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FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson was right. On Monday, Johnson’s team played what he had called the biggest game in franchise history, which might not be saying so much seeing as the Texans have only been around since 2002 and have made just one playoff appearance in their existence. With that in mind, Houston came to Gillette Stadium in search of something more significant than just a win—the Texans came looking for validation of their 11-1 record, for affirmation of their status as AFC favorites, for proof to show the rest of the league how far this bunch has come. What the Texans got instead was a 42-14 shredding. And they were shredded, essentially, because the Patriots have Tom Brady and the Texans do not. Sure, the Patriots have a great supporting cast. But it is Brady who keeps them ahead of the rest of the NFL’s curve. For example, on New England’s third touchdown, Brady was able to hurry his team to the line of scrimmage before the Texans defense got set, finding Aaron Hernandez for a quick pass while the Texans were milling about. “No. 12 is not going to miss it,” Texans coach Gary Kubiak said of Brady. “He doesn’t miss much. He sure as hell didn’t tonight. He took advantage of us right there,nike sko. That’s what it takes to get to where that team has been for a long time. They did it again tonight, so credit to them.” Brady started putting together a highlight reel on New England’s first drive, when he laid out a long ball for receiver Wes Welker, who brought it in with a diving catch for 25 yards. He capped that drive with a pass in the flat to Hernandez. Brady followed up on the Patriots’ next drive with a brilliant play-action fake that duped just about everyone in the stadium, setting up a 37-yard bullet to Brandon Lloyd for a touchdown that gave New England a quick 14-0 lead. Brady was 6-for-8 on those opening two drives, with a passer rating of 156.3. In all, he was 21-for-35 for 296 yards, with four touchdowns and no interceptions. But Brady’s most profound moment wasn’t one of those pinpoint touchdown balls, nor was it his bomb to returning Patriots receiver Donte’ Stallworth that floated just over the shoulder of Texans defensive back Brandon Harris, an arrow finding the heart of its target. No, his best moment came at the end of the third quarter, on a third-and-5 play from the Texans’ 33-yard line. Brady took the snap out of the shotgun and scanned the field. Unable to find an open man, he began to lumber upfield. He froze safety Danieal Manning with a quick ball fake, giving him enough room to slide ahead for 6 yards and a first down. The crowd, somnolent and comfortable with the big lead, began to cheer Brady, who popped up and enthusiastically signaled a first down. “I’ve got to show them that I can still do it a little bit. I was pretty fired up at that point,” Brady said. “That was a big moment in the game.” Fans gave Brady a chant of, “M-V-P!” After a game like this one, who’s to argue? Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, perhaps, but given what Brady did to Houston, given that he has beaten Manning once already, and with the prospect that he could do a number on another top-flight defense next week when San Francisco comes to town,nike air max, Brady has put himself in the driver’s seat for the MVP award. Pats guard Logan Mankins was asked to name his vote for MVP, and did not hesitate. “Tom Brady,” he said,nike free. Asked to elaborate, Mankins said, “Have you ever watched him play?” All of this means no disrespect to Texans quarterback Matt Schaub. Houston might have gotten somewhere last year had Schaub not hurt his foot, and he came into the Patriots matchup having gone 15-1 in his previous 16 regular-season starts, with 3,062 yards passing this year and 21 touchdowns against just nine interceptions. He throws to one of the best receivers in the game, Johnson. He also has an underrated tight end (Owen Daniels) and one of the NFL’s best backs (Arian Foster) on hand. That’s what makes the Texans a dangerous team, and the Patriots won’t take them lightly should they meet again—there have been plenty of examples of teams that lose big to a team in the regular season, only to beat them in the playoffs. “We very well could,” Schaub said, when asked about possibly playing the Patriots again. “We didn’t play well today and we need to move forward next week. It was frustrating because we pride ourselves on being a smart football team, a clean football team and we weren’t that in the first half. We dug ourselves a hole we couldn’t climb out of, and we have to take a hard look at that. This business is very humbling at times and that’s what happened here tonight.” Humbling is one way to put it. Or, as Johnson himself said, “It was a good (butt)-whipping and that is pretty much it.” This was a big game for the Texans, an opportunity to show they’re a legitimate Super Bowl team. Maybe they will be, down the road. But for now, they’re coming off a pretty sound beating, and they're beginning to understand that as much as they’ve improved, they have a long way to go to keep up with Brady.

Your Run-Of-The-Mill Wheelchair Basketball Fan Rioting [Vide
Police were forced to use tear gas to break up a nasty fan brawl during a heated wheelchair basketball game in Turkey recently. The two teams involved were rivals Galatasary and Besiktas, and the match was being played at Ahmet Comert Sports Hall in Istanbul. If I had a nickle for every wheelchair basketball riot video I&#8217;ve seen&#8230; According to Euronews: Several players and supporters were reportedly hurt in the chaos. The following day at least ten fans were arrested after police reviewed the footage,nike free. Fans of three rival Istanbul clubs – Galatasaray,billige nike shox, Besiktas and Fenerbahce – are not allowed to attend away games between these clubs at soccer and basketball games,billige nike sko, but the regulation doesn’t apply to other sports. The ban is now likely to cover wheelchair basketball. [Busted Coverage via Euronews]

Alex Rodriguez Owns Rat-Infested, Roach-Filled Apartments in
Residents of Newport Riverside, an apartment complex in Tampa, Florida that is owned by Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, are complaining about the poor, slum-like conditions of the complex. Newport Riverside is just one of 15 complexes that Alex Rodriguez&#8217;s company, Newport Property Ventures, owns. Rodriguez is baseball&#8217,billiga nike sko;s highest paid player with $27.5 million coming in each year. You would think with a bankroll like that, A-Rod could get these problems fixed, but residents say things like courtyard lights going out, holes in walls and broken windows go months without repair. Other complaints from residents at Newport Riverside include what they said were unfair tows from the parking lot Monday night. Tow trucks removed a number of residents&#8217; vehicles because they backed into their spots, violating a little-known and non-posted policy of only parking &#8220;front in.&#8221; Residents had to pay upwards of $175 a piece to retrieve their vehicles; money they say will come out of their families&#8217,billiga nike shox; Christmas allowance. In the video, a female resident living in one of the units complains about molded wood on the stairwell and leaks in her ceiling as well as rats and roaches that live throughout the units. It is not just the condition of the apartments that are in jeopardy. 10 News called the City of Tampa and that prompted an immediate visit from the Fire Marshall. Upon arriving, the Fire Marshall found an improperly-locked driveway gate at the back of the complex,billiga nike free, as well as code enforcement. [The Big Lead via WTSP]

Twitter opens up tweet archive downloads
Twitter now allows users to download past tweets for archiving. The new service will allow users to download past tweets going all the way back to when they first used the social network. Twitter says the option to download past tweets is currently only available to a small group of users. However, the social media giant expects to roll out the feature to all its users in the coming months. "This project was first built during one of our quarterly Hack Weeks. Since then, we've done the engineering work necessary to make it available to Twitter users," wrote Mollie Vandor of Twitter's user services engineering team in a blog post. "We look forward to seeing the old Tweets you uncover. As you go through all of your Tweets, share your favorites using #TwitterArchive." The announcement comes following promises of such a service from Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo earlier this year. Costolo made the announcement during a speech at the University of Michigan last month,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre. Twitter users will be able to view their past tweets by the month they were created,Beats by dre. They will also be able to search through their archive by key words, phrases, hashtags, and other user's names. The service is currently available to a select number of users through a prompt in the settings menu. Users who request the service will receive their tweet archive through email. News of the archiving option comes following the announcement that Twitter had broken the 200 million active user threshold earlier this year,Beats Sverige.

Los Angeles Angels Reportedly To Land Josh Hamilton At 5-Yea
The Los Angeles Angels have reportedly agreed to sign Josh Hamilton to a deal worth around $125 Million over five years,Beats Sverige. The Angels had a disapointing season last year, and are not gun shy about spreading some cash around. This all comes from a source with direct knowledge of the deal told ESPN Dallas talk show host Ben Rogers. The Angels have a power filled line-up to say the least, featuring Hamilton, Pujols, and Trout. Look out A.L.. According to ESPN: Hamilton,Beats by dre, 31, has batted .304 in his big-league career, all but 90 games of it in Texas. He has provided big power in the middle of the Rangers&#8217; lineup, helping the team to World Series appearances in 2010 and &#8217;11. Hamilton hit .285 with 43 homers and 128 RBIs in an inconsistent 2012 season that didn&#8217,Billiga Beats By Dr Dre;t finish well; a vision problem caused him to miss five games, he struggled offensively and he had an error in the AL West-deciding loss to Oakland.

Merril Hoge Is Not a Tim Tebow Fan [Video]
Merril Hoge was not in a sugar coating mood recently on Sports Center during a round-table discussion on Tim Tebow&#8217;s decision to not be used in the Wildcat formation,nike shox. The kicker was when Hige claims: “phony as a three dollar bill,nike sko.” Happy Holidays,nike free! [The Big Lead]

Formula One Racing In Austin Means Massive Alcohol Sales
According to the AP, in shocking news, people in Austin seem to be a big fan of drinking alcohol while they watch live Formula One races. Circuit of the Americas became the state&#8217;s top liquor seller in November as the inaugural Formula One race weekend in Austin drew more than 260,000 very thirsty fans. The Texas comptroller&#8217;s office says Circuit-related events had $2.8 million worth of beer, wine and mixed drink sales. Lewis Hamilton won the Nov,nike sko. 17 U.S. Grand Prix, the first Formula One race on American soil since 2007, in his fourth victory of the 2012 season,nike free. The Austin American-Statesman reported Monday that citywide alcohol sales for November reached $48.4 million, or 23 percent higher than a year earlier. Some business owners credit the increase to race fans in Austin for the mid-November events,nike shox. ATX Brands owner Doug Guller says it was a great first year for Formula One.

13-Year Old Girl Bench Presses 198lbs
This is one of the strongest women teenager&#8217,billige nike shox;s out there, it says so in the video so I&#8217,nike air max;m obviously going to believe it. What I do know is that I can NOT bench anywhere near 200lbs and I am a 32 year-old man. Check out Mariana Naumova a 13-year old from RUssia who crushes a 198lbs bench press at the WPC Worlds in Las Vegas,nike sko. Whatever. [The Big Lead]

Russell Westbrook Really Enjoys Singing Ke$ha Songs
Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma Thunder took on the Dallas Mavericks in a Friday night western conference match-up and Russ was definitely pumped up. During pregame festivities, the cameras caught Russ singing along to a &#8220;Die Young,&#8221; a pop song if there ever was one, by Ke$ha,Monster Beats. Russell mouthed the song and it sure looked like he knew every last word. We have a feeling once this video makes its way around the Internet,Beats by dre, Mr,Billiga Monster. Westbrook will most likely get some good old fashioned ribbing from his teammates for quite a while. [@CJZero]

NBA player reps reportedly didnt approve union chief Hunters
NBA player representatives didn’t approve union executive director Billy Hunter’s five-year, $15 million contract, a possible violation of the union’s constitution, Yahoo! Sports Thursday. Hunter and the NBPA’s late general counsel, Gary Hall, failed to get proper approval in 2010, as directed by union bylaws. A copy of the NBPA constitution and bylaws, obtained and quoted by Yahoo! Sports, states in Article V,Monster Beats, Section I that “the appointment of an Executive Director, and the terms of his employment contract, must be approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the combined total of all Board of Player Representatives and Executive Committee members.” The possible violation of the constitution raises questions about the legitimacy of Hunter's contract and his future as executive director, according to Yahoo,Beats Sverige! Sports. The website reported that Hunter signed the contract at an NBPA executive committee meeting June 23, 2010, in Las Vegas, but he and Hall never brought the deal to a vote of the 30 team player reps for approval, multiple unidentified sources told Yahoo! Sports. Hunter and an NBPA spokesperson had not returned phone or text messages to Yahoo,Beats By Dr Dre! Sports by Thursday afternoon.