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If there's one thing Bill Simmons can't stand, it's an unprofessional sports fan. You know what he means ... the kind of guy who doesn't know which team gear to wear, when to jump ship, if it's ever proper to boo your own team. So, as a valuable public service, the Sports Guy offers his 20 unbreakable rules for rooting.
SPORTS GUY'S CODE OF FAN CONDUCT




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Page 2's Jim Caple had a great time in Orlando, inhaling the smell of all those great dishes at the Pillsbury Bake-Off, watching the Dough-Boy dance to the musical stylings of K.C. & the Sunshine Band, and talking to the 100 finalists about what they planned to do with the $1 million first prize. In the final analysis, however, 99 0f the 100 vicious competitors did not have such a great time, though they tried to claim otherwise.

Bizarre & Bogus With or Without You
Did Wayne Gretzky really blow up at a beer company? Will you see Darius Miles performing tonight at the Grammys? Is a group of college students trying to buy the Expos? See if you can tell fact from fiction by checking out the latest edition of Page 2's Bizarre & Bogus.
He's going under the knife, and retirement No. 3 could be just around the corner. While we're not about to say Michael Jordan is finished, we're also not going to dispute the incredible power of the Jordan Effect. Page 2's Dan Shanoff examines the world with MJ and without him.

SPORTOON
Thanks to a balky knee, it could finally be all over for Michael Jordan. Page 2 cartoonist Kurt Snibbe looks back at the long, strange and amazingly successful career of His Airness. See if you can put all those twists and turns in the correct order.


You've already taken a look at Page 2's list of the 10 worst sports scandals of all-time. Now we've compiled your choices for the biggest scandals and included a poll to crown the worst of them all.

10]  Jim Thorpe loses his pentathlon and decathlon Olympic gold medals
"Thorpe was systematically and maliciously discriminated against entirely because of his ethnic background."
9]  1993 Florida State football "free shoes"
"Criminoles take the cake."
8]   University of Minnesota hoops academic cheating
"What takes this one above the top was Clem Haskins' obscene insistence that he did nothing wrong."
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VEGAS' ODDS TO WIN NCAA MEN'S HOOPS TOURNEY
TEAM ODDS TEAM ODDS
Duke 6-5 UCLA 15-1
Kansas 3-1 Arizona 15-1
Maryland 4-1 Oklahoma 15-1
Kentucky 5-1 Illinois 20-1
Cincinnati 8-1 USC 20-1
Florida 10-1 Gonzaga 20-1
All Times ET -- Bold indicates home team
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MAN POWER
In this age of political correctness, Page 2's Bob Halloran wonders why it's still OK to pick on men.

THE WATER COOLER
Brian Murphy is having a hard time saying goodbye to the Winter Games -- especially the divas on ice.

HEY, RUBE
Now that the Winter Games are history, the Good Doctor turns his attention to the Wizards' playoff chances and the strange ritual of a bull sacrifice.

THE SPORTS GUY
After spending two weeks glued to Olympic action, Page 2's Bill Simmons turns thumbs-up and thumbs-down on the Winter Games.

TOMB RAIDER
No, Al Davis isn't dead, and he isn't a vampire. Page 2's Ralph Wiley says Big Al is alive and well after ripping off the Bucs.
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This one ranks as one of the most popular matches in HLAY history. Page 2 has received 235 requests for Cincinnati basketball star Steve Logan, left, and rapper DMX. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo for Page 2.

Soccer: Real Madrid at Porto
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Magic at Raptors
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