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PHILADELPHIA—
 The crown jewels of the Eagles’ draft, JeremyMaclin and LeSean McCoy, wereat the Eagles’ rookie minicampWednesday, getting a crash coursein the offense. After restockingtheir talent base impressively, theEagles could finally win their firstSuper Bowl. Here’s why:
 
1. With McCoy easing theburden on Brian Westbrook, therunning game will be better.“Westbrook has gas left in the tank,but you don’t want him carrying theball 20-25 times every game,’’ saidRon Jaworski, former Eagles quar-terback and ESPN analyst. “McCoycould play a very important role.”
 
2. New bookend tackles JasonPeters and Stacy Andrews shouldimprove Donovan McNabb’s pro-tection. “The pieces are there,’’ saidformer Eagles end Hugh Douglas.“It’s not insane to think this teamcould finally get over the hump.’’
 
3. DeSean Jackson flourishedas a rookie receiver in the Eagles’system, giving Maclin reason tobelieve he can, too. “Under coachReid, if you prove you can play, youget on the field,’’ he said.
— Clifton Brown
 Top defensive tackles,
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Restocked Eaglescould fly in ’09
BRADLEYC.BOWER/AP
WR Jeremy Maclin has reason tobelieve he can contribute quickly.
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Scoreboard
NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference finals
Orlando 107, Cleveland 106
(Orlando leads series 1-0)
Baseball
American League
N.Y. Yankees 11, Baltimore 4Detroit 5, Texas 3Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 6Boston 8, Toronto 3Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 4Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5Seattle 1, L.A. Angels 0
National League
Florida 8, Arizona 6, 1st game
Arizona 11, Florida 9, 13 innings, 2nd game
Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 1Atlanta 12, Colorado 4Houston 6, Milwaukee 4St. Louis 2, Chicago Cubs 1San Diego 2, San Francisco 1L.A. Dodgers 2, N.Y. Mets 1
MLB>13 NFL>22 NBA>6 NHL>10 NASCAR>31 COLLEGE FOOTBALL>28 COLLEGE BASKETBALL>29 NBA DRAFT>6
QUICK LINKS:LOOK WHO’S TALKING
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez
“I have a prettygood feel, a lot moreof a feel than lastyear,” he says aboutthe ‘09 version of the Wolverines. Healso hits on UM’s QBsituation and making peace withWVU.
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BASEBALL
Brewers LF Ryan Braun
On the field: “I amvery comfortablewith the game onthe line.”Off the field: “I’vedone pretty wellfor myself” withcorporate sponsorships.
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Two of a kind
Alex Ovechkin, F, WashingtonLeBron James, F, Cleveland
He shoots more than anyone. He scores more goals than anyone. Andhe’s a threat to do both the moment he enters the zone. “His shot—hehas a lot on it and it doesn’t take him a lot to get it away,” said formercoach Scotty Bowman. “He seems possessed to score goals.”
OFFENSIVE MIGHT
James had one of the all-time best offensive seasons. He averaged28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists and had seven triple-doubles.“There is no right way to guard him,” said former NBA coach Jeff VanGundy. “Whatever you do, he will find a weakness to exploit.”His exuberant jump into the glass after goals is the most publicdisplay of Ovechkin’s passion, but it’s still there, whether he scores ornot. “His passion in every game is amazing,” said Capitals teammateSergei Fedorov. “It’s honestly coming from the heart.”
PASSION
James is one of the league’s most intense when it comes to in-gamedetermination. “He has developed a will, so that no matter what isgoing on, he is looking at it one way, and that is, ‘We are not going tolose this game,’ “ said teammate Joe Smith.There were crazy goal celebrations, singing car commercials, propsduring All-Star weekend and even a meeting with LeBron James. Eachelevated Ovechkin’s stardom just a little more. “He seems to be grow-ing more and more every year,” said Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo.
— Craig Custance
STAR POWER
Mention the new Nike commercials, in which a puppet version of James exuberantly pushes Kobe Bryant to get excited, and Smithlaughs. “That’s dead-on LeBron,” he said. “He’s got so much energy, heis always having fun.”
— Sean Deveney 
It wasn’t even close. “Ovie” and “King James” wererunaway winners of 
Sporting News
’ player of the yearawards. They also share three traits that make themthe best in the game.
NHL VOTING
In a poll of 292 players, Alex Ovechkinbecame
SN 
’s first back-to-back winnersince Pittsburgh’s Jaromir Jagr (1999-2000). The top three:1. Alex Ovechkin, Capitals 1472. Evgeni Malkin, Penguins 653. Pavel Datsyuk, Red Wings 23
NBA VOTING
In a poll of 231 players, LeBron James joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as theonly players to win two top
SN 
honorsbefore turning 25. The top three:1. LeBron James, Cavaliers 1422. Dwyane Wade, Heat 443. Kobe Bryant, Lakers 32
 
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A quick look at the best sports on TV
— all times Eastern
OFF THE FIELD
Mickelson’s wife has cancer
Phil Mickelson’s wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the three-time major champion saidWednesday he will suspend his PGA Tour schedule indefi-nitely. According to a release from Mickelson’s managementcompany, his wife was to have more tests but begin treat-ment with major surgery as early as the next two weeks.Mickelson, the No. 2 player in the world with 36 careerPGA Tour victories, was to play the Byron Nelson Cham-pionship this week before defending his title next weekat Colonial. It was not certain if he would return in timefor the U.S. Open on June 18-21 at Bethpage Black, wherehe was the runner-up to Tiger Woods in 2002 and is beloved by golf fans in the New York area.“Elin and I are deeply saddened to hear the news aboutAmy,” Woods said. “Our thoughts and prayers are withher, Phil, the children and the entire Mickelson family.”Amy Mickelson is among the most visible wives on thePGA Tour, a former Phoenix Suns cheerleader who regularlywalks during the rounds and mingles easily with the gallery.They met in 1992 when Mickelson was a senior at Ari-zona State, a year after he won his first PGA Tour eventas an amateur. Amy knew nothing about golf at the time.“I grew up in a tennis family, and when he told me he was apro golfer, I thought he worked in the shop at a golf course,”she wrote in Mickelson’s book,
One Magical Sunday
, after hewon his first major at the 2004 Masters.They were married in 1996 and have three children.
— The Associated Press
The wife of Diamondbackspitcher
Scott Schoeneweis
was founddead Wednesday at her home inFountain Hills, Ariz.Police say the cause of deathhasn’t been determined. Policesaid the body of 39-year-old
Gabri-elle Dawn Schoeneweis
was found onthe floor of the master bedroomin the family’s suburban homeshortly after noon Wednesday.Authorities say her 14-year-olddaughter called the sheriff’s officeto report that she had found hermother lying there and unrespon-sive. A team spokesman saidSchoeneweis had left the team toreturn to Phoenix.“His world was just rocked. Heand his kids, his family, hisextended family, his in-laws,everybody’s lives are changedforever. He took it as expected,very hard,” Diamondbacks man-ager
A.J. Hinch
said.
The Big Scoop
Former Duke point guard
GregPaulus
chose to play football atSyracuse and who landed thefirst interview with the newOrangeman quarterback?
Shaquille O’Neal
, of course.Shaq, participating at SyracuseUniversity’s SportcasterU, got thescoop, according to the
Syracuse Post-Standard 
.“I found out maybe a day or twoago,” Paulus told the newspaper of  being Shaq’s interview subject. “Itwas like, ‘Hey, Greg, are you inter-ested?’ Yeah, I’m interested.”
Delany: It’s not that easy
Big Ten Commissioner
 JimDelany
said there’s one thing hecan say
President Barack Obama
doesn’t understand completely—the complexity of a college foot- ball playoff. The President hassaid he favors a playoff.“It’s very hard to be disagree-able with a popular president,”Delany said to the
Chicago Tri-bune
. “He’s a scholar and a lawyerand a great politician, but I don’tthink he understands the com-plexity of the issue.”
Quick hits
LeBron James,
 
Tim Tebow
,
Larry Fitzger-ald
, and
 Josh Hamilton
join tennisplayer
Rafael Nadal
, sprinter
Usain Bolt
,speedskater
Shani Davis
, skateboarder
Bob Burnquist
, freestyle skier
SimonDumont
, boxer
Manny Pacquiao
, MMAfighter
Georges St. Pierre
and racecardriver
Lewis Hamilton
as part of 
 Men’s Fitness
magazine’s “MF 25,” a rank-ing of the 25 fittest males in theworld,
SportsBusiness Daily
reported. NFL running back
WarrickDunn
’s foundation on Mondaydonated its 86th home to a low-income single mother, helping put
Shawn Palic
into a house in Dade City,Fla.,TampaBay.comreported. PGA Tour golfer
Rich Beem
 has pledged $100 for every birdiehe makes at this week’s HP ByronNelson Championship in Dallasand next week’s Crowne PlazaInvitational at Colonial in FortWorth to the family of Cowboysscouting assistant
Rich Behm
, para-lyzed from the waist down in thecollapse of the team’s practicefacility,
The
 
 Dallas Morning News
 reported.
— Compiled by Ken Bradley, with wire reports
GUIDE
 
NBA
Nuggets at Lakers
9 p.m., ESPN
 The Nuggets blew a great opportunity to stealGame 1, especially when they had a seven-point leadin the fourth quarter. All it would have taken is a coupleof better decisions in the closing minutes. You had tolike their chances with Chauncey Billups seen beamingat one point in the second half. With him running theshow, the Nuggets won’t be hurt by their collectivelack of big-game experience.
— Roger Kuznia
NHL
Hurricanes at Penguins
7:30 p.m., Versus
With Game 1 in their pocket, the Penguins will try tokeep home-ice advantage. Even with the possible lossof two ‘Canes forwards to injuries, Game 2 won’t beeasy for Pittsburgh. They’ll need another strong effortfrom G Marc-Andre Fleury to go up 2-0. And, they’llneed more offensive production from their stars. Don’texpect official word on whether felled Hurricanes for-wards Tuomo Ruutu and Erik Cole will be available untilafter this morning’s skate, though both appear likely tomiss the game.
— Ray Slover 
NASCAR
Coca-Cola 600 qualifying
7 p.m., Speed
If you’re looking for a pole favorite, look towardHendrick Motorsports, which saw Jimmie Johnsonearn the top spot for last Saturday’s All-Star Race. Histhree teammates weren’t bad either, starting no worsethan sixth. While Johnson once had a streak where hewon five of six races at Charlotte, only two Hendrick drivers have won at that track in the last six races—Jeff Gordon and Casey Mears. Also look to Kyle Busch, whowon the pole for last year’s 600, to compete for the topspot again.
— Roger Kuznia
AUTO RACING
8 a.m.SPEED—
Formula One, practice forMonaco Grand Prix, at Monaco
1 p.m.SPEED—
NASCAR, Nationwide Series,practice for Carquest Auto Parts 300, atConcord, N.C.
3 p.m.SPEED—
NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practicefor Coca-Cola 600, at Concord, N.C.
6 p.m.SPEED—
NASCAR, Nationwide Series,final practice for Carquest Auto Parts300, at Concord, N.C.
7 p.m.SPEED—
NASCAR, Sprint Cup, polequalifying for Coca-Cola 600, atConcord, N.C.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
7 p.m.ESPN2—
NCAA Division I, SuperRegionals, game 1, Ohio State at Georgia
9:30 p.m.ESPN2—
NCAA Division I, SuperRegionals, game 1, Arizona at Stanford
GOLF
10 a.m.TGC—
European PGA Tour, BMW PGAChampionship, first round, at Surrey,England
NoonTGC—
PGA of America, SeniorChampionship, first round, atBeachwood, Ohio
3 p.m.TGC—
PGA Tour, Byron NelsonChampionship, first round, at Irving, Texas
6:30 p.m.TGC—
LPGA, Corning Classic, first round,at Corning, N.Y. (same-day tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE
11:30 p.m.ESPN2—
Washington at Long Island(same-day tape)
NBA BASKETBALL
9 p.m.ESPN—
Playoffs, Western Conferencefinals, Game 2, Denver at L.A. Lakers
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.VERSUS—
Playoffs, Eastern Conferencefinals, Game 2, Carolina at Pittsburgh
CHRISPIZZELLO/AP
Phil Mickelson and wife Amy have been married since 1996.
Wife of D-backs pitcher found dead
 
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My Profile
Raymond Berry
Pro Football Hall of Famer
(What you won’t find on Facebook … even if you are approved as a friend)
Born:
February 27, 1933, in CorpusChristi, Texas
Status:
Married
Alma mater:
SMU
What’s on TV:
 24
,
CSI 
, old movies channels,Fox News, NFL games, college football,The History Channel
What’s in my iPod:
Today’s stuff doesn’tinterest me. Country music’s OK. Andmusic from the classic Broadway musicals.
What I drive:
2008 silver Honda Pilot, ’92Lexus
Favorite flicks:
Casablanca
,
 Pearl Harbor 
,
The Hunt for Red October 
,
Shane
,
The Client 
,
 Master and Commander 
,
Singin’ in the Rain
,
 Patriot Games
,
 Band of  Brothers
,
 Run Silent Run Deep
,
Clear and Present Danger 
What I’m reading:
Any book onWWII history. I have alibrary on WWII, especiallyMidway, Omaha Beach andNormandy. My cousin waskilled—and buried—there in’44. I have 3-4 books onMidway. Also read a lot of Louis L’Amour and TomClancy, and
 Epicenter 
, by JoelRosenberg.
Subscriptions:
The WashingtonTimes
,
 National Geographic
,
WWII History Magazine
,
 Jerusa-lem Post 
Worst habits:
My temper and aweakness for desserts
Love to trade places for a day with …
No one I can think of. If there isone person who could punch a button toshape up this world, give me a shot at that button!
First job:
Delivered milk to neighborhoodcustomers in Paris, Texas. We had a veryproductive cow. I was about 10. Pay wasroom and board. It was good milk with alot of cream.
Favorite meal:
My mom’s fried chickenwith mashed potatoes and gravy, corn onthe cob, fresh tomatoes and apple pie.Yeah!
Talent I’d most like to have:
I’m satisfied withwhat I’ve got. It would be nice to play thepiano, to go along with my singing voice.
Favorite city to visit:
Jerusalem
Favorite teams as a kid:
PHS Wildcats—mydad was the coach; SMU Mustangs—Doak(Walker) was the star
Favorite values in others:
Unselfishness,sense of humor
Favorite physical attribute about myself:
I had a body and mind designed to play football.This came in handy since I loved football.
And least …
No complaints. Belly ain’twhat it used to be.
Dream date:
I married her. Her name isSally.
My heroes:
1. Crazylegs Hirsch. I was 18when I saw film on his career. I wanted todo what he was doing. 2. Doak Walker. Istudied 30-40 films of his career at SMU.
Unbelievable
. He did it all.
My bucket list:
Pay off my mortgage
My motto:
Don’t fumble. Just kidding. …On second thought, I’m not kidding.
— Jeff D’Alessio
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