UFC 127 heads down under on Feb. 26th

Mixed martial arts will be heading back down under to Australia again as UFC 127 is set to rock the Acer Arena, in Sydney on Feb. 26th. The main event features a welterweight bout between Jon Fitch (22-3) of Fort Wayne, Indiana against BJ Penn (16-7-1) of Hilo, Hawaii. The undercard should also be exciting with several Australians on the bill. The co-main event between Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera should also be a cracker.

The main features BJ Penn, who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He’s good on the ground and standing and is a former champion. He’s won seven of his 16 wins by knockout and six by submission. He lost to Frankie Edgar and Georges St. Pierre. However, he’s still one of the best in the world. Jon Fitch fought well in his loss to St. Pierre and has won five in a row. He’s in great shape for a 32-year old and doesn’t mind going the distance, like he has in his past five victories.

While golf fans will know who David Duval is, those who don’t follow the game will have no clue about the man. Duval, for the record, has spent fifteen weeks at the top as the world’s best male golfer, but this was back in 1999. From then on, his career hit a rough patch and he faded away from public view. Over the past two years, he has managed to salvage some of his lost glory and is currently ranked 62nd in the world. Here is a look at the ups and downs in the career of one of America’s finest professional golfers, David Duval.

Early Years

As the offspring of golf instructor Bob Duval, some may say that golf was in David’s genes. As an 18-year old, Duval won the United States Junior Amateur Championship and as an amateur golfer, was voted National Player of the year in 1993. He embarked on his professional golfing career in the same year, receiving his PGA Tour Card two years later, in 1995.

Super Bowl XLV will be played on February 6th 2011 and will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers. The game will be played at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas and it was just announced that the roof will be shut for the game. With the NFL worried about the weather, its been confirmed that the game will be played indoors with the roof closed. Both of these teams are use to playing outside in colder weather, so there really isn’t any advantage here.

2011 Super Bowl XLV Opening Betting Line

Pittsburgh Steelers +0
Green Bay Packers +0

2011 Super Bowl XLV Current Betting Line

Pittsburgh Steelers +2.5
Green Bay Packers –2.5

1. Oregon Ducks (10-0) – Ducks had the week off, and are now preparing for a weekend tilt with Arizona. Just two wins away from the national title game.

2. Auburn Tigers (11-0) – Also with the week off. Will have to win two very tough games to get to the national title game. First, this weekend against Alabama, followed by the SEC title game against South Carolina.

3. Boise State Broncos (10-0) – Blasted Fresno State on Friday night. Now will look to show the nation how good they are, as they take on the Nevada Wolf Pack.

4. Texas Christian University (11-0) – The Horned Frogs had the weekend off. Despite their impressive season, they look to be on the outside looking in with it comes to national title game. The Horned Frogs will take on the hapless Lobos of New Mexico this weekend.