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* Watched SportsCenter Sunday night the first time in forever and two weeks. Had to, it was the 30,000th show, and of course, that means an absolute guaranteed Charley Steiner and Beano Cook highlights. Outside of the Jim Mora playoffs press conference, which was also highlighted on the show, Steiner laughing following the Carl Lewis and Mitch "Blood" Green clips are my all-time funniest clips in TV history.

The Green line about Larry Holmes -- or was it Mike Tyson? -- is priceless, "Like a sissy and a homo, he ran." And back to the studio and Steiner can't stop laughing. However, it places second to the Lewis national anthem clip, where Jack Edwards and Steiner can't even talk.

A student today was talking about the show with me, asking which ones I saw live, who I've met, stuff like that. Then he says, "What about when the guy couldn't stop laughing because of the bad black singer."

It dawned on that there likely many people who know Lewis for that clip more than his nine Olympic gold medals and in some way, that's pretty sad. Still, the clip is priceless.

* For the record, though, I laughed hardest at the Mora clip. They also had his quote about the offense playing like, "diddly poo." Still, the playoffs thing somehow becomes funnier each viewing and I've seen it at least 1,000 times. I thought I was weird until Shane Battier was in tears watching it, too, and said the same thing, "That gets better every time."

* Three quick hits from the 30,000 show:

1) The Music City Miracle just doesn't get the attention it deserves. First off, let's pause and talk a little about Wade Phillips tenure in Buffalo. He was a part of the two greatest NFL covers of my lifetime, this game, in which the Titans covered on that play, and the game in New England where he took the Bills off the field in protest of what was a bogus pass interference call that allowed Ben Coates to catch the winning touchdown with no time left. The spread was Pats minus-3, so the extra point and it's a push and the place is going nuts. All of a sudden, New England lines up and Buffalo's gonzo. The holder laterals the ball to Adam Vinatieri and he runs it in for two and the cover. Never seen Foxboro Stadium go that nuts (keep in mind I was in the parking lot for second half and overtime of the Snow Bowl), as I'm always maintained that at least half the people there have the Pats straight up every week.

2) Always thought that Michael Jordan changing hands move for the left-handed lay-up was overrated. Yes, it came in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, think about the Lakers, but that's really not a tough move per say. It looked cool, but he didn't even need to switch hands.

3) Was pissed the Cal-Stanford band play beat out Christian Laettner's shot against Kentucky as best play in the SportCenter Era. The fact Laettner took a dribble, had the balls to take a dribble with 1.8 seconds left, to me, makes that the best play of my lifetime.

* I do not find Sarah Silverman attractive. Or funny. Thus, I haven't watched her new show. Her boyfriend is OK, better than Leno at least. Speaking of talk show hosts, Arsenio Hall turned 52 today.

* What the most sacred record in sports? I was thinking about this earlier today, is it Pete Rose's 4,256 hits, Hank Aaron's 755, Wilt Chamberlain's 50.4, Cal Ripken's 2,632 (that really is insane, huh?), Rocky Marciano's 49-0, Wayne Gretzky's 92 goals, Jack Nicklaus' 18 majors.

I think growing up, for me at least, 61 home runs was it. No one ever hit 50; Cecil Fielder was the first AL player to do so since Maris and Mantle in 1961. And that was, I believe, 1990.

* Last time: Tiki Barber isn't a Hall of Famer. He's not even close.

100. A bucket-plus a minute, pre-3 pointer. Dislike it because it's a 'selfish' record if you want, but the feat itself is amazing.

GREAT CALL

I once slept for 52 hours straight after a weekend basketball tournement in Montreal. Granted, I was concussed something wicked but still, quite a feat IMO.

Also, Sarah Silverman has that girl next door cuteness about her that people like and then, what is funny about her, is that out of that shell comes some really, really dirty things. I don't know about you but I like a filthy girl who looks like my ex-neighbor. Oh, and she has a pretty nice body to booty.

I think you'd find that Sarah Silverman is on the whole more attractive to other Jews.

GREAT CALL

Yeah baby!

It's about to lose some lustre, but 755.

The import of that record is why people care about steroids.

Wish I knew what this was in reference but without names I'm clueless.

Sully, have to disagree with you. Someone else will someday make an incredible shot like Laettner's but no team will ever win a game the way Cal did that autumn day in '82, going through fans and the band in the process.

You're right about how amazing it is that kids today have no concept who Carl Lewis is...just another sign that we're all getting friggin old. I do love watching those clips with Steiner cracking and am friggin pissed I didn't remember that 30,000th SC was on last night.

Pretty incredible Wade Phillips was at both those games you mention. I was actually at the Pats-Bills game which took place just six days after Bledsoe beat the Dolphins on MNF in the final minute with the busted index finger; I was also at the Monday night game but my buddy said we were going to leave early because he had to work early the next day so I wasn't in the stadium when Drew found Shawn Jefferson in the end zone.

Wish I knew what this was in reference but without names I'm clueless.

Wilt's 100 points in one game, TO.

Ripken, Wilt, Gretzky, Rose are the sacred records in that order.

Can't believe I missed that Troy...got confused and thought you were quoting something out of a top 100 countdown. Must be the incense and peppermints talking.