Colts ups defense with Michigan \ncornerback in draft\nINDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis wants a bigger, more physical defense next year. Saturday's draft has them moving in that direction.\nThe Colts took Michigan cornerback Marlin Jackson with the 29th overall pick, then solidified their secondary with Illinois cornerback Kelvin Hayden in the second round of the annual NFL draft. They selected Kentucky defensive end Vincent Burns in the third round.\nIt was no surprise the Colts chose defenders to bolster a unit that has frequently been blamed for the team's inability to reach the Super Bowl. But this year's blueprint was different.\nJackson, who also played safety in college, became the first cornerback taken by the Colts in the first round since Leonard Coleman in 1984. Hayden's selection made it back-to-back cornerbacks for the first time since in franchise history.\nThe Colts are hoping Burns, a 6-foot, 268-pound defensive end, can give them more force at defensive tackle.\n"We've got to tighten up and be more physical," coach Tony Dungy said. "I think that will be the buzzword throughout training camp."\nThe cornerback duo seemed a perfect fit for Dungy, who has a masterful record of producing turnovers and Pro Bowl players in previous stops with Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Tampa Bay.\nUsually, Dungy usually prefers speed to brawn, but the Colts believe they have both qualities in each of their two draft picks.
Celtics blow out Pacers in 1st game of playoffs\nBOSTON -- Raef LaFrentz set a Boston playoff record by hitting all five of his 3-pointers and the Celtics routed Indiana in their playoff opener.\nThe Celtics missed 12 of their first 13 shots and trailed 12-6, but hit 20 of their 31 shots the rest of the half and led 57-31 at intermission.\nLaFrentz led the Celtics with 21 points and broke the record for 3-pointers set by Scott Wedman in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals.\nStephen Jackson led the Pacers with 25 points.
