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Page 2's Ralph Wiley knows who the better teams are in the championship games, and he knows Peyton Manning and Donovan McNabb don't play for them. But those two 'cubes' are the reasons Ralph likes the Colts and the Eagles to go to Houston . . . that is, as long as a certain Colts' kicker doesn't get in the way.
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The Yankees' brand new scout extraordinaire has already seen what a curve ball can do to a shooting guard. But what else does a former NBA general manager know about minor-league baseball? To find out, Page 2's Graham Hays sneaked a peek at Jerry Krause's diary of life on the road in baseball's bushes.

Frazier's Final Episode The Daily Quickie
The producers of "Frasier" announced this week that the show is ending its 11-season run. Not surprisingly, they're being tight-lipped about the final episode. But Page 2's Jim Caple has seen the script.
 Now that the Knicks have joined the retro-hiring club by bringing Lenny Wilkens back, the Daily Quickie wonders if Gene Shue and Doug Moe are next. Plus, a nickname for Lovie Smith's new offense.

WHITE MEN CAN'T PEDAL
All Rob Ryder wanted to do was get back to the set of "White Men Can't Jump." Little did the Hollywood Jock know he was about to be apprehended for illegal pedaling on Venice Beach.


Man, oh man. Have we seen some terrific playoff football over the last couple of weekends, or what! If it isn't overtime, it's last-second scores. If it isn't road upsets, it's brilliant individual performances. But do these recent games measure up to the ones on our list of the greatest NFL playoff games (not counting the Super Bowl) in history??
10]  Immaculate Reception: Steelers 13, Raiders 7 (1972)
Here's the dirty little secret of the Immaculate Reception game -- it was more memorable than great. In fact, it makes this list only because of the spectacular, and still sometimes disputed, ending.
9]  Sea of Hands: Raiders 28, Dolphins 26 (1974)
With no timeouts remaining, Ken Stabler rolled left and threw to RB Clarence Davis, who made a great catch among a "sea of hands" belonging to three Dolphins defenders, for the winning TD with 24 seconds remaining.
8]  The Botched Call: 49ers 39, Giants 38 (2003)
The 49ers overcame a 38-14 deficit in the final 19 minutes. New York botched the snap on a 41-yard FG attempt as time expired, but the NFL later admitted pass interference should have been called on the 49ers, giving the Giants another opportunity.
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"Good" Black vs. "Bad" Black
Rasheed Wallace is being ripped for his views about the NBA and race. But would we listen more closely if the same views had come from David Robinson? Or Michael Jordan? Or Muhammad Ali?

One member of the Writers' Bloc says it's time for sports to pay attention to the message rather than the messenger.

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