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Notre Dame ascends to No. 1
The wild weekend that saw Kansas State and Oregon both lose provided a big lift for Notre Dame and a big break for Alabama, who got back into the hunt and moved up to second in the PSR Top 20.

Next week features a few games with national championship implications, none more so than Southern Cal hosting No. 1 Notre Dame.

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11/18/2012 - 20:46
PSR Staff
PSR Top 20: Oregon takes top spot
Texas A&M's upset of Alabama moved Oregon into the No. 1 spot, with Kansas State coming in second. Notre Dame, the other unbeaten, is third.

The Fighting Irish host Wake next week, while Kansas State faces a dangerous Baylor team. Oregon, though, has the stiffest test when Stanford visits.
 

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11/12/2012 - 01:18
PSR Staff
Alabama's comeback road-win keeps Tide at No. 1
Alabama downed LSU in a classic battle in Death Valley Saturday night to keep a firm grip on PSR's No. 1 ranking. Oregon, despite getting gashed for 51 points by USC, put up 62 of their own to nail down our second spot.

The top-ranked Tide will be tested again when Texas A&M visits Tuscaloosa and No.

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11/04/2012 - 21:05
Tony DeFazio
PSR College Basketball Top 25
College basketball's blue bloods are back in charge, at least as the season gets underway. Kentucky, Indiana and Louisville find themselves at the top of the PSR Preseason Top 25.

1. Kentucky Wildcats- Calipari continues to bring in the country’s best high school stars.

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11/02/2012 - 11:10
Chris Popovec
Alabama, Oregon hold off Kansas State and Notre Dame in PSR Top 20
Kansas State and Notre Dame earned impressive victories this weekend, but Alabama and Oregon hung on to the top two spots in the PSR Top 20 poll. No. 1 Alabama visits No. 5 LSU this weekend.

Notre Dame thumped Oklahoma, Kansas State throttled Texas Tech and Georgia upset Florida to shake up the top of the PSR

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10/28/2012 - 22:50
PSR Staff
Alabama sits atop PSR Top 20
The defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide received 12 of 13 first place votes in the first PSR Top 20 poll of the year. Writers and broadcasters from all six BCS conferences voted Oregon second, followed by Florida, Kansas State and Notre Dame in the top five.

This coming weekend features several key match-ups, including two major clashes in the SEC, when top-ranked Alabama takes on surprising Mississippi State and Florida's brutal stretch continues with

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10/21/2012 - 20:53
PSR Staff
Alabama tops PSR Top 20
Alabama holds the top spot in the debut edition of the 2012 PSR Top 20, leading a slew of undefeated teams in the top 5. The Crimson Tide are a unanimous No. 1, followed by Oregon, Florida, Kansas State and Notre Dame.

1. Alabama 6-0
Last Week: 42-10 at Missouri; Next Week: IDLE
2. Oregon 6-0
Last Week: IDLE; Next Week: at Arizona State (Thursday)
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10/14/2012 - 21:15
PSR Staff
College Football: Preseason Rankings
The 2012 college football season is just over one week away. Can Southern Cal bounce back from NCAA sanctions to challenge for a national title? How will Penn State respond? Will WVU succeed in the Big 12? Can Pitt make noise in their final Big East season?

With traditional powers Southern Cal, Georgia, Michigan and Florida State facing the pressure of high expectations, the season gets underway Thursday night, Aug.

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08/21/2012 - 14:00
PSR Staff
College Football: National Storylines
With Pitt and Penn State both breaking in new coaches and the Nittany Lions facing the first of four years under crippling sanctions, there will be a lot of local college football storylines to follow this fall. The national picture should also have some interesting angles to keep an eye on as well.

New Look Leagues
Conference realignment will yield a lot of changes to the college football landscape this season.

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08/20/2012 - 12:39
Adam Bittner
Kentucky wins national championship
Doron Lamb scored 22 points and Anthony Davis grabbed 16 rebounds as Kentucky completed their dominant season by holding off a valiant Kansas squad for a 67-59 victory in the national championship game on Monday night in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol' Ken

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04/02/2012 - 23:48
PSR Staff
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Pirates fall again in Milwaukee
Draftin' it Old School
Following the Steelers’ draft haul last month, there was considerable talk about how the team deviated from their tried and true ways, stepping boldly into the new era of the NFL by embracing change and living—and drafting—for the now.
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Pirates in good position at quarter-turn of 2013 season
You can’t divide the Major League Baseball season into four whole parts—162 divided by four comes out to 40.5—but after last night’s game against Milwaukee, the Pittsburgh Pirates officially rounded the quarter turn of their 2013 season. The report out of PNC Park: so far, so good—but there’s a long way to go.
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Inline Investment Delivering NHL Return
Mario Lemieux and Evgeni Malkin both won it. Other great Penguins like Tom Barrasso and Bryan Trottier also hoisted it. No, it’s not the Stanley Cup; it’s the Calder Trophy for the NHL’s most outstanding first year player.
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Making Tracks
The Pitt baseball team entered May in the midst of one of the best seasons in program history, chasing a Big East title and a berth in the College World Series. It's hard to imagine a better way for the Panthers to enter the ACC.
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Embracing The Pressure
Three captains walk into bar... That could be the intro to any number of military jokes; it could also be the story of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 postseason.
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Penguins Top Prospects
Entering the 2012-13 season, the Penguins top three prospects were generally considered to be forward Beau Bennett and defensemen Simon Despres and Joe Morrow.
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Pens by the Numbers
As the Penguins attempt to push through playoffs, PSR takes a closer look at some of the numbers that made the 2012-13 regular season as successful as it was.
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Goliath Wins Round 1
After closing out their first-round series against the eighth-seeded Islanders, the top-seeded Penguins are taking some admittedly well-deserved heat.
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