Inside: The Week In Sports

The NHL
Rental players who return to their former teams tarnish the Cup • Winger Gary Roberts is the most coveted player on the trade market

College Basketball
Southern Illinois could be the next upset king to come out of the Missouri Valley • Winthrop deserves an at-large NCAA tournament bid

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Photograph by Al Bello/ Getty Images

OVERSTRETCHED Despite bending over backward to loosen up between periods of a home game against the Devils last Saturday, the Islanders' Rick DiPietro couldn't backstop his team to a victory. New Jersey won 2--0 on netminder Martin Brodeur's 11th shutout of the year.