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In anticipation of Monday night's showdown with the Bears, Arizona Cardinals rookie QB Matt Leinart revealed a secret during a press conference Thursday. When reporters told Leinart he looked good in his first NFL start a week ago, the Heisman winner misunderstood and told reporters his good looks are maintained with the help of a beauty kit.

Searching for a ratings boost in an otherwise dull Monday night game, the NFL accepted ESPN's request to spot the Arizona Cardinals 23 points for their match up with the Bears.

Why They Might Be Good: Never afraid to utilize the latest motivational techniques, GM Jerry West has become an expert hypnotist. "I made [veteran guard] Eddie Jones think he's 22, I made [second-year forward] Hakim Warrick think he can hit from 17 feet, and I made [rookie guard] Kyle Lowrey think he's a chicken. Plus the Grizzles lead the NBA in both adjectives (Rudy Gay, Stromile Swift) and nouns (Brian Cardinal, Alexander Johnson).

Why They Might Be Good: Attitudinal off-guard Kobe Bryant has made a promise to Lakers fans: "We're going back to the Finals. How? By me taking zero shots a game. If I get my teammates involved—teammates like [streaky guard] Sasha Vujacic, [streaky guard] Maurice Evans, and [streaky guard] Jimmy Jackson—there's no stopping us."

Mark Prior knows you've heard it before. But this time, he wants you to hear it earlier than ever.

The early success of the Bears has some fans in such a frenzy they're changing their name to "Lovie" after the team's head coach, Lovie Smith. It doesn't seem to matter, male or female, everybody is switching their given birth names.

The 2006 Chicago Bulls are not designed for fast-paced, end-to-end action. Now their home court won't be, either.