LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...1/19/12...Rising Sun in Texas, Yu Darvish Japan's best pitcher signs with Texas Rangers...Playoff Blues, Eli Manning has the stomach bug and missed practice & Tom Brady has a sore shoulder and did not practice with Pats (Ravens fans I see that smile)...Notre Dame strikes gold and recruits Gunner Kiel perhaps the best high school QB in the nation...What! International Ski Federation president has called for an underwear rule change (skiers don't change their underwear??)...110,000 fans can see the NHL Winter Classic next year if the NHL can work out a deal with U of Michigan to play in the "Big House"...QB's have it tough, Denver's Tebow and Cowboy's Romo will be playing golf with Tiger Woods in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...STATE SPORTS...Ravens concentrate on Patriots and keeping players from fussing at each other (do your talking after the game guys!)...Is there anyone in Maryland not wearing PURPLE this week??...MSP Polar Plunge is 9 days away (fingers crossed for warm temperatures)...76 days until Nationals play the Cubs with THE PRINCE at first (we hope)...LOCAL SPORTS... Local High school basketball tonight as QACHS boys are in a Bay Side North dog fight, KIHS girls are on a undefeated roll & QACHS girls are the Bay Side North team who are going to be a spoiler!