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BCS standings 11/15

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:49:21 +0000

The fifth Bowl Championship Series standings were released on Nov. 15, and Florida and Alabama continued to occupy the top two spots.

Who else remains in the running? Texas retains its No. 3 position and remains on pace to play the Florida-Alabama winner in the Rose Bowl, with the national championships at stake. TCU, coming off an impress win over Utah, continues to hope for a train wreck at the top.

BCS rankings combine the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive poll, and the average of six computer rankings.

Here’s how it works, courtesy of USA Today:

“To derive a team’s poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY polls, each team’s point total is divided by a maximum 2850 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1575 possible points in the USA TODAY Poll.

“Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) for each of their respective computer poll rankings to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the sum total of the remaining four rankings is divided by 100 (the maximum possible points). This figure produces a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength within its formula.

“The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY Polls, and Computer rankings. The highest BCS Average receives the #1 ranking, the second highest receives #2, and so forth.”

Here are the Top 10 after Week 4:

1. Florida — .983
2. Alabama — .952
3. Texas — .926
4. TCU — .869
5. Cincinnati — .854
6. Boise State– .795
7. Georgia Tech– .772
8. LSU– .665
9. Pittsburgh– .657
10. Ohio State– .650

To read more about the individual breakdowns, visit USA Today.

Most Super Bowl victories

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:52:35 +0000

Three years ago, they got the long-awaited “One for the Thumb.” In 2009, the Pittsburgh Steelers started on another hand with their latest Super Bowl victory.

Here’s the list of franchises which have won two or more:

6 – Pittsburgh: IX-X, XIII-XIV, XL, XLIII

5 – San Francisco: XVI, XIX, XXIII-XXIV, XXIX

5 – Dallas: VI, XII, XXVII-XXVIII, XXX

3 – Oakland/L.A. Raiders: XI, XV, XVIII

3 – Washington: XVII, XXII, XXVI

3 – Green Bay: I-II, XXXI

3 – New England: XXXVI, XXXVIII-XXXIX

3 – N.Y. Giants: XXI, XXV, XLII

2 – Denver: XXXII-XXXIII

2 – Miami: VII-VIII

Source: NFL.com

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Most World Series Championships

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:13 +0000

Among sports records not likely to be challenged, the New York Yankees’ 27 World Series titles has to rate high on anyone’s list. After all, no other franchise can claim more than 10 Series victories, and Yankees fans wrapped up a year-long celebration of their new stadium by winning the championship for the first time since 2000.

Led by those Yankees, the American League has won the World Series 61 times, while the National League has prevailed on 41 occasions. In all, 27 different franchises have finished the season on a happy note.

Here’s a list of the most World Series winners ever, with league and championship years:

27 — New York Yankees, AL: (1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009)
10 — St. Louis Cardinals, NL (1926, 1931, 1934 ‘42, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006)
7 — Boston Red Sox, AL (1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007)
5 — New York Giants, NL (1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954)
5 — Philadelphia Athletics, AL (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930)
5 — Pittsburgh Pirates, NL (1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979)
5 — Los Angeles Dodgers, NL (1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988)
5 — Cincinnati Reds, NL (1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990)
4 — Detroit Tigers, AL (1935, 1945, 1968, 1984)
4 — Oakland Athletics, AL (1972, 1973, 1974, 1989)
3 — Baltimore Orioles, AL (1966, 1970, 1983)
3 — Chicago White Sox, AL (1906, 1917, 2005)
2 — Chicago Cubs, NL (1907, 1908)
2 — Cleveland Indians, AL (1920, 1948)
2 — Florida Marlins, NL (1997, 2003)
2 — Minnesota Twins, AL (1987, 1991)
2 — New York Mets, NL (1969, 1986)
2 — Philadelphia Phillies (1980, 2008)
2 — Toronto Blue Jays, AL (1992, 1993)
1 — Anaheim Angels, AL (2002)
1 — Arizona Diamondbacks, NL (2001)
1 — Atlanta Braves, NL (1995)
1 — Boston Braves, NL (1914)
1 — Brooklyn Dodgers, NL (1955)
1 — Milwaukee Braves, NL (1957)
1 — Kansas City Royals, AL (1985)
1 — Washington Senators, AL (1924)

Source: MLB.com

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GetListy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:14:38 +0000

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BCS bowl schedule 2010

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:15:17 +0000

With college football’s high sheriffs still resisting the idea of a playoff, fans hope there will be no repeat of the 2008 drama, when Texas and Oklahoma supporters sniped over OU’s trip to the Bowl Championship Series title game despite a regular season loss to the Longhorns.

That wasn’t much fun on either side of the Red River, and who’s to say it can’t happen again? For the moment, despite its flaws, the BCS is the in-place solution for deciding a national champion. The 2009 winner will be determined on Jan. 7 in Pasadena, Calif. The complaining and second-guessing will precede and follow the game.

Here’s the entire BCS schedule. (All times listed are Eastern):

Jan. 7: BCS Championship Game, Pasadena, Calif., 8 p.m. (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2)
Jan. 5: Orange Bowl, Miami, 8 p.m.
Jan. 4: Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., 8 p.m.
Jan. 1: Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La., 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 1: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., ABC 5 p.m.

Biggest NFL Crowds

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:29:17 +0000

The most attended game in NFL history wasn’t even an official game: It was a 1994 preseason meeting between the Houston Oilers and the Dallas Cowboys in Mexico City.

Benefitting from the sheer size of Azteca Stadium, 112,376 people crammed in to watch a meaningless battle between two Texas teams, a gate surely hyped by the Cowboys’ immense popularity south of the border.

Exhibition or not, that turnout still stands as the NFL record. Here’s a list of the top 10 attendance figures in league history, which includes just seven games played on U.S. soil:

112,376: Aug. 15, 1994: American Bowl (Azteca Stadium, Mexico City) – Cowboys vs. Oilers

106,424: Aug. 17, 1998: American Bowl (Azteca Stadium, Mexico City) — Cowboys vs. Patriots

105,840: Aug. 22, 1947: College All-Star Game (Soldier Field, Chicago) — Bears vs. All-Stars

105,121: Sept. 20, 2009: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas)*

104,629: Aug. 4, 1997: American Bowl (Estadio Guillermo Canedo, Mexico City) — Broncos vs. Dolphins

103,985: Jan. 20, 1980: Super Bowl XIV (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) — Steelers vs. Rams

103,667: Jan. 30, 1983: Super Bowl XVII (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) — Redskins vs. Dolphins

103,467: Oct. 2, 2005: Regular Season (Azteca Stadium, Mexico City) — 49ers at Cardinals

103,438: Jan. 9, 1977: Super Bowl XI (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) — Raiders vs. Vikings

102,368: Nov. 10, 1957: Regular Season (L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif.) — 49ers at Rams

* Largest regular season crowd ever

Source: 2008 NFL Record & Fact Book

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CBS NFL game announcer pairings

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:01:16 +0000

The NFL regular season is underway, and CBS has another strong lineup of games on the schedule.

Here’s a list of broadcasters who will be working together this season, with play-by-play man, followed by analyst:

Jim Nantz/Phil Simms
Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf
Dick Enberg/Dan Fouts
Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots
Ian Eagle/Rich Gannon
Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker
Don Criqui/Randy Cross
Bill Macatee/Steve Beuerlein

Source: CBS Sports

CBS NFL lineup for Sept. 20

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:34:48 +0000

Here’s a list of the games CBS will broadcast on Sept. 20, the second Sunday of the NFL season.

All times are Eastern:

New England @ N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati @ Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston @ Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Oakland @ Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh @ Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore @ San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Cleveland @ Denver, 4:15 p.m.

Source: CBS Sports

CBS Sports college football broadcast team

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:15:16 +0000

Here’s the lineup of broadcasters for CBS Sports’ coverage of college football 2009:

Craig Bolerjack
Tim Brando
Gary Danielson
Verne Lundquist
Spencer Tillman
Tracy Wolfson

U.S. Open Men’s Tennis Champions

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

After a dramatic semifinal win, claiming another United States Open Tennis championship seemed like a foregone conclusion for Roger Federer.

Juan Martin del Potro had other ideas.

The No. 6 seed dropped two of the first three sets, but rallied to take the last two to outlast Federer in a four-hour thriller. The upset ended Federer’s streak of five consecutive U.S. Open titles.

Here’s a list of the men’s champion’s since the U.S. championship went to an open format in 1968:

2009 — Juan Martin del Potro

2008 — Roger Federer

2007 — Roger Federer

2006 — Roger Federer

2005 — Roger Federer

2004 — Roger Federer

2003 — Andy Roddick

2002 — Pete Sampras

2001 — Lleyton Hewitt

2000 — Marat Safin

1999 — Andre Agassi

1998 — Patrick Rafter

1997 — Patrick Rafter

1996 — Pete Sampras

1995 — Pete Sampras

1994 — Andre Agassi

1993 — Pete Sampras

1992 — Stefan Edberg

1991 — Stefan Edberg

1990 — Pete Sampras

1989 — Boris Becker

1988 — Mats Wilander

1987 — Ivan Lendl

1986 — Ivan Lendl

1985 — Ivan Lendl

1984 — John McEnroe

1983 — Jimmy Connors

1982 — Jimmy Connors

1981 — John McEnroe

1980 — John McEnroe

1979 — John McEnroe

1978 — Jimmy Connors

1977 — Guillermo Vilas

1976 — Jimmy Connors

1975 — Manuel Orantes

1974 — Jimmy Connors

1973 — John Newcombe

1972 — Ilie Nastase

1971 — Stan Smith

1970 — Ken Rosewall

1969 — Rod Laver

1968 — Arthur Ashe

Source: USOpen.org.