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THE TEAM THAT INVENTED FOOTBALL
by SALLY JENKINS
Jim Thorpe of the Carlisle Indians

The Righteous
Scarlet Knights
BY ADITI KINKHABWALA

NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW

The Best of Enemies
Pals Steve Nash & Dirk Nowitzki Battle It Out for Dominance in the NBA
by CHRIS BALLARD

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PHOTOGRAPH BY GREG NELSON

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Corbis (Thorpe)

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Mike Derer/AP (Rutgers)