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No. 8 Michigan | No. 10 Notre Dame | Top 25No. 9: TennesseeLast Season: 9-4??(5-3 SEC East)Butch Jones has talked about the youth of his Vols team for three years now, but he cant play that card this year -- Tennessee is the most experienced Power 5 team in the country. It has 17 starters back, including QB Joshua Dobbs, the elite RB duo of Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara (combined 1,986 yards) and a D that has three potential first-round picks in DE Derek Barnett, LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin and CB Cameron Sutton. The Vols are front-runners to win the SEC East and will be double-digit favorites in eight games. The key will be a four-game stretch (Weeks 4-7) in which they see Florida (11 straight losses to the Gators), travel to Georgia and Texas A&M, and host Alabama.IN IF... It can buck the trends. In addition to those 11 straight losses to Florida, UT has dropped nine in a row to Bama. And the East champ hasnt won the SEC since 08. Break each streak and Tennessee will be in the playoff.OUT IF... It cant close. All four of UTs losses last year were by seven or fewer points, and three were blown leads in the final five minutes.Tennessees chances to win each game 09.01 vs. Appalachian State: 95.1% 09.10 vs. Virginia Tech (Bristol Motor Speedway): 87.7% 09.17 vs. Ohio: 98.5% 09.24 vs. Florida: 80.2% 10.01 @ Georgia: 55.8% 10.08 @ Texas A&M: 59.3% 10.15 vs. Alabama: 58.9% 10.29 @ South Carolina: 88.7% 11.05 vs. Tennessee Tech: 99.8% 11.12 vs. Kentucky: 93.8% 11.19 vs. Missouri: 92.5% 11.26 @ Vanderbilt: 85.9%The overwhelming favorite to win the SEC East, Tennessee returns the divisions most talented and experienced team, which will propel the Vols to a 10-2 season with a shot of possibly sneaking into the College Football Playoff.?-- Edward AschoffButch Jones has been building to this point with star-studded recruiting classes. Now its time to deliver. If the Volunteers navigate a front-loaded schedule effectively, they should be able to cruise to at 10-2 record and their first SEC East title since 2007.?-- David ChingThe Vols have to win the SEC East this year, right? If not now, when? All that experience, the best quarterback in the division, now is the time for Tennessee at 10-2.?-- Sam Khan Jr.The talent is there. The schedule sets up nicely. But even with a 10-2 finish, its hard to pick the Vols to win the East until they prove they can beat Florida.?-- Greg OstendorfSorry, Tennessee, its still not your year. While the Vols are the most talented team in the East, inexperience will cost them one game too many, finishing 9-3 and just short of the division title.?-- Alex ScarboroughNo. 8 Michigan | No. 10 Notre Dame | Top 25Swell Bottle Cheap . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. sWell Water Bottle Marble . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. http://www.swellbottlesale.com/swell-bottles-sale.html . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. Swell Bottles On Sale . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Swell Traveler Sale . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Nets centre Brook Lopez has had the screw replaced in his surgically repaired right foot and is expected to resume basketball activities in August. General manager Billy King insists hes not worried despite the latest issue relating to Lopezs foot, saying the All-Star centre felt no discomfort and doctors were just being proactive. "For me, I dont have any concern over it, because it wasnt something that he had pain with. It wasnt like it was preventing him from playing," King said Monday after watching some draft prospects work out at the training facility. King said an X-ray during Lopezs post-season physical showed the screw had bent. "Just take it out and put a new screw inn so that something doesnt happen later," said King, who added Lopez is in a walking boot.dddddddddddd Lopez was limited to five games during the 2011-12 season after breaking his foot during the preseason, then aggravating it following an ankle injury. He missed seven games early this season with a sprained right foot but ended up averaging 19.4 points in 74 games. King said the surgery is the reason Lopez was among the 27 young players chosen for next months USA Basketball minicamp. Notes: King said the Nets expect to make some announcements about Jason Kidds coaching staff in the next few days. The Nets hired their 40-year-old former point guard this month following his retirement as a player. ' ' '