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not just oil, pennzoil. >> the a.p.nkings saturday, florida got 58 of 60 first place votes good for 96.7% of the vote -- a new a.p. preseason poll record. lou holtz, what stands out to you from the top 10? >> when i look at the top 10, the first thing that jumps out at me is three teams from the big 12 are ranked in the top 10. i'm talking the big 12 south -- texas, oklahoma and oklahoma state are all from the big 12 south. they're going to have to play one another. who is the best team in the big 12 north? kansas, which comes in at number 25. that doesn't seem fair to me. >> in latte land, broncos and seahawks. late second quarter, fourth and goal, orton scrambles. this was a bad idea. with his left hand. he's picked off by ken lucas. orton 17-23 and a touchdown. fourth quarter, scary moment. chris simms to ken mckinley, simms goes down in pain. >> professional football, jeremy shockey and the saints taking on texas, shockey got into a training-camp scuffle with the texans. shockey can work and play well with others. s

not just oil, pennzoil. >> cincinnati was the epicenter of tennis. the masters, featured nadal, and then, federer, versus murray, and murray beat him four-straight times. with that smash, it was 6-2, and second set tied. can see and backhand into the net. doesn't like the shot. and his if you can knuckles are bleeding, and, he had to get some treatment. and murray, and got that fine. >> federer up, 9-8. serving to stay alive. second serve, bad news, didn't have to eat them alive. double-faults the set away. federer does, what federer does, he wins, in straight-sets. >> the name of the game, in fenway, was simply, payback, red fenway, was simply, payback, red sox-yankees, never a dull i'm racing cross country in this small sidecar, but i've still got room for the internet. with my new netbook from at&t. with its built-in 3g network, it's fast and small, so it goes places other laptops can't. i'm bill kurtis, and wherever i go, i've got plenty of room for the internet. and the nation's fastest 3g network. gun it, mick. (announcer) sign up today and get

not just oil, pennzoil. i'm not beth. aaaaaahhh. ooooohhhh. (announcer) calling all captains. responsibly. ♪ >> surprise, surprise. the a.p. released its preseason rankings saturday -- really no surprise, defending champ florida your number one. the gators got 58 of 60 first-place votes. that's good for 96.7% of the vote -- a new a.p. preseason poll record. we asked lou holtz, to you, what stands out in the top 10? >> when i look at the top 10, the first thing that jumps out at me is three teams from the big 12 are ranked in the top 10. i'm telling you, the big 12 south -- texas, oklahoma and oklahoma state are all from the big 12 south. they're going to have to play one another. who is the best team in the big 12 north? kansas, which comes in at number 25. that doesn't seem fair to me. >> thank you, dr. lou. >> professional football, jeremy shockey and the saints taking on texas, shockey got into a training-camp scuffle with the texans. shockey can work and play well with others. shockey, look at that, hurdling a defender on the way to a seven-yard gain. later in the second q

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you feel it. ...and pennzoil motor oil actively cleans out up to 15 percent of sludge the first timet. so feel the clean. not just oil, pennzoil. >> the bigger name schools that open college football games tomorrow: miami, nebraska and notre dame. the mountaineers opening their first game without pat white in 5 seasons. >> with the college football regular season just around the corner. espn's joe schad is here to fill us in on the more intriguing stories across the country. south bend, 15 losses over the last 2 seasons for charlie weis. how important is this upcoming season for him? >> it's critical obviously. despite the large buyout, notre dame fans can only take so much. they begin the season ranked in the pre-season top 25. they are in the pre-season top 15 from my perspective. when you look at the schedule. there is no reason notre dame should not win a 10 football games. they have charlie weis calling offense plays. and clauson calling the defensive plays. >> is this the season that everybody in south bend expects clauson to take the next step? >> it is. it's hard to separate

not just oil, pennzoil. >> reischea canidate and michelle lafountain back with you here on espnews.kees went 9 and 9 last season versus the red sox. but this season boston has had their number from the jump. red sox have won all 8 meetings so far and aring 3 more runs per game during their eight game streak. our 1st and 10 crew take a look at who will be the first when the series ends on sunday. >> welcome to 1st and 10. tonight, the yankees and the red sox resume their rivalry. this one in the bronx. a 4 game set. new york up 2 and a half games in the al-east over boston. skip, 8 and0 the sox lead. who will be in first place sunday night? >> i will make it 11 and 1. i got boston. i am plunging on this one. i got boston winning 3 out of 4 this weekend. i realize i don't have tim wakefield and dice-k who was 18 and 3 last year. tonight smoltz. i think he will be close to smoltz again for the first time this year. the red sox hit joba chamberlain pretty well this year. >> .341? >> i think they will play with that confidence against jaba and beckett and lester will win their games. >>