Faceoff

• To prevent fraudulent bidding, we require a valid MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit card to place a bid on any auction item.
(Montreal Canadiens - NHL.com)
• The Green Bay Packers' most rabid fans, known as cheeseheads, take it as an article of faith that their state makes the best cheddar.
(New York Daily News)
• Man City v Liverpool faceoff once again in the second of their trilogy of fixtures this month.
(Sporting Opinions)
• For weeks, U.S. Rep. Ben Quayle has remained silent about which congressional district he intends to run in this year. If where his constituents live matters most, as he has said, his decision should be clear.
(AZCentral.com)
• BOSTON — They practised at Harvard University on Friday and the irony of being amid that bastion of higher learning wasnt lost on the Vancouver Canucks.
(Calgary Herald)
• The faceoff could end with one side backing down and risking credibility. According to sources in Pakistan, the governments allies have advised caution and moderation.
(Times of India)
• It wasn't too long ago that the AFRO Sports Desk battled over who the best player in the NBA was, LeBron James or Kevin Durant. But after an exciting first week of the new basketball season, that old argument resurfaced in a big way.
(Afro American Newspaper)
• The Indiana legislature is grinding to a halt this week, as Democrats work to stall the Republican majority from passing a law restricting the power of private-sector labor unions.
(TPMDC (blog))