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Wednesday, November 11, 2026Nov 11

5-at-10: Friday mailbag with Rushmores, NBA trade winners, Eli’s snub, Super Bowl pick

FILE - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Jake Ballard in the last minute of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
FILE - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Jake Ballard in the last minute of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) FILE - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Jake Ballard in the last minute of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Let’s handle out business.

› Rushmore of all-time greatest Super Bowl moments — Tyree’s helmet catch; Vinatieri’s kick to beat the Rams and launch the Patriots dynasty; Mike Jones’ game-saving tackle at the goal line; Butler’s pick. Non-football — Whitney’s national anthem, Prince’s halftime greatness, the wardrobe malfunction, Namath’s guarantee.

› Rushmore of MLB second basemen — Hornsby, Morgan, Alomar and Eddie Collins. And know this: The metrics tell us that Bobby Grich (and in some regards, Lou Whitaker, too) were much better than we remember.

› Rushmore of former ACC football players based on their NFL careers in the Super Bowl era — Lawrence Taylor, Aaron Donald (he and Pitt were in the ACC his senior year of 2013), Calvin Johnson and Julius Peppers with apologies to Brian Dawkins, Luke Keuchly and Philip Rivers.

› Rushmore of Lynn — Loretta, Swan, Dawson and (someone hand Spy a hanky) Len Bias.