| | | 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. All Golfers Not Named Tiger Woods |
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Finally, a worthy challenger stirs to life. Things could get interesting. |
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| 2. Seattle Mariners |
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Four straight wins against Twins, formerly with second-best record in baseball, suggest we are looking at something magical. |
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| 3. Lance Armstrong & U.S. Postal Service cyclists |
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Aw, he was just playin' with us. Now we realize Tour de France championship No. 3 is all but inevitable. |
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| 4. Teenage Boys & Hockey Players Not Named Sergei Fedorov |
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Gentlemen, there's still hope. Anna Kournikova did not get married. We repeat, not. |
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| 5. Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Three-fifths of their starting rotation is out of commission ... and they win 10 of 11. It's a little-known corollary to Ewing Theory. |
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| 6. Oakland A's |
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If ownership can be patient and not trade off A's best player, best leadoff man and closer, they should continue their inevitable march to wild card berth. |
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| 7. Future of Tennis |
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Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are expecting a baby boy in December. Think of best ground strokes ever seen, and then double that. |
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| 8. Cleveland Rockers |
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A WNBA worst 7-25 only two years ago, Eastern Conference leaders are 11-0 at home this season and second overall (17-5) only to Sparks (19-3). |
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| 9. One-Dimensional Knicks |
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Soft jump-shooting Alan Houston signs for $100 million, short rebounding specialist Clarence Weatherspoon for $25 million-plus. Only in America. |
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| 10. Player's Forsythe Racing Team |
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Patrick Carpentier wins CART's Harrah's 500 with huge assist from teammate Alex Tagliani, who finished sixth. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Traditional baseball powers (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves), Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Umpires' union, Mark McGwire's home run record, Ottawa Senators, Bay Area Cyber Rays, "Jurassic Park III," "America's Sweethearts"
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MO' METER
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| 5. Cincinnati Reds |
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Junior's back, but nothing can help worst team in NL. Get ready for another salary dump. |
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| 4. Indiana University |
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A suit against IU trustees over firing of Bob Knight cleared to proceed to trial.
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| 3. City of Detroit |
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Tigers are bad and boring, under-the-cap Pistons can't lure quality free agent (not even hometown hero C-Webb), over-the-cap Lions haven't won anything in livng memory, and American cars continue to lose market share. At least Red Wings' training camp isn't too far away. |
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| 2. Bicycle racing |
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Nobody in this sport, not even the inspirational and invincible Lance, is immune to suspicion of drug use. |
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| 1. Sandy Alderson & Umpire Oversight Committee |
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Are we the only ones who think those memos about "hunting for strikes" and reading pitchers' minds should cease? |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Twins, Friends and honored guests of the Gold Club, big company profit reports
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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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