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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB ROSATO Hard-nosed defenseTimberwolves forward Kevin Garnett can only hope Heat forward Sean Marks isn't running a pick-and-roll during a game won 80-73 by Minnesota (page 60).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY DANIEL FOSTER/DPPI Vapor trailsMasts of sailboats in the Volvo Ocean Race Round the World cut through fog off Cape Town on the second leg of a voyage that will cover 32,700 nautical miles.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY HEINZ KLUETMEIER Slingin' in the rainGiants quarterback Kerry Collins loses his grip because Raiders Rod Coleman and William Thomas don't lose theirs in Oakland's 28-10 win (page 78).