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.
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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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