| | | Page 2's Power Poll dares to rate the teams that are currently wielding the most power in the entire sports universe.
Each week, our poll will rank the 10 teams at the top of the power heap -- and the five teams that have lost the most power in the past week. And, by the way, Page 2 uses its own definition for a "team" -- any group of two or more bonded together for the common purpose.
Our Momentum Meter also predicts the direction these teams will be heading in future weeks (see the bottom of the page for a full explanation).
If you've got anything to say about our Top 10 or our Bottom 5, click here to comment -- or forever hold your peace.
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MO' METER
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| 1.Lance Armstrong & U.S. Postal Service Team |
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Only 29, and with three straight Tour de France titles in his pocket -- a first for an American -- Armstrong's now undisputed No. 1 athlete in world. |
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| 2. Cursed Baseball Teams |
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Cubbie management finally parts with a little cash for reinforcements (Fred McGriff and reliever David Weathers); Nomar and Everett return to Bosox, soon -- please, God! -- to be followed by Pedro. What curses? |
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| 3. Women's Golf |
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Thanks to Battle of Bighorn, ladies of the fairway are finally getting a little love. |
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| 4. Seattle Mariners |
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Yeah, they're better than ever. But they didn't add anybody at trade deadline, and constant winning can get boring. For proof, see No. 6 ... |
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| 5. Toronto Raptors |
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For about $88 million, Vince Carter will show unenlightened folks that large, clean, safe, diverse Canadian cities are far better than most U.S. cities. |
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| 6. New York Yankees |
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Three-time defending World Champs have a 3½-game lead in AL East, Justice coming back and added insurance of Sterling Hitchcock. If they need more, they'll get it. |
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| 7. Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Battered and bruised front-line starting pitching, rookie manager, structurally flawed ... but somehow they've moved past Diamondbacks into NL West lead. Has somebody sold their soul to Devil? |
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| 8. San Francisco Giants |
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Giants sweep reeling Arizona, splurge for Big Cat, Jason Schmidt and John Vander Wal, and give every sign of embarking on usual second-half roll. |
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| 9. Brothers Schumacher |
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Home-country hero Ralf wins German Grand Prix to move into third in overall standings while Michael still controls Formula One points race. |
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| 10. WNBA Division Leaders |
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Sparks lead West by 5½ games with best record in league (22-3), while upstart Rockers are blowing away defending East champion Liberty by three games. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: NFL referees, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, minor-league baseball, Ivan Ljubicic, Louisville hoops fans, "Planet of the Apes"
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MO' METER
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| 5. Arizona Diamondbacks |
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Best one-two pitching punch in game, but can't hold off seriously maimed Dodgers. Albie Lopez doesn't figure to help all that much. |
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| 4. Rogue Ex-Wide Receivers |
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Michael Irvin might be headed for trial on felony charge of cocaine possession and Mark Ingram sentenced to six months for possession of counterfeit money.
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| 3. Unwritten Rules |
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With friends like Davey Lopes, who needs enemies? On the other hand, with enemies like Rickey Henderson, who needs friends? |
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| 2. Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
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Worst record in baseball ... and best player McGriff has abandoned sinking ship. |
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| 1. Boxing's Reputation |
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Deaths, Don King, reversed decisions and another rape accusation against Iron Mike. If boxing isn't careful, it's liable to get a bad name for itself. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Hazel Park (Michigan) school district, Marat Safin, Sandy Alderson & MLB Umpire Oversight Committee, exhausted and hospitalized pop stars whose CDs are not moving
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| Mo' Meter explained: |
No mo'; holding
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Still climbing the charts |
Peaked; all downhill
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