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SUNDAYSEPTEMBER 13, 2009SEE A DIFFERENT GAMEVOLUME 2 ISSUE 53
Scoreboard
College Football
Top 25
No. 1 Florida 56, Troy 6No. 2 Texas 41, Wyoming 10No. 3 USC 18, No. 8 Ohio State 15No. 4 Alabama 40, Fla. International 14Houston 45, No. 5 Oklahoma State 35No. 7 Penn State 28, Syracuse 7No. 9 BYU 54, Tulane 3No. 10 California 59, E. Washington 7No. 11 LSU 23, Vanderbilt 9No. 12 Boise St. 48, Miami (Ohio) 0No. 13 Oklahoma 64, Idaho State 0No. 14 Virginia Tech 52, Marshall 10No. 16 TCU 30, Virginia 14No. 17 Utah 24, San Jose State 14Michigan 38, No. 18 Notre Dame 34No. 19 North Carolina 12, Connecticut 10No. 21 Georgia 41, South Carolina 37No. 22 Nebraska 38, Arkansas State 9No. 23 Cincinnati 70, SE Missouri 3No. 24 Kansas 34, UTEP 7No. 25 Missouri 27, Bowling Green 20
Baseball
American League
Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 3Oakland 4, Minnesota 2
Chicago White Sox 4, L.A. Angels 3, 10
inningsCleveland 13, Kansas City 6Toronto 8, Detroit 6Boston 9, Tampa Bay 1, 6 inningsSeattle 8, Texas 3
National League
Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 5Atlanta 7, St. Louis 6N.Y. Mets 10, Philadelphia 9Houston 4, Pittsburgh 2Milwaukee 9, Arizona 2Florida 11, Washington 3L.A. Dodgers 9, San Francisco 1San Diego 3, Colorado 2, 10 innings
RECRUITING>4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL>6 NFL>37 MLB>44 NASCAR>51 NHL>54 COLLEGE BASKETBALL>57 NBA>57
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Call it one last fling for thefractured marriage of Eric Manginiand Brett Favre.Mangini has been reborn asBrowns coach. Favre has new life asthe Vikings’ quarterback. Andtoday, two guys whose reputationswent cold during the Jets’ Decembercollapse will start the rehab processagainst one another as Clevelandhosts Minnesota.“I really enjoyed coaching him,”Mangini said. “It’s not as much fungetting ready for him.”Favre: “I think very highly of Ericas a person and as a coach.”Not exactly the Hatfields and theMcCoys. But it’s a headline matchupfor Week 1. More for the marquee:
New York’s matinee idol.
MarkSanchez will take center stage inHouston, as a win-now Jets rosterwill try to win—now—with a rookieQB. Mounting pressure? Nope, newcoach Rex Ryan says. “He’s thesame guy. And that’s a good thing.He’s going to do just fine.”
Sequels.
The Falcons andDolphins had renaissance seasons in2008, making the playoffs afterhitting rock bottom in 2007. Enter-ing their season-opening matchup, both, too, are aware that sustainingsuccess is the new challenge. “To the best of my knowledge, we left off with a loss,” Miami coach TonySparano said. “From my end, Iwould rather not relive that.”
COLLEGE FOOTBALLNFL: WEEK 1
BY MATT HAYES
mhayes@sportingnews.com
What in the name of Bo andWoody is going on here? Two truefreshmen—at
quarterback
—leadingthe biggest, game-winning drivesof the weekend.Welcome to the new age of collegefootball, where true freshmen nolonger redshirt. They play. Theylead. They win on the biggest stage.Michigan quarterback TateForcier and USC quarterback MattBarkley led their respective teamson last minute-drives and keyvictories Saturday night.“He’s not an 18-year-old kidanymore,” USC tailback JoeMcKnight told reporters.While Barkley merely engineeredthe drive (McKnight did the work)in an 18-15 win over No. 8 OhioState, Forcier did it all in a 38-34over No. 18 Notre Dame. The wildfinishes overshadowed No. 5Oklahoma State’s home loss toHouston.Where it goes from here:
USC:
Trojans still have big roadgames for Barkley to navigate,including California (Oct. 3) andNotre Dame (Oct. 17).
Ohio State:
Buckeyes proved theycan play against nation’s elite, andwon’t be tested again until the firstweek of November (at Penn State).
Michigan:
A year after the worstrecord in school history, UM lookslike a Big Ten heavyweight.
Notre Dame:
Irish will score onany team in the nation, and nowthe season hangs on the Oct. 17game against USC.
PLENTY OF PLOTLINES
Kid QBs grow up fast
TERRYGILLIAM/APKIRTHMONF.DOZIER/AP
USC’s Matt Barkley, left, and Michigan’s Tate Forcier (5) led their teams on late winning drives.
Michigan’s Forcier,USC’s Barkley clutchin comeback wins
THE MAIN EVENT
Chicago at Green Bay
8:20 tonight ET, NBC 
It doesn’t get much better than arivalry game with a boffo storyline(Jay Cutler vs. Aaron Rodgers) towrap up your first NFL Sunday.
 Week 1 viewers’ guide,
Page 37
 College football extra,
Pages 6-36
NASCAR
Chase shockers
Brian Vickers makes hisfirst Chase appearance.
Matt Kenseth and four-time winnerKyle Busch failed to qualify for the Chasefor the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The field:
1. Mark Martin 7. Kurt Busch2. Tony Stewart 8. Brian Vickers3. Jimmie Johnson 9. Carl Edwards4. Denny Hamlin 10. Ryan Newman5. Kasey Kahne 11. Juan Montoya6. Jeff Gordon 12. Greg Biffle
 More on Chase drivers,
Page 51
Race results,
Page 52
Heatley to Sharks
Custance: Deal moreof a risk then a steal
 Page 54
 
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A quick look at the best sports on TV
— all times Eastern
NFL
Bears at Packers
8:15 p.m., NBC
Chicago’s addition of Jay Cutler gives the Bearsthe franchise-type quarterback they’ve soughtsince Benjamin Franklin flew his kite in inclementweather. Meanwhile, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgersappears primed to continue filling Brett Favre’sshoes quite well. Where the two QBs differ is thatthe Packers have great weapons in the passinggame, while the Bears have unproven Devin Hesterand a potentially emerging star in TE Greg Olsen.But Chicago sports the better defense, making thisa game.
— Roger Kuznia
BASEBALL
Dodgers at Giants
4 p.m., TBS
As if righthander Brad Penny needed any moremotivation as his Giants fight for a postseasonberth. In the series finale against the first-placeDodgers this afternoon, Penny will have revengeon his mind. After a bitter offseason divorce—when Penny left the Dodgers as a free agent, thirdbase coach Larry Bowa called him lazy and out of shape—he will get a chance to silence the Dodgers’bats this afternoon. Penny is 1-0 with a 1.20 ERAsince joining San Francisco.
— Chris Bahr 
GOLF
BMW Championship
2 p.m., NBC
 Tiger Woods didn’t win a major this year, but hesure is tracking toward the FedEx Cup title. Woods’course-record 62 at Cog Hill on Saturday has himseven shots clear of the field and in great positionfor his sixth PGA Tour win of the season. With such abig lead, Woods figures to scale back his aggressiontoday, knowing that an even par round is enough toget the job done. Then again, he hasn’t shot worsethan 68, so you still will see some quality shots.
— Roger Kuznia
AUTO RACING
6 a.m.SPEED—
GP2ChampionshipSeries, at Monza,Italy (same-daytape)
7:30 a.m.SPEED—
Formula One,Italian GrandPrix, at Monza,Italy
CYCLING
1 a.m.VERSUS—
 Tourof Missouri,final stage, atKansas City, Mo.(delayed tape)
GOLF
8:30 a.m.TGC—
EuropeanPGA Tour,Mercedes-BenzChampionship,final round,at Cologne,Germany
1 p.m.TGC—
LPGA,NW ArkansasChampionship,final round, atRogers, Ark.
2 p.m.NBC—
PGA Tour, BMWChampionship,final round, atLemont, Ill.
4 p.m.TGC—
USGA,Walker Cup, finalround, at Merion,Pa.
7 p.m.TGC—
Nationwide Tour, UtahChampionship,final round, atSandy, Utah(same-day tape)
MAJOR
 
LEAGUE
 
BASEBALL
2:10 p.m.WGN—
Cincinnati atChicago Cubs
4 p.m.TBS—
L.A.Dodgers at SanFrancisco
8 p.m.ESPN—
N.Y. Metsat Philadelphia
NFL
1 p.m.CBS—
Regionalcoverage
FOX—
Regionalcoverage,doubleheader
4:15 p.m.FOX—
Regionalcoverage,doubleheadergame
8:15 p.m.NBC—
Chicagoat Green Bay
SOCCER
10:55 a.m.ESPN2—
SpanishPrimera Division,Sporting Gijonvs. Almeria, atGijon, Spain
TENNIS
1 p.m.ESPN2—
U.S.Open, at NewYork 
4 p.m.CBS—
U.S. Open,at New York 
WNBA
3 p.m.ESPN2—
LosAngeles atPhoenix
OFF THE FIELD
Twitter causing troublefor Chargers’ Cromartie
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GUIDE
San Diego Chargers cornerback
Antonio Cromartie
, who was fined $2,500last month for complaining—on hisTwitter page—about training campfood, is causing trouble with histhumbs again.Cromartie posted a picture on hisTwitter account Tuesday showing anotebook with some diagrams and thecaption, “Man I’m in here going hardwit film studying. It’s been an hr andI’m going abt another 30 min.”Coach
Norv Turner
had told the teamthat players weren’t allowed to tweetwhile they were inside the building. Hetold reporters Friday that the team haddealt with the situation, though Cro-martie said there was no fine.Cromartie’s Twitter page has since been locked.
The cost of Olympic bidding
The price tag to bid for an OlympicGames continues to escalate.Chicago has spent $48.2 million onits bid to host the 2016 Olympics—37percent more than the $35 million that
The New York Times
reported New Yorkspent in 2005 on its bid for the 2012Games.The cost of Chicago’s bid between July 2006 and June 30, 2009, was dis-closed last week in a StewardshipReport released by bid organizers.Organizers raised $72.8 million tocover expenses through private con-tributions. Chicago expenses areexpected to increase over the lastmonth of the bid. The InternationalOlympic Committee will select thehost of the 2016 Games on Oct. 2 inCopenhagen, Denmark.
— Tripp Mickle, SportsBusiness Journal 
Quick hits
CBS’
 Jim Nantz
, in Houston to call theTexans game today, will stay an extra dayin his adopted hometown to receive onMonday the President and Mrs. GeorgeH.W. Bush Community Impact Award,
SportsBusiness Daily
reported. Proceedsfrom the event benefit the Greater Hous-ton Fellowship of Christian Athletes.Yes, it’s official: Patriots quarter- back
Tom Brady
has confirmed wife
Gisele Bundchen
is pregnant, and the baby is due in December. He revealedthe news in an interview with ESPNthat will air today.
— Compiled by staff and wire reports
After his latest tweet, Antonio Cromartie lockedhis Twitter page.
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My Profile
Lomas Brown
Former NFL offensive tackle, ESPN
First Take 
analyst
 
Born:
March 30, 1963, inMiami 
Status:
Married 
Alma mater:
Florida 
What’s on TV:
ESPN,
TheYoung and the Restless, Law & Order, The Closer 
 
What’s in my iPod:
Luther Van-dross, Young Jeezy, Beyonce,Keyshia Cole, Al Green
What I drive:
2007 light blueChrysler mini-van and Grey700 series Mercedes-Benz
Favorite flicks:
 Ali 
and
 Hell-raiser 1
,
 2
and
 3
Magazine subscription:
 Men’s Health
Bookmarks:
At present, I amlearning the computer, but Ivisit business web sitesmostly. Federal government bid sites for my business,SportingNews.comandESPN.com.
Superstitions:
Don’t split apole or point at a graveyard
Worst habit:
Sitting in the basement all day watchingsports
On my office walls
: A few auto-graphed footballs, FloridaGator posters and pictures,family pictures and books
Love to trade places for a day with…
Magic Johnson. I idolizedhim from the way he has beenable to transfer his talentsfrom the court to the businessworld. 
First job:
Working at LevitzFurniture store; I was 12 yearsold in Miami. I was a stock boy and made $150 a week.What I remember the most isthat the furniture was tooheavy!!! 
Favorite meal:
Fried porkchops, cabbage, candiedyams, cornbread, hot sauce,and lemon Kool-Aid
Talent I’d most like to have:
Major league catcher. I wouldlike to see someone try to runover me.
Favorite city to visit
: New York
Favorite team as a kid:
MiamiDolphins
Favorite value in others:
A per-son that doesn’t give excuses
Favorite physical attribute aboutmyself:
I guess my height, 6-5
And least …
My gray hair. Itis everywhere.
Dream date:
Halle Berry
My greatest love
: My children
My heroes:
All the NFL play-ers that played before me andhelped pave the way for us
My bucket list:
1. Go on
 Family Feud 
, 2. Host a
 Monday Night  Football 
game, 3. Travel toKorea
My motto:
“What you keepyou lose, what you give willgrow.” Always be willing togive of your time or talents tohelp someone.
— Matt Crossman
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