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With the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony coming up this weekend, it's an appropriate time to step back and perhaps nominate a few regulars from the Hot List for the inaugural class of the "What's Hot, What's Not Hall of Fame."
Hall of Fame Hot (Qualification: Will never go out of style)Nominees: '80s retro jerseys, sports movies starring Britney Spears, the Brooklyn Cyclones, growth-poster giveaways, Ben Wallace, Lance Armstrong, Samuel L. Jackson, postgame jersey-trading, Public golf courses, the 2-3 zone, Bruce Arena, Los Angeles Clippers and (of course) Mary Jane Watson (yes, the obligatory Kristen Dunst mention). Hall of Fame Not Hot (Qualifications: Once hot, but now not ... forever)
Nominees: Headbands, "Juwanna Mann," Portugal soccer, bobblehead doll giveaways, Ryan Leaf, freezing relatives, Michael Westbrook, mullets, Lawrence Phillips, "We get no respect," golf-course discrimination, Bug Selig, Peter Angelos, network news shows Now that you've got the scoop on the evergreen hip and permanently passé, take a look at the rest of what's hot and what's not this week. Feel free to share with your co-workers, buddies and significant others:
| What's Hot, What's Not this week | ||
| Category | Hot | Not |
| Gold-medal Olympic problem | Russian mob | French snob |
| Nouveau way to use Warren Sapp | Catching passes as TE | Blocking for Pittman as FB |
| Finally recognized football genius | George Allen | Hank Stram |
| Keon Clark's payday | A snack for the munchies | Potential deals up in smoke |
| Where to find Lance Armstrong | New York City Cycling Championships | Tour de Yawn |
| Best thing to ever happen to WNBA | ![]() Lisa Leslie's dunk |
![]() Sue Bird |
| Rookie RB | ![]() William Green |
![]() T.J. Duckett |
| MLB strike date | Aug. 16 | Sept. 1 |
| Date fans will stop caring | Aug. 17 | Sept. 2 |
| NCAA's biggest problem | Eligibility rules under protest | Sneaky summer recruiting |
| LPGA star | 12-year-old Michelle Wie | Golfer-model XXXXXX |
| NBA replay policy | Is good for the game | Will do more harm than good |
| Spurrier's guy | ![]() Sage Rosenfels |
![]() Pat Ramsey |
| Darius Miles' best pal | DeSagana "Antennae" Diop | Quentin Richardson |
| NBA remaining free agent | Jeff McInnis | Rashard Lewis |
| Stadium giveaways | Lunchboxes | Rubber ducks |
| QB battle | Quincy Carter-Chad Hutchinson | Jon Kitna-Gus Frerotte |
| Scariest sight on TV | All-access to Jerry Jones | All-access to Brian Billick |
| Danny Weurffel's value in Japan | Karaoke god | Starting QB |
| Weekend flick | "Full Frontal" | "The Master of Disguise" |
| Foresight 20/20 | Michael Westbrook's injury | Cliff Floyd unpacking bags in Montreal |
| Trade bait | John Thomson | Kenny Rogers |
| MLB deadlines | Strike | Trading |
| Retro uniforms | ![]() Redskins |
![]() Braves |
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