division rival

The San Francisco Giants wanted nothing more than to clinch the NL West the first chance they got and enjoy a relaxing weekend.

San Diego came out swinging and denied their division rival an immediate champagne party. Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Ryan Ludwick and Matt Stairs also connected and the Padres put San Francisco's potential celebration on hold for at least a day with a...

As with everything there are two ways to interpret the decision by the Philadelphia Eagles to trade QB Donovan McNabb to their division rival Washington Redskins .

In 2009 they were the last team to not survive the Wild Car Round. With an 11-5 record they won their division, but a blow out loss to division rival Dallas in the first round of the playoffs did not leave them with a warm feeling in their bellies.

In fact we may see big changes on the Eagles roster for 2010. They have already released RB Brian Westbrook in favor for 21 year old RB LeSean McCoy.

There might also be a change at the Eagles QB brewing, as it may be time to turn over the Eagles offense to Kevin Kolb.

Now the Dallas Cowboys have to figure out how to do it again. A week after shutting out Philadelphia to clinch the NFC East title and shaking some of their reputation for late-season lapses, the Cowboys stay home for a Saturday night rematch against their division rival.

The Detroit Lions have until 1 PM Friday afternoon to sell the four thousand remaining tickets for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings.

How sad is that? The Lions cannot sell out their home opener, the Lions cannot sell out a game against division rival, and the Lions cannot sell out a game featuring one of the best players, Adrian Peterson, in the league today.