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Tim Tebow astonished fans in a gripping game Sunday. A peculiar “mile high” halo-like smoke ring was allegedly seen Sunday on the field after the Broncos scored their first field goal. The Steelers/Broncos game has a number of other unnerving coincidences that include the numbers from Tebow’s favorite Bible verse, John 3:16.

Lionel Messi has claimed his crown as the world's best footballer in a third consecutive year, after being awarded FIFA's Balloon d'Or award in Zurich.

The body of Michael Philbin, the 21-year-old son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, has been found, according to reports.

Sabas, a man living in Inwood Hill Park, comes out of the woods for few reasons other than to watch football.

City records show that Donald Trump is set to manage a PGA-regulation golf course in the Bronx and will not need to pay any to money to the city for the first four years of operation. On the fifth year, Trump will have to pay a minimum of $300,000 or 7 percent of the course's gross and by year 16 he will have to pay only 10 percent or $420,000 to the city.

The Alabama-LSU BCS Championship game at halftime has been a low-scoring affair at just 9-0, much as everyone predicted, but the signs are foreboding for the Tigers.

Messi is the first-ever player to win the FIFA Player of the Year award three-straight years.

The Gunners advanced to the fourth round on Henry's late goal.

It's time for the BCS National Championship Game 2012, between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama, and if you are away from a TV live streaming is available for tonight's contest.

Arsene Wenger still has a more than a few weeks to pull off another deal.

The shortstop was a 12-time National League All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove winner.

Tim Tebow's stunning overtime pass in the Broncos vs. Steelers game Sunday night also broke records in Twitter history. Reaction to the quarterback's performance reached 9,420 Tweets per second - the most amount of Twitter activity for a sports event.

The BCS Championship 2012 game is finally here. Alabama faces LSU in a rematch of two highly-touted, equally gifted teams after a hard-fought, low-scoring 9-6 slugfest back on Nov. 5.

Romeo Crennel won two of his three games as an interim head coach.

If you look at Larkin’s and Trammels’ careers, you will see some startling similarities.

The outspoken comedian has been mum on Twitter.

The SEC powerhouse teams that happen to play in the same conference division -- the SEC West -- will square off in a rematch of their regular season game that LSU won 9-6 in overtime. The Tigers ended up undefeated, effectively obliterating opponents outside of the close game with the Crimson Tide, while Alabama lost only to the Tigers.

The rematch will decide the 2012 National Championship

After securing the win for the Denver Broncos Sunday night, quarterback Tim Tebow is warranted a $250,000 bonus due to a performance clause in his contract.

Tim Tebow is no longer allowed to paint his favorite verse, John 3:16, on his face, but that does not seem to be stopping the Denver Broncos' quarterback. Fans were astonished when Tebow passed for a shocking 316 yards in ten throws against the Steelers or 31.6 yards per throw. As the playoffs continue, sports fans are left wondering: Is Tebow's luck a statistical coincidence or is God on the Broncos' side?

Tebow may also have had some divine intervention during the game.

The Broncos upset the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime on Sunday.

Tim Tebow's faith may be an open book (his nickname isn't God's Quarterback for nothing), but his love life is nothing short of a mystery.

Delonte West, a Dallas Mavericks player, will be the only one of his team to stay back when they make their highly-anticipated visit to the White House, to meet President Barack Obama. In his own words, West has been banned from going to the White House owing to a past that has criminal records.

Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic edged out Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 7-6 7-6 in a nerve-jangling Chennai Open final Sunday to win his second ATP title.

The BCS Championship 2012 game will feature No. 2 Alabama (11-1) against No. 1 LSU (13-0) in what could be a repeat of a defensive knockdown, drag-out fight that the two teams had on Nov. 5. LSU edged Alabama 9-6 in OT on a Drew Alleman field goal and solidified itself as the best team in the nation after that.

The teams were tied 70-70 with just 21 seconds left in overtime in the Division 1 NCAA basketball game on Jan. 5. Louisiana-Lafayette inbounded the ball, but the team had six players on the floor. Nobody seem to notice, however -- not even the game's referees. Elfrid Payton took the ball to a game-winning layup with three seconds left, and the time expired with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming the 72-70 victory.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Denver Broncos in the AFC wild card round on Sunday at Mile High Stadium. Will the veteran Steelers be the road warriors everyone expects or will Denver advance thanks to some more miracle magic by Tim Tebow?

It's not exactly an offensive explosion, but the tensions are high and Cincinnati and Houston are slugging it out for the right to advance in the NFL playoffs 2012. It's the first NFL playoff game, and former President George Bush and his wife, Barbara, are on hand in Houston for the big event.