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NBA PLAYOFFS
Perfect Storm
For the first time in ages, the opening round of the NBA playoffs has been full of must-watch magical moments
By Lee Jenkins
Page 30
44 BASEBALL
THE ROCKIES
Tulo, CarGo and Ubaldo are making title hopes grow, and fans glow, in Colorado
By Phil Taylor
50 NHL PLAYOFFS
THE RED WINGS
Pavel Datsyuk's dazzling play is the key to Detroit's quest for another Cup
By Brian Cazeneuve
56 PRO FOOTBALL
AUSTIN COLLIE
The Colts' receiver has become the poster boy for the NFL head-injury crisis
By Tim Layden
BERYL SHIPLEY
1926--2011
AN ACCIDENTAL HERO
Remembering the forgotten coach who helped integrate college basketball in the Deep South
By John Ed Bradley
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Departments
4 Leading Off
10 Letters
12 Scorecard
The legacy of UVA's Yeardley Love
20 Just My Type
Shane Battier's basketball blessings
By Dan Patrick
21 Faces in the Crowd
22 Inside ...
• College Football
BCS faces lawsuit
• Golf
Saving the Heritage
• The NHL
Comebacks abound
• Baseball
Playoff expansion?
70 Point After
The quiet power of Bud Selig
By Joe Posnanski
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