Leading Off

Departments

14 Catching Up With...
18 Letters
94 The Life of Reilly

Scorecard

29 Joyner-Kersee bids adieu
Cycling's drug mess
Albert Belle's gambling
Role model for paralyzed gymnast
Man chokes mascot
X-Games or Goodwill Games?
SI View
Faces in the Crowd

Inside...

84 The NFL
86 Soccer
88 Baseball

Baseball
40 Home Run Fever
The author went on a long-ball bender, chasing the men who are chasing Roger Maris's epic record
by Gary Smith

Golf
52 Yes Se Ri
Se Ri Pak has won three tournaments in the last month. This week she can make history
by Michael Bamberger

Basketball
56 Dirty Dozen
The retreads representing the U.S. in Athens may not be a Dream Team, but they do have a dream
by Ian Thomsen

Pro Football
60 What Went Wrong
Having built the 49ers' dynasty, Carmen Policy and Eddie DeBartolo saw their partnership crumble
by Michael Silver