Inside: The Week In Sports

College Basketball
Xavier's Stanley Burrell has turned into the best defender in the Atlantic 10 • Stingy Musketeers specialize in shutting down opponents' top scorers

The NHL
With Sidney Crosby out, Evgeni Malkin has helped fill the void and kept the Penguins in step • The Stars can thank their fired G.M. for their success

SHOW OF HANSBROUGH
Forward Tyler Hansbrough fought through the Duke defense to score 28 points, but it wasn't enough to carry North Carolina to victory on Feb. 6 in Chapel Hill. The second-ranked Blue Devils beat the then No. 3 Tar Heels 89--78, ending a three-game losing streak in the rivalry.

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Photograph by Heinz Kluetmeier