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Reasons to Believe 1. Y.A. Tittle 49ers Jersey . On The Defensive – Despite their 0-7 start, Miamis defence was still in the top half of the league last year. The unit was playing very strong at the end of the season and if they can successfully transition from 3-4 to 4-3, should be one of the best units in 2012. Wake, a two-time Most Outstanding Defensive Player in the CFL, has 28 sacks in three years in Miami; someone for Canadian fans to cheer for. 2. Fresh Start – With HBOs Hard Knocks we get a close look at this years Dolphins and were seeing something players say wasnt there last year. New head coach Joe Philbin has brought in a freshness and crispness to operations and Dolphin players all seem to be enjoying the change. Its still to be seen how successful Philbin will be as a coach, but hes aced his first test: getting players to buy in. 3. Run Away With It – After years of not quite fulfilling his potential in New Orleans, Reggie Bush had the best season of his career last year with the Dolphins. For his next act, Bush says he wants to lead the league in rushing. Dont expect that to happen, but reports have Bush looking good in training camp; combined with backups Daniel Thomas and Lamar Miller, the Dolphins have a surprisingly strong group of runners. Reasons to Doubt 1. Rookie Passer – Most people expect Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin – two of the most highly touted quarterback prospects of all time – to struggle in their rookie seasons, so Dolphins fans have to expect struggles from Tannehill, the first QB taken after Luck and Griffin. Tannehill beat out veterans Garrard and Moore for the teams starting job, but history suggests hell face his growing pains in year one. 2. Missing Targets – Compounding the challenges for Tannehill is the less than stellar receiving corps hell have to work with. Say what you will about Chad Johnson, he was at least a name receiver. After his release, Miami was left with the likes of Davone Bess and Legedu Naanee as pass catchers. 3. Mind Your Business – Time and again, one thing that has proven not to work out is a meddlesome owner. There have been rumours and reports of Stephen Ross influence swaying football decisions since he became owner in 2008 – the most recent being his insistence the team draft Tannehill. That move may work out, but its rarely a good idea when an owner affects football decisions. What to Expect Not much is expected of the Dolphins in the AFC East. The Patriots remain division favourites until further notice, while a lot of people anticipate the Bills and Jets duking it out for second in the division and a wild card spot. Even without the pressure of high expectations, with a rookie QB starting from Week 1, it will be hard for Miami to crack the top three in a very strong division. Bruce Miller Womens Jersey . 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Choo hit the go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning to back Jeanmar Gomezs seven superb innings and lift the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Patrick Willis Camo Jersey . Germano was designated for assignment when Boston activated centre fielder Jacoby Ellsbury from the disabled list last Friday. FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jimmie Johnson finished his qualifying run at Texas with the fastest lap on the day, then stayed in his car while waiting to see if anybody would knock him off the pole. It turned out the same way it did a week earlier in Martinsville. When the Sprint Cup points leader finally climbed out of the cockpit of his No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet more than 30 minutes later Friday, after Brad Keselowski and the rest of the field failed to top his lap of 191.076 mph, he was the polesitter for the second week in a row. "I was ready to get out, and my engine tuner stuck his head in and said, Hey, man, youre going to be sitting here a long time this week," Johnson said. "Oh yeah, thats right. Im not superstitious, but Ill sit here. ... It doesnt mean anything, but at this point in the season, you have to pull out all of the stops." Johnsons 29th career pole is his first at Texas, where he was the runner-up in April. With his win from the pole at Martinsville, Johnson regained the series points lead, by two over Keselowski. Johnson was the 20th car on the track for Texas qualifying. "It was a while-knuckle lap. I can say I didnt leave anything on the table with that one," Johnson said. "A couple of opportunities to kind of lose control there, but staying on the throttle definitely kept the car pointed in the right direction and blasted off a great lap." Keselowski was the 44th of 46 drivers who did qualifying runs. His lap of 189.534 mph was good for the eighth spot. He also qualified eighth his last two races at the 1 1/2-mile higgh-banked track, where he has never had a top-10 finish. Frank Gore Womens Jersey. It was the best qualifying effort for Keselowski since the 12-driver championship chase started two months ago. Hes trying to win the first Sprint Cup championship for Roger Penske. "Were in strong position to control our own destiny as far as the Chase is concerned and having a shot at winning it," Keselowski said. "Thats really about all you can ask. Certainly youd like to have a big lead, but thats not very realistic when youre racing the best and competing against the best." Johnson has finished in the top 10 in 13 of his 18 starts at Texas Motor Speedway, where all around the facility are election-style signs touting the top two challengers for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with three races left. In April at Texas, Johnson was the runner-up to Greg Biffle, who will start his No. 16 Ford on the front row Sunday after qualifying second at 190.382 mph. Kyle Busch qualified third, just ahead of Clint Bowyer, who is third in the Sprint Cup standings behind Johnson and Keselowski. Kasey Kahne, who is fourth in season points, qualified 13th. And Johnson was sitting much of the time watching everybody else during qualifying. "I was just watching everybody go by and catch a glimpse of the Jumbotron over there and see where they pop up on the board," he said. "Ive watched more interviews where a guy climbs out of a race car to a microphone, and just at that point in time, they fall to second. I didnt want it to happen. I knew I put down a good lap." ' ' '