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Poles Apart

By By Eric Adelson

Monday, November 25, 2002

Kevin Weekes struts into the locker room like a model on a catwalk. "No free peeks!" he shouts as he peels off his sweaty undershirt to reveal a linebacker's torso. Spotting a reporter, Weekes nods, smiles and invites him to sit down in the stall next to him. "I'm kind of the landlord around here," he says. Arturs Irbe sneaks in almost unnoticed. He does not say a word. He sits directly across from Weekes, but does not make eye contact. He carefully unstraps his pads and places them on the flo ...

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