Continuing a five-year tradition, we update the Hot 'n' Not List just in time to keep you ahead of the trends for what's hip and what's passé for 2002.
What's Hot 'n' Not in 2002
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Category
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Hot
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Not
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NFL Renaissance city
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Chicago
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Baltimore
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New England hopes and dreams
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Brady, not Bledsoe, leads Pats to Super Bowl
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Carpetbagging owners lead Red Sox to World Series
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Sport to train your toddler in
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Golf
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Hoops
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Athletes' must-have car accessory
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XBox
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GPS
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Farewell tour
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Twins
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Darrell Green
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CD
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"Jay-Z Unplugged"
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"Danny Weurffel Sings"
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Off-field, -court headgear
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Hooded sweatshirts
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Ski caps
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MLB Jersey
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Contraction teams (Twins, Expos)
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Bay Area teams (A's, Giants)
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NBA personality
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Still Mark Cuban
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Pat Croce
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Contract perk
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Throw in an Escalade
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An office at the stadium
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Clipper
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Quentin Richardson
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Lamar Odom
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Talent pool
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Development leagues
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AAU leagues
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City that deserves more pro teams
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New York
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Las Vegas
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NFL nuisance
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Selling beer in "throwaway" plastic bottles
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All-access cameras
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World Series we'd like to see
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Twins-Expos
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Rangers-Diamondbacks
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Athletic apparel
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Fubu Platinum, "Ali" line
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Burberry plaid
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Endorser (male)
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Shane Battier
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Shaun King
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Endorser (female)
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Sheryl Swoopes
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Venus Williams
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Whatever happened to ... ?
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David Tua
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Shaun King
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Must-have jersey (NFL)
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Jerry Rice
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Daunte Culpepper
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Catch phrase
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"Holla!"
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"Bling, bling."
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Baseball fans' biggest problem
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Strike
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Contraction
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Reason to visit St. Louis
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Albert Pujols
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Mark McGwire
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What older athletes do
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Come back
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Retire
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NBA groupie
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Tyra Banks
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Geri Halliwell
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Record to beat
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Bulls' 72 wins
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Most AL wins, season
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Scrappy underdog
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Tom Brady
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Mike Penberthy
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Hoops progeny
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Mike Dunleavy Jr.
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Luke Walton
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Pro hoops league
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NBDL
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ABA 2000
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Women's sport
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Hockey
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Soccer
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Heisman qualifier
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No sophomores
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Meaningful statistics
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Anthem singer
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Shakira
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Beyonce Knowles
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Stadium give-aways
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Spirit towels
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Bobbleheads
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Facial hair
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Thin line around jawbone
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Soul patches
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College football program builder
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Ralph Friedgen
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Randy Walker
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Baby name
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Ichiro
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Byung-Hyun
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Notre Dame problem
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Coaches who misrepresent themselves
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Coaches who can't coach
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Athlete investments
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Buying teams
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Diversified jewelry
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QB prototype
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David Carr
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Elvis Grbac
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L.A. place to be seen
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Staples Center (for Clippers games)
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Staples Center (for Lakers games)
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Tennis stud
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Gustavo Kuerten
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Andy Roddick
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Poll system
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Fans vote online
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BCS
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Hot wrist accessory
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Sweatbands
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Personalized rubber bands
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Hip cameo role
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Athlete bio-pics
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"Oz"
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Two-sport star
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Adrian McPherson (FSU)
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Drew Henson (ex-Michigan)
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Women's soccer diva
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Tiffeny Milbrett
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Mia Hamm
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Women's college hoops
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Kelly Mazzante (Penn State)
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Jackie Stiles (SMS)
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Utah locale
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Salt Lake City
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Provo
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Argentina
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Soccer
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Monetary system
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MLS bandwagon
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Landon Donovan
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Clint Mathis
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World Cup fan favorites
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Japan
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France
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NASCAR poster
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Kevin Harvick
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Jeff Gordon
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"Move over, Williams sisters," tennis story
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Jelena Dokic
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Jennifer Capriati
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Kids on the links
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Aree and Naree Wongluekiet
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Ty Tryon
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Young NHL stud
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Dany Heatley
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Vincent LeCavalier
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Golf brand
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Titleist
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Callaway
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Fascinating college hoops freshman
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James White (Florida)
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Dajuan Wagner (Memphis)
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College coaching candidate in Southwest
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Tim Floyd
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Dan Issel
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College football feel-gooders
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Maryland
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Fresno State
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Hockey product
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One-piece "Synergy" sticks
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Blue Jacket jerseys
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Coach with most right to gripe
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Mike Bellotti
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Gary Barnett
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Bad-boy attitude still mildly entertaining
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Terrell "They Hate Me" Owens
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Randy "I Hate Giving My All" Moss
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Pitching duo to watch
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Clemens and Wells
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Johnson and Schilling
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Lame golf excuse
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"It was my conditioning."
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"It was my caddie."
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Cinderella
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Butler
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Hampton
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Seventh-inning stretch song
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"God Bless America"
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"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
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Good idea that just needs tweaking
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Virtual advertising
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Virtual manager
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Sweet scientist
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Bernard Hopkins
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Hasim "Rock" Rahman
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Little League player violation
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Too big
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Too old
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Basketball shoes
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Hide-the-laces
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Patent leather
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"Fashionable" faux-pas
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Shorts are too long
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Untucked jersey
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Boneheaded coaching PR move
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Not utilizing "coach's TV show" effectively
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Engaging fans at courtside
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Actor as athlete
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Will Smith
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Freddie Prinze Jr.
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Heisman buzz
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Byron Leftwich (Marshall)
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Chris Simms (Texas)
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Sports TV yuks guy
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Charles Barkley
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Jayson Williams
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Manning
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Eli
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Peyton
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MJ's role
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Miracle worker
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Sidekick
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Halftime entertainment
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Playboy Fear Factor
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Game shows
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New York stadium
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Shea
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Yankee
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NHL netminder
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Nikolai Khabibulin
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Mike Dunham
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Hoops skill
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Fancy passing
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Fancy dribbling
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Golf skill to work on
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Getting out of sand
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Short putts
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Olympic hockey
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Team Canada
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Team Czech Republic
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Reason to visit Seattle
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Prep hoopsters Rodrick and Lodrick Stewart
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Ichiro
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New York hockey team
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Islanders
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Rangers
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FL
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US (nostalgia)
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X
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UNC hoopster
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Raymond Felton (Class of '06)
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Antawn Jamison (NBA has-been)
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NHL enforcer
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Georges Laraque
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Donald Brashear
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BMOC at Michigan
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Alan Webb
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Tommy Amaker
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College football formation
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Pro style
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Spread
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Baseball free-agency trend
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Help the New York teams
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70-plus homers and only one stinkin' year?
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TV analyst style
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Details
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Dumbing it down
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End-zone celebration
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"Shh!" (finger to lips)
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Dunking over crossbar
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Texas star
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Major Applewhite
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Alex Rodriguez
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Reason to be traded
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MJ wants you for Wiz rebuilding
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Weight-clause violations
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TV ads
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FedEx
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Burger King's Nike rip-off
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Hoops fashion statement
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Knee-high socks
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Headbands
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"He's due" player
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Rich Gannon
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Mark Grace
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Jock reputation
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Patriotic
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Bookish
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Coaching genius
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Dick Jauron
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Andy Reid
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Brothers
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Urlacher
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Giambi
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Sports brat
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Ryan Leaf
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It's always Ryan Leaf
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Fan apathy
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NBA
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NFL
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How athletes communicate
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The tiny silver Motorola cell phone
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Blackberry
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It's gettin' old
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Lakers
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National pride
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