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The best and worst at No. 1

By Jim Baker
Special to Page 2

Thursday, April 27, 2006

You've heard of comparing apples to oranges, of course. What we're about to do here is compare apples to oranges to … what? Sturgeon? With the NFL draft looming, we're looking at its past No. 1 picks and comparing them to the top picks in baseball and basketball's drafts. Problematic? Heck yes. Basketball has just two rounds and much more at stake when a player's name is called on draft day. Football and basketball players chosen at this level are expected to make the roster right away and ...

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