The Buried Lead’s resident college football expert ND Range brings us his top ten in college football after week 9.
1. Ohio State
As the other teams ranked ahead of them earlier in the season begin to pile up losses and the Buckeyes continue to win impressively, the #1 ranking becomes more and more justifiable each week.
2. LSU
While I don’t think they are head and shoulders better than the competition, like was believed early on, they are a great team in a tough conference. It’s looking like whoever they play in the SEC Championship game will have at least three losses.
3. Arizona State
Both the offense and the defense look like a solid group, a lot of speed and they still have a tough schedule down the stretch that could give Arizona State an edge in the rankings. IF ASU, LSU, and Ohio State all win out, there is at least a chance that LSU could be on the outside looking in after the computers factor themselves into the mix, not to mention, ASU will look very good in the pollsters eyes if they finish the last month of the season with wins over Oregon and USC.
BoSox go up 3-0 on Rockies (AP/Y! Sports) Red Sox rookies Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia stole the show, combining for seven hits and four RBI in the 10-5 white-washing of the Rockies at Coors Field. The Rocks climbed back into it after falling behind 6-0 early, thanks to a Matt Holliday three-run tater off of reliever Hideki Okajima’s first pitch to close the lead to 6-5 in the seventh. The Sox pulled away in the eighth, due in large part to outfielder Brad Hawpe’s attempt at a back-handed catch along the foul line on an Ellsbury flare (not to be confused with the Fosbury Flop), to extend the lead to three.
Heyman: Yanks favoring Girardi (SI.com) Jon Heyman of SI.com writes that the New York Yankees brass is favoring Joe Girardi as it’s next skipper — judging by the tea leaves, natch.
Biggio nabs 2007 Clemente Award (BizofBaseball) The Clemente Award is given to the Major League Baseball player who combines outstanding play on the field with devoted work in the community. Stringer says she’s sorry for critical comments (ESPN News Services) C. Vivian Stringer apologized to Isiah Thomas in a prepared statement Saturday, one day after saying the New York Knicks coach’s comments during a trial deposition were “disgusting.”
NFL should put Pats’ top pick up for auction (Detroit News) Via The FanHouse, Mike O’Hara of The Detroit News writes that the pick the New England Patriots must forfeit for their sign stealing in a game against the New York Jets should be placed up for auction.
Trinity College executed 15 laterals — via kickoff return — before scoring a touchdown at the final gun to clinch an improbable 28-24 win over Millsaps College.
We’d go on, but the video would do it better justice than us blabbering.
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