Bob Hille's Starting Five

1 The Indy 500. Interestingly enough, it's both an auto race and what Sixers teammates are calling Allen Iverson's Game 5 shot chart.

2 "A walk-off (fill in the blank)." It has become baseball's most overused cliche, just edging past everything that comes out of Chris Berman's mouth.

3 Cubs fans at Wrigley. Their unruly behavior is being explained away by the Harry Caray Defense: "That's just the beer talking."

4 The NBA lottery. Overheard onstage: "Hey, Elgin, good to see you again.... See you same time next year."

5 Dan Marino. He has signed on with Dreams, Inc., a sports memorabilia company. Before you ask, no, there isn't a certificate of authenticity on that Super Bowl championship ring.

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