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Contents: Leading Off – Tennis – Splendor In The Grass (A fifth Wimbledon championship was sweet for Pete, but the force of a fortnight was Jana Novotna) Golf – 20/20 (Se Ri Pak and Jenny Chuasiriporn, both 20, played 20 extra holes before Pak won the U.S. Women’s Open) Baseball – The Pride Of Peoria (Cleveland slugger Jim Thome is an All-Star starter and maybe the best player in his baseball-rich family) Pro Football – Heavy Hitter (Fast and formidable, linebacker Levon Kirkland was one free agent the Steelers couldn’t afford to let go) Soccer – Tour de France (Over seven days and 2,000 miles, our correspondent unraveled the mysteries of the World Cup) The Best Of Friends (For 35 years, photographer Howard Bingham has traveled the globe, meeting princes and presidents, all thanks to his selfless devotion to a buddy named Muhammad Ali) Departments – Catching Up; Letters, The Life Of Reilly Scorecard – The truth about the lockout * Farewell to Sid Luckman * Why Chicago chose Gilmour over Hull * Mel Brooks lineup * Florida State’s unlucky quarterback * Faces in the Crowd * SI View Inside… – Motor Sports; Soccer; Baseball
Cover: Who’s That Guy With Howard Bingham? – You don’t know Muhammad Ali until you know his best friend
Condition: Very Good
