Leading Off

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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN BIEVER Snappy Comeback Celtics guard Kenny Anderson (left) chases down a loose ball as time runs out on the Nets in historic Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Boston last Saturday. Anderson's subsequent basket on a goaltending call helped seal the Celtics' Lazarus-like ascent from the slab (page 55).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANCK FIFE/AFP Neither Rain Nor Sleet... Lance Armstrong, riding for the U.S. Postal Service team, could have used some windshield wipers during the second stage of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre. Armstrong won this Tour de France tune-up, which finished in the town of L'Esperou on Sunday.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK SOLOMON Calling In His Mark Princeton's Mark Pellegrino (right), was thwarted on this rush at the Syracuse goalie with a check by Brett Walther. Pellegrino scored two goals in the game, but it wasn't enough, as the Orangemen avenged last season's loss to the Tigers in the NCAA Division I lacrosse finals with a 13-12 win on Monday.