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Looking for a baseball genius? Try Art Howe and Billy Beane, not Joe Torre and Joe Garagiola Jr., says Dan Shanoff in his pre-playoffs Hot 'n' Not List. Want hipness points? Wear a Miguel Tejada jersey or something like Ben Weber's goggles. Whatever you do, don't bet on Tawny Kitaen showing up at any of the games.
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In Part 5 of his series on his year with the defending Super Bowl champion 1977 Raiders, Pat Toomay experiences first-hand the blood feud between the Silver-and-Black and the hated Pittsburgh Steelers, and tries to come to grips with the near-fatal accident of his friend and former roommate, Duane Benson.

Weekend Water Cooler Bob Halloran
Page 2's Brian Murphy took The Cooler on a weekend trip to Belfry, where they witnessed the World's Greatest Sporting Event -- aka, the Ryder Cup -- marveled at a wondrous collection of Golf Wives and shared Murph's first superfine shower experience in Europe.
 You know how you're always rooting for the shocking result, for the underdog to take it to the big dog? Well, forget it, says Page 2's Bob Halloran, because there are no upsets in sports -- just misjudgments, misguided expectations and bad analysis by know-nothing "experts."

NFL STUDS AND DUDS
Another wild week in the NFL produced a rich crop of heroes and goats from all across the country. Page 2 cartoonist Larry Johnson, however, focused on the Show Me State for his Stud and Dud from Week 4. Here's a hint: One's Green and the other's blue.


Page 2 lists the top 10 Heisman Trophy winners who flopped as pros. After taking a look at our list, send us a note with your pick. Later this week we'll compile our readers' list along with a poll to crown the No. 1 Heisman bust in football history.
10]  Joe Bellino (Navy, 1960)
After four years of military service, he finally began an incredibly unremarkable three-year AFL career in 1965.
9]  John Huarte (Notre Dame, 1964)
Among the players who finished behind Huarte in the Heisman voting: Dick Butkus (third) and Gale Sayers (12th).
8]  Terry Baker (Oregon State, 1962)
In his first NFL season, he played little at his old position, completing 11 of 19 passes for 140 yards. Then the Rams tried to turn him into a running back, an experiment that failed.
7]  Gary Beban (UCLA, 1967)
He played only five games with the Redskins in '68 and '69, throwing one pass (incomplete), running five times for 18 yards, and catching one pass for 12 yards.
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NFL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Monday Broncos 7½ Ravens 35½
Sunday Dolphins 2½ Patriots 43½
Sunday Raiders 3 Bills 51
Sunday 49ers 7 Rams 41
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CALIFORNIA DIARY
Now that all is said and done, Eric Neel presents the Cali All-Stars.

RAG TIME
Ralph Wiley explains how Tiger's lack of comedic skillz got him into hot water with a sensation-starved media.

THE SPORTS GUY
There are some moments in Magic Johnson's career that Bill Simmons would rather forget.

FLAGGING INTEREST
Once, it made blood boil on both sides of the Atlantic, but now few people really care. Jim Caple charts the fall of the Ryder Cup.

JUST SAY 'NO MOSS'
Nobody can tell Randy Moss what to do, and that, writes Jason Whitlock, has left the Vikings with little choice but to shut up and accept the punishment.
If your favorite writer isn't on Page 2 today, click here to check out our full roster of columnists.


We don't know if too many losses caused those gray hairs, but 18 people noticed the resemblance of Ryder Cup captain Curtis Strange, left, and Texas Tech basketball coach Bobby Knight. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo.


Soccer: AC Milan at Bayern Munich
2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Great Champions League matchup.
 
Twins at Athletics
4:08 p.m. ET, ABC Family
Good old day baseball for Game 1.
 
Angels at Yankess
8:17 p.m. ET, Fox
See if Anaheim's magic can continue.
 
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