R.G.'s Weekly Sports ReCap: Saturday 1/4 - Friday 1/10

My 'notable' happenings and keynotes of the sports world this past week:

 

College Football: The #1 Florida State Seminoles closed out their unbeaten season in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion with a 34-31 victory over the #2-ranked Auburn Tigers in the Vizio BCS National Championship Game - their first title in 15 years. 'Noles QB Jameis Winston (20-23, 237 yards, 3 TDs) made history by becoming the first freshman signal-caller to win both the Heisman Trophy and the national title in the same season....New head coach hires - Charlie Strong, Texas Longhorns; James Franklin, Penn State; Bobby Petrino, Louisville Cardinals....2K12 Heisman Trophy winning QB Johnny Manziel forgoes his Junior season and will enter this year's NFL Draft.

MLB: Pitching greats Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, along with former two-time AL MVP Frank Thomas, are the new inductees into the 2K14 Baseball Hall of Fame. Former Houston Astros great Craig Biggio nearly became a fourth member of this year's class - falling short by just two votes.(74.8% of the required 75% needed for induction)....The Los Angeles Dodgers extend manager Don Mattingly to a new three-year contract extension.

NFL: The postseason began with the Wild Card round, as both the San Diego Chargers and Indianapolis Colts advanced to the division round in the AFC, while in the NFC, the defending conference champion San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints successfully moved on to the second round....Head coach hiring: Jay Gruden, Washington Redskins.

NBA: Players of the Week (Monday 12/30/2K13 - Sunday 1/5/2K14)....Eastern Conference - F Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia 76ers; Western Conference - F David Lee, Golden State Warriors....Players of the Month (December 2K13): East - F LeBron James, Miami Heat; West - F Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder....Rookies of the Month (December 2K13): East - G Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic; West - G Trey Burke, Utah Jazz....Coaches of the Month (December 2K13): East - Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors; West - Jeff Hornacek, Phoenix Suns....The Cleveland Cavaliers traded talented yet disgruntled and oft-injured center Andrew Bynum to the Chicago Bulls for All-Star forward Luol Deng and future draft picks.

Men's College Basketball (Division I): Associated Press Top 10 - 1.  Arizona  2. Syracuse  3. Ohio State  4. Wisconsin  5. Michigan State  6. Wichita State  7. Baylor  8. Villanova  9. Iowa State  10. Florida

Women's College Basketball (Division I): Associated Press Top 10 - 1. U.Conn  2. Notre Dame  3. Duke  4. Stanford  5. Lousiville  6. Maryland  7. Baylor  8. Tennessee  9. Kentucky  10. South Carolina....*Standout Performance: Baylor All-American G Odyssey Sims scored 48 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the team's victory over West Virginia.

Winter Sports: 29-year-old Olympic gold medal-winning skiier Lindsey Vonn will not complete at the upcoming Winter Games in Sochi, Russia due to her injured knee that will require surgery.

Soccer: Legendary Potugese player Eusebio passed away in his hometown of Lisbon, Portugal at the age of 71 due to heart failure.