Talking Points: Manning talks, says nothing

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Is the “Omaha” mystery solved? Or did it deepen?

Wednesday, Peyton Manning explained what the call heard dozens of times in last Sunday’s playoff win means.

“I know a lot of people ask what Omaha means…” he said. “Omaha is a run play, but it could be a pass play or a play-action pass, depending on a couple things: which way we’re going, the quarter, and the jerseys that we’re wearing. It varies, really, from play to play. So, there’s your answer to that one.”

Brilliant. He gave a full answer, but gave nothing away. If this pro football thing doesn’t work out, Manning might have a career in politics.

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Greg Oden played in his first NBA regular-season game in more than four years Wednesday, coming off the bench in the second quarter of the Miami Heat’s game against the Washington Wizards.

Wearing No. 20 and with both knees heavily wrapped, Oden entered with 6:03 remaining in the first half and made an immediate impact: He had an offensive rebound, a dunk and a foul in his first 30 seconds.

Oden’s last appearance in a regular-season game was Dec. 5, 2009, when he fractured his left kneecap playing for the Portland Trail Blazers against the Houston Rockets.