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 NBA Playoffs
Shaq Attacked: He's older, slower and hobbled by rules changes, but the suddenly vulnerable Diesel can still provide great theater
All-points Bulletin: A vet who plays like a rambunctious kid and a kid who plays like a savvy vet have made the Clippers a must-see
Motown Magic: The Pistons' core embodies the best of the game: selflessness, perseverance, teamwork
NHL Playoffs
The Almighty Duck: With a new knee-and back in the city where he
belongs-speedy sniper Teemu Selanne has Anaheim
within quacking distance of the Stanley Cup finals
Speed Special: The promise of an up-tempo series has fans salivating
Pro Football
Inside the NFL: Be Like Bill: From the Belichick stylings of their new coach to the front office's draft tactics, the Jets are looking like New England South
King's Corner: The abrupt retirement of Jacksonville wide receiver Jimmy Smith last week focuses attention on the lack of receivers from the 1980s and '90s in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Motor Sports
Inside Motor Sports: Racing's Queen: As the IRL revs up for the Indy 500, Danicamania continues to drive the sport. Now, can the racer outrun the hype?
Track and Field
The Fastest Man on the Planet May Have the Toughest Job in Sports: How do you set the record in the 100 meters and convince the world you're not taking drugs?
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Baseball
A Swing of Beauty: The sweet stroke of the Cards' Albert Pujols has put him on a home run tear and made him the game's best hitter
Parting Shots?: His increasingly poor production -- especially the agonizing march to overtake Babe Ruth -- has stirred talk that this could be the last hurrah for Barry Bonds
Inside Baseball: Young King Cole: The rampaging Phillies added another weapon in prized lefthander Cole Hamels, who sparkled in his major league debut
Tom Verducci's View: The Yankees' bid to score 1,000 runs was derailed last Thursday when leftfielder Hideki Matsui suffered a gruesome broken left wrist diving for a pop fly
Golf Plus
Return Trip: This time, Mark Donovan will make a more traditional Open entry at Winged Foot
Role Reversal: Webb wins, Sorenstam misses the cut
You Gotta Believe: Brett Wetterich had a feeling at the the Nelson that on Sunday the dream he shared with his brother would finally come true
Swing Changes: For better or worse, the days of back-to-back Tour stops in Dallas-Fort Worth are over. Will big names show up in Big D?
7 Days on the Range: During a week exploring a Tour rehearsal area, the Marco Polo of the practice tee found a complex culture
Scorecard
No More Mr. Nice Guy: Too introspective and too small for the heavyweight game,
Floyd Patterson was a proxy for the rest of us
Steve Rushin
Tales from the Dark Side: 2:00 a.m.: To his great surprise a University of Delaware football player wakes to find a former University of Delaware football player burglarizing his apartment
Rick Reilly
The Blonde Leading the Blind: In the What Will Paris Do to Matt? pool, I've got Leave Him with a Facial Tic. I don't think he'll last longer than a stolen brownie at a Weight Watchers seminar
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