Inside The Week in Sports

College Basketball
T.J. Ford has Texas on the rise
The most improved players in the nation
South Florida's Baxter is a hero

Baseball
After surviving an off-season shooting, Houston's Richard Hidalgo
hopes to bounce back this year

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN W. MCDONOUGH HOOKED 'EM Texas's James Thomas throws up an obstacle forOklahoma State's Cheyne Gadson in the Longhorns' 78--65 win lastSaturday, which snapped the Cowboys' 15-game winning streak.