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Contents: Leading Off – Pro Basketball – Showtime (Is Kobe Bryant the second coming of Magic or Michael? The NBA playoffs are the place to find out if he’s a prodigy or merely a creature of hype); Sixth Sense (In the end, Michael Jordan should add to his five championship rings, but for starters the NBA postseason promises an entrancing mix of hot streaks, mind games and other unpredictable forces) Hockey – Face-Off! (Overlooked or dismissed as inconsequential by the casual observer, face-offs can be the difference between a win and a loss – especially in the tight NHL playoffs); Saving Face (Attention Stanley Cup contenders: Want to avoid getting knocked out early? Here’s a seven-point plan that assures postseason success) Track And Field – Off And Running (Ato Boldon’s sizzling 9.86 seconds in the 100 meters served notice that he has taken dead aim at the world record and the man who holds it, Donovan Bailey) Baseball – Help! (Even for a catcher who’s a defensive whiz, like Charles Johnson of the Florida Marlins, working with a Triple A pitching staff is a health hazard) Departments – Letters; Catching Up With…; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard – (Punditry overload * Reggie retires * Harkes gets the heave-ho * The buzz in Salt Lake * Faces In The Crowd * SI View) Inside… – Baseball; The NBA; The NHL; Motor Sports; The NFL
Cover: Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant
Condition: Very Good