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Inside: The Week In Sports

Olympic Sports
Gold medal favorites Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin finished one-two at the gymnastics trials and earned tickets to Beijing • Reports from the U.S. diving and triathlon Olympic trials

Baseball
The Yankees (of course) figure to be in the mix for C.C. Sabathia, but a sleeper club could pull off a deal for the Indians' ace • Expect an interesting battle between the Brewers and the Cubs

The NHL
After 14 years as the face of the Maple Leafs, center Mats Sundin could, and should, play for rival Montreal • The Kings' new defense • The Wings' new glove man

NASCAR
Kasey Kahne is the revelation of the season • Mark Martin is expected to replace Casey Mears at Hendrick Motorsports in 2009: one more title try for racing's old warrior

DYNAMIC TENSION
With a dominant performance in the three-meter springboard last Saturday at the trials in Indianapolis, 28-year-old Troy Dumais made his third U.S. Olympic team.

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Photograph by Heinz Kluetmeier