By TOM JONES, St. Petersburg Times

Jones: A peek at college football super conferences

football is all the rage these days. Teams are scrambling to find new conferences, and conferences are scrambling to find new teams.

If we were grand poobah of college football, how would we arrange it all? We prefer four 16-team conferences for football only. Other sports, including basketball, would be different.

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Jones: Sports world status check

What is the current state of each of the major sports? Here is our take on each of the big sports and whether things are looking up or down:

-- NFL: Looking up

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Jones: My take on the Sports Emmy nominations

The Sports Emmy nominations for 2010 were announced last week and included many names familiar to us couch potatoes who spend a lot of our time watching sports. The winners will be announced May 2 in New York. Here's a look at some of the categories, with a few comments and predictions.

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Winning sports movies, performances -- and some losers

Today we look at the best sports movies and performances of all time, with a few of the worst thrown in for fun.

Best basketball movie

This one isn't even close. "Hoosiers" is a slam dunk. Amazing performances by Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper make this many folks' favorite sports movie.

Best baseball movie

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Jones: The most iconic sports cities

Which city has the greatest sports icons? Well, for starters, let's define a sports icon.

Not only does he have to be great, he has to be revered in the city he played. LeBron James and Brett Favre are among the greats, but neither is respected or liked in the city where they became famous.

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Jones: Tackling college hoops questions

Now that the NFL is over, we switch our focus to a fantastic college basketball season. Here are four burning questions as we head down the stretch toward the conference tournaments and March Madness.

-- Can Ohio State go undefeated?

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Jones: HBO 24/7 offers NHL new opportunities

HBO's "24/7'' series about the Winter Classic outdoor hockey game gave the NHL exposure it has never had -- at least in the United States -- and should give the league some ideas about moving forward.

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Jones: Other great coaches who quit early

Florida's Urban Meyer, who turned 46 in July, is hardly the first football coach to step away at a relatively young age. Here's a look at some other memorable instances when coaches abruptly resigned while seemingly in the middle of their careers.

-- John Madden

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Jones: Teams we love to hate

A quick look at the teams we love to hate:

--Miami Heat

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Jones: Highs and lows of MLB 2010

Wrapping up the 2010 Major League Baseball season.

THREE BIGGEST STOREIS

1. Umpire Jim Joyce blows call at first base to cost the Tigers' Armando Galarraga a perfect game and starts the debate about using replay in baseball.

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