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Justice will be served in Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case, but Ralph Wiley says it may not come in the form of a jury trial. He'll be judged by his peers, all right, but the real hammers of justice will be wielded by his wife, his attorney and the alleged victim. Plus, Page 2 looks at successful image rehabs of celebrities behaving badly.
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Picture this, if you dare: Ernie Banks, shirtless. Hey, Bill Simmons had to see it, so why shouldn't he share? It may be more than you really want to know, but that's never stopped the Sports Guy before. Read all about Mr. Cub, as well as Bo Jackson, the immortal Ian Ziering and more in his latest Mailbag.

10 Burning Questions The Daily Quickie
Page 2 catches up to best-selling author Bill Bryson ("A Short History of Nearly Everything") for 10 Burning Questions about the Red Sox, Larry Eustachy and life as a sportswriter's son.
The Daily Quickie says it's Tobey Maguire's world this summer, and we just live in it. And now that "Seabiscuit" is the must-see sports movie of the year, what's next? The Billy Beane Story?

WHAT THE HECK WERE THEY THINKING?
What the heck was Barry Bonds thinking when he dissed Babe Ruth last week? What in the world could have been going through Randall Simon's head? Page 2 has answers.


Every year in baseball there are a few guys seem to have that one career year, then fade away. So in their honor we present Page 2'sbiggest one-hit wonders:
10]  John Paciorek
Every day John Paciorek of the Houston Colt 45s played in the Majors, he was named Associated Press Player of the Day. That day was Sept. 29, 1963 when he went 3-for-3 against the Mets.
9]  Chuck Lindstrom
Lindstrom played only one game in the Majors, but he tripled and walked in his two plate appearances, for a 1.000 batting average, a 1.000 OBP, and a major league record 3.000 slugging percentage.
8]  Cesar Gutierrez
In a 12-inning game against the Indians in Cleveland in 1970, the shortstop set a major league record by going 7-for-7. He was out of baseball after the 1971 season
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VEGAS' ODDS TO WIN 2003 WORLD SERIES
Yankees 5-1   A's 10-1
Braves 6-1   Cubs 12-1
Mariners 7-1   Twins 12-1
Giants 8-1   Cardinals 15-1
Red Sox 8-1   Astros 15-1
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YANKEE HISTORY
As New York celebrates 100 years of Yankee baseball, Page 2's Jim Caple points out a few forgotten Bronx milestones.

BALLPARK TOUR
Our ballpark tour stops in the Bronx, where Yankee Stadium gives you high-quality baseball and heckling.

YANKS VS. HOGS
Page 2's Nick Bakay compares the offerings of the Bronx Bombers to those of Harley Davidson.

PRIME TIME PLAYERS
With Gary Payton and Karl Malone settled in Tinseltown, Page 2's Jim Caple has a myriad of sitcom possibilities

PARADISE LOST
Page 2's Eric Neel says we needed Kobe as our athletic ideal. Now, we need another to fill that void.
If your favorite writer isn't on Page 2 today, click here to check out our full roster of columnists.


It's British Open winner Ben Curtis and actor John Cusack. Page 2 has received 25 requests for this match. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo for Page 2.


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