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It only took three weeks and we already have our first real shakeup in the national title and Heisman races after #2 USC fell to Stanford for the fourth straight year. Other highlights this week include Alabama, LSU and Florida State all putting on defensive clinics, Notre Dame knocking off a Top Ten opponent for the first time in seven years and Virginia Tech and BYU both finding themselves on the wrong end of road upsets.

Here are all the highlights from Week Three.

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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 NFL enters Week 2 with several interesting games between potential playoff teams. Here's a preview of all of this week's contests:

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The NFL opens its 2012 regular season on Wednesday night when the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys. Fifteen other games fill out the schedule of the new season’s first week. Here’s

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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If we learn anything from the video below, it’s to never play a game of touch football with Green Bay Packers’ linebacker A.J. Hawk.

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Robert Meachem became the first New Orleans Saints wide receiver in 5 years to leave in free agency today. The 27 year old former first round draft pick agreed to a 4 year deal with the San Diego Chargers. The deal is worth...

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The NFL playoffs enter the divisional round this weekend. Just eight teams remain with a chance of playing in the Super Bowl in Indianapolis on February 5. Green Bay, San Francisco, New England and Baltimore will all host games after enjoying a bye during wild card weekend.

Here’s a preview of this weekend’s contests:

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The NFL announced it's 2011 Pro Bowl rosters on Tuesday, and five members of the New Orleans Saints were named to the NFC squad. The San Francisco 49ers paced the NFC squad, with eight representatives, while the Green Bay Packers have seven.

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The Christmas holiday necessitates a schedule tweak for the NFL. Most games will be held on Saturday, with the exception of the Texans-Colts contest on Thursday, the Bears-Packers game on Sunday night and the Falcons and Saints, who will meet on ‘Monday Night Football.’

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