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Now that the calendar has flipped to 2013, it’s time to start looking ahead to some of the major international sporting events we have in store. There are World Championships in the Summer Olympic sports, as well as the announcement of the 2020 Olympic host city.

Well kids, we’ve reached the final week of the 2012 NFL season. As Week 17 dawns, 10 of the 12 playoff spots are clinched, as are six of the eight divisions. But that doesn’t mean we’ve got a boring slate of games in store for Sunday. Just the opposite, actually. We’ve got Cowboys-Redskins for the NFC East title on Sunday night, among others. Of course, we’ve got some meaningless duds like Jaguars-Texans, too. That’s why I’m breaking this week’s picks into three categories: Games That Really Matter, Games That Somewhat Matter, and Games That Don’t Matter.

Among the things I received for Christmas this year was the new Sports Illustrated book “Football’s Greatest.” It had a bunch of Top 10 lists ranking all kids of football-related things, from the best uniforms and games to coaches and rivalries. The book also featured the panel’s Top 10 list of all-time bests at each position. Along with the obvious Hall of Famers, there were a bunch of active players included as well. And that got me thinking: Who are the greatest players in the NFL right now?

The late, great Dick Clark may be best known for his annual special “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” Now the young man he mentored in host, producer and entrepreneur, Ryan Seacrest, will be flying solo this year. Clark, who had a reduced role in the annual event over the last few years, passed away this spring. So this will be Seacrest’s first time counting down to midnight all on his own. But the “American Idol” star says he can handle it.

For starters, how did the Kansas City Chiefs, who will likely end up with the No. 1 pick, end up with five Pro Bowlers, while the Atlanta Falcons, the No. 1 seed in the NFC, have only three? The “experts” can make any excuse/explanation they want as to why the worst team in the league has two more Pro Bowlers than the best team in the league. None of them are going to matter. It’s a complete joke, and the NFL should be utterly embarrassed about it. One Chief, maybe two, fine. But five? And you can’t blame this on Chiefs fans stuffing the ballot box