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Master these award categories for baseball . . .

The 2009 Major League Baseball awards, in a perfect world:

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Clearing up misconceptions about Roth IRAs

Question: I'm 23 and have been making a point of saving money in a savings account. I've been told that a savings account isn't good for my future and that I should invest in a Roth instead. But I don't want to choose anything risky. Would I lose money if I invest in a Roth?

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Northwestern in a state of euphoria, Notre Dame in a state of dismay

One program knows what to do with an opportunity, the other does not. However you want to write it, that was the story Saturday.

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Bears' season on the line Sunday as tough stretch looms

Welcome to Round One of the NFL playoffs between the Bears and the Cardinals.

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When it comes to Yankees and New York, there's a lot to hate

Now that the Yankees are back on top, I can settle into a more natural state of dark hatred and enthusiastic loathing for them. All is right with the world.

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Stanford's Harbaugh wins X's and O's battle against Oregon

Jim Harbaugh did not want to admit it. But in Stanford's 51-42 upset of Oregon on Saturday, he totally outcoached Oregon's first-year guy, Chip Kelly.

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UCLA's quarterback carousel continues

PASADENA, Calif. - The UCLA quarterback carousel spins this season out of necessity. It rotates because of a shattered jaw, a rung bell and the occasional scattered arm and the scattered mind.

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Former Texas Longhorn earns a fresh start with 49ers

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown always knew he could do what he did last week. All he needed was a chance.

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Defense sets up Texas to succeed

Offensive records fell. Passing stats glittered.

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Complacency becomes Florida Gators' biggest foe before Alabama game

The Florida Gators might have one more cupcake left on their schedule.

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USC wins ugly, but that's pretty to these Trojans

Style points aren't in style anymore in college football.

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Let's not deify Dolphins' Ted Ginn after one game

Ted Ginn Jr. was a hot topic around the Dolphins last week because he had one great game, and that apparently returned him to everyone's good graces.

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Credit Randy Shannon for Miami's rise

MIAMI - What a lot of people can't figure out today is how Virginia ever won three games this season. The closest thing to an answer is that they weren't playing anybody like Miami those days.

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Air Force takes flight against Army

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Army coach Rich Ellerson devised a simple defensive plan.

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Questions abound for Minnesota

I could write a column about the Minnesota Gophers playing pathetically in a must-win, should-win game against a lousy team. Or I could just write: Ibid.

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Michigan State should follow Cousins' lead

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Kirk Cousins doesn't seem like the kind of guy who tells teammates to jump on his back, but apparently he did that last week. That's the thing about Cousins, though. He doesn't always seem to be what he is.

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Bill Snyder is making it look too easy at Kansas State

Maybe this was all inevitable, Kansas State's emergence as the only team capable of seizing control of the embarrassingly mediocre Big 12 North.

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Big 12's promise starts with taking care of business early in basketball

As always, the final weeks of college basketball's regular season will bring a daily inspection of bracket projections, bubble talk and all the stuff that we love about the stretching exercises for the March Madness sprint.

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Random evidence of a cluttered mind . . .

People voted to elect a new city of Miami mayor Tuesday. Results were surprising, but you know what they say about politics being all about the timing.

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Seahawks still in high-stakes competition

For the slumping, snakebitten Seahawks, the only thing scarcer than victories is sympathy.

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Rangers' continued postseason drought eats at veteran Michael Young

Even if he had been so inclined, Michael Young simply couldn't make himself watch the New York Yankees celebrate world championship No. 27 on Wednesday night.

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