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FOOTBALL, SUN SPORTS, TONIGHT: First, it's the premiere of College Kickoff Live at 7 p.m., followed at 9 and 9:30 by FSU and Florida preview shows, followed by Saturday's postgame coverage of Florida's home game against Wyoming at 9:30 p.m., followed by Sunday's 8:30 a.m. replay of the Gator game, followed by Monday's 7 p.m. pregame show for the FSU-Miami game, followed by a live postgame report at 11:30. That enough football for you?
MLB 2005: A SEASON ON THE WIRE, FSN, SUNDAY, 4 P.M.: A bunch of major-leaguers were wired for this special, which promised entertaining behind-the-scenes dialogue between baseball's biggest names. The Devil Rays took part too, as Julio Lugo, Carl Crawford and hitting coach Billy Hatcher were wired during the July 31 game against Kansas City.
INSTANT CLASSIC, ESPN CLASSIC, 8 TONIGHT: Hawaii's win over defending champion Curacao was one of the best Little League championship games ever, with a dramatic comeback and the fun-to-watch antics of Vonn Fe'ao.
TOP 5 REASONS YOU CAN'T BLAME THE ATLANTA FALCONS FOR TRADING BRETT FAVRE TO THE PACKERS, ESPN CLASSIC, 9 P.M., MONDAY: Host Brian Kenny will explain why the Falcons should be absolved by their fans for sending Hall of Famer-to-be Favre to Green Bay for a first-round pick that became some guy named Tony Smith. If Chris Miller is a reason, this oughtta be good.NEWSMAKERS
OLN announced its NHL television schedule, which opens with the Oct. 5 meeting between the N.Y. Rangers and Philadelphia. The Rangers appear on the schedule eight times, same as Detroit. And your defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning? Five times.
ESPN Radio (1470 AM) will broadcast the Prep Sports Breakfast Hour at 8 a.m. Saturdays, as well as a Friday night Game of the Week. This week it's Chamberlain at Jefferson at 7:30 p.m.
The winner of Saturday's qualifier between the United States and Mexico in Columbus, Ohio, clinches a berth in the World Cup. ESPN Classic has the game at 7:25 p.m.
Lee Corso takes Ohio State over LSU, Kirk Herbstreit picks Ohio State over USC, Trev Alberts says Virginia Tech over USC and Mark May is the lone ESPN college football analyst taking USC (over Texas) to win the national title.RATINGS
ESPN's four NFL preseason telecasts were seen in an average of 3.048-million television homes, producing a 3.4 rating, a 28 percent increase over last year's 2.7 rating.THE LAST WORD
ESPN Classic replayed FSU at Florida (1995) and Florida-FSU (1997 Sugar Bowl) Thursday night. Just who does it think it is? Sun Sports?

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