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Remember the good ol' days, when you didn't have to sit through an hourlong grind of lame speeches and badly dressed college QBs to find out who won the Heisman Trophy? Well, Page 2's Brian Murphy does -- and he wonders, in the words of his pal T.C., why everything in America has to turn to garbage.
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After Chris McKendry revealed the secrets of men in a man's world -- SportsCenter -- her readers responded with hundreds of e-mails, some praising her insight and others saying she had missed a few of their best moves. Now McKendry gets the last word. (And ain't that just like a woman!)

Mystery Photo 10 Burning Questions
We're not sure what's going on in this week's Mystery Photo, so we need your help. Take a look at this shot of John McEnroe, then send us your caption suggestion. We'll run the best later this week.
 Comedian Bill Bellamy's shown his best moves on "Any Given Sunday" and MTV's "Rock 'n' Jock," so Page 2 put him through the ultimate drill. See how Bellamy responded to our 10 Burning Questions.


Page 2 presents its list of the 10 most disruptive athletes in team sports from the past 10 years. After checking out our list, drop us a note with your choice for the most disruptive player. Later this week, we'll compile the readers' list with a poll to crown the most disruptive athlete of them all.
10]  Bobby Bonilla
The card-playing incident during the 1999 playoffs with the Mets was only the cherry on top of a very annoying sundae.
9]  Bob Probert
Thankfully, he's gotten control of his life. But he could have been so much greater when he was screwing up with the Red Wings.
8]  Terrell Owens
Charter member of the "All About Me" Club.
7]  Roy Tarpley
Talent is a terrible thing to waste, not to mention the trust of your teammates.
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NFL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Monday Dolphins 4½ Colts 44½
Sunday Eagles 2½ Redskins 35
Sunday Bears 2½ Buccaneers 33
Sunday Ravens 3 Steelers 34
COLLEGE FB FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Rose Bowl Miami 10 Nebraska 52½
Orange Bowl Florida 16½ Maryland 60
All Times ET -- Bold indicates home team
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WE'RE NO. 2
As far as Jim Caple is concerned, they should rename college football's current method of picking a champion the CmesS.

UNLEASH THE QBS
Chris Connelly yearns for improvisational transcendence at the QB position and disappointingly finds more Dilfers than Favres.

THE SPORTS GUY
On the 25th anniversary of "Rocky," Page 2's Bill Simmons tries to decide which of the five "Rocky" movies now ranks as the most watchable.

CRITICAL MASS
Page 2's Eric Neel explains why "Going the Distance," the theme from "Rocky," is simply the most inspirational song of all-time.
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Nine readers saw the resemblence between former college coach, and current ABC commentator, Terry Bowden and head coach Marty Mornhinweg, left, of the winless Detroit Lions. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future match for Page 2.

Men's college basketball:
Oregon at Minnesota
7 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Maybe Ducks will pretend Gophers are BCS.
 
Colts at Dolphins
9 p.m. ET, ABC
Chance to see Jim Mora's spontaneous combustion.
 
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If you missed Page 2 over the last week, check out our back issues:
• Thurs., Dec. 7: Still the Champ
• Thurs., Dec. 6: Coach Frankenstein
• Wed., Dec. 5: A Few Good Men
• Tues., Dec. 4: Goin' Hollywood
• Mon., Dec. 3: Pass the Kleenex
Other featured content:
• Sportoon
• Guys and Dogs
• Shanoff: Changing BCS
• The worst NFL coach ever
• The Berman Files
• 10 Burning Questions with Shanna Moakler
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