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• North Texas holds No. 1 spot in this week’s BOBS rankings

  Staff writer David Thomas’ Deep Six in Week 2 of the Bottom of the Barrel Series college rankings, with first-place vote in parentheses:

• TCU’s deep-threat receiver gets his run of the place

  Jimmy Young gives the Frogs a much-needed complete game.

• This weekend, losing may be the Cowboy way

  It’s been tough sledding for them around here, and the weekend isn’t over yet.

• Pickin' & Grinnin': World Champion Saints? This bloke must be off his trolley!

  Did you know that in the long and storied history of the National Football League, every team that has won a regular-season game in London has gone on to win the Super Bowl that season?

• Finding a silver lining in the Dallas Cowboys’ season

  Run the table? Why not! This Dallas Cowboys team already has shown us that anything is possible.

• Putting on our Sunday best with David Thomas

  The Cowboys, confusedly, now have two players with the same name.

• Pickin’ & Grinnin’: No Romo? No problem when the Rams are the opponent

  Yes, I do believe the Dallas Cowboys can win without Tony Romo. As long as they’re playing the St. Louis Rams, anyway.

• Dallas Cowboys’ fans go from Cloud Nine to under the weather

  The team’s struggles and injuries have taken fans from Cloud Nine to under the weather.

• Two Jones have Owner Jones on spin control

  So much for Adam Jones following the boss’ orders to keep a lower profile off the field.

• View of the big game depends on where you are sitting

  NORTH END OF THE COTTON BOWL — How aboUT that?!?!?

• Pickin’ & Grinnin’: Detroit’s winning streak is about to come to an end

  Just don’t get any fancy ideas about suing if these picks don’t pan out as expected. Remember our legal disclaimer: these picks are for recreational purposes only.

• The Dallas Cowboys go OT in the presidential debate

  Exclusive: The presidential debate turns its attention to the best course of action for America’s Team.

• The Metroplex isn’t big enough for 81 and 85

  Alas, Chad Ocho Cinco is left to ponder how he can help the Bengals win.

• Pickin’ & Grinnin’: Upset, upset, upset — a bad week was in the Cards.

  Here’s the reason I was able to scrape out a 7-6 straight-up record last week: The Steelers kicked a field goal in overtime to beat the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.

• Trading paint ball with the Bad Boy of NASCAR

  Your intrepid columnist attempted to take out one of NASCAR’s top drivers and got Busch-whacked.

• Fans Insider asks would Barack Obama, John McCain save best for last?

  No debate about it — this was an action-packed week in sports.

• Pickin’ & Grinnin’: An off week is possible, not a week off

  Who would’ve thunk it? Not us licensed NFL games pickers, that’s for sure. Not the Miami Dolphins strolling into Massachusetts on Sunday and routing the New England Patriots 38-13.

• Putting the final touches on another Texas Rangers season

  The final words are being written in another long, sad chapter in Texas Rangers history.

• What Wade Phillips said ... What Wade Phillips could have said

  What Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips had to say after the Cowboys' 27-16 defeat of the Green Bay Packer, plus what he could have said:

• TCU all business against SMU

  This time the Horned Frogs made sure SMU didn’t play early-season spoiler.