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Roethlisberger, Manning battle to be 1st draft pick\nINDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Manning hopes to make NFL history on draft day. Ben Roethlisberger could change those plans.\nThe two quarterbacks are jockeying to become the No. 1 overall pick. Manning, who has the pedigree and the polish, would love to follow his brother, Peyton, as the only siblings in league history to be taken with the top pick.\nRoethlisberger, who only started playing quarterback as a senior in high school, left Miami of Ohio as a junior with the same aspirations.\nSan Diego, with the No. 1 selection, will end the debate April 24.\n"They're marquee guys," Chargers general manager A.J. Smith said. "Who's slotted where, each organization has to make that determination, and it's too early right now."\nMany consider Manning, who played at Mississippi, the more polished player. Roethlisberger, who started playing quarterback his senior year in high school, may have more potential.\nTo Manning, the whole script sounds familiar.\nIn 1998, older brother Peyton and Ryan Leaf were the top two players. Most figured Leaf had more promise even though Manning had more success in college.\nThe Indianapolis Colts took Manning at No. 1 -- while the Chargers traded up to select Leaf at No. 2. Six years later, the Colts' decision looks like a no-brainer.\nManning was last year's NFL co-MVP, and Leaf is out of the league. San Diego now is back in the quarterback hunt trying to again decide between a Manning and another fast riser.\n"I remember the whole thing with Ryan Leaf," Eli Manning said. "It's weird when you think about it. We're in sort of the same situation, but I wasn't taking notes then."\nKenseth holds off Kahne for win\nROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Take that, NASCAR.\nMatt Kenseth shrugged off NASCAR's new points system -- partially designed because he won just one race last season en route to the series championship -- by nipping rookie Kasey Kahne at the finish line of North Carolina Speedway on Sunday to win the Subway 400, his first victory in nearly a year.\nKenseth led a race-high 259 laps but had to fight furious charges from Kahne and Jamie McMurray over the final 10 laps before edging Kahne by .010 seconds -- the nose of the No. 17 Ford.\nIt was yet another thrilling finish at what could be the final race at "The Rock." The tiny track has already lost one of its races under NASCAR's realignment plan, and poor attendance could ultimately cost it its remaining date.\nThere were only about 50,000 fans in attendance at a track that seats 60,113, and those who stayed home missed the usually conservative Kenseth use aggressive moves to dominate the middle of the race then have to hang on tightly to win it.\nRobby Gordon wrecked with 42 laps to go to bring out the final caution, and several cars were already on pit road, including Kenseth. But he inexplicably stayed in front during a confusing exchange of stops that left just nine cars on the lead lap.\nKenseth was listed as the leader on the restart with just 30 laps to go, followed by Kahne, McMurray, Sterling Marlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Ward Burton.\nKenseth opened up a large lead on the restart as he pulled away while everyone behind him had to deal with traffic. But after Kahne and McMurray flopped spots, they set their sights on running down Kenseth.