Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

HOCKEY
Michaud is Maine's saving grace
Stop whining about crease rule
Mighty Ducks' Haller bugs Gretzky

BASEBALL
Players who made spring training count
D.C. fans slow to embrace Expos
Fast-starting pitchers

HORSE RACING
Gelding wins Santa Anita Derby
Dubai colts to run for roses
Former jockey faces robbery charge

THE NBA
Is Brandon the T-Wolves' next vanishing point?
Every day's a bank holiday
Putting best forwards forward

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BRAD MANGIN I Vant to Be Alone With his hooves in California but his eyes on the Kentucky Derby, General Challenge (left), with Gary Stevens up, declared independence from the rest of the field and pulled away to win the Santa Anita Derby (page 96).