The fanfare around the arrival of Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho in Manchester means Londons finest have been little more than a sideshow heading into the 2016-17 English Premier League.Dont, though, discount the chances of Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal being in the title conversation next May.After putting up the worst ever Premier League title defense last season to finish 10th, Chelsea surely will be a different proposition this time round under new coach Antonio Conte and with summer signing NGolo Kante running its midfield.Tottenham got a taste of challenging for the title last season, eventually fading away in the final weeks to finish third, and its young and dynamic squad will be better for the experience.Then theres Arsenal, a regular in the top four but a team that so often flatters to deceive when the championship trophy looks to be in sight. Many say they are a world-class striker away from ticking every box.With West Ham also seemingly on the rise and playing a first season in its new home at the Olympic Stadium, maybe theres life outside Manchester this season, after all.Of Londons three top sides, Chelsea could be best equipped to go all the way. The teams unraveling last season was almost as mystifying as Leicesters march to the title, but the squad is largely the same as the one that romped to the league trophy in 2014.Throw in Conte and the ubiquitous Kante -- following his departure from Leicester for $40 million -- and Chelsea has all the ingredients of a title winner, with its motivation rebooted.The schedule also helps. No European football this season means plenty more time with Conte -- a master tactician in the words of Guardiola -- on the training ground and extra rest between games. None of the travel and fatigue that comes with midweek games in the Champions League and Europa League.Look how that benefited Liverpool three seasons ago, and Leicester last season. And Conte experienced a similar situation in his first season at Juventus, in 2011.I took over after they had finished seventh, he said. We didnt play in the Champions League or the Europa League and our energy was only focused on the league. We won the title.New to the Premier League, Conte is sure to be one of the characters this season. The Italian is fiercely passionate about his job and can get animated to the point of wild in the technical area. But inside, theres a calm and calculated technician who knows how to get the best out of his players, which he showed as coach at the European Championship where Italy went out in the quarterfinals against Germany on penalty kicks.I want to transfer my passion to my players, Conte said on joining Chelsea.If Eden Hazard rediscovers his form of two seasons ago and Diego Costa can focus on scoring goals rather than clashing with the opposition, Chelsea will be hard to stop. The central-midfield axis of Kante and Nemanja Matic might prove to be the best in the league.A second-place finish last season maintained Arsenals record of qualifying for the Champions League every full season in Arsene Wengers 20-year reign, but there was frustration that a chance had been missed to end a league title drought now stretching 12 years.One potential area of weakness may have been filled by Wenger with the signing of Switzerland defensive midfielder Granit Xhaka but the most obvious issue -- the lack of a proven striker -- remains glaring. Attempts to sign Leicesters Jamie Vardy and Lyons Alexandre Lacazette have failed, leaving the not-always-convincing Olivier Giroud as first-choice striker.For Arsenals increasingly disenchanted supporters, that isnt enough, but theres still time for late business in the transfer window.Its also been relatively quiet across north London at Tottenham, whose only signings have been holding midfielder Victor Wanyama from Southampton and Vincent Janssen from the Dutch league. Janssen will provide much-needed back-up for main striker Harry Kane.Under forward-thinking coach Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs -- led by Kane, playmaker Dele Alli and a tight defense marshalled by Toby Alderweireld -- played the best football on a consistent basis last season and were the main challengers to Leicester in the last two months.This will be their last season at White Hart Lane before a move to a new ground adjacent to the current stadium: What better way to say farewell than winning the league for the first time since 1961?Tottenham will be playing in the Champions League for the first time since 2010-11, with home games staged at Wembley Stadium to meet UEFA requirements while work is done near the stadium, so its an exciting time for the club.Indeed, all three of Londons top clubs should be excited going into the new season, looking to prove theres more to the Premier League than Manchester. Wholesale Fashion Shoes . 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They do have some creative ways of doing it by using their quarterback.Boise State (9-1, 5-1 Mountain West, No. 20 CFP) still does not control its path to the Mountain West championship game even with UNLVs 69-66 triple overtime win over Wyoming last week. The Broncos must win their final two and have Wyoming lose at least once to claim a spot in the title game.Getting there gained more importance this week when the Broncos leaped Western Michigan in the College Football Playoff rankings, putting them in position to claim the Group of Five berth in one of the major New Years bowl games. But the Broncos must win the conference title to gain that berth.We never feel like we control anything until the end of the year. ... Weve got UNLV. Thats it, Harsin said. As simple as that. Weve learned our lesson. We have UNLV. Were going to focus on UNLV. Were trying to play our best game of the season. We feel like we have a little bit of momentum in some areas. A little bit of confidence. Were executing better in some areas.UNLV (4-6, 3-3) needs to win its final two games to become bowl eligible. The win over Wyoming was a huge moment for coach Tony Sanchezs program in overcoming mounting adversity. The Rebels are on their third quarterback of the season and lost all-conference wide receiver Devonte Boyd to a season-ending broken arm.Boyd was the fourth wide receiver to be lost to a season-ending injury.Its kind of a crazy deal. Our whole staff talked about it -- that weve neverr seen one entire group, Sanchez said.dddddddddddd Its one of those deals where you almost have to laugh about it.Other things to watch as the Broncos go for their fifth straight win over the Rebels:RYPIENS SURGE: Over the past two games, Boise State QB Brett Rypien has been nearly perfect. Thats not an exaggeration. Against San Jose State and Hawaii, Rypien was a combined 34 of 43 for 557 yards and seven touchdowns -- nearly as many touchdowns as incompletions.Its an impressive rebound for Rypien after struggling in the Broncos loss at Wyoming.Hes just getting better. Experience for him. He never had that redshirt year, there are things that he is learning as hes gone through this season, Harsin said.NEXT IN LINE: Kurt Palandech was third in line at quarterback for UNLV when the season started. He enters Fridays game as the Mountain West offensive player of the week after setting career highs in completions, yards passing, yards rushing and touchdowns in the upset of Wyoming. Palandech was 20 of 32 for 252 yards and three TDs, and added 157 yards on 16 carries.SPERBECKS FAREWELL: It could be the final game on the blue turf for record-setting Boise State wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck. Hes the school record-holder for yards receiving and one of five receivers in school history with more than 200 receptions.After a quiet game against San Jose State where he had just two catches, Sperbeck rebounded last week against Hawaii with five receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns, pushing him over the 1,000-yard mark in receiving for the season. Sperbecks nine touchdown catches are tied with Cedrick Wilson for the team lead.RANKED WIN: UNLV is 4-34 all-time against teams ranked in the AP Top 25. The last such victory came eight years ago when the Rebels upset Arizona State. All four of UNLVs wins over AP ranked teams have come on the road.---For more college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '