"I've got 11 belts at home in the trophy case I can look at if I need to look at belts, " he said.

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Alabama is the favorite, and rightfully so, as champs of the nation's toughest conference, and with two BCS titles already in their trophy case.

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But if Mr. Lochte adds another 1-2 Gold Medals to his trophy case by the end of this Olympiad, then it is very possible that his endorsement earnings could approach and perhaps eclipse what Mr. Phelps earned.

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In January, he was sentenced to two years of prison in what was known as the Quality Trophy corruption case.

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The case was nicknamed the Quality Trophy, a reference to a conference organized by a state construction agency in 2004 at which companies and institutions donated money that was used by Nastase to fund his campaign, prosecutors said.

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He is supposed to be a more than useful batsman and has made a very good case for remaining in the team for the Champions Trophy.

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