Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Spring injuries mounting--Selection formulas for the national
title game--Educating Texas A&M's Stewart

THE NHL
Selanne looks like MVP material--The league's tepid television
ratings--Montreal, cradle of coaches

BASEBALL
Miserly Expos are paying the price--Burks wants to bid
centerfield adieu--Eight degrees of Eckersley

THE NBA
Kemp now has that Cavalier attitude--SI's end-of-season
awards--Gimmicks boosting the Sixers' gate

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY AL TIELEMANS STATE OF THE WARD Pirates outfielder Turner Ward may appear to be lying down on the job, but he's actually making life even more woeful for the woeful Marlins with a sliding catch (page 78)