Today's BestNovember 7, 2009

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Southern California is already out of the national championship picture, and coach Pete Carroll's team is a longshot to win its eighth consecutive Pac-10 title.
Beating Arizona State, though, has been all but a sure thing for the Trojans under Carroll.
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Part I: Andy and Brian talk about LA's first road trip, the need to get Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol on the floor together, issues with the bench, and Sasha Vujacic's big ol' trump of the Odashians.
Part II: We talk with Lang Whitaker, Executive Editor of Slam Magazine and SlamOnline.com about the Lakers and silly LeBron to LA rumors... plus the loose pursestrings of Nicholas Cage.
The Galaxy and Chivas USA settle their MLS Cup Playoff series Sunday
Tommy Smyth's Top 25
Danica Patrick's Racing Future
Cable's Future In Oakland
Catching Up With Snowboarder Shaun White
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This weekend, Strikeforce (the UFC's main competitor) will attempt to break the record for the most watched MMA event in TV history when they showcase Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers on CBS.
The big question this weekend is whether or not Fedor will be as big of a TV ratings draw as Kimbo Slice or any other notable MMA fighter, for that matter.
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Bill Simmons
Life on Tour
Bill's right thumb is 140 percent larger than his left. He signed a piece of veal and met Obama's sidekick. His back aches, he slept in so many beds he last track of where he was and he appeared on HD with little to no sleep.
In other words, he loved every minute of the first part of his book tour. (Well, most of it anyway!)
Book Scene
Although the industry is notoriously quiet this time of year, there have been a couple newsworthy nuggets that should feed your hunger, unless of course you're vegan. Because I write meat.
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After the way the defense performed against Oregon, they were hitting very hard and you could tell that they had a new purpose.
710 ESPN's next Lunch with a Legend takes place Tuesday, November 24th at Morton's the Steakhouse in downtown Los Angeles and features iconic filmmaker Spike Lee.
We asked you to call the Carmax Audition Hotline and give us your best "play-by-play" call of USC and UCLA. Now, all four finalists have been selected and it's time for you to decide the winner!