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THREE COLOR PHOTOS: PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID STOUT/THE JONESBORO SUN Fast Break Western Kentucky center Nigel Dixon brought down the house--andthe backboard--with this dunk, which forced a 35-minute delay inthe Hilltoppers' 79-76 loss to Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Ark.,on Jan. 7 (page 81).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY FRED VUICH Wie Believe! Michelle Wie looked doubly amazing when she sank a birdie putt on18 during the second day of the PGA Tour Sony Open on Jan. 16th.Her round of 68 left her one shot over the cut at the WaialaeCountry Club in Honolulu (page 17).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHEN DUNN/GETTY IMAGES Cavalier Attitudes Cleveland guard LeBron James and L.A. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant each seem studiously unimpressed by the other's presence during their Jan. 12 game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, which the Lakers won 89-79, despite losing Bryant in the second quarter with a shoulder injury.