Did someone say WinterOlympics? Yes, next month in South Korea. Today, as with many of the weekends thismonth, competitions are being held throughout the world in run up to the Olympics, some each weekendchoosing the athletes who will represent the participating countries. Adelboden, Switzerland, today, hosts an eventof the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. Thisafternoon, the United States Figure Skating Championships are being held at SanJose, California. The Men's Mass StartSpeed Skating competition will be held this afternoon in Milwaukee, as part ofthe U.S. Olympic Trials
In the United Kingdom,the Premiership Rugby Season continues with a big match today between the Waspsand the Saracens. Wasps will be looking to extend their Premiership winning runto seven when they host Saracens at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Sunday. The Saracens have won three of the last four gamesthe two have played. But they face astern test in the reigning European Champions who have lost just two of theirlast 12 encounters. The black-and-goldswere dominant against Bath last Friday but will have to contend without injuredpair Kyle Eastmond and Josh Bassett. Theirtask is however made easier with their opponents recent poor form, with twowins from their last two Premiership matches coming on the back of aseven-match winless run. The Wasps havestarted to show why they are considered one of the most exciting teams in thePremiership by scoring 112 points in their last three top-flight matches. The Saracens possess one of the meanestdefences in the game and have conceded the second least amount of points thisseason. In the United States, TheWild Card weekend of the National Football League playoffs continues on Sunday,with the Buffalo Bills travelling to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the CarolinaPanthers travelling to the New Orleans Saints. After a three-seasonabsence, the New Orleans Saints (11-5) will play in a postseason game for thefirst time since 2013 when the team hosts the Carolina Panthers (also 11-5) atthe Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday. Only 10 Saints, includingquarterback Drew Brees, running back Mark Ingram, defensive end Cameron Jordan,tackle Terron Armstead and punter Thomas Morstead, among others -- remain fromthe Saints' 2013 team. Linebacker andNotre Dame alum Manti Te'o, who signed a two-year deal in March 2017, lastappeared in the postseason as a member of the then-San Diego Chargers. Seeking stability amid an uncertain future,the Carolina Panthers signed coach Ron Rivera to a two-year contract extensionon Saturday. On the field, the Panthershave been fairly consistent outside of a disappointing 6-10 season a year ago. Its defense finished third in the NFL with 50sacks during the regular season, and it is the only team in the NFL to notallow an individual 100-yard rusher in any game this season. The Panthers set afranchise record by going 20 consecutive games without allowing a 100-yardindividual rusher, the longest active streak in the league. Carolina's offense has finished in the top 10in the NFL in yards rushing per game in six of the past seven seasons,including a fourth-place mark this season at 131.4 yards per game. It’s been a generationsince the Jacksonville Jaguars last hosted a home playoff game and Sunday’scontest with the Buffalo Bills at EverBank Field will mean much more than justa game for the city, the franchise and the fans. The Bills’ 17-year playoff drought is a thingof history, albeit, ugly history. Thanks to last week’s Jacksonville lodd,coupled with Cincinnati’s stunning triumph over Baltimore, the Bills are backin the postseason for the first time since the 1999 season. This is the 16th game counting playoffs, everyplayed between these teams, with the Bills holding an 8-7 lead. ... Last year,the Bills defeated the Jaguars in Buffalo, 28-21, and the year before, Buffalolost to Jacksonville 34-31 in a game played at Wembley Stadium in London. Jacksonville leads the Bills in allstatistical categories, both offense and defense. In theonly playoff game between the teams, the Jaguars defeated the Bills 30-27 in1996. That game happened to be the first meeting ever in Jacksonville’s secondseason in the NFL. In today's game, the sentimental choice has got to be theBills. The best to all teams. -- Posted By Rex to SR at 1/07/2018 12:06:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
