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	He laid out the Packers' Chad Clifton and he turned Jerry Rice into a mortal. He taunts everybody, including young David Carr. And he hasn't shown the first sign of remorse. But does that make big Warren Sapp a bad guy? Ralph Wiley says the league's best defensive player simply metes out the sort of frontier justice it takes to survive. WILEY: ONE SHREWD CAT

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	The Sports Guy's NFL picks are back and better than ever. Which isn't saying much since the last time he tried this, his winning percentage went to the . . . umm, dogs. Still, Page 2's Bill Simmons is nothing if not relentless. And isn't Week Four the perfect time to capitalize on those "Kathleen Turner Season" teams?

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	Cy Young Award? MVP? Sure, those are nice. But the truly significant achievement is a berth on the coveted All-Page 2 Team, and Dontrelle Willis has the right stuff. Our Eric Neel doles out the hardware.		Why wait 'til next year? Illegal Motion's magic crystal eight-ball has answers to all your offseason baseball questions right now. Page 2's Randall Polliard makes it easy to predict the future.

THE DAILY QUICKIE

The Daily Quickie knows how Theo Epstein engineered the Red Sox into the playoffs: He never hung up the phone. Now about that vote of confidence for Grady Little . . . Plus, nosy stoop ladies at the Olympics.

We're just through Week 3, but that doesn't mean we can't start talking about the NFL's top rookie. Is it Arizona's Anquan Boldin? Seattle's Ken Hamlin? Maybe Green Bay's Nick Barnett? Make your case, but be sure to measure your favorite rookie up against the players on our list of the NFL's greatest rookies of all time.
10]	Randy Moss (Vikings, 2001) His teammate, the veteran Cris Carter, said the kid Minnesota chose with the 21st pick in the first round "could be Michael Jordan." Was Moss that good? He scored 17 TDs on 69 catches for 1,313 yards in his first season.

9]	Gale Sayers (Bears, 1965) After Sayers scored six TDs on 336 total yards against San Francisco in one game during his rookie season, 49er quarterback Y.A. Tittle said, "I just wonder how many he would've scored if we hadn't set up our defenses to stop him."

8]	Dan Marino (Dolphins, 1983) So much for easing into the league. In his first pro start (Game 6), Marino completed 19-of-29 for 322 yards and three TDs. He still holds the record for the highest passer rating as a rookie.
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NCAA FOOTBALL	FAVORITE	LINE	UNDERDOG	O/U
Saturday	Michigan	34	Indiana	NL
Saturday	Tennessee	16	So. Carolina	NL
Saturday	Pittsburgh	1	Texas A&M	50
Saturday	Purdue	10	Notre Dame	43½
NFL	FAVORITE	LINE	UNDERDOG	O/U
Sunday	Bills	3	Eagles	41
Sunday	Steelers	3	Titans	44
Sunday	Panthers	6	Falcons	36
Monday	Packers	34	Bears	41½
All Times ET \| Bold indicates home team Complete line


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NFL Films: "Art of the Game"
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Terrell Owens dishes his highs & lows.

NFL Monday Night Countdown
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Recap Sunday's action, talk MNF.

MNF: Packers at Bears
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Favre and Urlacher go toe-to-toe.

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