| TWO OF A KIND |
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Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Programs Ranked No. 1 at Same Time in AP Basketball Polls:
UConn (Feb. 13, 1995)
UConn (Nov. 30, 1998)
Duke (Jan. 7-14, 2003)
UConn (preseason 2003-Nov. 25, 2003)
Duke (Feb. 21, 2006)
UConn (Feb. 3-17 and March 3, 2009)
Source: NCAA
| SECOND RATES |
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All-Time BCS National Championship Combined Game Scoring by Quarters:
1st quarter — 116 points
2nd quarter — 264
3rd quarter — 110
4th quarter — 123
Overtime — 21
Source: World Features Syndicate Suggested for use Jan. 7 with BCS Championship
| GROUND TO A HALT |
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All-Time Fewest Rushing Yards by One Team in BCS Championship Games:
27 yards — Florida State (vs. Oklahoma, 2001)
30 yards — Florida State (vs. Virginia Tech, 2000)
47 yards — Ohio State (vs. Florida, 2007)
52 yards — Oklahoma (vs. LSU, 2004)
56 yards — Oklahoma (vs. Florida State, 2001)
58 yards — Alabama (vs. Texas, 2009)
Source: World Features Syndicate Suggested for use Jan. 7 with BCS Championship
| PATS ON THE BACK |
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How Conference Champions Fared in AFC and NFC Championship Games, 2003-11:
AFC East — 4-1
AFC South — 2-1
NFC West — 2-1
NFC East — 2-1
AFC North — 2-2
NFC South — 2-2
NFC North — 2-2
AFC West — 0-2
Source: World Features Syndicate
| THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT |
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TD Passes in NFL Conference Championship Games, 2004-11:
1-10 yards — 19
11-30 yards — 14
31-50 yards — 6
51-70 yards — 4
71 or more yards — 4
Source: World Features Syndicate
| THE HOLE STORY |
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Rushing TDs in NFL Conference Championship Games, 2004-11:
1-5 yards — 23
6-10 yards — 4
11-15 yards — 2
16-20 yards — 1
21-25 yards — 2
Source: World Features Syndicate
| ``GOOD!'' WORK |
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Field Goals in NFL Conference Championship Games:
2011 — made 8 of 9
2010 — 2 of 2
2009 — 5 of 7
2008 — 7 of 8
2007 — 9 of 11
2006 — 8 of 9
2005 — 5 of 6
Source: World Features Syndicate
| LONG AND DRAWN OUT |
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Active QBs With Most TD Passes of 50 Yards or More in NFL Playoffs:
Peyton Manning — 6
Tom Brady — 3
Drew Brees — 3
Eli Manning — 3
Jake Delhomme — 3
Source: World Features Syndicate
| RECENT HOME-ICIDES |
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Countrymen Winning Australian Open Men's Singles Titles-x:
1905-19 — won 6 of 12 tournaments
1920-39 — won 16 of 20
1940-59 — won 13 of 15
1960-79 — won 15 of 21
1980-99 — won 0 of 19
2000-12 — won 0 of 13
Last Australian men's singles champion was Mark Edmondson (1976)
Source: World Features Syndicate
| EAST BEASTS |
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Combined Playoffs Records of Active Coaches by Conferences:
AFC East — 21-11
NFC East — 30-21
AFC West — 10-8
NFC North — 8-7
NFC West — 12-12
AFC North — 10-10
AFC South — 1-1
NFC South — 0-3
Source: World Features Syndicate
| TRIPLE (DIGIT) PLAYS |
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Most Consecutive NBA Wins When Scoring 100 or More Points (2008-Jan. 2, 2013):
Lakers (2009-10) — 11
Spurs (2011-12) — 10
Jazz (2009-10) — 9
Suns (2007-08) — 8
Lakers (2007-08) — 8
Nuggets (2008-09) — 8
Knicks (2010-11) — 8
Mavericks (2010-11) — 8
Thunder (2012-13) — 8
Source: World Features Syndicate
| DECA-DENT |
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Most Consecutive NBA Wins By 10 or More Points (2008-Jan. 2, 2013):
Rockets (2007-08) — 10
Celtics (2007-08) — 9
Cavaliers (2008-09) — 9
Heat (2009-10) — 9
Heat (2011-12) — 9
Spurs (2011-12) — 8
Source: World Features Syndicate
| SCORECARDS |
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Season Averages of NCAA Men's Division I Leading Scorers, 1948-2011-12 season:
20-22.9 ppg — 2 times
23-25.9 ppg — 5
26-28.9 ppg — 15
29-31.9 ppg — 15
32-34.9 ppg — 11
35-37.9 ppg — 10
38-40.9 ppg — 3
41 or more ppg — 4
Source: World Features Syndicate and NCAA
| BUCKET BRIGADES |
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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Schools With Most Players With 2,000 Career Points:
Duke — 11 players
Boston College — 7
Villanova — 7
Notre Dame — 7
Georgia Tech — 6
La Salle — 6
North Carolina — 6
Syracuse — 6
Tennessee — 6
500 players from 233 different colleges have scored 2,000 points
Source: NCAA
"Time Out" is a copyrighted (2013) feature of World Features Syndicate, Inc.





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