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Daniel Chopra won the Ginn sur Mer last week, a tournament I didn't know how to pronounce until it started (I thought it was Ginn like gin).

The Red Sox won, too. I mention it only because of the following, from last week's piece: One of my picks this week, Daniel Chopra, is a stick-to-the-game-plan pick that Terry Francona would be proud of. I went on about how I've been picking Chopra a lot the last couple years, and asked at what point do you stop picking for potential, etc. Well, now that he's won, I might be picking him even more.

A New Start

Amidst the Bulls and Lakers looking to pull off a blockbuster trade, the 2007-08 NBA season begins tonight as the Chicago Bulls and New Jersey Nets square off. Both clubs found themselves in the Playoffs a season ago. The Bulls went down to the Pistons, while Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Nets.

NFL Week 8 Free Picks

Tigers By A Tail

Boston College went a long way toward locking up the ACC Atlantic Division with its dramatic come-from-behind win at Virginia Tech Thursday night, meaning that unless both Clemson and Maryland upset the Eagles next month, it's likely that this Saturday's contest between the Tigers and Terps is for second place.

WAC Attack

The WAC takes center stage Friday evening when the (6-1) Boise State Broncos invade the Silicon Valley to take on HC Pat Hill’s (5-2) Fresno State Bulldogs. Both clubs come into this game riding high after picking up wins last week. The Broncos got the better of Louisiana Tech in Ruston by a 45-31 final count, while the Bulldogs toyed with HC Dick Tomey’s San Jose State Spartans shutting them out 30-0.