebow's status remains day-to-day as the Gators prepare for a trip to unbeaten LSU, Iowa hosts Michigan in an important Big Ten test, Nebraska visits Missouri on Thursday night and Florida State's season is on the line as they welcome the Yellow Jackets. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 10/08/09
NCAA College Football Week 5 Rankings
Texas and Florida take a week off, but Oklahoma runs into a stormy road trip against the Miami Hurricanes, who blow them out of the Top 25. Notre Dame re-appears and a number of unbeaten teams are still flying under the radar. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 10/07/09
Week 4 NFL Football Picks
With all the hype and hoopla over the Monday night madness pitting Brett Favre and the Vikings against his old team, the Packers, let's not forget some of the other important games, like the Ravens at New England, the battle of undefeated teams, Jets at Saints, and how about Denver hosting Dallas? Hey, the Bengals are playing the Browns, too and Detroit will be seeking their second straight win when they battle the Bears. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 10/1/09
College Football Week 5 Picks
College football may get back to some semblance of normalcy following three weeks of across-the-board upsets, though nothing's certain as West Virginia hosts Colorado Thursday night, Pitt plays at Louisville Friday, and Saturday's slate of games includes Michigan at Michigan State, Washington at Notre Dame, Oklahoma at Miami and USC at Cal. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 9/30/09
NCAA College Football Week 4 Rankings
Carnage in the Top 25 sees 8 ranked teams down in flames. Topping the victim list were Cal and Mississippi, resectively thumped by Oregon and South Carolina. Iowa Pounds Penn State and Georgia Tech hammers North Carolina, plus Houston and Cincinnati get some respect. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 9/28/09
Week 3 NFL Football Picks
You read it here first. The Lions are going to get a win by beating the Redskins. The Lions. A win. Hard to beleive. Other key games include the Saints visit to Buffalo, the Jets hosting the Titans, Atlanta at New England, the undefeated 49ers at the undefeated Vikings, and, of course, the wildcat Dolphins at San Diego. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 9/24/09
College Football Week 4 Picks
Who will be the next upset victim? Can Miami survive a trip to Virginia Tech, will Mississippi live up to its pre-season hype at South Carolina? Can the Golden Bears win at Oregon, and will Penn State have their season runined by Iowa again? All these questions and many more will be answered. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 9/23/09
NCAA College Football Week 3 Rankings
This week's victim was USC, just a week afte a defining victory over Ohio State, unceremoniously chewed up by a gang of hungry Huskies in Washington. Florida and Texas each beat traditional rivals to remain 1-2, with Alabama, Mississippi and Boise State rounding out the Top Five. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 9/21/09
NFL Pro Football Week 2 Picks and Analysis
After opening the regular season at 11-5, Fearless Rick is off to a hot start with the pros. Get Fearless Rick's picks package here. Week 2 offers some compelling matchups, including the Bears at Pittsburgh, the Ravens visiting the Chargers and the Giants at Dallas. Full game analysis on every game. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 9/17/09
College Football Week 3 Picks
USC has a trip up the coast to Washington, Florida State visits BYU, Boston College seeks respect from Clemson and #2 Texas hosts the Red Raiders in just a sampling of the week's collegiate action. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 9/16/09
NCAA College Football Week 2 Rankings
Ohio State is bounced out of the Top 10 and Notre Dame out of the Top 25, as USC and Michigan, respectively, win over their rivals. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 9/14/09
NFL Kickoff Weekend Picks - Week 1
Pittsburgh opens the defense of its championship Thursday vs. Tennessee and the rest of the season gets underway on Sunday. Key games inlude Miami at Atlanta, Washington at the NY Giants and Buffalo at New England Monday night. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 9/10/09
College Football Week 2 Picks
Clemson visits Georgia Tech on Thursday night, while Saturday games include Penn State hosting Syracuse, Stanford at Wake Forest and the big one: USC at Ohio State. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 9/10/09
Calling All Bulls!
Re-examining the ups-and-downs over the past 2 years, Fearless Rick has concluded that we actually entered a confirmed BULL MARKET more than a month ago. Money Daily, 9/9/09
NCAA College Football Week 1 Rankings
The longest week in college football is over, but the Sooners wish the results were different. Why losing Sam Bradford should be the least of Oklahoma's worries. Ranked #12 after losing to BYU, there are many more pitfalls ahead. Downtown Magazine's College Football Rankings, 9/8/09
College Football Kicks Off!
At last, the kids are back in school and we'll finally get some real football this weekend, as the NCAA opens another season. Big games abound in week 1, including Oregon at Boise State, Georgia at Oklahoma St., BYU at Oklahoma and Alabama at Virginia Tech. Fearless Rick's College Football Picks, 9/3/09 - 9/7/09
NFL Preseason Week 4 Picks
The second-stringers will see most of the action in the preseason finales, but there should be some interest in the Browns-Bears contest, as well as the Philly-Jets game, where Michael Vick is expected to take second half snaps. Other intriguing matchups include the Giants at the Patriots, a battle of undefeateds with Miami at New Orleans, and Green Bay at Tennessee. Fearless Rick's Pro Football Picks, 9/3/09 - 9/4/09
NFL Preseason Week 3 Picks
Michael Vick makes his first NFL appearance in two years when the Eagles host the Jaguars on Thursday night. Other games of interest include New England at Washington, the Bills at Pittsburgh, the Gotham Special - Jets vs. Giants, and Brett Favre and the Vikes at Houston Monday night. Fearless Rick's Pro and College Football Picks, 8/27/09 - 8/31/09
NFL Preseason Week 2 Picks
Well, Brett Favre is back, but with the Vikings, who host the Chiefs, so... Other intriguing matchups include the Saints at Houston, Giants at Bears, Chargers at Cardinals and the Monday nighter in which the Ravens host Mark Sanchez and the Jets. Fearless Rick's Pro and College Football Picks, 8/20/09 - 8/23/09
College Football Top 25 Previews
Get ready for the 2009 NCAA College Football season with our expert previews, detailing the Top 25 teams and revealing #1-5 every day this week. Fearless Rick's Pro and College Football Picks, 8/16/09 - 8/21/09
Hall of Fame Game and Week 1 Preseason Picks
The Titans show up as 3-point favs over the Bills in Sunday's Hall of Fame game, plus other picks for Week 1 of preseason. Fearless Rick's Pro and College Football Picks, 8/8/09 - 8/17/09
Bad Is Good, Less is More, Failure is Success
Channel your inner Orwell to discover how the sooner we all default on mortgage, credit card debt and taxes, the sooner we can rescue the economy from the thieving bankers and politicians. Money Daily, 5/29/09
Bank Oligarchs, the Fiddler President and Congressional Circus Clowns
More and more people are calling the government's plans to rescue the nation's largest banks a failure and advising the Feds to break up Wall Street's insolvent, monstrous quasi-monopolies in order to resolve the economic crisis, but the President and congress seem to be completely inattentive. Money Daily, 4/21/09
The Road To Hell: Nothing's Changed Except Options
With the expiration of options last Friday, the easy money for Wall Street vanished, sending the stock markets to their worst showing in two months. Fearless Rick explains how rigging the markets will produce deflation and nothing good and how close America is to becoming something less than a nation. Money Daily, 4/20/09
How About a Little Baseball?
Players of the Day for both the National and American Leagues, every day. Baseball on Deck, 4/6/09, and every day...
BLUE HEAVEN AGAIN! Tar Heels Take 5th Championship
Coach Roy Williams guided North Carolina past Michigan State, 89-72, to win the NCAA National Championship Monday night at Ford Field in Detroit, setting a couple of records along the way. College Basketball Daily, 4/6/09
National Championship Analysis: Tar Heels vs. Spartans
North Carolina and Michigan State square off for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Monday night at Ford Field in Detroit. Check out the championship breakdown and analysis at College Basketball Daily, 4/5/09
FINAL FOUR Analysis & Picks
It's crunch time in college basketball as the final weekend pits North Carolina against Villanova and the Connecticut Huskies against the Michigan St. Spartans on Saturday night. College Basketball Daily, 4/3/09
Elite Eight Regional Picks
Analysis and predictions for the four weekend regional finals, with Pitt vs. Villanova in the East, UConn vs. Missouri in the West, Louisville-Michigan St. in the Midwest and North Carolina-Oklahoma in the South region. College Basketball Daily, 3/28/09
Sweet 16: Regional Brackets
Breaking down the 8 regional games for Thursday and Friday with analysis and picks. College Basketball Daily, 3/24/09
NCAA TOURNAMENT: Second Round Picks
Picks for the eight Saturday games include UConn vs. Texas A&M, Texas vs. Duke, North Carolina vs. LSU, and it all gets started with UCLA vs. Villanova. Analysis and Picks at College Basketball Daily, 3/21/09
NCAA TOURNAMENT: Bracket Breakdowns
East, West, Midwest and South: Every first round game broken down by team and region, plus a Final Four prediction and analysis on Wednesday. Get your March Madness up at College Basketball Daily, 3/16/09 and continuing...
Syracuse Outlasts UConn in 6 OT Big East Classic
Believe it or not, it gets crazier as the month of March progresses, but the Huskies and Orangemen played the second-longest game in the history of college basketball last night (or was it this morning?) College Basketball Daily, 3/13/09
Hoops du Jour
It's that time of year, when all eyes turn to college basketball. Don't miss a minute of the action, analysis, scores, highlights and coverage of March Madness at College Basketball Daily, 2/26/09
Geithner's Wall Street Cram-Down
Why Tuesday's near 400-point drop on the Dow was a great day for the United States. Money Daily, 2/10/09
A-Roid? Examining Alex Rodriguez
Well, we hadn't expected to kick off our baseball coverage until March, but the A-Rod story is too big to pass up. It looks like Rodriguez may have used steroids as a Yankee, which he denies. But, like all other known steroid users, he's also a bold-faced liar. Baseball on Deck, 2/10/09
Bye, Bye, Bank of America
If you think Fearless Rick is good at picking football games (hey, he knew the Steelers weren't going to cover) maybe you should look at his ideas on the economy, like localism and the collapse of government. Money Daily, 2/4/09
Who Flipped the Switch? and, Is the Fed Busted?
Following the destruction of capital and capitalism, Fearless Rick focuses in on the odd trading of the day and concludes by questioning the intention and stability of the Federal Reserve, complete with some very interesting links to even more interesting articles. Money Daily, 1/23/09
SUPER BOWL XLIII
The AFC's Pittsburgh Steelers meet the NFC's Arizona Cardinals to determine the NFL champion.
NFL Playoffs: Conference Championship Games Picks
The Philadelphia Eagles seek another trip to the Super Bowl, but the path takes a detour to Arizona, where the Cardinals have other ideas. The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers face off for the third time this season, and the result is probably going to look like the last two meetings. by Fearless Rick, 1/15/09
Florida Earned It, Deserves It!
The Florida Gators beat Oklahoma, 24-14, for the national championship, and while we're fine with that, determining which college football team is #2 might be a bit trickier. Final Downtown Magazine Rankings and Notes. by Fearless Rick, 12/8/08
NFL Playoffs: Divisional Games Picks
Four more playoff meetings this weekend, with the Ravens at Titans and Cardinals at Panthers on Saturday, followed by the Eagles at Giants and Chargers at Steeers on Sunday. by Fearless Rick, 1/7/09
Economic Predictions for 2009
2008 is over and done, thankfully, but what's ahead for 2009. Our intrepid publisher examines the forces at work for the new year and makes predictions on everything from the price of chicken and peas to the Dow Jones Industrials... on the Money Daily Blog. by Fearless Rick, 1/2/09
SUPER BOWL XLIII