| | | 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. Seattle Mariners |
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This is getting boring. Unless you're from Seattle -- or just hate Yankees. |
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| 2. PGA Tour |
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With bigger ratings comes TV bucks. As Tim Finchem always says, "God bless you, Mr. Woods." |
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| 3. New York City Tabloids |
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Mt. Steinbrenner erupts, Knicks and Rangers can't sign a decent free agent, Mets are closer to last than first, superstar PR princesses are running over people in the Hamptons. Life just doesn't get any better than this. |
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| 4. Minnesota Twins |
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Second-best record in bigs -- and Indians pitching is self-destructing. Do you believe in small-market miracles? |
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| 5. Los Angeles Sparks |
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Best team in WNBA is rolling at 17-3, and Lisa Leslie wins All-Star MVP honors ... off the bench. |
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| 6. All Golfers Not Named Tiger Woods |
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Shigeki Maruyama won in Milwaukee, but El Tigre says he's fixed flaw in his swing. Just in time for a major. Uh-oh. |
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| 7. Strike Zone |
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Getting bigger, even as you read this. |
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| 8. People of China |
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Obtaining 2008 Summer Olympics could signal acceptance into the world community. |
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| 9. Spirit of Dale Earnhardt |
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Rookie Kevin Harvick wins in Intimidator's car one week after Little E's victory at Daytona. |
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| 10. Blondes |
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Piazza and Mets finally heat up, and Reese Witherspoon vehicle No. 1 at box office. Maybe they really do have more fun. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Houston Astros, Oakland A's, Brooklyn Cyclones |
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MO' METER
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| 5. Chicago Cubs |
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Still clinging to first in NL Central, but Fred McGriff choosing Tampa Bay over Da Cubbies is not a good sign. |
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| 4. Cleveland Indians |
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Starting pitching is atrocious, can't gain ground on lowest-payroll-in-baseball Twinkies, and John Rocker has already lost closer's job
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| 3. New York Knicks |
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No decent point guard, no real center. Big free-agent signing is Clarence Weatherspoon!? Could be first team to field all 6-7 starting five. |
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| 2. Los Angeles Dodgers |
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First Andy Ashby, then Darren Dreifort, now Kevin Brown. That's $35 million per year worth of pitcher on DL, more than entire payroll of several major-league teams. |
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| 1. Football Strength Coaches |
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John Binkowski, strength and conditioning coach at Northern Illinois, is fired for ordering players to run over a marching band. John Kasper, formerly strength coach for the Minnesota Vikings, is suspended from bobsledding for two years for positive steroid test. Be strong, guys. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: "Sopranos" fans, Gary Condit's career, "Final Fantasy," New Zealand Open, IRS
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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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