To know list: 7 games--if you can last that long.(Know It All)

(1) YOU HEARD IT HERE

'Sooner or later, he's going to have to run into me.'

--Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, last week on Sporting News Radio's Tim Brando Show, still angry about Terrell Owens' offseason dis of the Ravens

(2) U.S. OPEN

Make pars, make hay

Aside from the obvious contenders (see page 26), who might win the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island? Though its rigorous examination of all aspects of the game routinely identifies the best player in the field, the course setup and the sheer intensity of a U.S. Open creates the opportunity for some unlikely champions. The winds at Shinnecock seemingly blow from all directions at once, so knockdown shots and distance control are key, as is a metronomic ability to make pars.

David Toms, who beat 30-mph winds to win at New Orleans last month, might be a factor if his surgically repaired wrist holds up scything through Shinnecock's hay. Stephen Ames, a newly minted Canadian citizen from Trinidad and Tobago, is a great but streaky player who could contend if he avoids his usual one bad round. Sergio Garcia's new TaylorMade R7 driver made him the driving leader when he won at the EDS Byron Nelson Classic, and if his putting holds up, he could win his first major here.