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Tribe guarantees at least a .500 season
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CHICAGO: What is it about the fifth inning for the Chicago White Sox? No, wait, there is another question that begs to be answered first. Which of the teams playing in the weekend series at U.S. Cellular Field is in a death struggle with the Minnesota Twins to win the American League Central Division championship?
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With handful of upsets, Alabama set to move up several spots in new poll
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Backed by a dominant defense and John Parker Wilson's accurate passing, No. 8 Alabama raced to a stunning 31-point lead by halftime against self-destructing Georgia and held on to beat the third-ranked Bulldogs 41-30 Saturday night, establishing Nick Saban's team as a national championship contender in his second season. Host Georgia (4-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) became the third team in the top four to fall on a devastating week for ranked teams, joining No. 1 USC and No. 4 Florida in the loss column. Alabama (5-0, 2-0) is poised to move up at least three or four spots when the new poll comes out today. Wilson went 13-of-16 passing for 205 yards and a touchdown, while Glenn Coffee ran for two touchdowns in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the final score. Georgia scored two touchdowns in the waning minutes. Not even the most optimistic Alabama fan could have expected Saban, who won a national championship at LSU, to turn the Tide so quickly. This again looks like a program more in keeping with the tradition of Bear Bryant, not Saban predecessor Mike Shula. Knowshon Moreno got only nine carries for 34 yards, and quarterback Matthew Stafford spent much of the game running for his life as Georgia's 11-game winning streak ended. The Bulldogs actually made Alabama a little nervous in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, closing to 31-17 on Prince Miller's 92-yard punt return. But the Tide calmly wrapped it up on the next possession, driving 51 yards in eight plays for Leigh Tiffin's second field goal. The Bulldogs couldn't do anything right. A.J. Green, the freshman receiver coming off a huge game at Arizona State, had the ball stripped away after a catch. Dont'a Hightower, Alabama's star freshman on defense, grabbed it out of the air and started another Tide possession on Georgia's side of the field, this time at the 33.
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Beavers build 21-0 lead, win 27-21
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From Beacon Journal wire services
Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns and host Oregon State built an early lead and held on for a 27-21 upset victory over top-ranked Southern California on Thursday night.
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