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	Want to win a Super Bowl? Then you've got to play every play like it's the single most important thing you've ever done in your life, explains Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Of course, it also helps if the other team's offensive line is a sieve, if the other team's coach calls a fraidy-cat game ... and if you have the other team's audible codes. THERE IS NO TOMORROW

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	According to the conventional wisdom, the Bucs are destined to become a dynasty, while Al Davis and his beloved Raiders are headed for Cap Hell. Forget that, says Page 2's Ralph Wiley, who explains why it's never wise to underestimate Chairman Al.

Daily Quickie		Cap'n Jon

	It's time to "Win now" in Detroit, but the Daily Quickie reports that it's also a day of controversy: Artest battles Riley, MJ's All-Star case, the Super Bowl MVP scandal and sour grapes from Jerry Porter.		Blackbeard never captained a ship like the one Jon Gruden did on Sunday. Page 2 cartoonist Kurt Snibble recaps the Super Bowl, while Brian Murphy introduces a new term in sports: Pulling a Gruden.

MORE THAN A GAME

There's so much more to a Super Bowl than a lousy football game -- reputations made and lost, the pregame hoopla, patriotic music, halftime shows, postgame blather ... and the ads. Page 2's Eric Neel and the Daily Quickie rate the good, the bad, the empty, the winners and the losers ... and they don't always agree.

As we toil through the "dead zone" of sports between the Super Bowl and March Madness, Page 2 reflects on the 10 best events from in "dead zone" history.. Check out our list and vote for the best ever.
10]	Tara Lipinski wins figure skating gold (Feb. 20, 1998) Lipinski. 15 years old. 82 pounds nailed a flawless freestyle performance to become the youngest to win an Olympic gold in her sport, and the youngest individual gold medalist in any Winter Olympics.

9]	Eric Heiden wins fifth gold (Feb. 23, 1980) Heiden shattered the 10,000 meter speed skating world record by 6.2 seconds, and captured his fifth gold medal of the 1980 Lake Placid Games. He became the first athlete ever to win five individual golds in an Olympics.

8]	Foreman floors Frazier (Jan. 22, 1973) Five minutes and 35 seconds. Six knockdowns. One new heavyweight champ. Foreman: 38-0. Frazier: 29-1. Soon to come: The Rumble in the Jungle.

7]	Elvin Hayes vs. Lew Alcindor (January 20, 1968) The day college basketball went from being a sport to a Major Sport. No. 1 UCLA, led by the tall, lanky Lew Alcindor takes on No. 2 Houston, featuring forward Elvin Hayes Millions more watched the first regular-season college basketball contest to be televised nationally.
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COLLEGE HOOPS	FAVORITE	LINE	UNDERDOG	O/U
Big Ten	Michigan St.	4	Indiana	127
All Times ET \| Bold indicates home team Complete line


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	REAL HEROES Page 2's Jim Caple spent the Super Bowl with the crew of the U.S.S. Stennis -- real heroes who might be shipping off to war very soon.
	HEY, RUBE The Good Doctor was publicly embarrassed by the Raiders' performance in the Super Bowl and wonders why he was such a fool.
	THE SPORTS GUY Page 2's Bill Simmons plays the role of James Lipton as he sits down with the Jimmy Kimmel on the eve of his talk show debut.
	HANGIN' WITH HEF Page 2's Jason Whitlock makes the ultimate sacrifice ... he's going to the Playboy Super Bowl party.


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Is it the 'fro? Is it the pearly whites? Whatever it is, 49 Page 2 viewers think this former QB and this Thursday night stud are a match. It's ESPN football analyst Steve Young and NBC's Good Morning Miami star Mark Feuerstein. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo.

Men's Hoops: North Carolina at Georgia Tech.
7 p.m. ET, ESPN
This game could come back to haunt the loser.

Maple Leafs at Hurricanes
7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Mogilny may be back out there for this one.

Mavericks at Rockets
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
A tangle the size of Texas.

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If you missed Page 2 over the last week, check out our back issues:
• Mon., Jan. 27: Getting faced
• Fri, Jan. 24: Not Gramps' Ads
• Thurs, Jan. 23: Bunny Hopping
• Wed., Jan. 22: Face Time

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Tuesday, January 28, 2003