Christian Ponder might be falling asleep with his playbook on his chest.
Theo Epstein might be looking forward to the relative calm of running the Cubs.
Twins fans might be a little bit obsessed about Nick Punto playing in the World Series.
The top five teams in the initial ESPN/USA Today coaches poll for men's college basketball:
1. North Carolina
2. Kentucky
3. Ohio State
4. UConn
5. Syracuse
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Well, I think I would have had a couple of rings. I'm telling you, those teams were loaded. There's no question about it." -- Rex Ryan, Jets coach, on how he would have fared if given the San Diego job in 2007.
Cignetti and the Hoosiers have conquered the College Football Playoff, even if he could never beat NDSU at James Madison.
