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Contents: The Lineup – Special Double Issue – Baseball – Aces Pull (Punishing pitching put the Diamondbacks and the Yankees into a World Series that promises to be a duel of big-name starters); Pro Football – Middle Mania (There’s a new breed of monster roaming the midway: linebackers who evoke memories of hard men like Dick Butkus but can play pass defense as well) NBA Preview – Shaq vs. The Refs (Does the Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal get away with murder in the paint, or is he the hapless victim of serial muggings?); Jordan vs. The World (As old rivals and young guns line up to confront Michael Jordan, one thing is certain: The duels are going to be fun to watch); Ready To Rumble (Welcome ringside, or, courtside for another knockout season! On this card you’ll find the NBA’s best matchups and conflicts); Iverson vs. The Zone (The new rules of defense, which allow more double-teaming, may spell double trouble for the Sixers’ high-scoring guard); Gasol vs. History (The Grizzlies have wagered their future that Pau Gasol, a 7-foot forward from Spain, is a new breed of foreign star); Scouting Reports (Careful analysis of all 29 teams – and a ranking of 348 players – reveals that the Lakers and the Magic are the ones to beat) Departments – Leading Off; Catching Up With…; Letters; To Our Readers; SI View (Steve Rushin’s Air and Space * The Week in TV sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Dierker’s dilemma * Family sport * Famous aliases * Mistaken identities); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside… – College Football; Olympic Sports; The NFL
Cover: “Complete Team Scouting Reports. We Rank All The Players 1-348”
Condition: Very Good
