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Vikings-Steelers, Liverpool-Manchester United and Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 highlight week's to-do list
By Bryan Armen Graham, SI.com
October 20, 2009
Every Monday, Bryan Armen Graham previews the big events of the upcoming week. You can tweet your suggestions for next week's list to @BryanAGraham. All times Eastern.
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October 20, 2009

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Vikings-Steelers, Liverpool-Manchester United and Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 highlight week's to-do list

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Every Monday, Bryan Armen Graham previews the big events of the upcoming week. You can tweet your suggestions for next week's list to @BryanAGraham. All times Eastern.

1. Get a Life on Google

Every issue of Life magazine -- more than 1,860 in all -- have been added to Google's digital archives with the original photos and advertisements intact. Remember the titans with literary heavyweights like Norman Mailer on Ali-Frazier I), and check out iconic sports-related covers featuring Casey Stengel, Sandy Koufax and Notre Dame's Johnny Lujack

2. Broncs, Bolts clash under the lights

Denver's famous December 2008 meltdown -- which greased the skids for San Diego's unlikely AFC West title -- seems like ancient history as the resurgent Broncos (5-0) pay a visit the Chargers (2-2) on Monday Night Football (8:30 p.m., ESPN).

3. FIFA 10 hits shelves

How big can soccer get? The latest installment in the EA Sports long-running footie franchise, which hits stores Tuesday in the U.S., moved 1.7 million copies during its first week in Europe. It's also charting a 91 on MetaCritic, with widsepread acclaim for a revamped Manager Mode. With 500 club teams (plus 41 national sides) and 30 different domestic leagues, you can kill the hours until next summer's World Cup by playing for every trophy from Spain's La Liga to the Polish Ekstraklasa.

4. Dodgers, Phillies meet in pivotal NLCS Game 5

Wednesday's Game 5 of the National League Championship Series (8:07 p.m., TBS) is must-see TV no matter what happens Monday night. If L.A. can level the best-of-seven series in Game 4, it's a chance for either side to wrest control of the action. Otherwise, the Phillies can wrap up a second consecutive pennant before their raucous home fans.

5. South Park takes on pro wrestling

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