LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...1/20/12...NATIONAL SPORTS...U.S.A. now ranked 33rd in FIFA men's soccer rankings (Spain #1)...Sports "expert" and actor Rob Lowe says Peyton Manning will retire. Manning tells Lowe not to leave his day job any time soon (Manning coming to Redskins??)...Winter Blues? Have no fear the MLB All Star game is on July 10th in K.C...Russian 4 man bobsled team is ranked #1 in the world with a team of Zubkov, Egorov, Trunenkov & Mokruvsov, say that 10 times quickly!...STATE SPORTS...Nationals are in negotiations with MASN over TV rights and are asking for 3x more money (3x the current $29 million fee)...Ying and Yang: Caps are 1 game out of 1st place & the Wizards are 1-12...Maryland men's basketball is 12-5 and women are 17-1...48 hours until Ravens beat Pats... Remember the Old days?Jan 15, 1983 John Riggins ran for 185 yards against the Vikings...LOCAL SPORTS...Easton beats QACHS men in basketball and Bayside North race gets tighter...MSP Polar Plunge in 8 days