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We'll never forget all those great times in study hall. The food fights, the pep rallies. The school daze is almost over here at Page 2 Prep, so it's time to vote for our Senior Superlatives. Who gets your nod for most popular? Cutest couple? Class clown? Plus, Eric Immerman has some words of wisdom for our new graduates
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You think those winners up there at the National Spelling Bee do it all on their own? No way. You have to start young in this game, and you have to know the art of the deal. Page 2's Jim Caple spells out all the Bee's dirty little secrets with his tell-all "Confessions of a Spelling Bee Street Agent."

The Daily Quickie Basketball Diaries
The Daily Quickie wonders how the Mighty Ducks can go from Sweep to Sleep without a Peep in one short week. Plus, a fond farewell to Mr. (Best-Ever) Roy and a big question about Larry Brown.
 How does San Antonio manage to keep choking on those fourth-quarter leads? Page 2's Charley Rosen counts the ways and comes up with a riddle of a forecast: Dallas can't win, but San Antonio can still lose.

ENEMY OF THE STATE
Page 2's Bill Simmons watched with great satisfaction and relief as the Red Sox beat the Evil Empire and kept the traitorous Roger Clemens from Win No. 300. Rejoice, Red Sox Nation!


Jean-Sebastien Giguere has carried the seventh-seeded Anaheim Mighty Ducks into the Stanley Cup playoffs with his red-hot goaltending. His hot streak prompted this week's list of red-hot postseason performers and Giguere checks in at No. 9 (so far):
10]  Timmy Smith (1987)
Only 126 yards rushing for the Redskins during the regular season, but over 342 in three playoff games, including a Super Bowl-record 204 yards.
9]  Jean-Sebastien Giguere (1987)
A 12-2 record and eye-dropping 1.22 goals-against average. His hot streak included a scoreless stretch of 217 minutes.
8]  Francisco Rodriguez (2002)
Kid K had pitched only 5 2/3 big-league innings before the playoffs, but he won a playoff-record five games for the Angels and fanned 28 in 18 2/3 innings of superb relief work.
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NHL/NBA FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Thursday Devils PK Mighty Ducks 4
Thursday Mavs 4½ Spurs 205½
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HEY, RUBE
With the NBA Finals matchups just about set, the Good Doctor is looking ahead to summer.

GIRL TALK
Page 2's Stacey Pressman has been flooded with your e-mails, so it's time to answer a few.

ONE BAD MUTHA
Roger Clemens doesn't need the Holy Grail of 300 wins to show Page 2's Eric Neel that we're already watching an American legend in action.

THE WATER COOLER
Seeing Annika in action at the Colonial was one of the best events Page 2's Brian Murphy has ever witnessed.

KING JAMES
Page 2's Ralph Wiley gives a glimpse at the first year of LeBron James' monarchy.
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It's Ducks goalie J.S. Giguere, left, and a bearded Brad Pitt. 33 of our faithful readers made this match. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo.


MLB: Mets at Phillies
7 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Thome's bat beginning to heat up.
 
NHL: Ducks at Devils
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Anaheim tries to even Cup finals.
 
NBA: Spurs at Mavs
9 p.m. ET, TNT
Will Dirk return to help Dallas?
 
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