The top-three teams in the six-nation group advance to next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.

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They deserved to win today." It was the first time in 16 years the NFL's top two teams squared off for the league championship.

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The lead up to Sunday's Super Bowl is a frenzy of media attention on the top two teams, the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.

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Last season, TCU defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, the traditional postseason home of the Big Ten and Pac-10's top teams.

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Few of Europe's top teams use the old-school big man up front.

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Now that the margins between talent on the game's top teams is so razor thin, the only thing that often distinguishes one team after a 90-minute match with 30 minutes of extra time is what's left of their nerve.

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