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Who'd have thunk it? The Cubbies go without a World Series title for 95 years, when maybe all they lacked was an extra bat off the bench. The Daily Quickie watched Kerry Wood tote the lumber on Monday and sees a role between his starts. Plus, fine whines in the Bronx and the Jail Blazers camp blotter.

Playoff Couch Potato Paris in Chicago
It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it. We made Eric Neel stay glued to the tube through all three playoff games on Monday. Oh, the misery and pain! And that's just from those hideous road uniforms!
 Oh, to be young, rich and in love . . . or lust . . . or whatever it is that brought Paris Hilton together with Bears' linebacker Brian Urlacher. Hampton Stevens eavesdrops in their MNF Soldier Field suite.

TUESDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK
The 49ers' Terrell Owens is the poster child for the Ego Fever sweeping through the NFL, but Tuesday Morning Quarterback says plenty of other wide receivers need to be quarantined, too.


Fasten yourself in, because the next few weeks are going to be wild and woolly in Major League Baseball. By the time the World Series rolls around, we'll have a memory bank chock full of the thrills, spills, joy and heartbreak that come 'round every October. But will these games measure up to baseball's all-time best playoff games?
10]  Reds 4, Pirates 3 ('72 NLCS)
Tried-and-true Reds' fans will never forget the ninth-inning rally that started with Johnny Bench's home run and finished with Bob Moose's wild pitch that scored George Foster and gave the game to Cincinnati.
9]  Dodgers 2, Expos 1 ('81 NLCS)
Fernando Valenzuela was a rookie, and Fernando-mania was in full swing. In rain and 41-degree temperature in Montreal, he froze Montreal through eight-plus innings -- long enough for a Rick Monday home run to win it for L.A. in the ninth.
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NFL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Sunday Titans 1½ Patriots 41
Sunday Giants 1 Dolphins 38½
Sunday Eagles 5 Redskins 39½
Sunday Steelers 7 Browns 43
Mon, Oct. 6 Bucs 4½ Colts 38
NCAA FOOTBALL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Thursday Miami (Fla.) 27 W. Virginia NL
Friday Oregon 3 Utah NL
Saturday Auburn 2½ Tennessee NL
Saturday Michigan 2½ Iowa NL
Saturday Texas 6½ Kansas State NL
All Times ET | Bold indicates home team
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WORLD'S SERIES
Page 2's Jim Caple wonders what it'd be like watching a Russian broadcast of the World Series.

THE LIST
Red Sox and Cub fans needn't worry -- according to "The List" they'll still have plenty to complain about after October..

A BROAD PERSPECTIVE
When Page 2 sent two women to check out The Black Hole in Raider Nation, the results were ... not nearly as scary as expected.

CUB-CONSCIOUS
It doesn't matter that the Cubs might be cursed; Murph doesn't want his Giants to meet them in the playoffs.

BE WARNED
Is Warren Sapp a cheap shot artist? Page 2's Ralph Wiley says he's just a great football player.
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It's Yankees 3B Aaron Boone, left, and and T3's Nick Stahl. This match was requested by Gregory Yee in Cerritos, Calif. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo for Page 2.


ALDS Game 2: Red Sox at Athletics
4 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Who needs sleep in October?
 
World Cup: Germany vs. Russia
7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Winner gets USA in semifinals.
 
ALDS Game 2: Twins at Yankees
8 p.m. ET, FOX
David has Goliath on the ropes.
 
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