Public money built the dome, which opened in 1995, the year the Rams relocated to St. Louis from Los Angeles. It was financed largely with $256 million in revenue bonds, a debt that is being paid back with $24 million annually in tax money $12 million from the state of Missouri and $6 million each from St.Team. The recent win of the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) Gold Cup victory over Panama (final 10) should be proof of that. And the ten game winning streak before the Gold Cup win should be more than adequate proof of that.

11 USC 24, Washington 14: blocked a punt and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown in the first half, Jawanza Starling forced and recovered Keith Price's fumble inside the Trojans' 5yard line in the fourth quarter, and visiting USC (51, 31) overcame offensive inconsistency for a win. Price threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns for the Huskies (33, 12), but was intercepted twice.Steven Colbert jok