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The 2013 NCAA Tournament has narrowed its field to 16 teams.

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In earlier segments of my 2013 Major League Baseball Preview, I took a look at the American League East, the National League East, and the American League Central.

In this segment, I preview the National League Central.

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Results of the 2012 election are in.

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We've had our first round of big upsets, with Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin all falling out of the Top 25. And with some big games on tap next Saturday (Clemson vs. Florida State, Kansas State vs. Oklahoma, Michigan vs. Notre Dame), a bunch of big names better not get caught looking ahead this week.

Here is what to watch for in college football this weekend.

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The third ranked LSU Tigers hosted the Washington Huskies and treated them to a 41-3 defeat. Alfred Blue eclipsed the century mark on the ground for the second straight week, while Tiger QB Zach Mettenberger was...

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Week One told us a few things. Like that Alabama is really, really good.

This week, we don’t have any matchups between ranked schools, but we do have some intriguing games that should tell us a bit more about some of these teams. Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Florida all have challenging road games against BCS-conference opponents. Oklahoma and Stanford, who struggled last week, will try to work out some kinks. Missouri and Texas A&M get their first tastes of life in the SEC. Poor Savannah State will be obliterated by another Top 25 team. And Alabama and Arkansas can set up the first top 10 matchup of the season.

Here is what to look for this week in college football:

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After an off-season filled with scandal and controversy, seeing college football back on the field was a welcome sight. While early season games for Top 25 teams often feature blowouts of lesser opponents (and we certainly had several of those), this week we were also treated to a pair of matchups between Top 25 teams as well as some outstanding individual efforts. Some questions were answered, other teams now have even more. Here is a recap of all the action in the Top 25 this weekend.

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A game celebrating a landmark bill in women’s sports history, a significant mixed martial arts fight and the crowning of the NCAA baseball champion highlight this weekend’s sports offerings:

Friday, June 22
College World Series
TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, NE; 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. (EDT); ESP

LSU Tiger cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Morris Claiborne both received first-team AP All-American honors, marking the first time two CBs from the same school shared first-team honors. Punter Brad Wing made first-team as well, with guard Will Blackwell was named to the second-team. Defensive End Sam Montgomery earned third-team honors.

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