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Mariah Carey is all dolled up in the front row. Sylvester Stallone is fidgeting in his seat. Penelope Cruz is babbling nervously. All the "stars" are out for the second night of the 2002 Billy Awards, as Page 2's Bill Simmons hands his out the major trophies -- Worst Actor, Worst Actress, and, of course, the biggie, Worst Picture.
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What makes Magic Johnson think he can be the mayor of L.A.? Where did Gwyneth Paltrow find her Oscars dress? Why did Mo Vaughn and Michael Strahan go ballistic? And why is Don Zimmer endorsing a hemorrhoid medication? Page 2 tries to explains all these strange events and more in the latest edition of "What the Heck Are They Thinking?"

Sportoon Closer Look
The baseball season opens Sunday night, which means many of you will be hunkered down this week in your annual fantasy draft. Before your team is on the clock, you might want to check out Kurt Snibbe's Fantasy Kit, which will help give your team a little direction.
It's the ultimate March Madness story, not to mention one of the best sports movies of all-time. But how accurate is "Hoosiers" with the real-life saga of Milan High School's run to the Indiana state title? Page 2's Closer Look series compares real life with reel life.

NBA VS. NCAA
The college game is pure. The NBA is too corporate. The NCAA tourney is a three-week joyride. The NBA playoffs linger forever. Right? Hogwash. Page 2's Ralph Wiley says the NBA is a million times better than the NCAA -- and he offers 29 reasons to back it up.


The NCAA Tournament always gets people talking about "choking." Page 2 figured March Madness provided the ideal time to offer our list of the worst choke artists of all-time. Check out our top 10, and then click here to offer your choice. We'll run our readers' list later this week, along with a poll to pick the top choker ever:
10]  1975 Pittsburgh Penguins
One of only two teams in any of the four major professional sports to blow a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series, the Pens let the Islanders off the hook big-time in their 1975 NHL playoff series.
9]  Boston Red Sox
Does the name "Bill Buckner" mean anything to you? How about the name "Bucky Dent"? How about no World Series titles since 1918? We rest our case.
8]   1992-93 Houston Oilers
Up 35-3 at halftime against Buffalo in an AFC wild-card game, the Oilers managed to turn backup Bills quarterback Frank Reich into a one-day folk hero by losing 41-38 in OT, the biggest in-game turnaround in NFL history.
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NCAA men FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Saturday Oklahoma 6 Indiana 135½
Saturday Kansas 1 Maryland 169
All Times ET -- Bold indicates home team
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ISN'T THAT GREAT
Are Ewing, Bonds and Marino all great athletes? Page 2's Bob Halloran examines the fine, and arbitrary, line we use to determine greatness.

THE WATER COOLER
After watching the Sweet 16 get whittled to four, Page 2's Brian Murphy ponders the cruel, sudden end of life in the Big Dance.

THE SPORTS GUY
Page 2's Bill Simmons spends a day with Red Auerbach and finds the old man is as feisty as ever.

RIGHT OF SPRING
David Lloyd says folks in every job deserve a spring training -- every job, except for maybe baseball players, that is.

CRITICAL MASS
The arrival of another NCAA tourney flooded Page 2's Eric Neel with memories of Magic, Bird, Bias and others.
If your favorite writer isn't on Page 2 today, click here to check out our full roster of columnists.


With Kansas in the Final Four, Page 2 figured we'd bring back a Classic HLAY match. It's Huckleberry Hound, left, and Jayhawks coach Roy Williams. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo.

Tennis: Nasdaq 100 Open
1 p.m. ET, ESPN
Men's and women's quarterfinals.
 
Nets at Sixers
8 p.m. ET, TNT
Can New Jersey bounce back from embarrassing loss to Hawks?
 
Soccer: U.S. men vs. Germany
10 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Banged-up teams face off in pre-World Cup friendly.
 
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If you missed Page 2 over the last week, check out our back issues:
• Tues., March 26: Billy Awards
• Mon., March 25: NBA rules
• Fri., March 22: Seeing Red
• Thurs., March 21: Top secret
• Wed., March 20: Bracket busted

Other featured content:
• 10 Burning Questions with Luis Gonzalez
• The Power Poll
• Sportoon: Blazing trail to Hot'lanta
• 10 Burning Questions for Denny Neagle
• All-Hair Team for NCAAs
• All-Name Team for NCAAs
• 20 worst moments from 'Celebrity Boxing'
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
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