a WATCHBCS championship gameIt's time for the Gators and the Sooners to settle things and for another bowl week tradition: guessing where the title-game coaches will work next season. Oklahoma's Bob Stoops has shot down rumors that he'll coach the Denver Broncos , who are owned by OU alum Pat Bowlen. Stoops and Florida's Urban Meyer, a veteran subject of NFL rumors, are gunning for their second titles.

a READThe Billion Dollar GameTo most fans the Super Bowl is preceded by two weeks of hype. But in this illuminating book Allen St. John (Clapton's Guitar) chronicles a full year of buildup involving sponsor deals, party planning and Fox camera placements before last year's Giants-Patriots clash. It's an insider's look at a billion-dollar industry and a game that is much more than just a game.

a WATCHMercedes-Benz ChampionshipFinally, after a five-week off-season, the PGA Tour kicks off its 2009 schedule. Some of the PGA Tour, anyway. The world's top four players?Tiger Woods, Sergio GarcIa, Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington?are all sitting out the event in Maui. Defending champ Daniel Chopra will be there, though, along with 32 other Tour event winners from '08.

a WATCHNational Bowling Stadium ChampionshipKegling may be an odd choice on an NFL playoff afternoon, but the venue for this PBA Tour event makes flipping to ESPN worthwhile. The National Bowling Stadium in Reno is the Taj Mahal of tenpins, with 78 tournament-quality lanes. And if guys in bowling shirts aren't enough, the 440-foot-wide video screen stretching above the lanes is the world's longest.

a HONORHall of Fame InducteesWhen Cooperstown's class of '09 gets picked on Monday, Rickey Henderson's phone is sure to ring; whether the alltime steals and runs leader, who's eligible for the first time, will answer is another question. There's more drama surrounding Jim Rice. Will the ex--Red Sox outfielder make it in his final year of eligibility? Last year he fell just 16 votes short of enshrinement.

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