The Sooners actually received the second-most first-place votes (13) of any team but of course the
poll was taken prior to the suspension of the team's starting QB, Rhett Bomar. The
team's eight-game losing streak was its second eight-game losing streak of the season and that
hadn't happened since 1983! The Blue Jays ended their seven-game losing streak by beating the
White Sox on Sunday, 7-3.Of note in that game was the losing pitcher, Jose Contreras.
3 Notre Dame plays by its own rules (one could consider the Irish an independent
or a member of Conference-NBC!). 1 votes and defending champ Texas will open as the
nation's No. By the way, the last time ND was ranked this high in the
preseason was 1992 (opened unranked last year).No. However, unlike last year when USC claimed all
but two of the first-place votes, the top-six teams all received at least one first-place
vote, the most since 2001 when nine schools garnered at least one vote . They've
rebounded to win nine consecutive games as Monday's play begins, outscoring their opponents by 65-23
while hitting .310 and posting a team ERA of 2.55!Elias reports that the Dodgers have
now won nine consecutive games, a streak that began after they lost eight straight. Ohio
State got 28 No. MLB's longest active losing streak, now that St Louis and Toronto
have won, currently belongs to the Royals (four games). 15 Michigan and No. Tonight's pitching
matchup features two rookies, the Twins' Francisco Liriano (12-2, 1.96) and the Tigers' Zack Miner
(6-2, 4.03). Speaking of FGs, Janikowski kicked two long ones for the Raiders, from 50
and 51 yards. 6, was the only other school to receive a nod at the
top spot.The SEC claimed the most teams in nike pas cher the top-25 with six while the ACC,
Big-10 and Big-12 all claimed four spots. After that, the only score by the Eagles
came on a Hall of Fame game record 55-yard field goal by David Akers.My free
play for Monday is on the Cin Reds over the StL Cards at 7:10 ET.
The others: the 1931 Cubs, 1949 Red Sox, 1965 Pirates, 1985 Twins and 2001 Cubs.The
Dodgers' starting pitcher has earned a victory in each of the team's last six games
and all six of those games have been on the road. That includes an 0-7
mark in nine starts, with a 5.64 ERA. The Pac-10 had three, the Big East
two, the MWC had one (TCU) and of course No. During that run, they were
outscored 81-29 with a team batting average of .222 and a team ERA of 5.41.
The Angels send Kelvim Escobar to the mound and he's 1-9 with a 6.21 career
ERA vs the White Sox in 18 appearances. Seattle won eight straight games -- all
on the road -- with a starting pitcher getting the victory each time in 2003.The
Cardinals took a seven-game losing streak into the weekend's action but after losing to the
Brewers 4-3 on Friday, won both Saturday and Sunday. The Raiders were slightly better, losing
just two turnovers plus botching the snap on a short field goal attempt. Liriano has
not pitched since (left forearm?) and it will be interesting how he does. These guys
hooked up back on July 28, in a game the Tigers won 3-2 (10 innings).Liriano
allowed just three hits and two runs in that game over eight innings (12 Ks),
while Miner allowed four hits and two runs in six innings. 13 last year), Wisconsin
(15) nike tn and Boston College (17).MLB notesGo figure the Dodgers! They opened MLB's second half by
losing 13 of 14 games after the break. 17 Iowa both finished 7-5 last year
and join the Vols as the only schools in this year's preseason poll to not
have been ranked in the final coaches' poll of 2005. Oh yeah, the final was
Oakland 16-10 over Philadelphia.USA Today released hits preseason coaches' poll last Friday and Ohio State
will open the 2006 season as the nation's No. The Eagles' Donovan McNabb completed all
three of his passes (29 yards) while leading Philadelphia on a 61-yard scoring drive on
the team's first possession (and McNabb's only one) of the game. They are the sixth
team in major-league history to lose at least eight straight games and follow that immediately
with a winning streak of at least eight games. Detroit was able to take two
of three in Minnesota from July 28-July 30 and have now won nine of the
12 meetings this year between the two teams. In the last 10 years, only one
major-league team has had a longer streak of that type. No. Were you ready for
some football? I'm not sure I was. Of interest is the wide discrepancy in opinion
on the Sooners this year, as they got votes from No. 2 team, with 11
first place votes.Notre Dame (nine votes) and USC (one) finished in a tie for third
and Oklahoma finished fifth. Teams which finished last year in the final top-25 but were
not among this year's first poll include UCLA (finished No. 1 team. 23 Tennessee, which
finished last year at 5-6, is the only team to be ranked which had a
losing record in 2005. 1 to as low as No. I guess that's fitting, as
KC also owns MLB's worst overall record, at 38-73.Monday's MLB schedule features a relatively light
nine-game card, including the Angels and White Sox making up a rain out from May
11 at 7:05 ET tonight in Chicago on ESPN. RB Bruce Perry lost two fumbles,
giving Philly five turnovers for the game. As for Chicago's Mark Buehrle, the one-time ace
of the staff is 0-5 with a 9.92 ERA in his last six outings!Speaking of
rematches, the Twins open a three-game series tonight in Detroit vs the Tigers. So who's
MLB's hottest team as the new week begins? The Dodgers, naturally. It's Contreras' fourth loss
since July 14, the day his 17-game winning streak ended, tying for the most losses
for any pitcher in the majors over that period. 22! Auburn, which opens No. Of
course these teams met in last year's ALCS with the White Sox winning four straight
games (all complete games) after the Angels opened with a 3-2 win in Game 1.It's
hard to believe they'll be a complete game tonight, by either starting pitcher. Coming off
a 3-1 MLB weekend, I'm opening the new week with a Technical Insider (backed by
two winning trends of 73%) plus a 15* ALCS Rematch on the Angels/White Sox on
ESPN.The entire backup crew contributed, as QBs Garcia and Chang each threw an interception, with
Detmer losing a fumble. As for Miner, the Tigers are 8-3 in his 11 starts
this year but his last win came back on July 16 and over his last
four starts he's got an ERA of 7.36.Ness Notes is available Monday through Friday by
1:00 ET.Larry Ness is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.Read all of his
articles at [http://www.procappers.com/Larry_Ness.htm].
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