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Sporting News, The, May 26, 2003

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WITH THE PERSONALITIES OF                       Papa Joe Chevalier
SPORTING NEWS RADIO                                  weekdays
                                                   6-10 p.m. ET

Greatest athlete-war hero of all time:             Ted Williams
Indy 500: Relevant or past its prime?          In the rearview minor
Nicest surprise of the NBA playoffs:         Jack Nicholson being told
                                              to sit down and shut up
More detestable: a Cuban or two Maloofs?     Cuban, and it ain't close
Stanley Cup winner:                                  Senators
What's wrong with Tony Stewart?                  He needs a friend
Who misses the other more:                     Glavine misses Braves
the Braves or Tom Glavine?

WITH THE PERSONALITIES OF                           Scott Wetzel
SPORTING NEWS RADIO                           weekdays noon-3 p.m. and
                                                Saturdays 6-8 a.m. ET

Greatest athlete-war hero of all time:        Snoopy--vs. the Red Baron
Indy 500: Relevant or past its prime?              Past its prime
Nicest surprise of the NBA playoffs:            Bill Walton has been
                                                tolerable to my ears
More detestable: a Cuban or two Maloofs?         Three Larry Millers
Stanley Cup winner:                                    Devils
What's wrong with Tony Stewart?              It's not him, it's his car
Who misses the other more:                      Glavine misses Braves
the Braves or Tom Glavine?

WITH THE PERSONALITIES OF                          Chris Myers
SPORTING NEWS RADIO                        SNR's Los Angeles affiliate:
                                               AM-1540, The Ticket

Greatest athlete-war hero of all time:            Ted Williams
Indy 500: Relevant or past its prime?         Gentlemen, start your
                                                 NASCAR engines!
Nicest surprise of the NBA playoffs:         The Eastern Conference
                                             hasn't been eliminated
More detestable: a Cuban or two Maloofs?     Two Cubans and a cigar
Stanley Cup winner:                               Mighty Ducks
What's wrong with Tony Stewart?             Too much anger management
Who misses the other more:                    Glavine misses Braves
the Braves or Tom Glavine?

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Morning edition By Steve Greenberg

Headlines you won't see in the week to come

MADSEN ON SHAQ: It's him or me

Boss still miffed at Jeter for going on date while on D.L.

Sosa threatens to hold out if Cubs win one more without him

Report: Giguere slept through 'entire periods' of Wild series

Red Sox form blue-ribbon panel to investigate bullpen-by-committee conditions

Tide's Shula names 12-year-old nephew defensive coordinator

CASTING CALL

If he acts like a Duck ...

The Mighty Ducks of the NHL were born in Anaheim 10 years ago, named with a cross-promotional synergy after the kid flick by that title and coming out of the same corporate HQ.

Unfortunately, the movie also spawned two cheesy sequels of ex-Brat Packer Emilio Estevez coaching the same group of brats on ice. Now, in a case of life imitating Disney imitating life, you can bet that the Mouse will be ready to cash in on the real Ducks' current magical run through the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We want a piece of the action. Here is how we would cast D4: The Stanley Ducks--and this time we made sure Emilio has only a cameo:

LOvable heroes

Alec Baldwin AS MIke Babcock

Ryan Reynolds AS Jean-Sebastien Giguere

Keanu Reeves AS Paul Kariya

Daniel Day-Lewis AS Steve Rucchin

Menacing bad guys

Emilio Estevez AS Brett Hull

Joey Fatone AS Marty Turco

Health Ledger AS Martin Gaborik

Seth Green AS Daniel Alfredsson

OR

Vince Vaugh AS Martin Brodeur

also featuring ...

Rowar (Mr. Bean) Atkinson AS Gary Bettman

--Vinnie Iyer and Naila-Jean Meyers