Inside: The Week In Sports

College Basketball
Transfers helped Reggie Theus quickly turn things around at New Mexico State • N.C. State is back in the NCAA tournament hunt

The NBA
Andrea Bargnani has justified the Raptors' decision to make him the top pick • Scout: Denver should take the ball out of Allen Iverson's hands

DUCK HUNTERS
Shooting for two of his 11 points last Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion, forward Josh Shipp (3) helped UCLA beat Oregon 69--57 and avenge a road loss to the Ducks on Jan. 6—the Bruins' first defeat of the season and one that cost them the No. 1 ranking. UCLA, second in the AP poll this week, regained sole possession of first place in the Pac-10.

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Photograph by Robert Beck