1.   But as Chuck ages and the window of opportunity for title hopes is not only closed but boarded up, that part has gotten smaller and smaller.

2.   But if the Bears lose to Pennsylvania on Saturday, their league title hopes could be finished.

3.   But obviously, KJ, Chuck and Manning are still the keys to any title hopes.

4.   Cornell kept its Ivy League title hopes alive by scoring three times in the third quarter and holding off a late surge by host Brown.

5.   For all practical purposes, their title hopes were dashed.

6.   For Texas to have NCAA title hopes, Strader also will have to come through in the freestyles and, perhaps most importantly, on relays.

7.   Friday put an end to the NCAA title hopes of UCLA players Eric Taino and Kevin Kim.

8.   How could he mourn the death of a title hope that never really lived?

9.   If the Buffaloes have national title hopes, those dreams hinge on this game.

10.   In less than four hours Saturday, the Buckeyes lost all their national title hopes when Michigan State pulled the upset of the season.