Leading Off

Departments

12 Letters
92 The Life of Reilly

17 Scorecard

Reggie's resurrection
Roadblocks for Kenyan runners
A wide-open Derby
He shot, he scored $1 mil
Big-school QBs dissed in draft
Spike Lee 's got next
Faces in the Crowd
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Inside...

74 Soccer
76 College Football
78 The NHL
82 The NBA
86 Baseball

Pro Basketball Playoffs

28 Points of View
As the NBA playoffs got under way, four key figures—a Sonic, a Hornet, a Knick and a Net—at various stages of their careers offered unique perspectives on the challenges of postseason play

The First Timer
Vin Baker finally made his playoff debut
by Michael Bamberger

The Coach
Dave Cowens has the Hornets stinging
by Gerry Callahan