Football
Washington will play No. 20 Boise State in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at Sam Boyd Stadium (ESPN).
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, is making news for an apparent slam at the Patriots’ receivers. In an exchange with a pro-Giants heckler, Bundchen was quoted saying: “My husband cannot (expletive) throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time,” following the Super Bowl on Sunday at Indianapolis.
NEW YORK — The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between.
INDIANAPOLIS — Move over David Tyree. Mario Manningham is the new star in the Giants’ latest version of “The Catch.”
INDIANAPOLIS — The eyes that watched Tom Brady’s pass sail to him were red. The hands that couldn’t catch it were clasped in his lap. The heart that helped make Wes Welker a star was broken.
INDIANAPOLIS — Elite and Eli. One and the same.