Two weeks ago I predicted a Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh match-up in the Super Bowl.
So close. If Baltimore's Lee Evans hangs on to that pass in the end zone with 22 seconds left, if San Francisco doesn't make two special teams miscues ...
So, instead we have a repeat of 2008 — the New England Patriots and New York Giants. That was a good Super Bowl, and I expect today's game to be equally entertaining.
Once again, the Giants come in as the underdog and once again I think they leave with the Vince Lombardi trophy.
I don't think the Giants are the most talented team in the NFL. I still can't believe they beat the Packers in Green Bay and the 49ers in San Francisco. But they have Eli Manning, who's playing like Aaron Rodgers did last year, and they have a defense that keeps them in every game.
In fact, that's why I think New York wins tonight. I like the Giants defense better than I like New England's. I'm also wondering how effective Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will be after suffering that high ankle sprain. He's such a huge part of the New England offense that if he's limited it will certainly hinder the Patriots.
The player who has really emerged this season is New York receiver Victor Cruz. Here's a guy who played at the University of Massachusetts and wasn't even drafted. He's the Wes Welker of the Giants. Cruz has continually come up with clutch receptions in this post-season and I think he'll give the Patriots fits.
Eli Manning, a year after throwing 25 interceptions, rebounds to win MVP honors.
New York Giants 27, New England 20
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Terry Wooten: WWII soldier's story told in poems
Jack Miller, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and a POW during World War II, won't be in any Memorial Day parades today.
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Garret Leiva: Season of wacky festivals
Memorial Day weekend ushers in the season of sand and tan lines. Summer is a festive time of year.
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Northern Notes: Women's Resource Center drive
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1776 High Lake Road, is wrapping up its semi-annual collection drive for the Women's Resource Center.
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Kathy Gibbons: Polite company can turn ugly
Traveling to Texas for a trade show as part of my new job recently, I got back to the hotel after a long day to find a pleasant surprise: Wednesday is free cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the hotel lobby.
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Reflections: The flower of remembrance
My first reminder of Memorial Day is when I go to the grocery store or the post office. Uh-oh, there's somebody standing by the entrance with a donation can and a fist full of those little fake flowers.
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George Weeks: Congressional campaigns, north and south
With one possible exception, the hottest action in this year's Michigan's congressional campaigns will be far downstate.
Continued ... - Saturday, May 26, 2012
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Jack Lessenberry: Keeping the underdog streak alive
When the last census confirmed that Michigan would lose yet another seat in Congress — the fifth since 1980 — the Legislature went to work to make sure a Democrat would be the odd man out.
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Ask Evelyn: Even toddlers can learn good manners
My son is 2 and he prefers the comfort of being held by an adult or being the center of attention. That's been his life so far, but I am a single mom and sometimes mom just has to get things done.
Continued ... - Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Everyday Cook: 5-year-old passionate about cooking
Elsie Ross has always had a hearty appetite.
Continued ... - Monday, May 21, 2012
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Northern notes: Proud vet helps patriotic Traverse City woman
Cecelia Leake of Traverse City was very distressed when she woke up one morning after a mid-April storm to find that her flag pole had broken and her flag had frozen to the ground.
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Garret Leiva: Hair can mean more than style
Bald might be beautiful but first comes an ugly realization: hair today, gone by midlife crisis — or sooner.
Continued ... - Sunday, May 20, 2012
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George Weeks: Centrists fading factor in politics
The shrinking center in American politics is evident in both parties but is especially prominent of late in the increasingly ideologically divided GOP.
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Jack Lessenberry: Tax on poor hurts businesses
If you had to sum up the Republican Party's creed in a sentence, it might well be: Raising taxes is a bad idea, no matter what.
Continued ... - Monday, May 14, 2012
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Northern Notes: Benefits to honesty
Ruth Jones of Traverse City dropped a grocery bag in the Meijer parking lot on a snowy, nasty day.
Continued ... - Sunday, May 13, 2012
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Marta Hepler Drahos: Horse racing not bucolic
Horses are what first drew me to Lexington, Ky., where I fell in love with the thousands of acres of bluegrass, the hundreds of miles of plank fencing, the palatial horse farms with cupola-topped barns in impossibly beautiful settings.
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George Weeks: Light lacking in supreme court races
Michigan has no greater current blot on state government than anonymous campaign contributions that give big money interests too much influence with too little transparency in all three branches, especially of late on the Supreme Court.
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Jack Lessenberry: Joe Schwarz and Congress
You might say Joe Schwarz's decision not to run provides a perfect example of what's wrong with the way we elect congressmen today.
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Reflections: The pride of Fife Lake
With an official population of less than 500, Fife Lake is represented by little more than a speck on the map.
Continued ... - Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Op-Ed: Lansing is being self-destructive
Reality is out of sync with how the politicians are operating in Lansing, where petty political considerations all too often trump everything else.
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Everyday Cook: Chef shares tips
For the past several years, Chef Tom Sisco has been teaching the "Simply Delicious Cuisine" series on designated Saturday mornings.
Continued ... - Monday, May 7, 2012
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Northern Notes: Grateful for honesty
Honest customer discovers lost money in a local store; the Iris Farm on M-72 for gives a dying woman a happy moment; plus more good news from around the region.
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Garret Leiva: What NOT to get mom
Real mothers live in the world of blood, sweat and tears — otherwise known as children. Motherhood is messy. Thankfully moms can lick anything — often with their own saliva and a tissue.
Continued ... - Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Loraine Anderson: A belated funeral
Julie Schopieray grew up in a family that always pulled off the road to read historical markers.
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George Weeks: Rep.'s headquarters in TC
President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are already exchanging barbs as if the post-primary general election campaign has started.
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On Poetry: Sprouts and rotting things
Today's sunny, like the last few days, but early May can always burst into tears at any moment, which makes me think of this poem by Dean Young.
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