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Contents: Baseball – Turbulent Heir (Prince Fielder is out to prove that any resemblance to his father, Cecil, ends with his prodigious home runs); NBA Playoffs – Winning The West (Even with a latter-day Stockton and Malone, the Jazz will be hard-pressed to stop the Spurs’ march to the title); Horse Racing – Party Crasher (Just when it looked as if there might be another bid to end the Triple Crown drought, Curlin came of age); NHL Playoffs – Senator Emery (Stylish goaltender Ray Emery has helped lift Ottawa to the Cup finals); Mixed Martial Arts – The New Main Event (Ultimate fighting changed its ways to gain acceptance. Now its success is changing the sports landscape) Departments – Leading Off; Letters; Players (* First Person: Justin Verlander * The cycling trial takes a wild turn * Al Unser Jr. cleans up his act * A brief history of sports promises * The Red Sox and their vino * Are video games the new poker?); Faces In The Crowd; Life Of Reilly (From childhood Matchbox fantasy to adult waking nightmare, roaring into Turn 1 at Indy) Inside… – Baseball (* A five-tool rookie sparks Houston * Would the Cards deal Scott Rolen?); Track And Field (* The U.S. stars of the future…now? * Veterans with an eye on Beijing); NASCAR (Denny Hamlin asserts himself * Irksome Juan Pablo Montoya)
Cover: “Too Brutal Or The Future? Ultimate Fighting. America’s Fastest Growing And Most Controversial Sport”
Condition: Very Good
