1.  Denver has established itself as the best team in football.

2.  Denver was the AFC's best team last year, though the Broncos were upset by Jacksonville in the playoffs.

3.  Cuba!" for the best boxing team on Earth.

4.  Currently the sport operates under a hierarchical system that rewards the best teams and punishes the worst.

5.  Despite the roster shuffling, the Cowboys remain confident that they can reclaim the title from San Francisco as the league's best team.

6.  Denver, to me, is the best team in the conference.

7.  Denver, with 10 victories and only one loss, looked very much like what its record says: The best team in the National Football League.

8.  Despite an arthritic big toe that limits his mobility, O'Neal is still the most dominating player on what remains the best team in the league.

9.  Detroit was clearly the best team, but because the Lakers played without Magic and Byron Scott (injuries), the championship was mildy tainted.

10.  Did you know that the best team at scoring inside the 20 last year was the Green Bay Packers?