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The best there ever was? The best there ever will be? When it comes the success of the New England Patriots, it's only natural to compare what the franchise has accomplished in the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era to the legendary dynasties of the NFL. But are the Patriots the gold standard of NFL franchises, or do they need to win a sixth Super Bowl to cement this status?

The first-year Las Vegas Knights aren't your father's expansion team. Given the opportunity to select several veteran players during the NHL expansion draft, the Golden Knights have melded into an instant contender, and currently lead the NHL's Western Conference standings at the NHL All-Star break, shattering all records for a first-year NHL franchise. The Golden Knights are the talk of the hockey and sports world.

It has been two months since we last looked at the 2018 Kentucky Derby future bets options at Bovada, and with the turn of the calendar to 2018, the Derby qualifying series is well underway. Today we'll check in with some of the horses at the top of the leaderboard and their current future bet odds.

A promising start to the NHL season for the Los Angeles Kings has gone off the rails of late and the Kings suddenly find themselves in a tense battle for a Western Conference playoff position. One of the teams standing in L.A.'s way are the Calgary Flames. The Kings come to the Pengrowth Saddledome on Wednesday with third spot in the Pacific Division on the line.

If you were to complete an oral history of the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, it would be about as long as one of those compositions you read in front of the class in elementary school. And it would be just as awkward, with little of value or substance to offer, finally coming to a very unhappy ending. Will the Eagles be able to change the narrative in Super Bowl LII?

Let's face it, the New England Patriots are the NFL's version of Hulk Hogan. Much like Hogan, the legendary wrestling champion, so often the Patriots look to be down and out and on the verge of defeat, only to rise up and stage a miraculous come-from-behind victory. New England's win over the Jacksonville was the 54th fourth-quarter rally engineered by Patriots QB Tom Brady.

Run at Churchill Downs on the day before the Kentucky Derby, the $1 million Kentucky Oaks is the most prestigious horse race for fillies in North America. Just like the Derby, the Oaks offers a series of qualifying races where the horses try to accumulate enough points to make it into the field.

The similarities between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles are stark. Both are led by smothering, stifling defenses. Both have quarterbacks at the helm who weren't the guy under center when the NFL season started. When the regular season got underway, neither team was touted as a playoff contender, let alone to end up as opponents in the NFC championship Game. And neither team has won the Super Bowl.

Talk about a contrast in histories. The New England Patriots are playing in their seventh AFC Championship Game in a row and their 12th conference title game since 2001. The Jacksonville Jaguars are in the AFC Championship Game for just the third time in franchise history. Sunday's contest will be only the 14th playoff game for the team since the Jaguars entered the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1995.