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Today's sports birthdays

Posted August 03, 2007 11:00 pm

Today's birthdays

Aug. 4

Dallas Green (73), MLB

John Riggins (58), NFL

Mary Slaney (49), U.S. track star

Roger Clemens (45), MLB

B.J. Surhoff (43), MLB

Jeff Gordon (36), NASCAR

Clyde Simmons (43), NFL

Bob Howry (34), White Sox

Alex Molden (34), NFL

Eddie Cade (34), NFL

Canute Curtis (33), NFL

USA Today Top 25

The Big Ten has three programs among the top 10 in the preseason USA Today college football coaches poll, more than any other conference. Here's the Top 25, with first-place votes in parentheses and 2006 records.

Record Pts Pvs

1. USC (45) 11-2 1,481 4

2. LSU (4) 11-2 1,372 3

3. Florida (9) 13-1 1,278 1

4. Texas 10-3 1,231 13

5. Michigan (2) 11-2 1,218 9

6. W. Virginia 11-2 1,205 10

7. Wisconsin 12-1 1,114 5

8. Oklahoma 11-3 1,026 11

9. Va. Tech 10-3 1,005 18

10. Ohio St. 12-1 919 2

11. Louisville 12-1 836 7

12. California 10-3 763 14

13. Georgia 9-4 604 --

14. Auburn 11-2 595 8

15. Tennessee 9-4 583 23

16. Rutgers 11-2 466 12

17. UCLA 7-6 454 --

18. Penn St. 9-4 440 25

19. Nebraska 9-5 388 --

20. Arkansas 10-4 360 16

21. Florida St. 7-6 301 --

22. TCU 11-2 233 21

23. Boise St. 13-0 222 6

24. Hawaii 11-3 214 24

25. Texas A&M 9-4 209 --

Others receiving votes: Boston College 150, Georgia Tech 150, Miami 91, Notre Dame 90, South Carolina 90, Wake Forest 71, Missouri 58, Oregon St. 52, BYU 47, Clemson 30, Oregon 30, South Florida 26, Texas Tech 20, Alabama 16, Oklahoma St. 15, Southern Mississippi 14, Iowa 12, Kansas St. 8, Memphis 5, Houston 4, Arizona 1, Duke 1, Kentucky 1, Washington St. 1.

ThoroughbredStyle

ThoroughbredStyle Magazine leaps to life this week with the launch of its first issue, the August Collector's Edition. The bimonthly magazine offers lively human-interest stories about thoroughbred racing, the horses, the people and their thoroughbred lifestyle. ThoroughbredStyle is published by Silks Media Corporation. The racing editor is Eclipse Award winning Bill Heller, author of 15 books. For more information, go to www.thoroughbredstyle.net.

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