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Duke is a basketball school. We all know that. They have never been a football power. They still aren't, but they are second in the ACC Coastal. Coming off wins over Virginia, North Carolina State and Maryland, 5-3 Duke has momentum. Has QB Thaddeus Lewis led the team? Is it Desmond Scott, RB. Everyone has said, Duke will not go anywhere. But, they are tied for first in the ACC coastal and have co-leader Georgia Tech at home. The Blue Devils have the toughest part of their schedule ahead with North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Miami and Wake Forest. Even with the Devils record, I am questioning a bowl. Coming off of a emotional 28-17 road win at Virginia where Thaddeus Lewis only threw one score, but it was the go-ahead score in the Duke win. However, Duke only scored 13 points off of touchdowns, with the other score on Charlie Hatcher's 7 yard fumble return for a score. The Devils scored 15 off of field goals. Anyways, Duke needs to put the ball in the end zone t

24 Cal vs. Arizona State The home team had not lost since 2003 in this epic battle. That was not to be the case today. Jahvid Best and Marvin Jones each caught TD passes from Kevin Riley, who had 2 fumbles, and a nice drive capped of by big plays by Marvin Jones and Anthony Miller that started at the Cal 19 resulted in the GW field goal for the Bears. A dropped touchdown and 2 missed field goals took 13 points off the board for Cal, who could have won 36-21. But, Riley completed passes for a total of 73 yards in the GW drive for Cal. Cal took an early 14-0 lead with 2 Riley TD's, and a big stop where ASU started at the Cal 40. But, a 3 yard score off of a turnover and a 80 yard TD by Danny Sullivan to Kyle Williams tied the game at 14. Giorgio Tavecchio hit a FG to give Cal the 17-14 lead, and that was the halftime score. And, after a bit of a disappointment in State territory, Tavecchio hit a 51 yarder to give Cal the 20-14 lead. However, a great downfield drive w

Oregon fans have been waiting for this one for over 2 years, when the 2 teams last met. But why is this one so special? Because it's: Halloween. While the Quack Attack may not get to go trick or treating, they have the oppertunity to secure a happy halloween with a win tonight. However, USC has been looking for revenge on Oregon, and this game was circled on their calendar. The game will obviously decide the Pac-10, and if USC loses, no Rose Bowl for them for the first time since like 04, when they won the championship in the Orange Bowl. Last time USC faced Oregon, it was close in the first quarter, and midway through the second, but USC pulled away for a 44-10 win. Masoli is looking for payback this time. The candy I will give for this game is a Twix, because both teams stick in the game, like Twix, which is sticky, and my pediction is 9 USC 31, 7 Oregon 39. 15 Oklahoma State vs. 3 Texas Last time the 2 met in Stllwater, Texas escaped with a 38-35 win. Without Dez

What time is it? For kids, Halloween. For NBA players? Time to get serious. Is that what the Lakers did? No. Dirk Nowitzki scored a double double with a 21 and 10 game, Jason Kidd dished 11 assists, Erick Dampier grabbed 10 boards and the Mavs took down the Lakers 94-80. It was the first time that the Mavs beat the Lakers at the Staples Center since March 11, 2007, when the Lakers where still a 5 or 6 seed team. "It feels like we haven't won down here forever", Nowitzki says. But, for the Mavs, that drama is over. Cavs 104, Timberwolves 87 LeBron was determined to get a win, and he scored 24 points and grabbed 9 boards as the Cavaliers beat the Timberwolves 104-87 for their first win of the season. Bobcats 102, Knicks 100 2OT Tied at 100, D. Augistin hit 2 late free throws to power the Bobcats to a 102-100 win over the Knicks. Augistin scored 15, but Raymond Felton scored 22 and had some big plays in the Charlotte win. Celtics 118, Bulls 90 The big

San Antonio at Chicago The Bulls were the only team that had not played a game. Well, when the game came they were determined to win. They did. Luol Deng led the Bulls with 17 points, Joakim Noah racked up 10 rebounds, Derrick Rose scored 7 dimes as Chicago held off Tim Duncan and the Spurs, 92-85. Rose, one of 6 Bulls who scored double digits (Kirk Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas, Rose, Deng, Noah and John Salmons) got pumped up for the game by turning up loud music. Maybe thaat was the key to his 13 points and 7 assist game. I wonder how the Bulls will fare on ESPN vs. the Celtics. Denver vs. Portland A 114-105 win vs. the Jazz didn't satisfy the Nuggets and Melo. Maybe this will. Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter to power a late Denver rally in a 97-94 win at Portland. The Nuggets cut the Blazers lead from 8 to no lead. Anthony also took reasonable shots and had great ball handling. And, Chauncey Billups scored 22 and dished 6 assists

Cliff Lee has done amazing since he was traded to the Phillies. Well, he kept that going in World Series Game 1. Lee threw 7 early strikeouts, and all the Yankees could manage was a late score off of the Phillies bullpen. Chase Utley hit 2 longballs and Philadelphia won 6-1. Hideki Matsui and Mark Teixeira hit solo shots, and Jorge Posado knocked in an RBI single as the Yankees beat the Phillies 3-1 to even up the World Series. Matt Stairs knocked in Raul Ibanez in the second to put Philly ahead 1-0, and it looked like a long night for A.J Burnett. But, Burnett didn't allow any more runs, and the Yankees held on. Game 3 is in Philadelphia on Halloween. It is at 7:57 PM ET, 4:57 PT.

27th championship. Back to back. This is what is at stake in the 2009 World Series. C.C Sabathia, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Mark Texiara lead the Yankees against Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Cole Hamels and the Phillies. I think the hitting is pretty much even, and it should be a high scoring series. But, with that in mind, pitching and fielding will decide the series. With C.C Sabathia, A.J Burnett, and Andy Pettitte pitching, that shouldn't be a problem. If the Yankees mop up fielding issues and don't allow many hits they will be in great shape to take home 27. For the Phillies, with Brett Myers, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, their pitching may be in better shape. But, I think the Yankees hitting will pick apart the Phillies D, and this will be a challenge for the Phillies. My pick is the Yankees in 6 because I think they have slightly better hitting and I think they will mop up fielding issues, but I think the Phils will be a challenge. The

1 Florida 2 Alabama 3 Texas 4 Cincinnati 5 Iowa 6 Boise State 7 Oregon 8 TCU 9 USC 10 Georgia Tech 11 LSU 12 Penn State 13 Virginia Tech 14 Pittsburgh 15 Oklahoma State 16 Houston 17 Arizona 18 Miami 19 Utah 20 West Virginia 21 Ohio State 22 Clemson 23 Mississippi 24 California 25 Oklahoma Others Tennessee, South Carolina, Navy, Notre Dame, Air Force, Connecticut, Oregon State, BYU, Kansas State, Michigan State, Iowa State, Stanford

The Los Angeles Raiders? The Los Angeles Rams? The Los Angeles Chargers? Well, the city has tried those teams. Is it time for a new one? Let's look over the options. Minnesota Vikings-A good fan base, but LA is a much bigger city and the Vikings get out of their lease in 2011, enough for the big city. But rivalries and stuff like that keep this team in Minnesota. And since Minnesota is doing so well, the city won't give them up. I think the odds are 11-89 in favor of no. St.Louis Rams-LA has tried them, but this is still a good option. Since the Rams are 0-6, LA might want a better team. However, a great fan base needs a better stadium. This looks 50-50. Buffalo Bills-Considering this team is named after a real person, they will probably stay, but the Bills could ditch the cold and come out here. It is better and no different than Toronto. I think the odds are 14-86 in favor of staying in NY. San Diego Chargers-It is easier because they are in the west and LA has ha

So far, you have seen many surprises as 6-0 Denver and New Orleans, the Vikings not using Adrian Peterson as a huge factor, and the Redskins and Titans struggling. Let's get you updated on all that information. AFC East-New England Patriots: The Patriots have had surprise losses in the Meadowlands [Jets] and in the Mile High City, but right now they are putting that behind them and trying to take back the AFC East title. The Pats have a small issue at RB, but Tom Brady and Randy Moss key this amazing passing attack. Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins haven't yet met fans expectations, but they need to get in shape for their showdown with the 6-0 Saints. Miami trails the Patriots by 1 and a half games, and to catch them they might need another running back and Chad Henne to stop playing like a rookie. New York Jets: New York is at their midseason struggle point, but coming off 3 straight losses, including a OT loss vs. Buffalo is unacceptable. Mark Sanchez needs to practice h

Even after a 5-0 start, Denver still had doubts about beating the Chargers, winning the AFC West. It looks like those guys are gone. Eddie Royal had a 93 yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 71 yard punt return to the house, and Darren Sproles returned a punt 77 yards to the house. This marks the first game in NFL history where a player from both team scored on a punt, and a player had a kickoff return for a score. And all that was in the first half. Elvis Dumervil forced a Phillp Rivers fumble, an amazing grab by Tony Scheffler for a TD and a 52 yard pass completion that keyed the drive where Denver put the game away on Brandon Stokley's TD catch. Kyle Orton threw 2 touchdowns, making his total 9. He only threw 1 pick during the entire season, and Denver did not turn the ball over during the game. Denver's defense started stuffing the San Diego passing attack and the short pass with space, which is what gave San Diego 10 points. Denver outscored San Diego 17-

The Phillies Philled one spot in for the World Series. Now they just need to do the rest. Jayson Werth was responsible for 5 of the Phillies 10 runs as the defending champs knocked off the Dodgers 10-4 with 4 home runs. The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead, but after 2 they trailed 4-2. Orlando Hudson hit a homer, but LA still trailed 6-3. Philly took a 9-3 lead and LA couldn't do anything about it, and the team with arguably the best batting in the league [if they play the Yankees it would be like 9-7 every game]. The Yankees lead the Angels 3-1 and the winner plays the Phillies.

1 Alabama 2 Florida 3 Texas 4 Boise State 5 Oregon 6 Miami 7 Cincinnati 8 USC 9 Iowa 10 Georgia Tech 11 TCU 12 Virginia Tech 13 Penn State 14 Oklahoma State 15 Utah 16 BYU 17 Houston 18 Pittsburgh 19 Arkansas 20 West Virginia 21 Arizona 22 Oregon State 23 South Florida 24 Ohio State 25 California Others Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Michigan, Navy, Air Force, Clemson, Texas Tech, Idaho, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Tulsa

1 Kansas 2 Kentucky 3 Michigan State 4 Duke 5 West Virginia 6 North Carolina 7 Purdue 8 Villanova 9 Texas 10 Mississippi State 11 California 12 Washington 13 Tennessee 14 Connecticut 15 Butler 16 Georgetown 17 Maryland 18 Clemson 19 Ohio State 20 Dayton 21 Wake Forest 22 Michigan 23 Notre Dame 24 Tulsa 25 Illinois Others UCLA, Georgia Tech, Northern Iowa, Florida State, Siena, Louisville, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, Akron, San Diego State, Long Beach State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Commenwealth, Utah State, Oregon State, Xavier, Oklahoma, Creighton, Mississippi

Zach Collaros was hanging out in the locker room at halftime, doing his thing when he heard the news. Tony Pike was hurt and Collaros was called into the game. Pike had thrown for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns, both to Aaron Bines. The Bearcats lived on D first the first possession or 2 in the second half. The Bearcats did a great job on blitz, sending 1-4 guys after the QB. Late in the third, Zach Collaros took a snap on 3rd and 10. He couldn't have thrown the ball because all the receivers were covered. So he took off with the ball, and he got some blocks to power him past the first down marker. He broke a tackle or 2, got some more blocks and it was wide open field for him with 45 yards to go. He needed to strech the ball over the goal line for the score. USF came right back, but a 43 yard pass completion and some more yardage came before Collaros's 2nd TD run. He threw for 72 yards and ran for 132 yards in the 34-17 win. Pike could miss Cincinnati's next

If you look at this game, you will see it came down to inning 5 completely, where 8 of the 9 runs were scored. That inning went to the Phillies. Carlos Ruiz and Raul Ibanez each hit 3 run homers. Ryan Howard knocked in a 2 run double and Philadelphia held off the Dodgers in LA 8-6 last night. Manny Ramirez hit a 2 run shot to center in the fifth to cut the Phillies to 5-4. In the 8th, Raul Ibanez stretched the Phillies lead to 4. Russell Martin and Rafael Furcal each knocked runs in for the Dodgers, but the Phillies and held in the 9th for a 8-6 win. Game 2 is in LA at 4:07 PM ET.

In the second game in the inagural UFL, the tenacious defense of the Florida Tuskers took on the awesome offense of the Las Vegas Locos. The game wasn't lopsided, but it went one way. Dexter Jackson [former Super Bowl MVP] and the Florida Tuskers D held LAs Vegas to 0 points in the first 3 quarters, and although Vegas scored 15 in the final quarter, it wasn't enough as Florida held on the the Gambling City 29-15. Brooks Bollinger and Michael Pittman marched Florida down the field, and Bollinger hit Frank Murphy to put Florida up 7-0. 2 red zone drives and another in field goal range Florida didn't capatilize on, but a 16-0 halftime lead made them happy. Bollinger hit Chad Gessner on a 12 yard score, Las Vegas got a safety, and Bollinger and the rushing attack marched Florida downfield. The Tuskers rushing combined for 113 yards on 32 carries. Holding a 29-2 lead, Florida just wanted to protect their lead, and during that time, former Bills QB J.P Losman threw 2 TD

We all know that to make the BCS Title, Boise needs to be undefeated. Even this could knock them out of the title. Kellen Moore threw 3 touchdown passes, Boise added a 2 point conversion and 2 field goals and the Broncos escaped Tulsa with a 28-21 win. A.J Whitmore hit Damaris Johnson for a 53 yard score to put Tulsa up 7-0, but the Broncos marched right down the field and took a 1 point lead. G.J Kinne led Tulsa inside the red zone, and he hit Trae Johnson for a 16 yard TD pass to put Tulsa up 14-8 after 1. Kellen Moore threw a great ball to Austin Pettis for a 17 yard score, and a FG had Boise up 18-14 at the half. Moore hit Tommy Gallarda for a score and Kyle Brotzman made a 27 yard chip shot to put the Broncos up 28-14. In the fourth, G.J Kinne threw a touchdown to Slick Shelly covering 55 yards, and with a minute and a half to go, Tulsa got the ball. But Boise's D held and the Broncos saved any BCS Title chances with a 28-21 road win.

The Dodgers look to get revenge on the Phillies for taking a World Series berth away from them last year, and this is the perfect way to do it with a World Series berth on the line. J.A Happ, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, and Joe Blanton lead the Phillies pitching rotation, and Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, and Chase Utley lead Philadelphia, the team that has the talent to do it all. The Dodgers rotation has a lot of average players, but Jonathan Broxton and Chad Billingsley lead the pitching. James Loney, Casey Blake and Rafael Furcal lead the Dodgers infield, and Manny Ramirez, Andre Either and Matt Kemp lead the outfield. This looks like a good matchup, but the Phillies scored 20 runs in 4 games, an average of 5 runs per game in their series vs. the Rockies. I think the Phillies take it in 7 because their hitting is better.

The Yankees are the most well known team in baseball. The Angels are making their case. This should be a fine matchup. Torri Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero take on Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez lead their teams in a great hitting matchup. But, at the end this series should go down to pitching. C.C Sabathia and A.J Burnett should lead the Yankees, while Jeff Weaver and John Lackey try to power the Angels by the team with the best record in the MLB. I think the Yankees are the better team, but they have struggled against the Angels. I think they will be tied at 2, and then the Yanks will power by LA with Mark Texiara leading the pack to the World Series. My pick is Yankees in 6.

When a football fan looks at the Denver Broncos in 2009, they say, "Well, their 4-0, but the teams they played aren't exactly what you call good". Not anymore. Kyle Orton led the Broncos on a 98 yard scoring drive to even the game against the Patriots at 17, and another drive that ended with a Matt Prater field goal handed Denver their 5th win and finally made people thinking it's just another one of those bad seasons in Denver. With games coming up against San Diego, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Washington, Denver can't get ahead of themselves. But right now Josh McDainels is probably partying with the thought of beating his old coach. With Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter running the ball, Kyle Orton at QB and Brandon Marshall and Stokley at receiver, the Broncos are in pretty good shape. And, even though the Broncos were supposed to be an offensive team, they have allowed an average of 8.6 points per game against opponents, best in the league. The

Red Sox-Angels Red Sox fans: they always expect a championship. And they should, because their team has the talent to win one. Not this year. Bobby Abreu cut the Red Sox lead to 1 run and Vlaimir Guerrero hit a 2 run single to put the Angels ahead, 7-6. The Angels D held as LA advanced to the ALDS. The Angels last won the World Series in 2002. The Red Sox have won 7 World Series titles and the missed out on 8. Yankees-Twins The Yankees free agent signings made them look like a championship team. That's sure what it looked like here. Jorge Posada put the Yankees ahead with a 2 run shot, and the Yankees put the Twins away with a 4-1 win Sunday night. The Yankees next step to 27 is the ALDS vs. the Angels. The Yankees have 26 World Series and host LA in Game 1. Dates and times are unknown at this point.

1 Florida 2 Alabama 3 Texas 4 Virginia Tech 5 Boise State 6 USC 7 Ohio State 8 Oregon 9 Miami 10 Cincinnati 11 Iowa 12 TCU 13 South Florida 14 Georgia Tech 15 Nebraska 16 Penn State 17 Oklahoma 18 Oklahoma State 19 Kansas 20 BYU 21 South Carolina 22 Utah 23 Notre Dame 24 Arkansas 25 Houston Others Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Arizona, Oregon State, Ole Miss, Connecticut, Michigan, California, Auburn, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Navy, Minnesota, Missouri, Air Force, Washington

When you think of Oregon football you think of offense. You think of Jerimiah Masoli and, well now LeMichael James. But, that was not the case in the Rose Bowl. Both teams had no offense going on in the first half, with UCLA holding a slim 3-0 lead over the 9th ranked Ducks. But, on the opening kickoff of the second half, Kenjon Barner returned the kick 100 yards for the touchdown to put UO up 7-3. On first down, Kevin Prince's pass was intercepted by Talmadge Jackson III for a 32 yard score. Jackson ran in front of the pass and ran it to the house. It was 2 touchdowns in 26 seconds for Oregon without any offensive play. UCLA, however was driving at midfield when Kevin Prince took off. But as he was hit, the ball came loose and Oregon recovered. James and Nate Costa drove the Ducks to the Bruins 20, where Costa hit Jeff Maehl who broke a tackle and ran into the end zone. The Bruins Akeem Ayers intercepted the ball at the goal line for a touchdown, but it was too late as

Uconn is up 21-6. Viewers have changed channels. Not Pitt fans. The Panthers made it a 21-13 game, the a 27 yard TD strike to Dorin Dickerson and a 2 point conversion tied the game up at 21. And, a big drive and some big rushing by Dion Lewis put Pitt at their own 1. They couldn't score a TD, but a GW field goal as time expired gave Pitt their 2nd Big East win and improved their record to 5-1. Their only loss was at NC State. Pitt is at Rutgers on Friday night, and Uconn is back at home as they take on Louisville on Saturday morning of next week.

UC Davis vs. South Dakota Now, when you think of UC Davis, you think of academics. If you went to school there, you might follow football. But you may have never seen such an exciting finish. A big decision by South Dakota gave the Coyotes a 23-17 lead, but the PAT was blocked. And, on 4th and 11 Davis QB Greg Denham hit WR Chris Carter for a 24 yard connection On 2nd an goal, Joe Trombetta ran the ball in for a TD, and Sean Kelly's extra point gave Davis a 24-23 OT victory. The key was 2 easy field goals missed and a 1st and goal at the 1 for USD where no points were scored. Davis plays Winston-Salem next, and South Dakota is at Montana State. UC Davis is 2-3 with losses to Montana 17-10, Fresno State 51-0 and Boise State 34-16. South Dakota is 3-3.

Orlando Cabrera helped send the Twins to the playoffs with a dramatic homer against Detroit for the AL Central Title. It was different tonight in the Bronx. Alex Rodriguez hit a 2 run shot to tie the game up at 3, and in the bottom of the 10th, the Twins gained momentum by stopping Brett Gardener from getting home. But in the 11th, the sound of the ball as it rocketed into the stands made Yankees fans cheer very loudly as the Yankees moved only one game away from going to the ALCS. The Twins had a chance to win the game with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the top of the 11th, but Nick Harris flew out to center. Game three is in Minnesota Sunday night at 7:00 PM ET. The Yankees lead the series 2-0 needed only 1 more win to move on to the ALCS against the Red Sox or Angels.

1 Florida 2 Texas 3 Alabama 4 Boise State 5 USC 6 LSU 7 Virginia Tech 8 Ohio State 9 Oregon 10 Miami FL 11 Cincinnati 12 Iowa 13 Oklahoma 14 TCU 15 Mississippi 16 Penn State 17 Georgia Tech 18 USF 19 Oklahoma State 20 Nebraska 21 Kansas 22 Auburn 23 South Carolina 24 BYU 25 Arizona Others Missouri, Utah, Wisconsin, Boston College, Notre Dame, Houston, Wake Forest, Georgia, Arkansas, Stanford, Pitt, Georgia, Connecticut, Southern Miss

You will look at this match-up and see 7 USC playing 24 Cal. Most people would pick USC to win this game, and the fact that because the loser is basically out of the BCS makes this a must-win situation for both teams. The Trojans have won every game against the Bears since 2003, and they are hungry for their 6th straight win vs. Cal. But the Bears, with Jahvid Best are also really looking for a win. They haven't made the Rose Bowl since 1958, and they streak hould extend to 52 straight years with no Rose Bowl with a loss tonight. The big question in this game is with Cal team shows up. The one that lost by 39 at Oregon, or the one that outscored their first three opponents [Maryland, Eastern Washington, MMinnesota] by a total of 146-41? I think Cal will be fired up to stay in the BCS race and win their 10th straight home game. Since USC is not the same as they were, I like the Bears 31-28, and I like Best to run for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns. T.V. Network: ABC Time: 8: