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Alabama Ties Notre Dame With Most National Titles In Poll Era Cork Gaines Jan. 10, 2012, 9:43 AM If you want another reason why the poll system in college football is absurd, just try to figure out how many national championships Alabama has after winning last night's BCS Championship game. Alabama claims it is their 14th national title. But according to the NCAA, Alabama has actually been recognized with 18 titles. The problem, of course, is that the NCAA does not have a system to determine the national champion on the field. Even with the BCS system, the NCAA still...

USA vs Turkey. It is not time for thanksgiving dinner yet. Team USA gobbled Team Turkey at the World Basketball Championship finale 81:64. The last time the US won the title was 1994 when the Dream Team led by Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller and Dominique Wilkins became world champions in Toronto. If the 2008 US Olympic Team was the Redeem Team that brought the gold home, the 2010 US World Championship team is more like ‘US: The Next Generation’ Team. Legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski, (Duke University) came up with a bunch of rookies instead of super-stars. Lamar Odom and Chauncey...

Turns out Mike Holmgren lost respect, as well as the NFL championship at Super Bowl XL by insisting that officiating was a factor in the Seahawks' 21-10 loss to the Steelers. Holmgren's better than that. As a veteran NFL coach, he at least ought to be held to a higher standard. Sadly, Holmgren pointed the finger instead of the thumb.