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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY AL TIELEMANS Titan SecurityJaguars defensive back Fernando Bryant lets his guard downand is called for interference on Titans receiver Kevin Dysonin the third quarter of their AFC Championship Game, which Tennessee won 33-14 (page 36).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP Pole VaultLukasz Kruczek of Poland gets a bird's-eye view of Sapporo during training for a World Cup ski jumping competition.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN W. MCDONOUGH Glove Knows No Bounds Sonics point guard Gary Payton beats Lakers (from left) Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox and Shaquille O'Neal to the hoop en route to scoring 36 points in an 82-81 Seattle victory.