playoff matchups

Cowboys dominate Eagles 24-0 to win NFC East

SI.com  Sun, 01/03/2010 - 18:37

The NFC playoff matchups are set. Dallas beat Philadelphia 24-0, which gave Minnesota the No. 2 seed and set up a pair of Week 17 rematches: Eagles-Cowboys and Packers-Cardinals.


 

Pens earn home-ice advantage on NHL's last day

Topix - Sports News  Sun, 04/12/2009 - 21:13

Most of the late-season NHL drama was gone before the curtain closed Sunday on the regular season.

That didn't make it any less special for the 16 teams that still have a whole lot more left on the line once the postseason kicks off Wednesday night.

All the playoff matchups in the Eastern Conference were locked into place after a busy Saturday.

The only mystery that remained there Sunday _ with four games on the league schedule _ was which club would own home-ice advantage in the Battle of Pennsylvania between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.