We go into games with no preconceived notions." In U.S.college football, the University of Florida Gators won the title for the second year in a row and the fourth since 1996 when they beat Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series game January 9.

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Boston won 19 straight in the season after the 2008 title, and the Celtics won 18 in a row after claiming the 1981 championship.

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Again, since 1980, five teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls including the Steelers who won their second in a row in 1980, while only two teams (the Blue Jays and the Yankees) have won back-to-back World Series since 1980.

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The Blue Jays have won three in a row for the first time this season, but this victory was overwhelmed by the traumatic moment in the second inning.

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