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CNN/SI Top Fives
NBA
By Dante McDowell
CNN/SI Pro Basketball Producer
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Top five players with the brightest futures
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Tim Duncan, Spurs
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Kobe Bryant, Lakers
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3.
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Kevin Garnett, T-Wolves
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4.
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Ray Allen, Bucks
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5.
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Antoine Walker, Celtics
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Top five one-on-one matchups
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Michael Jordan vs. Reggie Miller
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2.
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Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Shaquille O' Neal
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3.
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Alonzo Mourning vs. Patrick Ewing
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4.
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Allen Iverson vs. Tim Hardaway
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5.
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Anthony Mason vs. Charles Oakley
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Baseball
By Dan George
CNN/SI Baseball Producer
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Top five pitchers you want for Game 7
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David Wells, Yankees
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2.
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John Smoltz, Braves
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3.
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Roger Clemens, Blue Jays
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Greg Maddux, Braves
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5.
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David Cone, Yankees
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College Football
By James Quintong
CNN/SI College Football Producer
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Top five stadiums
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Michigan Stadium
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Memorial Stadium, Nebraska
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Florida Field
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Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State
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Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
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Top five upsets
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N.C. State 24, Florida State 7
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Texas 20, Nebraska 16
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Texas A&M 28, Nebraska 24
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Temple 28, Virginia Tech 24
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Prairie View 14, Langston 12
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NFL
By Greg Auman
CNN/SI Pro Football Producer
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Top Five coaches
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Mike Holmgren, Packers
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Steve Mariucci, 49ers
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3.
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Mike Shanahan, Broncos
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4.
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Dennis Green, Vikings
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5.
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Dan Reeves, Falcons
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Top Five hardest Hitters
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Bill Romanowski, Broncos
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James Hasty, Chiefs
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Rodney Harrison, Chargers
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Mark Carrier, Lions
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Junior Seau, Chargers
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Soccer
By Jonathan Ganz
CNN/SI Soccer Producer
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Top five World Cup matches
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France 3, Brazil 0
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2.
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Argentina 2, England 2
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3.
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Netherlands 2, Argentina 1
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Denmark 4, Nigeria 1
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5.
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Nigeria 3, Spain 2
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Top Five World Cup players
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Zinedine Zidane, France
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2.
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Davor Suker, Croatia
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3.
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Edgar Davids, Netherlands
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4.
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Christian Vieri, Italy
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5.
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Tafferel, Brazil
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College Basketball
By Bryan Boyle
CNN/SI College Basketball Producer
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Top five NCAA tournament upsets
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Rhode Island (8 seed) 80, Kansas (1) 75
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Richmond (14) 62, South Carolina (3) 61
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Utah (3) 76, Arizona (1) 51
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Utah (3) 65, UNC (1) 59
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Valparaiso (13) 70, Ole Miss (4) 69
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Athletics
By Adam Levine
CNN/SI Olympics Producer
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Top Five stories of the year
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Florence Griffith Joyner's death
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Ronaldo da Costa shatters men's marathon world records
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Marion Jones' undeated IAAF season
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The decline of Donovan Bailey
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Tegla Loroupe breaks women's marathon world record
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Golf
By John Byrwa
CNN/SI Senior Producer
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Top Five clutch players
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David Duval
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2.
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Mark O'Meara
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3.
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Tiger Woods
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4.
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Fred Couples
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5.
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Vijay Singh
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Tennis
By John Byrwa
CNN/SI Senior Producer
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Top Five biggest crybabies
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1.
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Venus Williams
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2.
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Serena Williams
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3.
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Anna Kournikova
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4.
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Marcelo Rios
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5.
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Goran Ivanisevic
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Hockey
By Denise Maloof
CNN/SI Producer
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Top Five most effective checkers
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Claude Lemieux, Avalanche
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2.
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Eric Lindros, Flyers
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3.
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Ed Jovanovski, Panthers
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Ray Bourque, Bruins
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5.
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Chris Pronger, Blues
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Motor Sports
By Denise Maloof
CNN/SI Producer
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Top Five NASCAR Drivers not named Jeff Gordon
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Mark Martin
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2.
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Dale Jarrett
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3.
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Jeff Burton
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4.
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Bobby Labonte
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5.
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Jeremy Mayfield
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Boxing
By Evan Kanew
CNN/SI Producer
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Top Five best pound-for-pound fighters
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Roy Jones Jr., IBF/WBA light heavyweight champ
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Oscar De La Hoya, WBC welterweight champ
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3.
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Shane Mosley, IBF lightweight champ
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Naseem Hamed, WBO featherweight champ
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Evander Holyfield, IBF/WBA heavyweight champ
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Top Five best fights
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Ivan Robinson def. Arturo Gatti, 10-rd. split dec.
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2.
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Oscar De La Hoya def. Julio Cesar Chavez, tko 8
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3.
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Ricardo Lopez def. Rosendo Alvarez, 12-rd. split dec.
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4.
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Floyd Mayweather def. Genaro Hernandez, tko 8
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5.
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Roy Jones Jr. def. Lou Del Valle, 12-rd. unan. dec.
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