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* In deep BCS: If you didn't like the Bowl Championship Series this season, you probably won't next year, either. ABC programmer Loren Matthews says the contract doesn't have wiggle room for drastic change (read: an eight-team tournament) through 2006. He notes, "It's better than the system that preceded it"--at least ratings-wise--and conference honchos aren't as dissatisfied as fans.

* The buzz: NBC wanted to have P.J. "Good Will Toward Men" Carlesimo interview Latrell Sprewell on its Christmas Day doubleheader, but the Knicks rejected the request.

* Vital stats: Cal Ripken Jr., 2,632 ...

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