| Was it really just a week ago that Texas
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| | with a mere 176! U Conn is now second
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| beat USC 41-38 in the Rose Bowl? Can
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| | with 49.Both Duke and Florida play
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| Vince Young possibly be as good in the
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| | tonight, while Pittsburgh plays Thursday
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| NFL as he was in his two Rose Bowl
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| | (home versus DePaul). Duke hosts Maryland
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| appearances? Is the 'monkey' finally off
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| | tonight on ESPN at 9:00 ET and the Blue
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| Mack Brown's back?Putting to rest the CFB
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| | Devils are favored by 14 points with a
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| season, note that Texas' 83 wins the last
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| | total of 156 1/2. Florida is home to an
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| eight years are the most of any school.
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| | 11-3 Miss St team but the gators are
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| The Longhorns are also the ONLY school to
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| | still favored by 18 1/2 points!ESPN2
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| have finished in the final BCS standings
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| | features a triple-header tonight
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| in EACH of the last seven years. Texas is
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| | beginning with Syracuse at Notre Dame at
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| also the only BCS-affiliated school to
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| | 7:00 ET. That game is followed by Texas
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| win at least 10 games in each of the last
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| | A&M at Oklahoma State (9:00 ET) and TCU
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| five years.My free play for Wednesday is
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| | at New Mexico (11:00 ET). Prior to the
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| the Min T-wolves over the Chi Bulls in
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| | Maryland/Duke game, ESPN opens its
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| the NBA at 8:05 ET. I've jumped to a 3-0
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| | coverage with Indiana at Michigan State
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| start with my CBB 15* plays in '06 and
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| | at 7:00 ET (Spartans are favored by five
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| offer another 15* play tonight (rare
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| | with a total of 146 1/2).NBA fans get a
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| back-to-back 15*s!). Also, I feature my
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| | busy 10-game slate tonight and all eyes
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| 10* SEC Game of the Month and my 10* NBA
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| | are in Portland, as Kobe tries to get 45
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| Favorite of the Month. Get them ALL,
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| | points or more for the 5th consecutive
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| right now!Putting to rest the bowl
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| | game. However, he's got a little more
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| season, 16 of the 28 games were decided
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| | work to do if he plans on catching Wilt,
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| by a TD or less, with EIGHT decided by
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| | who set an NBA record in 1964 of NINE
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| three points or less (two in OT). Fifteen
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| | consecutive 45-plus games!Who ever said
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| of the 28 winning teams came from behind
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| | 13 was an unlucky number? It surely
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| to win, with EIGHT of them erasing
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| | wasn't for Bruce Sutter. Sutter became
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| double-digit deficits!The average margin
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| | just the 4th reliever to get elected to
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| of victory was 10.9 PPG, the lowest in
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| | baseball's Hall of Fame, joining Hoyt
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| the BCS-era and the lowest since 1992.
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| | Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers and Dennis
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| Next year sees the addition of 5th BCS
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| | Eckersley. However, Sutter is the ONLY
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| bowl game but there is NO playoff plans
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| | one of the four, to have NEVER made a
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| in the near future. Speaking of which,
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| | major league start!His 'election' in his
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| it's BASKETBALL season!Tonight's college
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| | 13th year of eligibility, is the latest
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| hoops schedule features 46 games. Last
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| | of any player since Ralph Kiner was
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| week was a bad week for top-25 teams, as
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| | elected in 1975. Jim Rice fell 53 votes
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| 15 ranked teams lost, including two
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| | short in his 12th year on the ballot and
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| losses by Michigan St. FOUR teams fell
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| | Goose Gossage 54 votes shy, in his
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| from the ranks of the unbeaten last week.
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| | seventh year of eligibility. Sutter's
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| Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio St and
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| | election was long-overdue but I wouldn't
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| Villanova.That leaves Duke (14-0),
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| | expect 13 to be the charm for Rice next
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| Florida (14-0) and Pittsburgh (12-0).
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| | year.First-timers on next year's HOF
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| Duke's been ranked No. 1 all season but
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| | ballot will be Tony Gwynn (lock) and Cal
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| was a unanimous No. 1 this week, for the
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| | Ripken Jr (lock), not to mention a member
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| first time all season. Florida, unranked
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| | of Sports Illustrated's so-called "Liars
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| at the beginning of the year, has to be
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| | Club", Mark McGwire. Just in case the
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| the season's biggest surprise team, in
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| | voters have forgotten, Rice has 382
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| Billy Donovan's 10th year at Gainesville.
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| | career HRs, 1,451 RBI and a .298 LT
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| Pitt is 12-0 but ranked just 12th.
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| | batting average. He topped .300 seven
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| Kentucky fell out of the AP poll for the
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| | time, knocked in 100 runs eight times,
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| first time this week, after 88 straight
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| | while winning three HR titles, two RBI
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| rankings, as did Wake Forest (60 straight
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| | titles and the AL MVP in 1978.Larry Ness
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| appearances). The current leader in
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| | is a documented member of the
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| consecutive poll appearances is Duke,
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| | Professional Handicappers League.
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