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NCAA TOURNAMENT

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

42 UCONN VS. BUTLER

The final between the Huskies and the Bulldogs was a dog-meet-dog matchup that pitted a power program from the Big East against a Horizon League team trying to cash in on its second straight chance at a title

• AN EARLY LOOK AT NEXT SEASON'S TOP 10

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52 BASEBALL

DESIGNATED HITTERS

In an era that values run prevention and lineup flexibility, the DH as we knew it is a dying breed

By Albert Chen

58 PRO BASKETBALL

DOUG COLLINS

The 76ers' season has been filled with highs—which is good news for their coach, who will remember it all

By Michael Rosenberg

64 HOCKEY

PLAYOFF PREVIEW

Will the changes that the Canucks made to their talented roster be enough to win the Stanley Cup?

By Brian Cazeneuve

SPECIAL REPORT

CHAMPAGNE, DIAMONDS AND GUNSHOTS IN THE DARK

On Jan. 1, 2007, Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was shot to death at a Denver nightclub. But years would pass before the full story came to light

By Thomas Lake

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Departments

4 Leading Off

13 Letters

16 Scorecard

Polling NFL fans on the lockout

27 Just My Type

Angry Auburn alum Heath Evans

By Dan Patrick

28 Faces in the Crowd

32 Inside ...

• Tennis

The can't-lose kid

• Baseball

Roster riddles

• Golf

Lefty's tune-up win

• The NBA

Five top foreigners

84 Point After

The shame game in college sports

By Phil Taylor

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PORTER BINKS (WALKER)

HUSKIES GUARD KEMBA WALKER

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LOU CAPOZZOLA (MACK)

BULLDOGS GUARD SHELVIN MACK

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