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Had to be him, right? Only Ferris Bueller could be in that particular place at that particular time, and make that particular play on Luis Castillo's foul ball. Wait 'til you see what other surprises Jim Caple's script has in store for Ferris as the Cubs lose Game 6. Plus, Kurt Snibbe's Sportoon recaps the playoffs and more.
CAPLE: OH YEAH | SPORTOON: CURSES!




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Oh, the humanity! Page 2's Eric Neel has an idea about how hard it must have been to wake up hungover in Chicago on Wednesday morning and have to taste a little hair of the . . . goat? Plus, Page 2 excerpts the Tuesday night playoff diary of a famous former Chicago and Boston infielder. That's right. It's Billy Buck.

Best Uniform Finals The Daily Quickie
Here it is, the matchup for all the marbles. Page 2's Best Uniform Bracket reaches the championship round today with a final showdown between the Broncos and the Wolverines. Vote now!
What's worse than the Curse of the Billy Goat? The Daily Quickie says it's actually being the goat. (Of course, choosing just one goat from Tuesday's game ain't easy.) Plus, bring back Wakefield!

10 BURNING QUESTIONS WITH THE BACHELOR
Pick and choose from 25 beautiful women? Hey, it's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it. Bob Guiney is just the man. Page 2's Mary Buckheit sat down with the big guy and fired 10 Burning Questions at "The Bachelor."


Don Zimmer and Pedro Martinez? Sure, that was a fun little donneybrook, especially considering the age difference between these two warriors. But does Zim's lumbering charge toward Petey measure up to the outbursts on our list of the best coaching temper tantrums of all time?

10]  Jim Mora
After the Colts lost 40-21 to the 49ers in Indianapolis on Nov. 25, 2001, Mora lost his cool, big-time. "Playoffs?" he said. "Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game, another game." So much for standing up for his own guys.
9]  Jeff Van Gundy
He claimed he was trying to protect his player, the Knicks' Larry Johnson. But when the diminutive Van Gundy charged onto the court on April 30, 1998, and grabbed Alonzo Mourning's leg, he looked more like a "human hammock," according to Newsday.
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NFL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Sunday Dolphins 5½ Patriots 37
Sunday Cowboys 3 Lions 39
Sunday Giants 3 Eagles 37
Sunday Jets 3 Texans 37½
Monday Chiefs 3½ Raiders 47
NCAA FOOTBALL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG O/U
Saturday Ohio St. 5 Iowa NL
Saturday Minnesota 7 Michigan St. NL
Saturday USC 9½ Notre Dame NL
Saturday Florida St. 7½ Virginia NL
Saturday LSU 4 So.Carolina NL
All Times ET | Bold indicates home team
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PUBLIC ENEMY
Page 2's Jim Caple wore a Red Sox T-shirt in Yankee Stadium and a Yankees T-shirt in Fenway Park. And lives to tell about it.

THE LIST
"The List" says Don Zimmer was dead wrong -- and why are people fascinated by him anyway?

THE SPORTS GUY
Before making his Week 6 NFL picks, Bill Simmons provides a glimpse of his new Hollywood life.

DEEP THOUGHTS
Page 2's Ralph Wiley goes inside the minds of several NFL stars as Week 6 approaches.
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It's Cubs pitcher Mark Prior, left, and the lead singer of Dashboard Confessional, Chris Carrabba. This match was requested by seven Page 2 readers. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo.


College Football Thursday
7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Clemson at N.C. State
 
NHL: Avalanche at Wild
7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
It's never too early for hockey.
 
Red Sox at Yankees, Game 7
8 p.m. ET, FOX
Pedro vs. Roger for the golden ticket.
 
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• Fri., Oct. 10: Curses! Foiled Again
• Thurs., Oct. 9: Buffalo Soldier

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