espn.com Ali Contest
Don't call Terrell Owens a copycat. Don't remind Al Davis of Marty Schottenheimer's record against the Raiders. Don't attend the Matt Millen School of Public Speaking. Don't ever count out Brett Favre. Don't trust what Cris Carter says. Do read Ralph Wiley's Uncensored NFL Thoughts from Week 7, and all of this will make sense.
WILEY: UNCENSORED NFL THOUGHTS




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As Emmitt Smith inexorably closes in on Walter Payton's career rushing record, Page 2's Eric Neel considers the styles that most become a running legend -- from the bruising, implacable power of Jim Brown to the gliding-on-the-breeze grace of Gale Sayers -- and wonders where Emmitt fits among the all-time greats.

NBA Diary A Vick Study
Coming into the season, the Knicks' Great Flight Hope was Antonio McDyess. Then McDyess went down with a season-ending knee injury, leaving Page 2's 2002-03 NBA diarist Charley Rosen to wonder: What the heck are the Knicks going to do now? The answer: The usual, make a bad deal even worse.
 Michael Vick is an NFL superstar in the making. So he has called upon everyone from Steve Young to Terry Pendleton to help "make him." Page 2 admires Vick's willingness to seek advice, and we're recommending a full posse of tutors that could turn the Falcons QB into a legend.

TUESDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK
Why can't anybody run the ball in the NFL anymore? TMQ pondered this question and decided, what with all those fat linemen clogging up the running lanes, there's nowhere to run anymore, and nowhere to hide.


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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THE SPORTS GUY
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CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE
Page 2's Jim Caple figured what better way to get into the California World Series than to drive from Anaheim to San Francisco.

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.

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.
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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.


Capitals at Rangers
7 p.m. ET, NHL Center Ice
Big stars out to redeem themselves for underachieving teams.
 
Angels at Giants
8 p.m. ET, Fox
Sure the World Series balls aren't juiced.
 
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