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Chucky comes armed with weapons, big and powerful ones, mostly on defense, which just happens to be the best around. And his beloved offense actually is showing signs of strength, now that it had its way last Sunday against the Eagles, the NFL''s only other bona fide defensive outfit.Such story lines in this game: Gruden vs. Al Davis; Gruden vs. Rich Gannon; Gruden vs. the Raider Nation; Warren Sapp vs. everyone; Keyshawn Johnson whining about everything; the ancient Raiders warriors trying to win a Super Bowl before entering a retirement batman deluxe costume adult home; the nfl clapping with zeal at the intense interest all this will create to finish movie off what already has been one fascinating season.it will be the raiders not because davis says it will be, but because they have the offense that, of any in the league, can best joust with the bucs'' defense. gannon will not become donovan mcnabb and deteriorate in the face of the tampa bay schemes. he will be consistent and accurate and patient, and that will be enough. don''t you know the glazer family, which owns the buccaneers, thinks gruden is worth every penny and pick of that deal. the bucs had never been in the super bowl despite 26 costume years of determined, sometimes laughable effort. and here, in his first season, gruden had done what tony dungy and others before him couldn''t."it''ll be exciting," says gruden about this super bowl. pics "i respect where i came from. but i know there is some sensitivity there (on the raiders about him) and some emotions, playing the raiders in this game."chucky and al, 10 paces at batman midfield. what would you pay to see that?"you couldn''t ask for a better movie matchup if you sat down and wrote out costume a scenario," says espn analyst joe theismann. "isn''t this just the way everyone would want this season to end?"so let''s talk football, part one new york -- legions of die-hard star wars fans braved a dip in the april weather as they anxiously awaited the opening of select toy retailers for the midnight launch of toy lines from "star wars: episode ii: attack of the clones."the toys "r" us times square store in new york city threw open its doors at 12:01 a.m., filing pics approximately 200 fans toward its second floor star wars batman display. the retailer outfitted its largest special feature shop as a star wars museum of sorts, complete with an authentic luke clients can hang out with some of nickelodeon''s popular cartoon characters or their favorite super heroes while staying at universal orlando this spring and summer.the nicktoon spring fling (valid for travel through june 27) and the super hero movie summer vacation (valid for travel between june 30 and sept. 1) both feature five days'' unlimited admission to universal studios and islands costume of adventure, front-of-line access to all pics universal orlando attractions and city walk party passes.
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