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Ohio State and Michigan at the top of the Big Ten East is no surprise at the halfway point of the season, but who would have imagined defending conference champion and 2015 College Football Playoff participant Michigan State having only two wins?Nebraska leads the West, though its schedule gets significantly tougher after this week, and defending division champ Iowa is a half-game behind and regaining its traction after losing at home to North Dakota State and Northwestern.Heres an overview of whats happened so far in the Big Ten:BIGGEST SURPRISEIndiana is only 3-3, but the Hoosiers are much improved . Theyve started to play good defense, finally, and thats largely because of Kevin Wilson hiring of coordinator Tom Allen. Allens aggressive 4-2-5 defense allowed Indiana to beat Michigan State, play Ohio State close into the fourth quarter and give Nebraska a scare. The Hoosiers are kicking themselves for losing to Wake Forest at home, but they likely to make a bowl for the second straight year.BIGGEST BUSTMichigan State is a mess. The Spartans cant decide on a quarterback, rank last in the Big Ten in rushing, miss tackles at an alarming rate and dont seem to have their signature toughness. Last week Northwestern scored 54 points , the most points allowed by an MSU team since 2003. The Spartans must win four of their last six just to be eligible for a bowl, and they still have to play Michigan and Ohio State.BEST TURNAROUNDNebraska is 6-0, ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 2011 and alone in first place in the West. A year ago at this time the Cornhuskers were 2-4 and on their way to a 6-7 season. The close losses in 2015 are close wins this year , and theyre playing with the confidence that comes with having a greater understanding and comfort in the offensive and defensive systems under second-year coach Mike Riley.BEST IN-SEASON TURNAROUNDNorthwestern, which won 10 games last year and had high hopes, was 0-2 after losing at home to FCS Illinois State. The Wildcats have cranked up their offense the last couple games, and theyre only a game behind Nebraska in the West.TOP ALL-AROUND PLAYERMichigans electrifying Jabrill Peppers , listed on the roster as a linebacker, has lined up all over the field. Peppers ranks among the national leaders in tackles for loss, he covers and returns kicks and is the countrys No. 2 punt returner. He also has played some offense, taking snaps out of the wildcat formation.TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYEROhio State quarterback J.T. Barrett is the Big Tens best chance for the Heisman Trophy. His downfield passing can be hit or miss, but hes a playmaker and he wins. That was never more apparent than last week at Wisconsin.TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOT NAMED PEPPERSWisconsin linebacker T.J. Watt has overcome injuries the last two years to become one of the conferences most disruptive forces. J.J. Watts little brother, and a converted tight end, he leads the Badgers with 5.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss.BIGGEST MIRAGEDJ Durkins first season at Maryland started 4-0 with points piling up at a fast clip. The Terrapins have scored a total of 24 in losing their last two games, their QB situation is in flux and the turnover bug has cropped up again. They probably will be favored in only one of their final six games (at home against Rutgers).WORST LUCKPenn State has had seven linebackers injured so far, including starters Jason Cabinda, Brandon Bell and Nyeem Wartman-White. Not even Linebacker U. can withstand so many casualties. The good news is that the Nittany Lions are getting healthier, and just in time with Ohio State visiting this week.BEST GAME (so far)Ohio States 30-23 win at Wisconsin. Barrett had 199 of his 318 total yards and all three of his touchdowns after halftime, including the game-winner to Noah Brown in overtime, in a matchup of top-10 teams that lived up to its billing.WORST GAME (so far)Michigans 78-0 win at Rutgers. The Wolverines did whatever they wanted. The Scarlet Knights were limited to 22 yards total yards and two first downs.COACHING CAROUSELPurdue fired Darrell Hazell on Sunday to get a jump on the coaching search. The Boilermakers showed glimmers of hope early in the season, but Hazell couldnt survive 49-35 homecoming loss that really wasnt that close.Minnesotas Tracy Claeys is in his first full season as Jerry Kills successor and in the first year of a three-year contract. The Gophers are 4-2, but after losing an ugly game to Iowa he could really use a win over Nebraska or Wisconsin to fend off skeptical fans.Lovie Smith is off to a 2-4 start at Illinois, has QB issues and undoubtedly still wringing his hands over losing at home to Purdue.Chris Ash knew Rutgers would be a tough job -- the Knights went 11 quarters without scoring -- but he surely couldnt have imagined it being like this.---Online: AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org Casey DeSmith Jersey . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Penguins Jerseys 2019 . 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Just the second non-Victorian AFL finals derby will be the highlight of the biggest weekend in the history of Australian rules in Sydney.On Saturday the Swans and Giants clash at ANZ Stadium in the first AFL finals Sydney derby, before their reserves teams meet in the NEAFL grand final at Blacktown in Western Sydney on Sunday.Although the NSW derby is younger than those in SA, WA and Queensland, its already stolen a march on those areas when it comes to intra-state finals.It has taken five years for both NSW AFL teams to meet in the finals, four years fewer than in took for the AFL teams in South Australia to play each other in a final.The two SA teams have been doing battle for 20 seasons, but have both made the finals in the same year on just five occasions with the Crows thrashing Port by 83 points in their only finals meeting in 2005.Fans of Fremantle and West Coast are still waiting for their first finals derby after 22 seasons, though theyve both only made the top eight in the same year four times.Followers of the two Queensland clubs are still waiting for their first intra-state final after six seasons and its hard to see that run ending any time soon based on their performances this season.The all Sydney fiinals match has attracted enormous media coverage in that city, but its unlikely to get the same treatment nationally.ddddddddddddAsked if family and friends back in Melbourne sensed how big a deal the ANZ Stadium clash was in Sydney, Giants All Australian half-forward Toby Greene quipped probably not, they are in their little Melbourne bubble down there.NSW Premier Mike Baird last week confidently predicted a Sydney club would win the 2016 flag and the two harbour city teams would contest the grand final.He may be proven right, but if not he might be able to claim he just got his Australian rules letters mixed up and he was talking about the NEAFL.Both Sydney clubs had 80-point plus wins in their respective NEAFL preliminary finals.Each fielded a stack of players with senior experience, especially in their backlines where the Swans included Ted Richards and Jeremy Laidler and the Giants side contained Adam Kennedy, Matt Buntine and Tim Mohr.Its always a good indicator if your reserves team has been pretty competitive throughout the year, Swans senior coach John Longmire said on Monday. 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