Bob Hille's starting 5

Sporting News, The, July 8, 2005

1 The NBA. I feel better now that a player will have to wait till he's 19 to sign a contract for more than I'll make in my lifetime.

2 The Pepsi 400. I had a nightmare, Cubs fans. I dreamed Jeff Gordon was asked to sing God Bless America before the race.

3 The Dodgers. I don't want to say they've given up, but their marketing folks are talking with the King Tut Exhibit about a "We're Buried, Too" Night.

4 Herbie: Fully Loaded. Never mind whether Lindsay Lohan was digitally altered to get the flick a G rating; my question is this: Is the No. 53 car's crew chief available? Because Junior could use him.

5 Green Bay. City councilors want to "clear up any confusion" by officially making it legal to drink in Larobeau Field's parking lot. Yep, it's been unclear since they dropped the city slogan, "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."