If a team projected to win 72 games, starts the season winning 11 of their first 14, are they more likely to win 61 games or 65 games the rest of the way? Now many may recognize this mystery team as the Florida Marlins (who now hold a 11-4 record), who have surprised many by jump …

Turkey Day Games Tennessee Titans (-11½) over DETROIT LIONS This slate of Thursday games is pretty pathetic. Don't feel so bad if you miss a few snaps while you eat some turkey. The Titans loss last week wasn't exactly a fluke, but it's far from a sign of future doom.

In this week's game recap, Andrew Weiss of The Jets Blog wrote, For teams on the rise, there are games that have to be played and won before their full lessons can be understood.

If a team projected to win 72 games, starts the season winning 11 of their first 14, are they more likely to win 61 games or 65 games the rest of the way? Now many may recognize this mystery team as the Florida Marlins (who now hold a 11-4 record), who have surprised many by jump …

Turkey Day Games Tennessee Titans (-11½) over DETROIT LIONS This slate of Thursday games is pretty pathetic. Don't feel so bad if you miss a few snaps while you eat some turkey. The Titans loss last week wasn't exactly a fluke, but it's far from a sign of future doom.

In this week's game recap, Andrew Weiss of The Jets Blog wrote, For teams on the rise, there are games that have to be played and won before their full lessons can be understood.

I must admit that fantasies like The Golden Compass are right up my alley. I've never been one for tales of knights and dragons, but give me a good magical fantasy, especially British based, and you have me. There's something about hidden worlds of magic that just get me.

Who? You and your fellow newsviners. And the better include Calvin, I'm sure MSNBC.com can spare some travel expenses ;-) What? Vinemeet - A chance to get drunk with get to know your fellow newsviners. Where? Philadelphia area.

This article analyzes the overall story of Harry Potter and should be safe for those two of you yet to read the final book. However, I guarantee nothing, and I may have unintentionally left a hint or two as to details of the final book.

On Tuesday, September 2nd, Ron Paul and his Campaign for Liberty hosted the Rally for the Republic, an alternative convention to the RNC, celebrating freedom and liberty. A major theme of the night, printed on the front of the programs was Calling the GOP Back to its Roots.

On Tuesday, Ron Paul and his Campaign for Liberty held the Rally for the Republic at the Target Center in Minneapolis. They might as well have called this a Protest Rally against the RNC , as the message for most of the night was extremely critical of the Republican Party.

If you were watching the RNC on television like millions of other Americans you probably noticed the crowd break out into a "drill baby, drill" chant during speeches by both Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin.