1. Tiger Woods-The most dominant person in his or her respective sport, and he has 13 major titles to prove it.
2. Tom Brady-Brady makes the toughest position of the most difficult sport look way too easy, and has has three Super Bowl rings on his hand already.
3. Roger Federer-Federer has won 12 grand slam titles and is the Tiger Woods of tennis.
4. Kobe Bryant-Kobe has three rings and is recognized by nearly every other NBA player as the best in the game.
5. Peyton Manning-Manning has become the face of the NFL by appearing in numerous commercials, and he was able to earn a ring last season.
6. Alex Rodriguez-A-Rod is the Kobe Bryant of baseball as all the other players know he is the best in the game.
7. Lebron James-While Kobe is known as the best right now, it appears James is trying to steal the torch before Bryant is even ready to pass it.
8. Derek Jeter-While A-Rod is the best in his sport, Jeter is clearly the face of baseball and has led the Yankees to several winning seasons.
9. Dwayne Wade-Like Peyton Manning, Wade can be found on several commercials, and if it wasn’t for a couple key injuries, he would be much higher on this list.
10. Jose Reyes-Reyes has brought excitement back to baseball, which is exactly what the MLB needs to help clear the black cloud surrounding the sport right now with the “steroid era.”

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Lance Armstrong will run in the 112th Boston Marathon on April 21st in order to raise money for his charity.  The idea of Lance trying another sport, it got me thinking of other athletes that tried to do a different skill.  The way these athletes performed, skill had nothing to do with it.  Do you remember these events?

• Michael Jordan attempting to make a career in professional baseball
• Charles Barkley attempting to beat a much older referee in a foot race, which lead to Barkley falling on his back
• Dennis Rodman challenging Karl Malone to a wrestling match
• Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, and Allen Iverson all putting out rap albums that flopped
• Adam “Pacman” Jones trying to join professional wresting
• Oscar De La Hoya trying to have a singing career
• Bob Golic becoming an actor on Saved By the Bell

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January

• David Beckham announced he would be leaving Real Madrid to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
• Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. elected to baseball hall of fame
• Florida Gators defeated the Ohio state Buckeyes to win the BCS National Championship in college football.

February

• Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.

March

• Morgan Pressell, at 18 years 313 days old, became the youngest woman to ever win a major in golf when she won the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

April

• Randy Moss was traded from Oakland Raiders to New England Patriots.
• The University of Florida became the first school in NCAA history to win a college football and basketball title in the same academic year, by defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Final Four Basketball Championship game in Atlanta.
• Zach Johnson won his first major by winning at the Masters.

May

• Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Oscar De La Hoya by a split decision and took the WBC Junior Middleweight title.
• Diego Corrales (boxer) died in a three-vehicle car accident near his Las Vegas home.

June

•  The San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA championship when they swept the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators to win the Stanley Cup. 
• The Hamburg Sea Devils defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy to win the World Bowl XV in NFL Europa.

July

• The American League defeated the National League 5-4 in Major League Baseball.
• Bill Walsh (former NFL coach) died of Leukemia.

August

• Barry Bonds became the all-time home run king when he hit his 756th homer.
• Tiger Woods won his 13th major by winning the PGA Championship.
• Lorena Ochoa won her first major by winning the Women’s British Open.

September

• The 5th ranked Michigan Wolverines became the first ever division 1 team to lose to a FSC (formerly division 1-AA) team, when they lost at home to the Appalachian State Mountaineers 34-32.
• Major League Baseball rookie Clay Bucholz of the Boston Red Sox threw a no-hitter in just his second career start.
• Roger Federer won the US Open.

October

• The Boston Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies to win their second World Series in four years.

November

• Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings set the single game NFL record when he rushed for 296 yards.
• Jimmy Johnson won the Nextel Cup.
• Roger Federer lost back-to-back tennis matches for the first time in nearly five years.
• Sean Taylor (NFL player) died after being shot in a robbery attempt of his girlfriend’s place of residence.

December

• The Mitchell report was released naming players such as Roger Clemens as being associated with purchasing and/or using performance enhancing drugs.
• Quarterback Tim Tebow of the Florida Gators became the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy.

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Is it possible to red-shirt some of the members of the NCAA rules committee? I love college football, but there are a few rules that need to be changed.    There is a rule in place that a person cannot go straight to the NFL directly out of high school.  I don’t have an issue with that being a regulation, but if the NCAA is going to be used as a developmental league for the NFL, then I believe that it is vital to try to mirror the rules between the two entities.

Let’s begin with rule that most 6th graders don’t even use in playground football…you know the one where you are down if your knees hit the ground, whether or not you have been touched by another player.  This has to be a rule that was put in place back in an era where they played with leather helmets, and they opted to mirror what high schools where using for their rules.  Have you ever watched your favorite NFL team playing, and their defense forgets to touch someone that fell to the ground without being forced down, and that player proceeds to get up and run for a touchdown?  One of the reasons that happens is because the players have been conditioned their whole football career leading up to the NFL that once their knees touch the ground, the player is down.  It is time that the NCAA change this pointless rule as it actually punishes the viewers that want to see high scoring offensive games.

That brings me to the next rule that is equally as pointless, telling college players that they only need to have one foot inbounds to make a legal reception. If the NCAA continues using that rule, then they are essentially promoting mediocrity for the receiver and tight end positions.  However, if they elect to change the rule for the college game, it will likely lead to receivers entering the NFL already having excellent balance, vision, and concentration as learned skills, rather than just potential attributes.  I hope that with the implementation of instant replay into the college game, and after some further review, that rule will be overturned.

Lastly, I think the overtime system in NCAA has the right idea, but there is still some room for improvement.  The current system of each team having one possession starting from the 25 yard line does nothing but pad the stats and allow for a team as good as LSU to lose in triple overtime twice.  In my humble opinion, I think both teams should get one possession, but the drive would start with a kickoff.  The rule would be that the teams would have to go for the two point conversion with each touchdown.  If neither team scored on their first possession, then they would kickoff to the team that first played defense in the overtime, and then the game would turn into sudden death. 

After further review, the idea that NCAA football rules needing to be changed, stands as called. 

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