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Bob Hille's starting 5

Sporting News, The, Sept 16, 2005

1 NFL Week 1. The Stones are part of "Kickoff 2005," which is great. Right off the bat we get one question answered: Which is uglier, Keith Richards or the Raiders' defense?

2 Yao. His contract extension is worth 1575 million; it would've been only 570 million, but his agent played hardball and got the Rockets to throw in a year's worth of gas.

3 Red Sox-Yankees. Does it get any better in September? Rivalry series. Playoff implications. Plus, there's a promotional giveaway on Friday. It's David Wells Muzzle Night.

4 The U.S. Open. Is it me or has tennis lost its appeal? I've got to guess TV ratings are down--way down. I'm thinking McEnroe-on-CNBC down.

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5 Ohio State-Texas. Huge game. Should draw a ton of former Buckeyes back to campus. In fact, I'm hoping to bump into Maurice Clarett at the career counseling center.

Bob Hille's starting 5

Sporting News, The, Sept 16, 2005

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