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BALCO's "Roid Four":
Only one question fans really care about, related to Thursday's indictments:
*WILL THEY NAME NAMES?*
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The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
STAR. POWER.
Five must-know questions for NBA
All-Star Weekend:
1) Can NBA stars outshine Hollywood celebrities, on the
celebs' home turf?
2) How many shots will we see of LeBron and/or Carmelo
sitting in the crowd during the big boys' All-Star
Game? (And will they be smiling?)
3) Forget yesterday's "Who's out faster: P-Jax or
Torre?" Now, it's "Who's out faster: P-Jax or
Kobe?"
4) Does anyone care about the Slam-Dunk Contest?
5) Will a solid effort from celebrity-game "assistant coach" Paris
Hilton (7 ET, ESPN) put her at the top of the list for
a job in the revolving-door East?
All-Star Weekend Picks: Celeb: Paris;
Dunk: J-Rich; 3-pt: Peja; Skills:
Boykins; Rookie: Frosh; Game: West;
MVP: KG.
BALCO Indictments
Can't be overstated: That question
above is worth re-reading and re-pondering -- Will
they name names?
Leads to a second question: What will happen
first -- one of the BACLO guys cutting a "tell-all"
deal ... or a player getting out in front of the
inevitable bombshell and 'fessing up?
NHL Finances
"Treadmill to obscurity": In painting a
damning picture of the NHL's financial problems,
former SEC chairman (that's federal SEC, not
Spurrier's SEC) Arthur Leavitt hip-checks the
league with a phrase I wish I wrote.
Not that the findings should surprise anyone (though,
unsurprisingly, the players' union downplayed the
report, which blamed labor costs).
NCAA Recruiting
Call it the "Lap-Dance Commission":
NCAA head honcho Myles Brand ordered a task force to
look at recruiting rules. Imagine the field research:
Can I have that per diem in 1's, please?
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| TODAY'S THREE HOTTEST STORIES |
1 NBA All-Star Weekend: Rookie Game better than real deal
2 BALCO: How soon 'til "Free Victor Conte" T-shirts? Never
3 NHL finances: Report of $$$ woes shouldn't shock anyone
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| THREE STORIES YOU SHOULD JUST LET GO |
1 Kobe's LA status: Did you ever think he wasn't leaving?
2 L'ville: Lost to UNC-Char; no rally from Pitino's return
3 'Reefer badness: Revamped Blazers lose to the Nuggets |
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Take away the table dance? Frat parties? The ... um ... "friendly" ... uh ... "reception?" That's as much
a part of college tradition as the tailgate and the
marching band -- not to mention why half the recruits
bother to visit a school to begin with.
Combine that with the NFL's new open-door
policy, and the NCAA might as well escort the top prep
seniors to the pro draft.
Daytona 500
Like Duane Wayne's method for picking
NFL games (helmet design) on that classic episode of
"What's Happening?!", let's pick the Daytona 500
finish based on drivers' sponsor cachet:
1. Jimmie Johnson (Lowe's)
2. Matt Kenseth (DeWalt)
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Bud)
4. Elliot Sadler (M&Ms)
5. Tony Stewart (Home Depot)
Drew Henson Watch
Prediction, following his workout
Thursday for NFL teams: He will be the real deal, and
when he's an effective starter, the teams with aging
QBs who could have used him -- but didn't trade for
him when they could -- will look stupid.
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Valentine's Day
Truly: Where's the love?
Dream date
Love: Beyonce and/or Britney
No Love: Janet Jackson
Reality TV
Love: Apprentice hook-up?
No Love: Fat Fiance farce
V-Day gift
Love: New kicks
No Love: Flowers
New Lothario
Love: "Wimpsters"
No Love: Jerks
Show of affection
Love: Calling mom/sis/grandma
No Love: Flaunting your relationship in front
of single people.
What's hot (or not) for the All-Star Weekend? Check
this year's list (see Q It Up).
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Jeremy Roenick:
Will need surgery for a broken jaw suffered Thursday. But then how will we hear him ripping that new report about NHL finances?
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Today on ESPN.com
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| Daytona 500 coverage |
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Last-Minute Effort
for Valentine's Day: |  Cuddle on couch
| ... To watch dunk contest!
|  Norah Jones CD
| Look like the softie!
|  Fancy dinner
| G'luck with reservations
|  Mix tape
| Or any "effort" gift
|  Ugg boots
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NBA All-Star Edition:
Break awards: Peja (MVP); Hubie (Coach); Bron/Melo
(co-Rookie); Artest (D); Darko (Dud); Cassell/Spree
(Best Addition) ...
How convenient: Lakers' coach/Kobe futures are top of
mind this week, just as the entire media horde rolls
into town ...
Beyonce headlines halftime, but look for Nona Gaye to
steal the show Saturday night in an "Anthem" virtual
duet w/ her dad, Marvin, who sang THE classic Anthem
at ASG '83 ...
In honor of being coached by Michael Cooper in the
Rookie Challenge, will the Sophs pull their socks up
to their knees? ...
Would be fun to see Yao honor his new McDonald's
endorsement deal by sharing a burger on the bench with
old McD's endorser, Kobe ...
Hot on the trading block? Move over, AI; here comes
Stevie Franchise. Van Gundy's Yao-first system will
never work for him ...
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