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Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Updated: August 22, 11:50 AM ET
What's hot, not for the week

By Dan Shanoff
Page 2 columnist

With all the hue-and-cry about the ostentatious displays of enthusiasm at the Little League World Series, it's important to make a few distinctions: HOT -- Dancing; NOT -- Preening. The former is an expression of joy; the latter is self-serving. Just remember before you think about doing a shimmy -- what's your intent?

Now that you've got the scoop on one thing that's fashionable and one thing that's lame, 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, teammates and -- as always -- significant others:

What's Hot, What's Not this week
Category	Hot	Not
Labor-negotiation tactics	Defying gag orders	Secret memos
Williams sister at U.S. Open	Serena	Venus
Help-you-get-lucky NASCAR product-endorsement	Cologne	Viagra
Worthy of taking a pay cut	Grant Hill	Kevin Garnett
NFL free agent	Jamal Anderson	Mark Rypien
AL West	A's	Mariners
Another Bonds-ball lawsuit	Battling your co-workers	Battling the guy next to you at the game
Rich Beem endorsement	Pepto-Bismol	Uncle Ben's
NFL stadium	Ford Field (Detroit)	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
Hornets new look	"Mardi Gras" gold	Teal
Conventional wisdom about Shawn Kemp	Largesse	Large
One-name idol for teens	Kobe	Ohno
Jersey-as-fashion	Bad News Bears	Retro Cincinnati Reds
Sneaker business	Buying from sketchy online dealers	Getting an exclusive pair from an event you attend
In (Jeremy) Bloom	Loyalty to dear old alma mater CU	Loyalty to dear old dollar
Cowboys QB	Chad Hutchinson	Quincy Carter
Player with cereal potential	Coco Crisp	Flutie Flakes
For auction on eBay	Endorsement spot on sports uniform	Endorsement spot on actual body
Training-camp technique	Ladders as O-line to get QBs to throw higher	"Oklahoma drill"
Professional sports-league PR	Sending cease-and-desist letters to fan websites	Explaining why those sites may be unnecessary as of Aug. 30
Sports-themed weekend flick	"Undisputed"	"Blue Crush"
Spurrier-hater	Steelers	49ers
Canada franchises of U.S. pro sports leagues	Going out of business	Expansion excitement!
Didn't deserve it	Rocket Ismail out for season	Jimmy Smith sitting out season
LLWS	Strikeouts	Home runs
Jamal Anderson sweepstakes	Patriots	Colts

Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.