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Contents: The Lineup – Tennis – For The Ages (The past and the future met at Wimbledon as Pete Sampras won his record 13th Grand Slam title and Venus Williams her first.) Pro Basketball – Come Hill or High Water (With the first big catch of the free agent season, the tide turned for Orlando when Grant Hill said he’d sign with the Magic.) Baseball Midseason Report – The Big Bang (The machine-gun burst of home runs is turning mere mortals into power hitting gods.), Setup Men (The pitchers (and their coaches) are the butt of the joke in home-run-heavy highlight shows.), Seeing Is Believing (One eye-popping home run feat has followed another – and there’s still half a season to go.), Bay Area Bombers (With an attack based on walks and homers, Jason Giambi and the A’s are in the playoff hunt.), Hot to Trot (Edgar Martinez, 37, has caught fire as a home run hitter, while keeping his average over .300.), Magic is Gone (Hitting 30 home runs in a season has lost it’s luster, and slams aren’t even that grand anymore.), Walk-Off Crazy (Dennis Eckersley’s 1993 turn-of-phrase for a game-ending dinger has become a cliché.), Catch This (A game of 20 questions about what lies ahead this year, plus the SI midseason All-Star team.) Departments – Letters, Catching Up With…, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly SI View, Scorecard, Inside… – Olympics, Baseball, The NHL
Cover: Jason Giambi
Condition: Very Good