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It's a miracle! After 621 incorrect NFL predictions, the Paper of Record finally pegged an exact final score (Lions 23, Bears 20), and TMQ was there to chronicle this earth-shaking journalistic triumph. He also explains why nobody can run the ball anymore in the NFL. Hint: It has something to do with super-sized value meals.
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When The Sports Guy commences to rambling, you never know what might come out of his sick little head. This time, he wonders when SportsCentury is going to get around to the Tim Couch-Cade McNown-Heather Kozar love triangle, explains his mom's distress with the Harrison Ford-Calista Flockhart love duo, and declares his undying affection for Bernard King.

Sportoon Jim Caple
The folks who run the BCS have the best intentions, but they rely on nerdy computer programmers and biased media pollsters. Page 2 cartoonist Kurt Snibbe says there's an easy way to straighten out the BCS, and today's Sportoon offers a new formula that every college football fan can easily calculate.
 On his day off from covering the World Series, Page 2's Jim Caple took a 500-mile, nine-hour car ride up the California coast from Anaheim to 'Frisco -- quite possibly the most beautiful road in all the world -- and was reminded, once again, how sports connect us Americans better than anything else.

MYSTERY PHOTO
Kobe Bryant knows plenty about championship bandwagons, but that still doesn't explain why the Lakers star was carrying Thunder Stix and a rally monkey at Game 2 of the World Series. Our readers tried to explain Kobe's actions in this week's Mystery Photo.


Baseball's top 30 moments in history has received a lot of attention, but Page 2 thinks some notable events deserve mentioning. So we've compiled the top 10 memorable baseball moments not on MLB's list. First check out the experts' top 30, then our list, then send us your pick for the best snubbed moment.

10]  Bucky Dent homers over Green Monster (1978)
Top of the seventh. Red Sox lead, 2-0. Then The Curse woke up.
9]  Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings and loses (1959)
Haddix pitches the finest game in major-league history. And loses.
8]  First night game played (1935)
FDR pressed a telegraph key in the White House that turned on the banks of lights in Cincinnati. The Reds beat the Phillies 2-1 in an errorless, well-played game.
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NFL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Sunday Raiders 3 Chiefs 55½
Sunday Patriots 3 Broncos 47
Sunday Saints 4 Falcons 47
COLLEGE FB FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Saturday Florida State 10½ Notre Dame NL
Saturday Oregon 1 Southern Cal NL
Saturday Michigan 4 Iowa NL
All Times ET | Bold indicates home team
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Got a comment about something you've seen on Page 2? Here's your chance to sound off to the editors and columnists. Plus, if you'd like to send an e-mail to The Sports Guy, here's your direct link to Bill Simmons.


RIGHT TO CHOOSE
Like many folks outside California, Page 2's Bob Halloran is trying to decide whether to pledge his love to the Giants or the Angels.

THE WATER COOLER
Things got ugly when Brian Murphy was trapped on a plane with no updates of how his beloved Giants were doing in the World Series.

RAIDER NATION
In Part 8 of his series on the 1977 Raiders, Pat Toomay laments the end of an era for the defending Super Bowl champs.

A GIRL THING
After reading The Sports Guy's rules for women who want to watch sports with men, Page 2's Chris McKendry explains why she'd never watch a game with Bill Simmons.
If your favorite writer isn't on Page 2 today, click here to check out our full roster of columnists.


It's "The Bus," Steelers RB Jerome Bettis, left, and actor/rapper L.L. Cool J, who played a running back in "Any Given Sunday." Page 2 has received 116 requests for this match. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo for Page 2.


Soccer: AEK Athens at Real Madrid
2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Champions League group phase 1, matchday 4.
 
Penguins at Canadiens
7:30 p.m. ET, NHL Center Ice
Mario always dazzles in his hometown.
 
Angels at Giants
8 p.m. ET, Fox
Pivotal Game 3 of World Series.
 
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If you missed Page 2 over the last week, check out our back issues:
• Mon., Oct. 21: Lookin' For Love
• Fri., Oct. 18: Sports Guy Buffet
• Thurs., Oct. 17: Leaving Las Vegas
• Wed., Oct. 16: No Guys Allowed
• Tues., Oct. 15: Feel Their Pain

Other featured content:
• NFL Stud & Dud for Week 7
• Application for Mets manager
• Terrell Owens' secret stash
• Bill Walton's Diary
• What the Heck Are They Thinking?
• 10 Burning Questions with Richard Jefferson
• Page 2 Goes to the Movies
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