Leading Off

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Photographs by David Walberg

Bunker Mentality

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson (inset) had to play from the sand on the 16th hole at Doral as they went head-to-head for the Ford Championship title on Sunday. Woods came from two strokes back to beat Mickelson by one for his second PGA Tour victory of the year (page 52).

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Photographs by David E. Klutho

Court Flood

  The floor at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus was inundated by Ohio State fans on Sunday after the Buckeyes' Matt Sylvester (inset) hit a three-pointer with 5.1 seconds left to give the home team a 65-64 win over previously unbeaten Illinois (page 46).

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Photographs by John Iacono

Down Under

In his Mets debut, pitcher Pedro Martinez can't get the tag down on Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein, who scored on a passed ball during an exhibition game last Friday at the Cards' training site in Jupiter, Fla.