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"We now enter the last phase of the regular season. Who would have thought the only unbeaten left would be Murray State!." Dick Vitale
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Think Dick Vitale only knows College Hoops? Think again. This is the place to learn Dickie V's quick thoughts about this week in sports.
Jan. 30, 2012 Team of the Week: Miami Heat PTP'er of the Week: Novak Djokovic Shock of the Week: Colorado State over San Diego State Stock Up: US women's soccer team Stock Down: Charlotte Bobcats
Jan. 23, 2012 Team of the Week: New England Patriots PTP'er of the Week: Lawrence Tynes Shock of the Week: Notre Dame over Syracuse Stock Up: Florida State basketball Stock Down: Billy Cundiff
Jan. 16, 2012 Team of the Week: New England Patriots PTP'er of the Week: Kobe Bryant Shock of the Week: Florida State's margin over North Carolina Stock Up: Vernon Davis Stock Down: Green Bay Packers
Jan. 9, 2012 Team of the Week: New Orleans Saints PTP'er of the Week: Tim Tebow Shock of the Week: Temple over Duke Stock Up: Indiana Hoosiers Stock Down: Atlanta Falcons
Jan. 2, 2012 Team of the Week: Baylor football PTP'er of the Week: Packers QB Matt Flynn Shock of the Week: Iowa over Wisconsin in basketball Stock Up: Drew Brees Stock Down: New York Jets
Dec. 25, 2011 Team of the Week: Detroit Lions PTP'er of the Week: LeBron James Shock of the Week: Wagner over Pittsburgh Stock Up: Georgetown men's hoops Stock Down: NY Jets
Dec. 19, 2011 Team of the Week: Louisville Cardinals men`s hoop team PTP'er of the Week: Drew Brees Shock of the Week: Chiefs over Packers Stock Up: Indianapolis Colts Stock Down: NY Giants
Dec. 12, 2011 Team of the Week: Indiana basketball PTP'er of the Week: Christian Watford Shock of the Week: Murray State over Memphis Stock Up: Tim Tebow Stock Down: Cincinnati and Xavier men's basketball
Dec. 5, 2011 Team of the Week: Kentucky basketball PTP'er of the Week: Wisconsin RB Montee Ball Shock of the Week: Oklahoma State's margin of victory over Oklahoma Stock Up: LSU football Stock Down: Houston football
Nov. 28, 2011 Team of the Week: LSU football PTP'er of the Week: Cardinals RB Beanie Wells Shock of the Week: Central Florida over Connecticut in men`s hoops Stock Up: UNLV basketball Stock Down: Ndamukong Suh
Nov. 21, 2011 Team of the Week: Mississippi State basketball PTP'er of the Week: Baylor QB Robert Griffin III Shock of the Week: Iowa State over Oklahoma State in football Stock Up: Green Bay Packers Stock Down: Gary Pinkel
Nov. 14, 2011 Team of the Week: USA veterand and soldiers PTP'er of the Week: Jeremy Lamb Shock of the Week: Cleveland State over Vanderbilt Stock Up: San Francisco 49ers Stock Down: Penn State
Nov. 7, 2011 Team of the Week: LSU football PTP'er of the Week: Eli Manning Shock of the Week: Northwestern winning at Nebraska Stock Up: NY Giants Stock Down: Kansas City Chiefs
Oct. 31, 2011 Team of the Week: St. Louis Cardinals PTP'er of the Week: Houston QB Case Keenum Shock of the Week: Rams over Saints Stock Up: Joe Paterno Stock Down: Clemson football
Oct. 24, 2011 Team of the Week: Michigan State football PTP'er of the Week: Albert Pujols Shock of the Week: Texas Tech over Oklahoma Stock Up: Houston QB Case Keenum Stock Down: Miami Dolphins
Oct. 17, 2011 Team of the Week: Texas Rangers PTP'er of the Week: Nelson Cruz Shock of the Week: Schwartz-Harbaugh near tussle Stock Up: Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill Stock Down: NBA lockout
Oct. 10, 2011 Team of the Week: Oklahoma football PTP'er of the Week: Ben Roethlisberger Shock of the Week: Cardinals over Phillies in NLDS Stock Up: San Francisco 49ers Stock Down: New York Yankees
Oct. 3, 2011 Team of the Week: Detroit Lions PTP'er of the Week: Tyler Wilson, Arkansas QB Shock of the Week: Auburn over South Carolina Stock Up: Green Bay Packers Stock Down: Boston Red Sox
Sept. 26, 2011 Team of the Week: Buffalo Bills PTP'er of the Week: Brandon Weeden Shock of the Week: Red Sox collapse Stock Up: Alabama football and LSU football Stock Down: Maryland football
Sept. 19, 2011 Team of the Week: Detroit Lions PTP'er of the Week: Tony Romo Shock of the Week: Duke football wins at Boston College Stock Up: Buffalo Bills Stock Down: Kansas City Chiefs
Sept. 12, 2011 Team of the Week: Alabama football PTP'er of the Week: Samantha Stosur Shock of the Week: Bills over Chiefs Stock Up: Baltimore Ravens Stock Down: Boston Red Sox
Sept. 5, 2011 Team of the Week: LSU football PTP'er of the Week: Justin Verlander Shock of the Week: Bryan twins stunned in first round of U.S. Open men's doubles Stock Up: Baylor QB Robert Griffin III Stock Down: Maria Sharapova
August 29, 2011 Team of the Week: Detroit Lions PTP'er of the Week: Justin Verlander Shock of the Week: Pat Summitt's announcement Stock Up: Dustin Johnson Stock Down: Jordan Jefferson and Joshua Johns, LSU's suspended players
August 22, 2011 Team of the Week: Tampa Bay Rays PTP'er of the Week: Maria Sharapova Shock of the Week: Christina McHale over Carolione Wozniacki Stock Up: Fred Couples Stock Down: University of Miami football
August 15, 2011 Team of the Week: Arizona Diamondbacks PTP'er of the Week: Keegan Bradley Shock of the Week: Nadal upset by Ivan Dodig at RogersCup Stock Up: New Basketball Hall of Fame class Stock Down: Tiger Woods
August 8, 2011 Team of the Week:Philadelphia Phillies PTP'er of the Week: Jacoby Ellsbury Shock of the Week: Finish at Nationwide race Stock Up: Adam Scott Stock Down: Pittsburgh Pirates
August 1, 2011 Team of the Week:Philadelphia Eagles PTP'er of the Week: Ervin Santana Shock of the Week: Asomugha signing with Philly Stock Up: Serena Williams Stock Down: Houston Astros
July 25, 2011 Team of the Week: Philadelphia Phillies PTP'er of the Week: Hideki Matsui Shock of the Week: Lockout wasn't settled last week Stock Up: Terry Francona Stock Down: Seattle Mariners
July 18, 2011 Team of the Week: Japan's Women's soccer PTP'er of the Week: CC Sabathia Shock of the Week: Japan over USA Stock Up: Texas Rangers Stock Down: Georgia Tech football punished
July 11, 2011 Team of the Week: USA Women's soccer PTP'er of the Week: Derek Jeter Shock of the Week: Japan over Germany in women's soccer Stock Up: Jose Bautista Stock Down: Ohio State football stripped of wins
July 4, 2011 Team of the Week: New York Yankees PTP'er of the Week: Novak Djokovic Shock of the Week: Tsonga over Federer Stock Up: Petra Kvitova Stock Down: David Haye
June 27, 2011 Team of the Week: Tampa Bay Rays PTP'er of the Week: Justin Verlander Shock of the Week: Tristan Thompson going fourth in the draft Stock Up: Kyrie Irving Stock Down: US men's soccer team
June 20, 2011 Team of the Week: Boston Bruins PTP'er of the Week: Rory McIlroy Shock of the Week: McIlroy's margin of victory Stock Up: Josh Beckett Stock Down: Florida Marlins
June 13, 2011 Team of the Week: Dallas Mavericks PTP'er of the Week: Dirk Nowitzki Shock of the Week: Heat losing in the NBA finals Stock Up: Dillon Gee Stock Down: Oakland Athletics
June 6, 2011 Team of the Week: Vancouver Canucks PTP'er of the Week: Alex Burrows Shock of the Week: Mavericks comeback over Heat in game two of finals Stock Up: Rafael Nadal Stock Down: Chicago Bulls
May 30, 2011 Team of the Week: Miami Heat PTP'er of the Week: Dan Wheldon Shock of the Week: top three women's seeds ousted at French Open Stock Up: LeBron James Stock Down: J.R. Hildebrand
May 23, 2011 Team of the Week: Dallas Mavericks PTP'er of the Week: James Shields Shock of the Week: Cilic loses in first round at French Stock Up: Cleveland Indians Stock Down: Minnesota Twins
May 16, 2011 Team of the Week: Detroit Tigers PTP'er of the Week: Kevin Durant Shock of the Week: Lightning over Bruins in game one Stock Up: K.J. Choi Stock Down: Tiger Woods
May 9, 2011 Team of the Week: Dallas Mavericks PTP'er of the Week: Justin Verlander Shock of the Week: Lightning sweep Capitals Stock Up: Novak Djokovic Stock Down: LA Lakers
May 2, 2011 Team of the Week: Memphis Grizzlies PTP'er of the Week: Cam Newton Shock of the Week: Memphis over San Antonio Stock Up: Tampa Bay Lightning Stock Down: Roger McDowell
April 25, 2011 Team of the Week: Washington Capitals PTP'er of the Week: Daisuke Matsuzaka Shock of the Week: Memphis leading San Antonio Stock Up: Oklahoma City Thunder Stock Down: Cleveland Browns being fined
April 18, 2011 Team of the Week: Montreal Canadiens PTP'er of the Week: Derrick Rose Shock of the Week: Hornets over Lakers Stock Up: Chris Paul Stock Down: Juan Manuel Lopez
April 11, 2011 Team of the Week: Chicago Bulls PTP'er of the Week: Jim Calhoun Shock of the Week: Wizards over Hawks by 32 Stock Up: Texas A&M women's hoop team Stock Down: Lakers
April 4, 2011 Team of the Week: Connecticut men's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Kemba Walker Shock of the Week: Cavaliers over Heat Stock Up: Texas Rangers Stock Down: Boston Red Sox
March 28, 2011 Team of the Week: VCU men's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Kemba Walker Shock of the Week: VCU over Kansas Stock Up: Butler men's basketball Stock Down: Edmonton Oilers
March 21, 2011 Team of the Week: Ohio State men's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Novak Djokovic Shock of the Week: Raptors over Thunder Stock Up: Richmond and VCU Stock Down: Louisville men's basketball
March 14, 2011 Team of the Week: Connecticut men's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Kemba Walker Shock of the Week: Clippers win at Boston Stock Up: Duke winning ACC Stock Down: Virginia Tech and Colorado left out of NCAA tourney
March 7, 2011 Team of the Week: Notre Dame men's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Lindsey Vonn, skiing champion Shock of the Week: Cavaliers over Knicks Stock Up: Florida Gators, SEC men's basketball champion Stock Down: BYU's Brandon Davies
Feb. 28, 2011 Team of the Week: BYU men's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Jeff Gordon Shock of the Week: Cavaliers over Knicks Stock Up: Virginia Tech men's basketball Stock Down: Tiger Woods
Feb. 21, 2011 Team of the Week: Portland Trail Blazers PTP'er of the Week: Jacob Pullen Shock of the Week: Cavaliers over Lakers Stock Up: St. John's men's basketball Stock Down: Miguel Cabrera
Feb. 14, 2011 Team of the Week: Pittsburgh men's hoops PTP'er of the Week: Jordan Taylor Shock of the Week: Rutgers over Villanova Stock Up: Wisconsin Badgers men's hoops Stock Down: Tiger Woods
Feb. 7, 2011 Team of the Week: Green Bay Packers PTP'er of the Week: Aaron Rodgers Shock of the Week: Mississippi over Kentucky Stock Up: Florida men's basketball Stock Down: Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 31, 2011 Team of the Week: San Antonio Spurs PTP'er of the Week: Novak Djokovic Shock of the Week: Seton Hall over Syracuse Stock Up: Kim Clijsters Stock Down: Rafael Nadal
Jan. 24, 2011 Team of the Week: Texas men's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Rashard Mendenhall Shock of the Week: Providence over Louisville Stock Up: Green Bay Packers Stock Down: Andy Roddick
Jan. 17, 2011 Team of the Week: New York Jets PTP'er of the Week: Aaron Rodgers Shock of the Week: Florida State over Duke Stock Up: Pittsburgh Steelers Stock Down: Illinois men's basketball
Jan. 10, 2011 Team of the Week: Orlando Magic PTP'er of the Week: Matt Hasselbeck Shock of the Week: Seahawks over Saints Stock Up: Jimmer Fredette Stock Down: Georgetown
Jan. 3, 2011 Team of the Week: Stanford's women's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Oklahoma QB Landry Jones Shock of the Week: Bucs over Saints Stock Up: TCU football Stock Down: Big Ten football
Dec. 27, 2010 Team of the Week: UConn women's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Maya Moore Shock of the Week: Bucks over Lakers in LA Stock Up: LeBron James Stock Down: Five Ohio State football players suspended part of next season
Dec. 20, 2010 Team of the Week: Miami Heat PTP'er of the Week: Michael Vick Shock of the Week: Illinois-Chicago over Illinois Stock Up: Penn State women's basketball Stock Down: Tennessee men's basketball
Dec. 13, 2010 Team of the Week: Dallas Mavericks PTP'er of the Week: Cam Newton Shock of the Week: Redskins botched extra point vs Bucs Stock Up: Carl Crawford Stock Down: St. John's mens basketball
Dec. 6, 2010 Team of the Week: Auburn football PTP'er of the Week: Aaron Rodgers Shock of the Week: Central Florida over Florida Stock Up: Dallas Mavericks Stock Down: Cincinnati Bengals
Nov. 29, 2010 Team of the Week: Connecticut Men's Basketball PTP'er of the Week: Kemba Walker Shock of the Week: Evansville over Butler Stock Up: Auburn football Stock Down: Indianapolis Colts
Nov. 22, 2010 Team of the Week: Pittsburgh Steelers PTP'er of the Week: Maya Moore Shock of the Week: Kennesaw State over Georgia Tech Stock Up: Jimmie Johnson Stock Down: USC football
Nov. 15, 2010 Team of the Week: Utah Jazz PTP'er of the Week: Kevin Love Shock of the Week: Washington State over Oregon State (football) Stock Up: Manny Pacquiao Stock Down: Detroit Lions
Nov. 8, 2010 Team of the Week: TCU football PTP'er of the Week: Joe Paterno Shock of the Week: Blame over Zenyatta in Breeders Cup Classic Stock Up: Cleveland Browns Stock Down: Alabama football
Nov. 1, 2010 Team of the Week: Oregon football PTP'er of the Week: Madison Bumgarner Shock of the Week: Jaguars over Cowboys Stock Up: Kansas City Chiefs Stock Down: Dallas Cowboys
Oct. 25, 2010 Team of the Week: Missouri Football PTP'er of the Week: Josh Hamilton Shock of the Week: Browns over Saints Stock Up: Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants Stock Down: University of Texas Football
Oct. 18, 2010 Team of the Week: New England Patriots PTP'er of the Week: Cam Newton, Auburn Shock of the Week: Texas over Nebraska Stock Up: Kevin Kolb Stock Down: Chicago Bears
Oct. 11, 2010 Team of the Week: New York Yankees PTP'er of the Week: Roy Halladay Shock of the Week: Illinois over Penn State Stock Up: Michigan State and South Carolina football Stock Down: Alabama football
Oct. 4, 2010 Team of the Week: USA women's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Denard Robinson Shock of the Week: Jaguars over Colts Stock Up: Donovan McNabb Stock Down: USC football
Sept. 27, 2010 Team of the Week: Kansas City Chiefs PTP'er of the Week: Mark Ingram Shock of the Week: UCLA over Texas Stock Up: Jim Furyk Stock Down: San Francisco 49ers
Sept. 20, 2010 Team of the Week: Nebraska football PTP'er of the Week: Matt Schaub Shock of the Week: Bears over Cowboys Stock Up: CC Sabathia Stock Down: Minnesota Vikings
Sept. 13, 2010 Team of the Week: USA basketball PTP'er of the Week: Arian Foster Shock of the Week: James Madison over Virginia Tech Stock Up: Kim Clijsters Stock Down: Univ. of Minnesota football
Sept. 6, 2010 Team of the Week: Michigan PTP'er of the Week: DeMarco Murray Shock of the Week: Jacksonville State over Mississippi Stock Up: CC Sabathia Stock Down: Nyjer Morgan
August 30, 2010 Team of the Week: Green Bay Packers PTP'er of the Week: Albert Pujols Shock of the Week: Astros sweep Phillies, then Phillies sweep Padres Stock Up: Nick Mangold Stock Down: AJ Burnett
August 23, 2010 Team of the Week: Atlanta Braves PTP'er of the Week: Miguel Cabrera Shock of the Week: Nadal loses to Baghdatis Stock Up: CC Sabathia Stock Down: Ronny Paulino
August 16, 2010 Team of the Week: Minnesota Twins PTP'er of the Week: CC Sabathia Shock of the Week: Chad Dawson suffers his first pro loss Stock Up: Martin Kaymer Stock Down: Johnny Cueto
August 9, 2010 Team of the Week: Baltimore Orioles PTP'er of the Week: Brandon Morrow Shock of the Week: Tulsa over Seattle in WNBA Stock Up: Buck Showalter Stock Down: Tiger Woods
August 2, 2010 Team of the Week: Tampa Bay Rays PTP'er of the Week: Matt Garza Shock of the Week: Marlins OF Chris Coghlan hurt his knee attempting to smash a shaving cream pie Stock Up: David Price Stock Down: Roy Oswalt
July 26, 2010 Team of the Week: Philadelphia Phillies PTP'er of the Week: Jamie McMurray Shock of the Week: Agents causing investigations Stock Up: Andre Dawson Stock Down: Andy Roddick
July 19, 2010 Team of the Week: St. Louis Cardinals PTP'er of the Week: Louis Oosthuizen Shock of the Week: NL wins all-star game Stock Up: David Ortiz Stock Down: Johnny Jolly
July 12, 2010 Team of the Week: Miami Heat PTP'er of the Week: Andres Iniesta (Spain's goal scorer in final) Shock of the Week: France over Spain in Davis Cup Stock Up: Spain's World Cup soccer team Stock Down: Pittsburgh Pirates
July 5, 2010 Team of the Week: Germany's soccer team PTP'er of the Week: Serena Williams Shock of the Week: Federer's early exit Stock Up: Rafael Nadal Stock Down: Argentina and Brazil losing in World Cup
June 21, 2010 Team of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers PTP'er of the Week: Graeme McDowell Shock of the Week: Tiger, Els and Mickelson fall short Stock Up: Andre Ward Stock Down: Albert Haynesworth
June 14, 2010 Team of the Week: Chicago Blackhawks PTP'er of the Week: Stephen Strasburg Shock of the Week: Hewitt upsets Federer Stock Up: Francisco Liriano Stock Down: Vince Young
June 7, 2010 Team of the Week: Chicago Blackhawks PTP'er of the Week: Rafael Nadal Shock of the Week: Francesca Schiavone wins French Open Stock Up: Ubaldo Jimenez Stock Down: Roger Federer
May 31, 2010 Team of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers PTP'er of the Week: Roy Halladay Shock of the Week: Hawaii softball stuns #1 Alabama Stock Up: Dario Franchitti Stock Down: Lendale White
May 24, 2010 Team of the Week: Chicago Blackhawks PTP'er of the Week: Rajon Rondo Shock of the Week: Roy Halladay shelled Stock Up: Supporters of the Dickie V Gala Stock Down: CC Sabathia
May 17, 2010 Team of the Week: Boston Celtics PTP'er of the Week: Steve Nash Shock of the Week: Army over Navy in men's lacrosse Stock Up: Philadelphia Flyers Stock Down: Cleveland Cavaliers
May 10, 2010 Team of the Week: Orlando Magic PTP'er of the Week: Dallas Braden Shock of the Week: Lawrence Taylor Stock Up: Jamie Moyer Stock Down: JaMarcus Russsell
May 3, 2010 Team of the Week: Cleveland Cavaliers PTP'er of the Week: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Shock of the Week: Canadiens finish off Capitals Stock Up: Calvin Borel Stock Down: Tiger Woods
April 26, 2010 Team of the Week: San Diego Padres PTP'er of the Week: Dwayne Wade Shock of the Week: Flyers over Devils Stock Up: San Antonio Spurs Stock Down: Edinson Volquez
April 19, 2010 Team of the Week: Cleveland Cavaliers PTP'er of the Week: Ubaldo Jimenez Shock of the Week: Canadiens over Capitals Stock Up: Carmelo Anthony Stock Down: Kevin Garnett
April 12, 2010 Team of the Week: Boston College hockey team PTP'er of the Week: Phil Mickelson Shock of the Week: Wizards over Celtics in Boston Stock Up: Don Nelson Stock Down: New York Rangers
April 6, 2010 Team of the Week: Connecticut women's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Kyle Singler Shock of the Week: Berdych over Deseret Stock Up: Roy Halladay Stock Down: Shaun Rogers
March 29, 2010 Team of the Week: West Virginia's Men's Basketball PTP'er of the Week: Brittney Griner Shock of the Week: Butler over Syracuse and Kansas State Stock Up: Tom Izzo Stock Down: Dwight Gooden
March 22, 2010 Team of the Week: St. Mary's basketball PTP'er of the Week: Omar Samhan Shock of the Week: Northern Iowa over Kansas Stock Up: Kentucky Stock Down: Ron Washington
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