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Was he "waxing on" like Daniel LaRusso or "popping a wheelie" like Evel Knievel? The real story behind Jeff Kent's broken wrist is the hottest thing in spring training next to Derek Jeter's glove. Page 2's Jim Caple has conducted an investigation into Kentgate, and he reports that it's all part of an elaborate government cover-up.
CAPLE: KENT DISGUISED AS SUPERMAN




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Page 2's Bill Simmons has a few confessions to make. In part 2 of his "Yup ... These are my readers" column, The Sports Guy admits that he missed an obvious "Saved by the Bell" reference, he's prone to getting sick all the time, and he's made at least a half-dozen mistakes in the last two months. As for Simmons' readers, they're as "on their game" as they were in part 1.

Memories of March 10 Burning Questions
If we mention U.S. Reed or Bryce Drew or Harold Arceneaux, you probably have a specific memory from the NCAA Tournament. Page 2's Eric Neel says those memories are the best part of March Madness, and three of his favorites involve the Bird-Magic game, Len Bias and an underdog Duke team.
 Southern Illinois is the biggest surprise of the Sweet 16, prompting plenty of folks to ask, "What the heck is a Saluki?" Page 2 went right to the source for the answer, hounding the Saluki mascot with our 10 Burning Questions. The man in the dog suit gave us a fuzzy look at life inside the costume.

THE BERMAN FILES
Page 2 is here to give Duke's Jason Williams a distinctive name, so we opened up a case of the Berman Files, and our readers offered more than 800 possibilities. Check out the best offerings and vote for your favorite.


With March Madness in full bloom, it's time to ponder a tough question: If you could pick one college basketball coach for a game that you had to win, who would it be? Page 2 weighed in with its 10 choices, and now our readers have compiled a list of their own. Check out the readers' top 10 and then vote in our poll to crown college hoops' best big-game coach:
10]  Denny Crum
"No one used late-game timeouts better than Crum. No one drew up late-game situation plays any better than Crum. His best coaching performance? The 1986 championship game in which he flat outcoached Coach K of Duke."
9]  Rick Pitino
"He has amazing charisma and game-time coaching cool ... a combination that always strikes fear in me whenever I am pulling for any team he's coaching against."
8]   Al McGuire
"McGuire brought a pack of raw basketball talent (often recruiting in inner-cities where some coaches refused to go) together and brought them to win as a team and lose as a team, never sacrificing a 'team-first' attitude in exchange for individual accolades."
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NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
DAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Thursday Duke 12½ Indiana 149
Thursday Pittsburgh 1 Kent State 129
Thursday UCLA 1½ Missouri 155
Thursday Oklahoma 3½ Arizona 147½
Friday UConn 5 Southern Ill. 145
Friday Maryland 6½ Kentucky 156
Friday Oregon 3½ Texas 160
Friday Kansas 5½ Illinois 157
All Times ET -- Bold indicates home team
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THE HOT LIST
Page 2's Dan Shanoff goes back to the drawing board and forecasts what's hot and what's not for the Sweet 16.

SWEET MUSIC
An NBA loyalist, Page 2's Ralph Wiley dissects the Sweet 16 to see who can play on the next level.

HEY, RUBE
The Good Doctor explains why his beloved Kentucky Wildcats are going to be in for a long night against Maryland.

THE WATER COOLER
Page 2's Brian Murphy is suffering from the mother of all hangovers after UCLA's epic upset of Cincinnati on St. Paddy's Day.

THE SPORTS GUY
Look inside the diary of a March madman as Page 2's Bill Simmons keeps a running log of his NCAA tourney adventures.
If your favorite writer isn't on Page 2 today, click here to check out our full roster of columnists.


It's Duke forward Mike Dunleavy, left, and actor Ben Affleck. Page 2 has received 20 requests for this match. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo for Page 2.

NCAA Men's Tournament
7:30, CBS
Indiana tries to dethrone Duke, while Arizona and Oklahoma clash in West shootout.
 
NCAA Men's Tournament
10 p.m. ET, CBS
Midnight will strike for either UCLA or Missouri, while Kent State tries to continues it run vs. Pitt.
 
Spurs at Mavericks
8 p.m. ET, Fox SW
Both Texas powers coming off big wins over the Lakers.
 
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If you missed Page 2 over the last week, check out our back issues:
• Wed., March 20: Bracket busted
• Tues., March 19: All-Hair Team
• Mon., March 18: Strange Bruin
• Fri., March 15: Holy Close!

Other featured content:
• All-Hair Team for NCAAs
• All-Name Team for NCAAs
• 20 worst moments from 'Celebrity Boxing'
• Sportoon: Dancin' into Sweet 16
• What the Heck Are They Thinking?
• 10 Burning Questions for Mark Grace
• Page 2 goes to Washington
• 10 Burning Questions for Matt Stone
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