TOP TEN
JUNE 26, 2006

Everybody has a Top 10. NS is no different. But rather than focus just on college football or Major League Baseball, we’ve decided to throw every sport –the NBA, soccer, log-rolling- into the same pool and simply fish out the best teams each Monday. Let the debating commence…

1. Miami Heat- South Beach is already talking repeat. Why not? Wade’s only 24!

2. Carolina Hurricanes- The Canes did the right thing by extending head coach Peter Laviolette’s contract another five years. They’ll likely add one more Stanley Cup in that time.

3. Brazil soccer- Ronaldo and Ronaldinho haven’t even played that well yet Brazil is still dominating in Germany.

4. North Carolina baseball- The ACC is known for its basketball prowess. This College World Series finalist is one win away from adding another sport to the list.

5. Oregon State baseball- The Pac-10 used to be known for its baseball prowess (five titles in the 80s). This other CWS finalist is one win away from re-igniting people’s memories.

6. New York Mets- There are only two great teams in the National League, the Mets and St. Louis—and the Cardinals have lost six straight.

7. Argentina soccer- They just keep on scoring and scoring and scoring and…

8. Ghana soccer- The most surprising team in the World Cup quarters sent the U.S. packing. Red, yellow and green forever!

9. Willie Gault fans- The former Raider just shattered the masters record (anyone 45-49) in the 100 meters. Mr. Gault, Al Davis on Line 1.

10. Detroit Tigers- The White Sox are killin’ it with the hitting and hurling yet they’re still behind the Tigers in the AL Central.

Almost Made The Cut: L.A Sparks (Lisa Leslie’s 5000^th career point!), Toronto sports fans (No. 1 pick in NBA; Blue Jays’ winning), the Jeff Gordon faithful (won the Dodge/Save Mart 350)


Three WORST Teams: Dallas Mavericks (Guys, what happened?), Chicago Sky (1-13 in WNBA), Atlanta Hawks (Just because it’s Draft Week)