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2008 College Football Storylines

With the 2008 campaign underway, SI.com has put together the best storylines to follow, including Tim Tebow's potential Heisman repeat, the SEC's hunt for a third straight BCS title and Notre Dame's prospects after its 3-9 campaign in 2007. Which storylines would you add to the list? Sound off below.

NFL Crystal Ball: '08 Predictions

The picks are in.

SI.com rounded up nine of its NFL writers and had them predict everything from division winners, individual awards, coaches and players who won't be back in 2009 and much more. The results are here.

Do you agree with Dr. Z that the Eagles will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl? Do you think Peter King's choice of Jack Del Rio as Coach of the Year has merit? Is Don Banks crazy for saying this will be Ray Lewis' last NFL season? Let 'em know in the comments below.

2008 NFL Storylines

The 2008 season begins Thursday and SI.com has put together a list of some of the best storylines to keep an eye on, including whether the Patriots can rebound and how Brett Favre will do in New York. Which ones would you like to add to the list? Let us know below.

SI Players Tennis Poll

Whom would you rather watch play?

Roger Federer, world No. 2......75%
Rafael Nadal, world No. 1......25%

[Based on a survey of 71 ATP and WTA players] 

FAST FACTS: The survey was completed during the first week of the U.S. Open.... Federer, 27, and Nadal, 22, are the only men in tennis's Open era to meet in six Grand Slam finals. Nadal is 4–2 in those matches; overall he is 12–6 versus Federer.... After watching Federer win the 2007 Australian Open, tennis great Rod Laver said, "It's hardly fair that one person can do all this.... The way he moves around the court, you feel like he's barely touching the ground."

 This is an MLB poll from the September 9 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated.

Jamaican Track & Field Olympic controversy

According to documents obtained by SI.com, two members of the Jamaican Track & Field Olympic team received performance-enhancing drugs, including HGH. Though neither of the two athletes in question won medals in Beijing, does this revelation taint the accomplishments of their teammates, including 100- and 200-meter champion Usain Bolt?

The Jamaicans won 11 medals at the Games, all in Track & Field, with six of them being golds.