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Illinois linebacker Kevin Hardy, who figures to be one of the top picks in the NFL draft, was bemoaning the intelligence test he had to take at the recent scouting combine in Indianapolis.

The one given by the New York Giants reportedly had about 500 questions. According to Hardy, one of the true-false questions was: “I like tall women.”

Asked how he answered it, Hardy said: “I crossed out the ‘T.’ ”

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Trivia time: How many UCLA basketball teams had perfect season records?

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Uneasy rider: “He was an athlete. There wasn’t an ounce of fat on him,” Sammy Andrews told John Whisler of the San Antonio Express-News.

Andrews was talking about his bull, Bodacious, a mean and nasty 1,800-pound critter, who is now retired, much to the relief of rodeo riders.

Bodacious is so famous that an official clothing line called “Bo Wear” should be on the market next month.

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Dangerous slope: Ski injury of the year: Austria’s Alexandra Meissnitzer, who won two World Cup races this season, ruptured ligaments in her right ankle walking down a flight of stairs at a ski resort.

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Manipulator: New York Knick General Manager Ernie Grunfield, who negotiated two trades that will allow the club to be close to $10 million under the salary cap at the end of the season:

“There was one deal we didn’t report. I was able to move my kids’ allowances. That gives us another $25 under the cap.”

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Unusual stat: Roger Maris and Babe Ruth are the only major league players to reach the 60-home run plateau in a season.

However, Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit 60 home runs in a 162-game span, Aug. 4, 1963, to Aug. 6, 1964.

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His pacifier: Curtis Leskanic of the Colorado Rockies is a “Beavis and Butthead” devotee, saying: “I was in the mall the other day and I realized it was 5:30, and that’s the time it comes on here.

“So I rushed back to my room and I caught most of it. That probably seems like a sad life, but that’s just the way it is.”

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Comfort zone: Ireland’s David Feherty, a slumping golfer, confirmed rumors in Golf World magazine that both USA and CBS have approached him about working as a commentator on their golf telecasts.

“USA may be the favorite,” he said, “because they only televise Thursdays and Fridays, and I’m not used to working weekends.”

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Trivia answer: Four--1964, 1967, 1972 and 1973, all 30-0.

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Quotebook: Charles Barkley on the Seattle SuperSonics, who are 3-0 against the Phoenix Suns this season: “I think they’re a good team. But I don’t think they strike fear in anybody’sheart.”