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10/21 (Weekend Watch) Quickie

Found October 20, 2011 on Dan Shanoff:
PLAYERS: Carson Palmer,  Tony La Russa
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Michigan State Spartans,  Kansas State Wildcats
First, a happy 10th anniversary to PTI, the best show in the history of sports television.Rangers tie up World Series: After a day of glowing reviews for Tony La Russa's managerial prowess, it was only natural that he out-think himself into blowing the 9th-inning lead for the Cards.NBA: The mediation between the players and owners imploded. It's not that I think the season will be cancelled; I do think that it's unlikely it will get started until January 2012. You're totally allowed to ignore the moment-to-moment coverage until there is a resolution.CFB Preview: The Game of the Week is Wisconsin at Michigan State. I predict the Badgers win by 30. Can we please insert them into the discussion with Oklahoma as the Best Team Not Alabama-LSU Winner?*Other games of note: Auburn at LSU, with LSU missing the Honey Badger and their killer of an RB, Ware. If Auburn didn't look so horrible last week beating Florida, I might give Auburn a chance here. But it won't be cl...
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