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March 18, 2002

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Winners All
Huge crowds turned out in Salt Lake City to cheer 420 athletes from 36 countries competing in 91 events at the Paralympic Winter Games, held after every Winter Olympics. Mher Avanesyan of Armenia, who competed in the downhill, finished 10th in his class.

Curtains
Red Wings center Kris Draper gets the hook from an obscured Maple Leaf while Toronto goalie Corey Schwab looks for the next act. Detroit won 6-2.

Teen Bopper
Maria Sharapova, a 14-year-old from Siberia, stretches for a forehand during her second-round spanking (6-0, 6-2) by Monica Seles at the Pacific Life Open. The tournament was the pro debut for Sharapova, who has trained at Nick Bollettieri's tennis factory in Florida since she was seven.

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