Stories for January 13, 2008

• ‘Then & Now’ well worth reading

  In Sports The highest compliments go to Steve Bergum, staff writer at The Spokesman-Review, and the rest of the writers relating to the many outstanding “Then & Now” stories.

• Bush says Iraq drawdown is on track

  In Nation/World on Page A1 MANAMA, Bahrain – President Bush said Saturday the United States was on track to bring home at least 20,000 troops from Iraq by this summer, but he stressed that he …

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  Voices of war: Crucial connection

  In City on Page A1 Few U.S. military operations were as fundamental to the outcome of World War II – and at the same time as little-known – as those conducted by the Persian Gulf …

• Loan options concern schools

  In City on Page A1 As prospective college students look ahead to the challenges of paying for school, Dan Davenport has three numbers for them: Forty-five hundred. Twenty. And $22,303.

• Lottery numbers

  In City on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-5-3 Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 2-13-22-30-41-48

• U.S. elections pique global fascination

  In Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – John Mbugua, 56, a taxi driver in Mombasa, Kenya, woke himself at 3 a.m. the day of the Iowa caucuses and flipped on CNN. He said he watched …

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  Vehicle repairs could impede investigation

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, according to …

• Airbus says it would build jets in U.S.

  In Nation/World on Page A3 Airbus will play a last-ditch trump card Monday in its bid to beat Boeing for an Air Force refueling tanker contract worth tens of billions of dollars. Chief Executive Tom …

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  Woman’s body recovered; missing Marine charged

  In Nation/World on Page A3 JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Investigators on Saturday recovered the badly burned remains of a woman and her unborn baby, its tiny hand clasped in death, from a backyard grave and formally …

• Nation in brief: Banks may have hidden loan risk

  In Nation/World on Page A3 Authorities in New York and Connecticut are investigating whether Wall Street banks hid crucial information about high-risk loans bundled into securities that were sold to investors, Connecticut’s attorney general said …

• Romney leading Michigan polls

  In Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney leads John McCain days before a potentially pivotal Republican primary in Michigan, with Romney’s business experience and home-state ties apparently helping in a state where the …

• In Passing

  In Nation/World on Page A4 Fullerton, Calif. Carl N. Karcher, fast-food magnate

• World in brief: U.S. journalist ordered to leave

  In Nation/World on Page A5 An American freelance journalist and scholar based in Pakistan was ordered to leave the country after writing an article that might have been deemed unflattering to the Pakistani government, according …

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  Taiwan opposition party gains majority

  In Nation/World on Page A5 TAIPEI, Taiwan – The opposition Nationalist party scored an overwhelming victory in Taiwan’s legislative elections Saturday in a repudiation of President Chen Shui-bian’s confrontational drive to push this self-ruled island …

• Pair paddle 2,000 miles from Australia to N.Z.

  In Nation/World on Page A6 WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Two adventurers arrived at a New Zealand beach today after paddling more than 2,000 miles from Australia in a kayak – the first such journey by …

• The clock’s ticking

  In City on Page A7 It’s the time of year when families of college-bound students are filling out their federal applications for student aid – or at least they should be. Every year, millions of …

• Law ends Baath purge

  In Nation/World on Page A7 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s Parliament on Saturday approved a law allowing members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party to return to government jobs, overcoming months of paralysis to pass the first …

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  Something old, something loo

  In City on Page B1 Wedding venues like parents’ backyards and lakeshore parks can be a little short on facilities for hundreds of dinner guests – especially later in the day. This is where the …

• Short session, basic issues as Washington lawmakers convene

  In City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – After a banner year in which they broke deadlocks on long-stalled bills, launched new programs and enjoyed a treasury flush with cash, Statehouse Democrats are looking at a …

• In brief: Third WSU student dies after Highway 95 crash

  In City on Page B1 A two-car crash along Highway 95 near Cougar Gulch Road that killed two people Friday evening claimed a third victim Saturday morning, when 21-year-old Tyler Pearson, of Kennewick, died at …

• Phony degrees came long before Internet

  In City on Page B1 My jaw bounced off the floor this week when I read that 6,000 or so customers bought phony college degrees off the Internet from a Spokane-area diploma mill. You know …

• Yellowstone’s tiny jewels

  In City on Page B2 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – Yellowstone’s unique collection of geothermal features attracted about 100 of the world’s top geothermal scientists for a three-day conference this weekend. “For microbes, Yellowstone is …

• Wrongly convicted man settles lawsuit

  In City on Page B2 BILLINGS – A man exonerated of a rape charge after spending more than 15 years in prison reached a $3.5 million settlement with Montana on Friday. Jim Bromgard, a former …

• ‘Laughing Stock’ lives up to its name

  In City on Page B3 Every theater season hides a sleeper, an unknown play that won’t sell any season subscriptions but turns out to be one of the favorites of the year. “Laughing Stock” is …

• School bans motto with religious reference

  In City on Page B3 BLUE RIVER, Ore. – Despite the connection to the school mascot, a rural school district has banned a proposed motto for a graduating class because it contains a religious reference. …

• Kreidler pushing insurance reform

  In City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Hoping to speed up the pace of health care reform, the state insurance commissioner has stepped from the bureaucratic supporting cast with a big idea: take over the …

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  Top Otter aide imports business practices

  In Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – The man behind Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s plan to raise state employee pay but cut health benefits is a retired corporate executive who’s working for the state for …

• Avalanche center faces crisis

  In City on Page B7 SEATTLE – Backcountry skiers and snowmobilers, the weather service and the state Transportation Department, national parks and the U.S. Forest Service all depend on the work of the Northwest Weather …

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  Bald eagles die after devouring fish waste

  In Nation/World on Page B7 KODIAK, Alaska – At least 19 bald eagles died Friday after gorging themselves on a truck full of fish waste outside a processing plant. Fifty or more eagles swarmed into …

• Moose’s bad vision gives skiers hard time

  In City on Page B7 WHITEFISH, Mont. – State wildlife officials continue to search for a moose with apparent vision problems that has acted aggressively toward snowmobilers and skiers in the Whitefish area in recent …

• When chronology, ‘kairos’ collide

  In Opinion on Page B8 When you fly into Sioux City, Iowa, in the winter, farm roads slice into the snowy countryside. From the air, the slices look like dark brush strokes on a white …

• Hold the vision

  In Opinion on Page B8 The saga over saving downtown Spokane’s historic Rookery Block ended in disappointment for the community’s preservationists. The three venerable buildings are gone. The Merton tumbled in 2004; the Rookery and …

• Romney’s shifts come home

  In Opinion on Page B8 When George Romney was the Republican governor of Michigan 40 years ago, his lieutenant governor was William Milliken, the personable heir to a department-store dynasty in Traverse City. They were …

• Courts and countries

  In Opinion on Page B8 If diplomacy had worked, the cross-border pollution of Lake Roosevelt by a Canadian smelter operator wouldn’t have blown up into an international incident. But since responsibility was met with inaction, …

• Coming off bad year, S-R looks forward

  In Opinion on Page B9 I can’t remember when I was more pleased to see a year end. Hardly anyone in the newspaper business thinks of 2007 as a good year. In many ways it …

• Chiefs deal selves strong hand

  In Sports on Page C1 In the Western Hockey League, the ideal is not just the trade that helps both teams but both players, too. After all, there are consciences to be salved when you’re …

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  Sent Packin’

  In Sports on Page C1 GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers got the ball, but it was the Seattle Seahawks who scored. Twice.

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  Bruins hand No. 4 Cougars first loss – and reality check

  In Sports on Page C1 LOS ANGELES – Since James Naismith hung the peach basket in the Springfield Y, rarely has a basketball game’s final score held less significance. The scoreboard in Pauley Pavilion on …

• Zags roll in WCC opener

  In Sports on Page C1 LOS ANGELES – Loyola Marymount men’s basketball coach Rodney Tention stressed earlier this week that his team needed to keep the score in the 60s to have a chance against …

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  Tri-City triumphs

  In Sports on Page C1 The Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans always seem to find ways to keep their long-standing rivalry interesting. It was no different on Saturday night.

• Fast Break

  In Sports on Page C1 For 01-13-2008

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  Patriots still on path to perfection

  In Sports on Page C1 Tom Brady, the poised and prolific quarterback knocked another mark out of the books in New England’s record-breaking season, completing all but two of his 28 passes to lead the …

• Porter will try for spot on bowling’s Team USA

  In Sports on Page C2 Cory Porter of Spokane, who would like to pursue a professional bowling career, will be in Las Vegas this week to take what he hopes is another step along that …

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  On the Air

  In Sports on Page C2 For 01-13-2008

• Time to honor area athletes

  In Sports on Page C2 Some familiar names and several newcomers will grace the dais during the 30th annual Youth Awards Luncheon at noon on Feb. 13. The event is hosted each year by the …

• Sports in brief: NCAA’s Brand promotes equality at convention

  In Sports on Page C3 NCAA president Myles Brand lobbied Saturday for equality on campuses for women and minorities, and also tried to prepare the association for the coming punishment for teams failing to meet …

• O’Sullivan scores in shootout to lift Kings past Stars

  In Sports on Page C3 Patrick O’Sullivan scored the deciding goal in a shootout, Alexander Frolov and Derek Armstrong scored 67 seconds apart in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas …

• NBA: Wizards take down mighty Celtics

  In Sports on Page C3 When the turnover count hit 20, the Boston Celtics were in trouble. Now, that team that had been routing the NBA has lost two out of three. The Washington Wizards, …

• Wildcats hold back Eastern

  In Sports on Page C4 OGDEN, Utah – Dezmon Harris scored 17 points and was one of four double-digit scorers for Weber State as the Wildcats defeated the Eastern Washington Eagles 74-64 on Saturday night. …

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  USC pulls away from Huskies

  In Sports on Page C4 Dwight Lewis scored 17 points, freshman O.J. Mayo had all but one of his 15 after halftime, and Southern California broke open a tight game midway through the second half …

• Miller’s career night sinks Idaho

  In Sports on Page C4 FRESNO, Calif. – Eddie Miller matched career highs with 27 points and seven 3-pointers as Fresno State defeated Idaho 69-53 on Saturday night in a Western Athletic Conference basketball game. …

• Young Love blossoms

  In Sports on Page C4 LOS ANGELES – UCLA coach Ben Howland has said it before and he hopes he gets to say it a bunch more during Kevin Love’s career. Love, the remarkably polished …

• Four corners

  In Sports on Page C4 Pacific-10

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  Riley’s 45 too much for OU

  In Sports on Page C5 Andrea Riley scored a career-high 45 points and No. 25 Oklahoma State (14-1, 2-0 Big 12) ended a 17-game losing streak to Oklahoma (10-3, 1-1), beating the sixth-ranked Sooners 82-63 …

• Hawkeyes stun sixth-ranked Spartans

  In Sports on Page C5 Tony Freeman scored 22 points and lowly Iowa stunned No. 6 Michigan State 43-36 on Saturday night in Iowa City, Iowa, snapping the Spartans’ 11-game winning streak. The Spartans, who …

• GU trounces LMU

  In Sports on Page C5 Michelle Elliott scored 14 of her game-high 17 points in the second half and the Gonzaga Bulldogs (11-6, 2-0) rolled to an 81-65 win over the visiting Loyola Marymount Lions …

• Symes sets pace for Whits

  In Sports on Page C5 Ryan Symes is powering the Whitworth men’s basketball team just as it was anticipated before the season began. The welcomed news is that the Pirates are getting complementary efforts elsewhere.

• Boys basketball

  In Sports on Page C6 A.J. Therien made two late free throws to help give Pullman a 68-65 overtime victory over West Valley in a Great Northern League game Saturday in Pullman. Jaime Fertakis scored …

• Girls basketball

  In Sports on Page C6 Katie Guettinger scored 12 points and Pullman took over sole possession of first place in the Great Northern League with a 49-46 victory over West Valley Saturday in Pullman. Shelby …

• Humphrey leads Highlanders to victory

  In Sports on Page C6 Zach Humphrey hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to give the Shadle Park boys basketball team a 55-54 victory over University in a Greater Spokane League game Saturday at …

• GSL schools 3-4-5 at Missoula

  In Sports on Page C6 Tanner Teeples and Jacob Neumann each won their weight class to help the Central Valley Bears earn a third-place finish at the 28-team Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic on Saturday …

• Chargers like their position

  In Sports on Page C7 INDIANAPOLIS – San Diego likes the AFC’s new championship model. At least this year. It watched Pittsburgh squander the AFC’s No. 1 seed in 2004, only to win a Super …

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  Brady dissects Jaguars

  In Sports on Page C7 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady set another record and thinks he deserves one more award. The dimple-chinned quarterback with the winning smile took the snap – after faking as if …

• Romo embraces pressure

  In Sports on Page C7 IRVING, Texas – With a monster contract, a sexy girlfriend and all the other perks of being the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo has a life most …

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  Holmgren’s plans remain up in the air

  In Sports on Page C8 GREEN BAY, Wis. – Mike Holmgren has dropped hints for months, especially in the last few weeks, about whether he’ll fulfill the final season of his contract to coach Seattle. …

• Scoreboard

  In Sports on Page C8 Basketball NBA

• Scoreboard, continued

  In Sports on Page C9 Fritts 5, Beck 9, Booher 7, Corbett 3, Campbell 2. Columbia (3-11, 2-8) Curd 3, Bear 5, J.Denison 13, Mendoza 11, Kieffer 13, Sipes 3, S.Denison 0, Morado 19.

• Today’s menu

  In Sports on Page C9 For 01-13-2008

• Choi headed for wire-to-wire Sony Open win

  In Sports on Page C10 HONOLULU – A fast start and a strong finish gave K.J. Choi the round he was looking for Saturday in the Sony Open. Choi got up-and-down from the bunker on …

• Federer ready to repeat

  In Sports on Page C10 MELBOURNE, Australia – Without the glare of the cameras, or the roar of an appreciative crowd, Roger Federer shanked forehands and hit some backhands long inside Rod Laver Arena. His …

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  Journey into self

  In Features on Page D1 Even in a literal sense, what you see depends largely on how you see. Look at something from different angles and the object of your gaze is going to change. …

• The Slice: Weeding through the confusion

  In Features on Page D1 Let’s start on a high note. A woman who approached a Spokane man in a distant airport thought the “Zags” shirt he was wearing referred to Zig-Zag rolling papers.

• Man of his word did nothing wrong

  In Features on Page D2 Dear Carolyn: I’ve been married almost 10 years. Just before Christmas I got really sick; flat-on-my-back, fever, taking-antibiotics sick. I was pretty much down for the count for over a …

• Horoscope

  In Features on Page D2 For 01-13-2008

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  Will Poison’s Michaels again be Mr. Yuk?

  In Features on Page D2 If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Although Poison frontman Bret Michaels didn’t find love from the first go-round of his hit VH1 reality series, “Rock of Love,” …

• Spotlight: Civic offers reasons to go ‘Cuckoo’

  In Features on Page D3 The Spokane Civic Theatre’s 2008-09 season includes a Lockerbie air crash drama, the Northwest-themed classic “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” and a slapstick Sondheim favorite. Executive artistic director Yvonne …

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  ‘Idol’ Statistics

  In Features on Page D3 “American Idol” seems to live in an alternate TV universe. Other shows fret about fading fans and drooping ratings. “Idol” did decline a bit last season, but can shrug it …

• Rolling up the red carpet

  In Features on Page D3 Katherine Heigl’s stylist went on vacation to Mexico. Makeup artist Pati Dubroff’s cell phone and BlackBerry have gone extraordinarily quiet. The change in format for tonight’s Golden Globe Awards from …

• American Life in Poetry

  In Features on Page D4 Here is Arizona poet Steve Orlen’s lovely tribute to the great opera singer, Maria Callas. Most of us never saw her perform, or even knew what she looked like, but …

• Story Prize nominees named

  In Features on Page D4 A finalist for the National Book Awards and the winner of Canada’s Giller Prize are among the nominees for the Story Prize, a $20,000 award given for the year’s best …

• Best-selling books

  In Features on Page D4 Fiction 1. “A Thousand Splendid Suns”

• Reunions

  In Features on Page D6 New listings USS Cambria (APA-36) – April 3-6 in Philadelphia. Contact David Stoll, 820 Carnation Drive, Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 738-3786; e-mail destoll@bright.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cambria.

• Obama, Clinton books see increase in sales

  In Features on Page D7 Demand is high for books by Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama. The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, has ordered an additional 50,000 copies of the Illinois senator’s …

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  A triumphant return for Fox, Hampson

  In Features on Page D8 On a Friday night in late December, the light spilled out of the massive windows illuminating the wintery exterior of Frank and Sherry Knott’s unique residence on the Western edge …

• Social calendar

  In Features on Page D8 Palouse Water Conservation Party - Blues/country/bluegrass music by Kelley Riley and Zugurue highlights Palouse Water Conservation Network potluck party and silent auction fundraiser. When: Jan. 25. 6-9 p.m.

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  Laptops taking over as computer of choice

  In Business on Page E1 SAN FRANCISCO – After decades as the computer of choice for homes and businesses, the desktop PC is being pushed to the scrap heap by its smaller, nimbler sibling: the …

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  Music industry is changing its tune

  In Business on Page E1 LOS ANGELES — When you’re not inclined to give your product away for free, make your customers believe they’re getting something for nothing. That’s the thinking behind some of the …

• Week in review

  In Business on Page E1 TUESDAY Sacred Heart Medical Center is acquiring a heart-surgery practice in a deal both parties say is designed to stabilize cardiac care in the region.

• Report names Congress biggest culprit in taxpayer woes

  In Business on Page E2 WASHINGTON — End-of-year congressional votes to change the tax code have created havoc for the Internal Revenue Service and top the list of problems bedeviling taxpayers, according to an annual …

• Week ahead

  In Business on Page E2 MONDAY Sprayer Technology: Guidance, Auto Steer and Shut Off – Washington State University Extension and the Lincoln County Conservation District are presenting this free workshop for farmers looking for information …

• ‘Do not call’ is headed for renewal

  In Business on Page E3 NEW YORK – It wasn’t very long ago that Americans often had lunch and dinner – and sometimes even breakfast – interrupted by phone calls from sales people. Such nuisance …

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  A little bit of talk is cheap, bosses realize

  In Business on Page E3 NEW YORK — With the football playoffs well under way and the presidential election campaign becoming more intense, small business owners may find some of their staffers are a little …

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  $2,500, four wheels

  In Business on Page E3 NEW DELHI — For millions of people in the developing world, Tata Motors’ new $2,500 four-door subcompact — the world’s cheapest car — may yield a transportation revolution as big …

• CRITTER WATCH: Lovely but ruthless invaders

  In Outdoors on Page T1 Although mute swans look elegant on a pond at a park or retirement community, Washington declared them to be deleterious exotic wildlife in 1991 and Oregon has listed the non-native …

• Gunmakers give back to Jack

  In Outdoors on Page T1 Jack O’Connor helped Al Biesen launch a distinguished gunsmithing career. Now Biesen, 79, and his family are giving a hand to the center named for the famed gun writer.

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  Nurturing a sport

  In Outdoors on Page T1 While it sounds like a fraternity drinking game, egg sucking at the Spokane Fish Hatchery is of sobering importance to the region’s trout anglers. Precious few trout would be available …

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  See Scotchman beauty by ski or snowshoe

  In Outdoors on Page T2 Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are proving that winter is a superb season for a hike through the woods. The North Idaho-based group has once again scheduled a series …

• Field Reports: Anglers rewarded at Roosevelt

  In Outdoors on Page T2 Twenty-four anglers recently received a total of $1,100 in gift certificates for turning in tags that help Eastern Washington University researchers study trout in Lake Roosevelt. The research, funded by …

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  Secret is out

  In Travel on Page T3 TAMARACK RESORT, Idaho – The full moon edged above the aspens, casting a silver light across the snow. Platinum hills rose and fell in the distance, sliced by black trails …

• Here & There: You decide: Salish Lodge or grass hair

  In Travel on Page T3 If my friend Ben shows up at your house – as he did at my family’s post-Christmas celebration, to everyone’s delight – prepare to laugh some portion of your anatomy …

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  Take moment to enjoy Tequila

  In Travel on Page T3 TEQUILA, Mexico – Long before Spanish conquistadors marched into northwestern Mexico to establish the settlement of Guadalajara in 1532, indigenous Nahuatl Indians had discovered the bacchanal benefits of fermenting the …

• Top 10

  In Travel on Page T3 1 Chambers Bay,

• Test your travel geography

  In Travel on Page T4 “I couldn’t find London on a map if they didn’t have the names of the countries.” – Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder, 2007

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  Forty winks at 40,000 feet

  In Travel on Page T6 In some ways, Andy Abramson’s morning routine is typical: He shaves, brushes his teeth and combs his hair before slipping on some nice slacks and a shirt for a meeting …

• Jones only has self to blame

  In Sports It seems until steroid users get caught, they think it is OK to use the drugs.

• Big business runs the bowls

  In Sports What’s wrong with this bowl picture? A sixth-ranked team plays an unranked opponent. Same for a 12th-ranked team. USC is forced to play an obviously overmatched Illinois team (14-point favorite).