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We're checking back in with Ryan Bowen, the writer and cycling activist who is cycling cross country from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. for President-elect Obama's inauguration. We check in with Ryan who is camping out in Madison, Florida.

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If you can drag yourself away from watching football this holiday season, it may be worth noticing that in this economy the recession-proof industries of sports and sports media may not be so recession proof. Here to talk about what could be a very important trend in the sports world in 2009 is Jeff Beresford Howe, The Takeaway tailgater and sports commentator.

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The Takeaway's sports contributor Jeff Beresford-Howe looks into his crystal (foot)ball to try and help us figure out what we can expect from the new year in sports.

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Listen to Jeff Beresford-Howe discuss the eventful NFL Sunday on The Takeaway.

Yesterday may have been the single most interesting day in the modern history of the NFL, and it was certainly the most amazing final day of the season in any sport in a long time. Any one of the following would be a big story, but all of them in the span of about 12 hours?

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And oh what a weekend it was. From the Dallas Cowboys' spectacular crash to the grand finale of Detroit's season-long slow burn to the odd alignment of the playoff fates that put the New York Jets in the position to keep their hated rivals the Patriots out of the playoffs...by losing. It's complicated. To help us make sense of it all The Takeaway talks to writer and frequent contributor Jeff Beresford-Howe.

Read Jeff's notes on the most interesting day in modern NFL history.

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Brett Favre made big news last spring when he bid a tearful farewell to his 17-season football career. By summer he'd made news once more when he signed with the New York Jets. To make room for Favre, the Jets jettisoned quarterback Chad Pennington, who now plays for the Miami Dolphins. This is a move that could haunt the Jets for years to come and one that could break Favre's legacy — while making Chad Pennington's. This Sunday, the Jets play the Dolphins. Our own Jay Cowit previews the showdown.

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The Detroit Lions became the first 0-15 team in National Football League history on Sunday, their latest loss one of the ugliest of an ugly season. Jeff Beresford-Howe joins us to talk about the fate of the Lions.

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The first brother to pitch against another brother in a baseball all-star game.

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Why would Gov. Blagojevich try to extort the Chicago Cubs?

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Rogue football players, baseball winter meetings and ticket pricing.

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Turkey isn’t the only tradition near and dear to Americans on Thanksgiving. Football is an integral part of Turkey-day festivities in many households. Jeff Beresford-Howe, The Takeaway’s very own one-man tailgate party, joins us to talk about what’s happening in football and how the economic crisis is impacting even televised sports games.

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"The total pot for the World Series of Poker is about $180 million. It's up from $160 million last year." — Gary Belsky, ESPN the Magazine

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NFL players may seem invulnerable, but recently a spate of staph infections has hit teams around the country. The potentially dangerous infection spreads from close contact and skin abrasions. CDC epidemiologist Jeff Hageman explain best ways for non-athletes to avoid infection.

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After a rain delay postponed the World Series by days not hours, the Philadelphia Phillies put the Tampa Bay Rays away last night, winning Game Five, 4-3.

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The NBA season begins tonight. The Takeaway looks at how the tough economy is playing out on the hardwood.

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With Sunday night's Game Four 10-2 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays by the Philadelphia Phillies, this year's World Series nears a probable end Monday night as the Phillies throw their ace, the always good and recently unhittable Cole Hamels, at the Rays. If Hamels pulls it off for the Phils, it'll be the fifth straight lopsided and forgettable World Series.

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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays face off in game one of the 2008 World Series tonight, while in politics, Pennsylvania and Florida are shaping up to become key battleground states in the 2008 presidential election. So, who is a candidate to root for?

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The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays went head to head Thursday night in a game the Sox had to win to stay alive in the American League Championship Series. In the 7th inning, the Rays were up 7-0, but the boys from Boston managed a miraculous rally and won the game, 8-7. The Sox will need to win their next two games to advance to the World Series.

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