Eagles-Cowboys on Sunday

After having a mediocre 5-4 record midway through the season, the Eagles have won 5 straight games and are now in position to grab the 2-seed in the NFC. All that stands in their way is the final game of the regular season against the Cowboys in Dallas. This will be quite a showdown. The first time these two teams met was in Philadelphia, and the Cowboys came out on top. Dallas now has a record of 10-5, and a victory on Sunday would make them the division champs. A loss, however, would make the Eagles the champs and give them a first-round bye in the playoffs. The Vikings also have 4 losses, but apparently even if they win this weekend, the Eagles have a tiebreaker over them. I'm not exactly sure how that works, but that's what I've heard. Should be a great game on Sunday, and I'm looking forward to it.

Sixers beat Celtics

Things have not been going well for the Sixers lately, but they sure posted a good result last night. After a somewhat decent start to the season, they had a dismal 12-game losing streak (during which they acquired Allen Iverson), finally snapping it with a win against Golden State on Monday. Then they lost to the Cavs on Wednesday before taking on the Celtics last night. I listed to most of the game on the radio but fell asleep before the end. It did not really seem to me like the Sixers had a shot at winning it. They trailed at halftime, and they'd been having trouble with comebacks against any team, much less the Celtics. But I was proven wrong, and when I woke up this morning, I discovered that they had indeed come back and won 98-97. Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come.