Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: January 9, 2014

This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for Jan. 9: 

• The Oregon cheerleaders have had a solid year on Instagram.

• A guy gave teeth to his Oregon Ducks fandom.

• Tiger Woods is starting his 2015 season at the zoo that is Phoenix, on Super Bowl Sunday. Prepare for the crazy.

• Knicks fans are reaching for the paper bags. It's the players who should be wearing them.

• Simmons goes longform on Flacco. But is he elite?

• Aaron Hernandez's trial starts today.

• Dan Reeves shares his memories of the Ice Bowl.

• Former Syracuse fullback Rob Konrad swam nine miles at night after falling off his boat.

• The Titans decided to "live-tweet" the Music City Miracle on its 15th anniversary. The St. Louis Rams had the perfect response.

• Fun championship game prop bets.

• Marv Albert shared his all-time Albert Achievement Awards on Letterman.

-- Email us with any compelling sports-related links at links@athlonsports.com.