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Bob Ryan writing in the Boston Globe: “Pete Rose is back and so are the frenzied Pete People.

“Baseball’s all-time hit leader cannot win his case with the people who matter, so he is now trying to win his case in the Court of Public Opinion.

“There is now a Web site (https://www.sportcut.com) available for people to express their opinion as to whether he should be in the Hall of Fame.

“He might as well pose the question, ‘Should Pete Rose become the next ambassador to France?’ Asking vox populi to state its preference is irrelevant in either case.”

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Trivia time: Who holds the Rose Bowl record for consecutive pass completions?

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New category: Charlotte’s Eddie Jones, the former Laker, is making a plea to be included on Team USA for the 2000 Sydney Olympics:

“All my skills add up to what a super-duper star should be all about,” he said.

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Noble guy: New Orleans Saint rookie Ricky Williams dismissed the idea that he’s playing while injured to make more money from his incentive-laden contract:

“I can live off my $8.8-million signing bonus forever. . . . My honor is the only thing I take to the grave.”

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Reality: Scott Ostler in the San Francisco Chronicle: “Niner fans are caught in a time warp. The NFL has regulated dynasties out of existence. The league targeted the 49ers like the government went after Microsoft.

“You’ve had your last 18-year orgy, 49er fans. Wake up and snort the coffee.”

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Worm research: From comedy writer Jerry Perisho: “For the first time, scientists have mapped an entire human chromosome, the chain of molecules which determine who we are.

“Unfortunately, it was one of Dennis Rodman’s chromosomes, so several major chunks of information were missing.”

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That wasn’t nice: Michael Ventre of MSNBC noting that Cameron Diaz plays the owner of a pro football team in Oliver Stone’s new movie:

“I hope she’s not modeling her behavior after Georgia Frontiere, because if she is, that movie will have to gross $100 million in its first weekend just to cover the makeup budget.”

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Trivia answer: UCLA’s Rick Neuheisel, 10, against Illinois on Jan. 2, 1984.

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And finally: Gary Peterson in the Contra Costa Times on Stanford’s unflappable football coach, Tyrone Willingham:

“He’s the kind of ultra-collected individual who, were his hair set ablaze, would calmly proclaim that this provided an opportunity for someone to step up and gain some valuable fire-fighting experience.”