Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

THE NHL
Holland has Red Wings revved
Another cold spring for Islander Palffy
Leafs' Yushkevich goes blond

THE NBA
Malone elbows his way to MVP
Payton's patent denial of trade rumors
Big and tall--but stylin'

BASEBALL
Twins' rookies come out swinging
Leyland settles in
Glavine serves up too much on the plate

MOTOR SPORTS
Safety innovations needed at open-wheel ovals
Montoya's impact on CART
Ferrari ends drought

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID E. KLUTHO Pancaked The Blues' Craig Conroy gets battered after tripping on the Coyotes' Rick Tocchet in Game 4 of their first-round series.