Greatest Super bowl upsets

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GREATEST SUPER BOWL UPSETS

Super Bowl III: The New York Jets, 18-point underdogs, beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7 behind QB Joe Namath on Jan. 12, 1969. The NFL champion Colts had only one loss entering the game.

Super Bowl XLII: The unbeaten New England Patriots were 12 1/2-point favorites Sunday, but Eli Manning threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes and the New York Giants won 17-14.

Super Bowl IV: A year after the Jets' shocking upset, the Kansas City Chiefs, 12-point underdogs, knocked off the Vikings 23-7 on Jan. 11, 1970.

Super Bowl XXXII: The defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers were 12-point favorites, but the Denver Broncos and QB John Elway shocked the Packers 31-24 on Jan. 25, 1998.

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Medcalf: Developments with Mbakwe - February 3, 2008

Medcalf: Developments with Mbakwe - Last week, a Miami court gave Gophers power forward Trevor Mbakwe a Jan. 7 pre-trial date, when his lawyer and prosecutors will give a judge an update on the status of his case. That wipes out the previous Dec. 14 trial date. Mbakwe is charged with felony battery after an alleged assault on a woman in April in Miami. Following a victory over Utah Valley, Tubby Smith said Mbakwe wasn't on the team's bench because of a "change" in his case. New court documents indicate that a number of factors are pushing Mbakwe's trial back. Mbakwe's roommate at Miami Dade Community College, Kentucky guard Darnell Dodson, is a key witness. He's averaging 12.0 points per game for the Wildcats. Mbakwe's lawyer, Gregory Samms, encountered challenges when he tried to secure Dodson's testimony earlier this month. That was when the trial was still scheduled for Dec. 14. But in another development that could end up helping Mbakwe get back on the court faster, his lawyer also has had trouble tracking down the alleged victim for her testimony. From court docs: "The alleged victim ... was attempted to be served on this Tuesday, November 10, and the undersigned was informed by his process server that [the alleged victim] no longer lived at that apartment." Samms requested the state's assistance in tracking down the central person in Mbakwe's case. More