espn.com Ali Contest
We wanted to know about Serena's 'revealing' gown. We wanted to know about Keyshawn's addiction. We wanted to know about Mr. Vick's Shaq-Envy. And, of course, we wanted to know everything about LeBron. So we asked. No wonder ESPY's bigwigs cringe when they see us coming.
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Page 2's gossip columnist, Annie "Hollywood" Hoffman, does some hardcore hobnobbing on the red carpet and backstage at the ESPYs to find out first-hand that girls like Brandy and Serena just wanna have fun, especially when LeBron is involved. And try this image on for size: Angie Everhart in Cleveland's Dawg Pound.

Inside Pete's Head Other Sports Trials
As Charlie Hustle's candidacy for the Hall of Fame goes to mock trial on ESPN, Page 2 goes deep inside his cerebellum to plumb his innermost thoughts and get to the bottom of . . . Being Pete Rose.
Shouldn't Bill Buckner be tried for the suffering he caused Red Sox fans? Can we hold court on those spitball charges against Gaylord Perry? Page 2's Ira Fritz presents 10 trials we'd like to see.

THE DAILY QUICKIE
The Daily Quickie sees fun times ahead now that Armando Benitez is wearing pinstripes. Plus, how impressive were Kobe's presence and Serena's . . . er, drop shots at the ESPYs?


Darryl Strawberry is alive! This isn't baseball's first trip into the world of whispers and heresay, so in honor of Straw we present the list of baseball's biggest rumors:
10]  MLB's money problems
Bud Selig testified that baseball lost $232 million in 2001. A few months later, Forbes Magazine reported that MLB teams had combined profits of $75 million.
9]  Roger Maris' asterisk
In 1961, commissioner Ford Frick said that if Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's home run record, it would go into the books with an asterisk, because it would be set in 162 games, while Ruth hit 60 in only 154 games.
8]  Billy Ripken's baseball card
In the photo on his 1989 Fleer card, Oriole Bill Ripken holds a bat with an expletive written, and clearly legible, on the end of the bat handle. The photos don't lie.
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VEGAS' ODDS TO WIN 2003 BRITISH OPEN
Tiger Woods 3-1   Phil Mickelson 10-1
Ernie Els 8-1   Vijay Singh 15-1
Sergio Garcia 20-1   Davis Love III 15-1
Mike Weir 10-1   Jim Furyk 10-1
Retief Goosen 15-1   David Toms 20-1
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NO WELCOME MAT
The numbers of "American-born" blacks in baseball are declining and Page 2's Ralph Wiley tackles the issues.

BALLPARK TOUR
Page 2's tour of the major-league ballparks stops off at SkyDome in Toronto, where innovation has grown a little stale.

THE HOT LIST
With home field advantage on the line, Dan Shanoff has what's sizzling and fizzling at the All-Star Game.

SAUSAGE SHOWDOWN
Jim Caple's dream finally comes true: He races as the Italian Sausage.

THE SPORTS GUY
Ballpark food, weddings and movie props. Pull up a chair as the Sports Guy empties his mailbag.
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It's Pete Rose and Lou Ferrigno as the Incredible Hulk. Page 2 has received 84 requests for this match. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo.


Golf: British Open
7 a.m. ET, TNT
St. George slays dragons and Tigers.
 
MLB: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta
7:30 p.m. ET, TBS
Also known as Norfolk at Atlanta.
 
MLB: St. Louis at Los Angeles
10 p.m. ET, ESPN
Crowd will show around midnight.
 
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