Inside The Week in Sports

The NBA
Trail Blazers on the move with Scottie Pippen at the point--An
early assessment of the Payton-Allen trade

Soccer
American goalkeeper Friedel makes believers out of the
Brits--Adu debuts to rousing reviews

College Basketball
Week of scandals dampens March spirit--BC's Bell soars--North
Carolina finally knocks off Duke

The NHL
Predators' Vokoun may save big bucks--Our nominees for the
divers' list--Marchment a good fit in Colorado

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN W. MCDONOUGH LEAN MACHINE Minnesota's Kevin Garnett was stillfinger-rolling along, even as the road-weary Timberwolves lost to the Lakers last Friday, 106-96.