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Chris Rock plays the President of the United States in his new movie ... and it apparently has gone to his head. When Page 2's Ralph Wiley cornered Rock for 10 Burning Questions, the comedian kept answering as if he were the leader of the free world. Of course, we did learn what a Rock administration would do for the U.S.
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Page 2's Jason Whitlock isn't here to bash women's basketball. In fact, Whitlock says he enjoys watching the "other" Big Dance. That's exactly why, he argues, the women's tourney should move to April. While the "libbers" argue the women benefit from sharing the March Madness stage with the men, Whitlock says that way of thinking keeps these female athletes from getting the spotlight they deserve.

The Wacky Bracket The Daily Quickie
You want wild upsets and true Madness? Then Page 2's Wacky Bracket is the tournament for you. No. 16 seed Christina Aguilera and No. 11 Robert De Niro are both rolling in their third-round matchups, and it appears they'll meet next week for the chance to go to the Final Four. Sweet 16 voting ends Monday.
 Ashley Judd's got a pretty good life. She's rich, famous, beautiful, married to an auto-racing star ... and a fan of the best college hoop team in the land. So, the Daily Quickie feels an obligation to help Ashley cope with a rare hardship in her life -- a possible road bump for her 'Cats as they cruise toward that inevitable title.

2003 ALL-HAIR TEAM
No need to wait for the All-Tourney Teams. Page 2's All-Hair Team and All-Name Team already have arrived to honor the "real talents" in the NCAAs. Plus, we've got our list of What's Hot and What's Not as we take the final steps on the road to New Orleans.


With U.S. troops at war in Iraq, the question was raised whether or not sports should continue on. They did, of course, but this isn't the first time issues of war and sports crossed paths. We've listed the the 10 most significant moments sports and war have intersected.
10]  Uninterrupted soccer resumes in Kabul (2002)
Free from the threat of interruption by the fundamentalist militia carrying out a public execution, groups of Kabul men take to the street to play soccer.
9]  The Gulf War and Super Bowl XXV (1991)
The first Gulf War, had already begun in the skies over the Middle East as Super Bowl XXV approached. Some debated whether the game should be played, but the decision was made that the Bills-Giants contest would go on, providing a valuable respite for those troops, who watched and listened.
8]  MLB changes schedule during WWII (1942)
Commissioner Landis took FDR's suggestion to not only keep baseball running, but altered the schedule to allow employees of all work shifts to attend games. Players got part of their pay in war bonds, and all kinds of patriotic, war-oriented activities regularly accompanied games
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NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
DAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Friday Oklahoma 7 Butler 120
Friday Syracuse 5½ Auburn 138½
Friday Texas 2½ UConn 152
Friday Maryland 3½ Michigan State 133
Saturday Arizona 2 Kansas 154
Saturday Kentucky 6½ Marquette 137
All Times ET -- Bold indicates home team
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IRON CHEF
In one way we are Tiger Woods, writes Jim Caple. If our girlfriend looked like Elin Nordegren, we'd eat anything she put in front of us.

HEY, RUBE
Sorry, ladies, but he's officially off the market. The Good Doctor is ready to officially announce that he is engaged.

SECRET WEAPON
Heard about the Yankees' secret weapon? Page 2's Ralph Wiley has, and he's less of a secret than you might think.

BASEBALL DIARY
It's a confluece of greatness this season: Sosa, Palmeiro, McGriff and Griffey can all reach 500 home runs. But they got there in uniques ways, writes Eric Neel.

THE SPORTS GUY
Live from Hollywood, it's the 75th Academy Awards ... and Bill Simmons' award-winning running diary from Oscar Night.

BASKETBALL DIARY
The Sixers and Wolves are both sizzling, but is either squad go enough to reach the NBA Finals? Page 2's Charley Rosen sizes up these two darkhorses.
If your favorite writer isn't on Page 2 today, click here to check out our full roster of columnists.


It's Kansas' Nick Collison, left, who was a one-man wrecking crew against Duke, and former Limp Biscuit guitarist Wes Borland. Page 2 has received 11 requests for this match. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo for Page 2.


Men's NCAA tourney: Sweet 16
7 p.m. ET, CBS
Butler vs. Oklahoma; Texas vs. UConn
 
Men's NCAA tourney: Sweet 16
9:30 p.m. ET, CBS
Auburn vs. Syracuse; Michigan St. vs. Maryland
 
Mavericks at Blazers
10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Blazers face West's best at wrong time.
 
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If you missed Page 2 over the last week, check out our back issues:
• Thurs., March 27: Iron Chef
• Wed., March 26: Hot Shots
• Tues., March 25: Biggest Dance
• Mon., March 24: Oscar Diary

Other featured content:
• Page 2's Ultimate Scorecard
• 10 Hardest Things To Do In Sports
• Do's and Don'ts for Your Brackets
• Get Iverson onto Team USA
• 10 Burning Questions with Jennie Finch
Weekend Edition, March 28-30, 2003
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