"I'm just going to make sure I keep working hard for when that (workout) comes," White said. "I pay attention to how his players react to coach Harbaugh. They all want to win for him.Then there was the continuity: headed by Ponting and McGrath (28), no fewer than eight men contributed to at least 16 of the first 29 victories. Luck had something to do with it drug tests proved more of a hindrance than injuries but then so did fitness, focus, skill and drive. Above all, in the unholy trinity of McGrath, Warne and Waugh, Australia boasted three of the most fervent, fearsome and ironwilled competitors to grace any game.

The Baltimore Ravens are fully deserving Super Bowl champions because, well, they won the Super Bowl. There's really no argument against that. But they underscore a trend that is only gaining momentum: that the Super Bowl winner is not necessarily the best team as were the Cowboys and 49ers and Steelers of old but the one that gets hot at the