Inside: The Week In Sports

College Basketball
The Auburn and Vanderbilt women are taking advantage of down years by Tennessee and LSU • Maryland's back on the NCAA bubble • Freshman of the year: Oklahoma's Willie Warren

Boxing
Comeback KOs by Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik show that being undefeated isn't everything • After another uninspiring win, is John Duddy still a contender?

The NHL
A new coach has revamped the Senators' system and sparked a winning run. Will it last? • The Avalanche's Ryan Smyth: available to the highest bidder • Meet the nation's best prep prospect

TOBACCO ROAD BUMP
Wake Forest guard Ishmael Smith (10) lost the ball out-of-bounds on Sunday night in Durham, N.C., one of his five turnovers in a 101--91 loss to Duke. Freshman guard Elliot Williams (20), a surprise starter, had a career-high-equaling 11 points for the Blue Devils, who rebounded from two straight ACC losses to pull into a three-way tie for second in the conference.

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Photograph by Bill Frakes