NCAA PREVIEW
Tough Stuff
As the battle for the national crown unfolds, the teams with true grit will have the best chance of surviving
By Alexander Wolff
The Spirit of '76
A quarter century has passed since there has been a champion-Indiana-tough enough to go unbeaten
By Jack McCallum
Anybody's Ball Game
Injuries to players for Connecticut and Tennessee have left the door open for a bunch of other teams
By Kelli Anderson
PRO BASKETBALL
Clutch Overhaul
Tagged as a player who fades in crunch time, Jamal Mashburn of the Hornets has shown new mettle this year
By Phil Taylor
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PRO FOOTBALL
Hard Charger
A lucrative new deal in San Diego puts late-blooming, sack-happy Marcellus Wiley among the NFL's elite
By Michael Silver
HOCKEY
Game 1,023
Just another match? Don't tell that to the Blues and the Red Wings, who battled for a better playoff seeding
By Michael Farber
BASEBALL
Sweet & Lou
Age, success and a good woman have mellowed manager Lou Piniella of the Mariners. So whom can we rely on to storm out of the dugout in a righteous rage?
By Frank Deford
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