Who should win: Buck Showalter
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Dick Vermeil looks as if he&#39;s on the verge of tears, Jon Stewart has finished a bizarre and semi-coherent interview with Desmond Tutu, and the Blog&#39;s flight to Atlanta for the Braves-Astros series boards in a few hours.
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MONTEREY, California  - World champion Nicky Hayden will be looking for another good performance at the U.S. Grand Prix starting Friday, although he faces a tough challenge from Australia's MotoGP leader Casey Stoner.
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Akron at No. 12 Virginia    Where:  Scott Stadium, Charlottesville   When:  3 p.m.    Radio:  WTNT-570    Tickets:  Sold out    Another Top QB:  Like North Carolina's Darian Durant last week, Akron quarterback Charlie Frye is the key to his team's slim chances of upsetting the Cavaliers. The 6-foot-4 senior, likened by Virginia Coach Al Groh to recent ACC stars Matt Schaub and Philip Rivers, ranks fourth among active NCAA quarterbacks with 9,048 career passing yards. In losses the past two weeks to Penn State and Middle Tennessee, Frye completed 60 of 80 passes for 622 yards. Weather permitting, he will present a challenge for an inexperienced Virginia secondary that made a few too many errors in deep coverage in its first two games.
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The question&#39;s been asked ever since NASCAR&#39;s Chase for the Nextel Cup began. Who is the favorite? Whom do experts believe is going to win?
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Marty Ciresa and his horse Presidentialaffair came close last year at the Maryland Million Classic at Pimlico, getting nosed out at the finish. This time, Ciresa wants the win.
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Ernie Els is a red-hot favourite to win the Dunhill Championship, which begins at Leopard Creek in South Africa early tomorrow. The Big Easy is as short as 11-10 with the fixed-odds firms to brush aside a
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Texas Rangers manager Buck Showalter wanted to give John Rheinecker a chance at the complete game. The rookie left-hander had to settle for a shared shutout and his first major league win.
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Steve Stricker has an outside chance of making the Ryder Cup. That's OK with him, especially since he was in danger of being out of the pro ranks not long ago.
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PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Duce Staley left the Philadelphia Eagles for a chance to be a featured back again. Staley has more than filled the role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who look to knock off an unbeaten
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It's bull vs. bear in a 15-round free-for-all. Want a ringside seat?
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The latest champion, and possibly the most convincing.
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Troy Smith helped Ohio State get into the Alamo Bowl. Justin Zwick will have to help the Buckeyes win it.
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Bill Parcells still thinks Vinny Testaverde gives the Dallas Cowboys the best chance to win this week, so he&#39;s keeping the 41-year-old as his starting quarterback.
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Start dancin', Snoopy. You're out of the Westminster doghouse. At long last, a beagle is America's top dog. Baying and barking to his heart's delight, Uno lived up every bit to his name Tuesday night, becoming the first of his breed to win best in show at the nation's biggest canine competition.
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Recent history tells me a lot when it comes to picking the top contenders for Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
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-Yesterday's Winners (Taking the Expected Fast Affiliate Results into Account): Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (ABC), American Gladiators (NBC), Deal or No Deal (NBC), Two and a Half Men R (CBS), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox), CSI: Miami R
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Bill Parcells still thinks Vinny Testaverde gives the Dallas Cowboys the best chance to win, so he's keeping the 41-year-old quarterback as his starter.