Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

THE NHL
Recchi deserved a ticket to Nagano--Ozolinsh victim of Soviet
breakup--G.M.s: Canada is golden

MOTOR SPORTS
Wallace leaves Gordon spitting dirt--Rookies worth watching--
Labontes are Daytona's dynamic duo

THE NBA
Malone's lost weekend in New York--Midseason awards--Bryant
scores points with the All-Star vets

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arkansas razor-sharp again--Interim coach spurs Arizona State--
Black coaches need second chance

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Top high school defender follows his heart and picks his state
school, Kentucky, over Notre Dame

THE NFL
Packers' block on Holmgren the right move--The combine gets a
little testy--A Cardinal wannabe

COLOR PHOTO: MANNY MILLAN KIDS' STUFF For young All-Stars Kevin Garnett (21) and Kobe Bryant, Sunday's game was a blast (page 94).