Bob Hille's starting 5

Sporting News, The, Sept 22, 2003

(1)

An 18-game NFL season. On one hand, it would eliminate meaningless exhibition games. On the other, I can't help but think, "My God, don't Bengals fans suffer enough?"

(2)

Baseball's stretch run. They're already selling Division Series and NLCS tickets in Atlanta. You can buy a seven-game "Don't Care Package."

(3)

Vanderbilt. The school is dissolving its athletic department. Of course, it could take years for SEC football opponents to notice.

(4)

NHL camps. They're open, but lurking out there is a senseless work stoppage ... or, as I like to call it, a Manny.

(5)

Football uniforms. Seems like it's "Who can out-ugly the others?" in college and the NFL, My leader, those yellow Oregon jobs. Nike calls that color "lightning." Yeah, lightning, like when I go for a physical and have to catch lightning in a bottle.