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You've heard the story countless times. Black athlete has mad game and writes his ticket out of the ghetto. Black athlete now pulling down major coin and livin' large in the pros. Black athlete asked to remember where he came from and give back to his people. Page 2's Ralph Wiley considers how the story should end.
WILEY: PAYBACK IS A BITCH

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We now know figure skating is as corrupt as pro wrestling or a Latin American election. As the sport considers major steps to clean up its act, Page 2's Jim Caple uncovers a bunch of top-secret new rules that will affect what we see on the ice ... and in the judges' box.

Hair's Looking at You Got You Covered
Mark Cuban looks like that dude from The Cure. Dirk Nowitzki shaved off his golden locks. And Steve Nash went Kelly Leak on us. It seems the Mavericks are making as much news with their hairstyles as their play on the court, so Page 2 decided to provide the rest of the Mavs with full makeovers.
 The vaunted Sports Illustrated cover jinx never seemed to affect Cheryl, Christie or Elle. For the past 38 years, the SI Swimsuit Issue has been turning ordinary supermodels into household names. But which famous SI cover girl is your favorite? That's the tough choice Page 2 is asking you to make.

CASTING CALL
Tonya and Nancy gave us a classic TV movie with Tina Yothers in the role of Harding. Page 2 knows Hollywood is licking its chops over the latest figure skating scandal, and we want your suggestions to help cast the film we all know is coming soon.


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LAS VEGAS' ODDS TO WIN 2002 NBA TITLE
TEAM ODDS TEAM ODDS
Lakers 5-9 Magic 10-1
Kings 3-1 T-Wolves 12-1
Spurs 6-1 Raptors 15-1
Mavericks 6-1 Blazers 18-1
Bucks 4-1 Wizards 30-1
Sixers 7-1 Nets 30-1
All Times ET -- Bold indicates home team
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CRITICAL MASS
Every real basketball fan has a list of sacred hoops books. Page 2's Eric Neel adds Alexander Wolff's "Big Game, Small World" to his.

FIRST IMPRESSION
What will happen when John Rocker and Carl Everett meet? Page 2's Bob Halloran can only imagine the scene in Rangers' camp.

ANGLE ON SPRING
In tribute to Gene Rayburn, Bill Simmons fills in the blanks for the usual assortment of generic spring training stories.

IF I HAD A SHOVEL
Page 2's Jim Caple takes a look at the next Winter Olympic sport -- shovel racing.
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International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta, left, isn't an unknown any longer. His mug has been on TV so much that 10 of our readers pointed out his resemblance to Browns president Carmen Policy. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo for Page 2.

Winter Olympics: Men's hockey
1 p.m. ET, MSNBC
Sweden vs. Belarus in quarterfinals.
 
Winter Olympics: Men's hockey
6 p.m. ET, CNBC
United States vs. Germany in quarterfinal.
 
Winter Olympics: Alpine skiing, skeleton and speedskating
8 p.m. ET, NBC
Men's and women's skeleton final, men's and women's short track and women's 1,500-m speedskating.
 
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• Tues., Feb. 19: Love in the Air
• Mon., Feb. 18: Going too Fur
• Fri., Feb. 15: Deep Thoughts
• Thurs., Feb. 14: Judge Dread
• Wed., Feb. 13: Skating & WWF

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