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NBA MIDSEASON REPORT Sky Rocket With his strong play and big smile, Yao Ming has given the NBA a boost on two continents By Jack McCallum Small Wonder The crunch-time heroics of 5'5" Earl Boykins are a big reason why the Warriors are competitive again By Phil Taylor No Kidding Never mind his paltry 6.5 points per game. Detroit's Ben Wallace is our first-half MVP for his D By L. Jon Wertheim HOCKEY Back To The Bench Glen Sather has had no success as G.M. of the New York Rangers. So now he'll try to coach them By Michael Farber		NASCAR PREVIEW How They'll Finish Jeff Gordon won the Cup in 2001 and Tony Stewart did in '02, but SI predicts that both will be passed this year by a fellow Hoosier What You'll See in 2003 A first-time champion at the Daytona 500, for starters, and a new racing powerhouse By Mark Bechtel Speed Demon Jeff Gordon is deified by millions and vilified by millions more. Could everyone be right? By Jeff MacGregor COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 1 ... Again No. 2 UConn and its frisky freshmen shut down Duke to regain the women's top spot By Albert Chen Island Hopper Raised in Newfoundland, guard Carl English flew 5,800 miles to become a shooting star at Hawaii By Michael Farber