Computers project Patriots as XLII champions

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News flash: Nerds say Patriots will win
Published 1/29/2008 by Dan Lamothe at Eye on Foxborough - MassLive.com
I was afraid to get my hopes up this week that the Patriots would finish their undefeated season and win the Super Bowl. Then, I read this story in USA Today this morning: Computer simulations and analysis of Super Bowl XLII overwhelmingly project the heavily favored New England Patriots to defeat the New York Giants. Sportsims.net, based in Defiance, Ohio, ran a simulated statistics-based game 500,000 times, and the Patriots won 79% of those, the highest winning percentage in the company's 21 years. It says it has a 15-5 record picking Super Bowl winners. New England won by ...

Hitting the snooze bar, 1/29
Published 1/29/2008 by Jack Ryan at MVN Outsider
News and notes while computers decide your NFL champion… Ryan non-committal about interest in becoming Rangers president (AP/Y! Sports) Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan has an offer to take over as president of the Texas Rangers. Ryan is currently working for the Houston Astros. Browns, Crennel agree to two-year extension (AP/NFL.com) The Cleveland Browns extended the contract of Romeo Crennel after he led the club to a 10-6 mark, their best record since 1999. A thank you to Larry Smith ...