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Nick Bartlett’s Week 8 SuperWest Fearless CFB Predictions
> Game predictions with enough commentary to keep Nick from drinking too much coffee

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ise is the bettor who consults Nick’s No-Nonsense Betting Tips before logging on to his sportsbook. Last week was only

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Vilardo: 2023 Week 8 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> After last week's games involving the Pac-12, Mountain West & BYU, we see how they stack up

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 8 Power Rankings for the 25 SuperWest teams from the Pac-12, Mountain West, and BYU.

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Vilardo: 2023 WK 8 MW Football Power Rankings & Previews
> This week sees nine teams in action with three on byes and the Falcons playing out of conference

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 8 Mountain West Power Rankings along with his previews of upcoming contests and game picks.

NFL NFL West Divisions

Vilardo: ’23 Week 7 NFL West Power Rankings and Previews
> The eight teams combined for a 3-5 mark in their respective AFC and NFC divisions

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Last week, the eight NFL West teams combined for a 3-5 mark in their respective AFC and NFC division games.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2023 Week 8 College Football Top 25
> North Carolina, Washington, and Notre Dame were the biggest winners over the weekend

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There were some marquee matchups last week with North Carolina, Washington, and Notre Dame cementing their spots in the poll.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 8 Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
> Last weekend’s results showed why the Pac-12 is the best conference in America this season

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Noah Fifita has the fast-rising Wildcats in a position to compete in every game after an emphatic road win over then-No. 19 Washington State.

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SuperWest on Sundays with Nick, Dane & Stephen for Oct 15
> The trio returns to talk about the most interesting games in a lively, off-the-cuff discussion

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Nick, Dane, and Stephen talk about the most interesting Week 7 games in a lively, off-the-cuff discussion and hand out their weekly awards.

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for Oct 1-15
> Preseason has started and coaches are already experimenting with different combinations

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The NBA preseason has started and coaches from all around the league are already experimenting with different combinations and lineups.

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Nick Bartlett’s Week 7 SuperWest Fearless CFB Predictions
> Game predictions with enough commentary to keep Nick from eating too many Hot Tamales

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Dante Moore and the Bruins go on the road to Corvallis to face the Beavers after an impressive win over Washington State.

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Vilardo: 2023 Week 7 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> After last week's games involving the Pac-12, Mountain West & BYU, we see how they stack up

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 7 Power Rankings for the 25 SuperWest teams from the Pac-12, Mountain West, and BYU.

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Round 18 Formula 1 Driver, Rookie, and Constructor Awards
> Our auto racing writer Greg Kokot selects the top performers for each Grand Prix race

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Max Verstappen posted a grand slam, winning the race and sweeping all the Japanese Grand Prix accolades for the weekend.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 7 Pac-12 Football Previews
> This week's results will shape the Conference race and alter the league's perception nationally

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No. 8 Oregon and No. 7 Washington clash in Seattle, No. 10 USC visits No. 21 Notre Dame, and No. 15 Oregon State hosts No. 18 UCLA.

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Vilardo: 2023 WK 7 MW Football Power Rankings & Previews
> After a three-game schedule last week, there's a full slate of contests with all 12 teams in action

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 7 Mountain West Power Rankings, plus previews of upcoming contests, and game picks.

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NFL NFL West Divisions

Vilardo: Week 6 NFL West Power Rankings and Previews
> The teams in the NFC and AFC West divisions went a combined 3-3 with two of them on byes

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The teams in the NFC and AFC West divisions went a combined 3-3 with two of them on byes. All eight teams are in action this week.

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Dane Miller’s ’23-24 Pac-12 Hoops Preseason Media Ballot
> How our senior writer voted to rank the men's teams with summaries for each of his picks

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Dane Miller shares his Pac-12 Conference Men’s Basketball Media Poll ballot with commentary on each of his team selections.

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Dane Miller’s ’23-24 Preseason All-Pac-12 Player Selections
> The rankings our senior writer submitted for his All-Conference First and Second Team picks

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Dane Miller’s rankings submitted to the Pac-12 for his 2023-24 All-Conference First and Second Team media picks.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 7 Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
> The Pac-12's middle is more jumbled than ever, and Week 6 only added to the quagmire

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WSU was beaten lost UCLA, which lost to Utah, which lost to OSU, and completing the circle, the Beavers lost to the Cougars a few weeks prior.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2023 Week 7 College Football Top 25
> There were some big Top 25 matchups that did not disappoint, and we have a few more on deck

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Stephen Villardo’s Week 7 College Football Top 25 reflects the upsets and near-upsets of an exciting Week 6.

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Mark Schmor’s Top 10 Wide Receivers of the Pac-10/12 Era
> The fifth in a series of lists ranking the best players, coaches, teams, games, and plays

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Mark Schmor’s Top 10 Wide Receivers in the Pac-10/12 era with Honorable Mention players that just missed and analysis.

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SuperWest on Sundays with Nick, Dane & Stephen for Oct 8
> The trio returns to talk about the most interesting games in a lively, off-the-cuff discussion

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Dane, Nick, and Stephen dish on the Arizona-USC and UCLA-WSU matchups and other games, giving us their teams and players of the week.

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2023-24 Preseason Composite Men’s Hoops Rankings
> An aggregate of 14 of the top media rankings including CBS Sports, ESPN, and USA Today

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The SuperWest Sports Preseason Composite Basketball Ranking aggregates 12 media rankings.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 6 Pac-12 Football Previews
> Each of Saturday's four conference matchups has a degree of upset potential to it

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The day starts with the Cougars taking on the Bruins in Pasadena and ends with the Wildcats kicking off against the Trojans in Los Angeles.

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Vilardo: 2023 Week 6 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> How teams from the Pac-12, Mountain West, and BYU stack up after their Week 5 games

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Following another week of football for the 25 SuperWest teams from the Pac-12, Mountain West, and BYU, it’s time to see how they stack up.

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Nick Bartlett’s Week 6 SuperWest Fearless CFB Predictions
> Game predictions with enough commentary to keep Nick from eating too many Milk Duds

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The last time the Cougars and the Bruins met was in the 2019 shootout in Pullman in which UCLA prevailed 67-63.

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Vilardo: 2023 WK 6 MW Football Power Rankings & Previews
> It's a light schedule this week in the Mountain West with just three games on tap this Saturday

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The Mountain West went 2-1 in non-conference games last week as conference play starts to heat up this weekend.

NFL NFL West Divisions

Vilardo: Week 5 NFL West Power Rankings and Previews
> Last weekend was easily the best so far of the 2023 season for the AFC and NFC West at At 6-2

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Week 5 Power Rankings for the eight teams in the AFC and NFC West along with a quick look at the upcoming week’s matchups and my game picks.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 6 Pac-12 Power Rankings
> Entering Week Six, the conference order feels relatively settled based on the results to date

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Washington, Oregon, and USC have distinguished themselves as the top teams in the league, although the jury is still out on Washington State.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2023 Week 6 College Football Top 25
> We're seeing some games go down to the wire as October conference play gets into full swing

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As the calendar turns to October, conference play is getting into full swing and we’re seeing some games go down to the wire.

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Mark Schmor’s Top 10 Tight Ends of the Pac-10/12 Era
> The fourth in a series of weekly lists ranking the best players, coaches, teams, games, and plays

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The Pac-10/12 Conference has produced a number of outstanding tight ends: Here are the Top 10 as selected by Mark Schmor.

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SuperWest on Sundays with Nick and Stephen for October 1
> With Dane off this week, the pair talk about the best games in a lively, off-the-cuff discussion

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Steve and Nick dish on the Colorado-USC, Air Force-San Diego, and Oregon State-Utah matchups and give out their weekly awards.

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for Sep 16-30
> The biggest stories of the last two weeks of September focused on the Damian Lillard trade

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‘Dame Time’ is over for the Portland Trailblazers as Damian Lillard is traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster three-team deal.

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Vilardo: 2023 Week 5 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> How teams from the Pac-12, Mountain West, and BYU stack up after their Week 4 games

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Following another week of football for the 25 SuperWest teams from the Pac-12, Mountain West, and BYU, it’s time to see how they stack up.

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Vilardo: 2023 WK 5 MW Football Power Rankings & Previews
> The Mountain West went 6-2 in nonconference last week, easily the most successful so far

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The Mountain West went 6-2 in non-conference games last week, easily the most successful week of the season so far.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 5 Pac-12 Football Previews
> All eyes will be on No. 8 USC vs. Colorado, but the top matchup is No. 10 Utah vs. No. 19 OSU

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Oregon State and Utah meet as two ranked teams for the second consecutive year and the potential last meeting between the teams.

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Nick Bartlett’s Week 5 SuperWest Fearless CFB Predictions
> Game predictions with enough commentary to keep Nick from drinking too much pickle juice

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Caleb Williams and the Trojans routed Colorado in Los Angeles last season but face a much tougher game vs. the Buffs in Boulder on Saturday.

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Round 17 Formula 1 Driver, Rookie, and Constructor Awards
> Our team of Formula 1 writers and broadcasters vote on the top performers for each race

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Max Verstappen posted a grand slam, winning the race and sweeping all the Japanese Grand Prix accolades for the weekend.

NFL NFL West Divisions

Vilardo: Week 4 NFL West Power Rankings and Previews
> The eight teams played outside their two divisions, going 5-3 with two losses in tight contests

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Week 4 NFL Power Rankings for the eight AFC and NFC West teams with a quick look at upcoming matchups and Stephen Vilardo’s game picks.

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2023 SuperWest Football Season Team Stats
> Offensive and Defensive Team Stats for Pac-12, Mountain West, BYU, with Combined Lists

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offensive and defensive team stats all in one place for the Pac-12, Mountain West, and SuperWest (the two conferences combined plus BYU).

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Mark Schmor’s Top 10 Running Backs of the Pac-10/12 Era
> The third in a series of weekly lists ranking the best players, coaches, teams, games, and plays

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Mark Schmor does a deep dive into the greatest running backs in Pac-10/12 Conference history, choosing the best since 1978.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 5 Pac-12 Power Rankings
> Saturday's results were eye-opening on several different levels and they have shifted perceptions

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The Washington Huskies are now the highest-ranked Pac-12 team in the AP Poll while the Oregon Ducks have cracked the Top 10.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2023 Week 5 College Football Top 25
> After the first third of the season, we are now separating the contenders from the pretenders

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There isn’t a ton of movement in Stephen Vilardo’s Top 25 this time as Colorado drops out and another team from the west finds its way in.

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SuperWest on Sundays with Nick and Dane for September 24
> With Stephen off this week, the pair talk about the best games in a lively, off-the-cuff discussion

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Dane and Nick dish on Colorado, the Utah-UCLA matchup, some action from the Mountain West, and end with their players and teams of the week.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 4 Pac-12 Football Previews
> The Conference kicks off league play with six of its Top 25-ranked teams playing each other

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The Conference of Champions kicks off league play with six of its ranked teams playing each other on Saturday.

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Nick Bartlett’s Week 4 SuperWest Fearless CFB Predictions
> Game predictions with just enough commentary to keep Nick from drinking too much Red Bull

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The ‘Pac-2’ are unified this season except for this coming Saturday when Oregon State and Washington State meet in a Top 25 matchup.

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Vilardo: 2023 WK 4 MW Football Power Rankings & Previews
> The Conference had minimal success last week with a pair of wins over Pac-12 and Big 12 teams

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The Mountain West went just 3-8 last week in nonconference matchups, but recorded a pair of wins over Pac-12 and Big 12 teams.

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Vilardo: 2023 Week 4 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> How the Pac-12 and Mountain West teams (along with BYU) stack up after their Week 3 games

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Following another week of football for the 25 SuperWest teams from the Pac-12, Mountain West, and BYU, it’s time to see how they stack up.

NFL NFL West Divisions

Vilardo: Week 3 NFL West Power Rankings and Previews
> The eight teams in the SuperWest footprint went 3-5 overall, 2-4 outside of the division

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It was another 3-5 week overall for teams in the two West divisions of the NFL, including a Rams vs. 49ers matchup.

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Dane Miller’s 2023 Week 4 Pac-12 Power Rankings
> There’s no denying that the Pac-12 is the strongest conference in America, from top to bottom

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With eight teams in the AP Top 25, there’s no denying that the Pac-12 is the strongest conference in America, from top to bottom.