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TABLE OF CONTENTS
June 05, 2006 | Volume 104, Issue 23
June 05, 2006 Barry's Blasts
You never forget
your first felony. Mine was mail tampering. As a hoops-crazed 13-year-old, I
rifled through a new neighbor's mailbox to confirm that the occupant of the
split-level on 98 1/2...
Full of fast-paced games, tight finishes and All-Star heroics, the NBA playoffs are fun again--and America has noticed
After a trying
season, the Duke women fall short in their bid for a lacrosse title
June 05, 2006 Died
At age 39 after a long battle with brain cancer, former NFL running back Craig
(Ironhead) Heyward (above). After dropping nearly 100 pounds, Heyward--who had
a size-8 3/4 head--went from...
June 05, 2006 69
Length of the Salisbury men's lacrosse team's winning streak, which was snapped
when Cortland State beat the Sea Gulls 13-12 on Sunday to win the Division III
national title.
June 05, 2006 | Mark Mravic
Mystified by the
world's love of soccer? This new collection of essays will prepare you for
sport's biggest event
June 05, 2006 | Mark Mravic Here are five more books that search for the soul of
soccer.
The freestyle motocross star is married to rocker Pink and appears on A&E's reality show Inked
Which is the
tougher work environment, Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park or the slightly
muggier confines of the Amazon jungle? Phillies wunderkind Cole Hamels can find
out: The rookie lefthander,...
Helmet? Check. Gloves? Check. Goggles? Check. Bike?
Uh-oh. Lukas Pesek of the Czech Republic was missing one vital piece of
equipment during a 125-cc motorcycle race in Le Mans on May 21: his...
Televangelist Pat Robertson, 76, claims he recently
leg-pressed one ton--twice what most elite athletes can press--thanks to a
protein shake containing flaxseed oil.
PEPE REINA, Spanish national team goalkeeper, on
joining the team a week after getting married:
What to watch and
watch for
June 05, 2006 Whitney
Mollica
THE SEARCH for
closers has been fruitful this season for fantasy owners willing to take a
chance on the waiver wire. While established stoppers such as Francisco Cordero
and Brad Lidge have...
YANKEES SECOND BASEMAN
June 05, 2006 Who's Hot
NL West
June 05, 2006 ERIC
BRUNTLETT
How a Beverly Hills fitness guru homes in on his clients' most bankable body parts
Detroit raced to
the best record in the majors thanks to the old fire that burns in their new
manager and a flamethrowing young pitching staff. Motown is in love again
Read more from Tom Verducci every Tuesday and
Wednesday at SI.com/baseball.
By bellying up on
the game's most prolific offensive juggernaut, the Mavericks may have buried
for good any lingering doubts about their resilience and toughness
The Playoff Blog and position-by-position analysis of
the conference finals at SI.com/nba.
Miami has pushed
Detroit to the edge in the East by beating the Pistons at their own game
Back in the
finals after 16 years, once-mighty Edmonton has an underdog's appeal and
small-market fans who act as if they own the franchise--as some of them do
For more playoff coverage, including a preview of the
finals and the playoff blog, go to SI.com/nhl.
Behind the
stellar play of Eric Staal--the emerging face of the franchise--Carolina was on
the verge of the Stanley Cup final
With quick thinking and a bold move, Sam Hornish Jr. made his Indy fantasy come true, beating rookie Marco Andretti to the line
June 05, 2006 Fuelhardy
Thirty-two teams
will meet in Germany beginning June 9. Can the U.S. emerge as one of soccer's
global powers? That will depend on the leadership of four young players who
learned how to win...
For some nations, the tournament is a cause for rejoicing; for others, it's a source of dread. Here's how well (or not) devotees to the 32 teams will cope during the Cup
No one has a deeper or more dazzling bag of tricks than Ronaldinho, who's determined to make his team Brazil's best ever
June 05, 2006 Who Will Don the
Golden Boot?
June 05, 2006 Baseball
With interest waning, Barry Bonds ends his marathon run to 715 • Next week's
draft is short on quality hitters • Let the bidding begin for Barry Zito
End of Story
TWINS' FUTURE
SECURE, BUT ...
Bob the
Builder
At the NCAA
Division III 10,000-meter final last Thursday the University of Chicago team
was chanting, "Where's Nick? Where's Nick?"
The Quest for the Card ends, in May
June 05, 2006 | Derek Hardy WHO: Jeff
Maggert
June 05, 2006 | RICK HARTMANN Help! I'm playing with Michelle Wie in a U.S. Open qualifier
On His 90th Try,
Jay Haas Finally Wins a Major At the Senior PGA Championship, During Which The
Wind, a Revitalize Oak Tree and an Unexpected Playoff Livened Up the Show
June 05, 2006 | SCOTT GUMMER Yeah, yeah--these guys are good, but they'll be the first to tell you that a little luck never hurts. PGA Tour pros have a powerful, if sometimes twisted, affinity for unseen forces--"My...
North Carolina
has a pair of aces in Andrew Miller and Daniel Bard, both likely first-round
picks
Besides Miller and Bard, here are five other pitching
prospects projected to go high in next week's draft.
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