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Contents: The Lineup – NHL Finals – The Bitter End (A dubious goal gave the Dallas Stars the Stanley Cup and tarnished what had been the best final series in years); NBA Finals – Drive To Survive (Down 2-0, the Knicks made a dogfight of the championship series with a gutty Game 3 win over the Spurs); Golf – Payne Relief (A clutch putt and a new personality helped Payne Stewart win a scintillating U.S. Open showdown at Pinehurst); Track – The Gold Standard (Sprinter Maurice Greene has found his stride, smashed the 100-meter record and set his sights on Olympic stardom); Baseball – The Can’t-Miss Kid (Rick Ankiel is the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues. So why won’t the Cardinals bring him to the Show?); Pro Football – Hard Driver (Three years after he seemed to be washed-up, Denver quarterback Bobby Brister is about to step in for John Elway); College Football – Almost Perfect (Brandon Burlsworth did everything flawlessly. When something finally went wrong, it cost him a bright NFL future – and his life) Departments – Catching Up With…; Letters; SI View; Scorecard; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside… – Baseball; The NBA; Soccer
Cover: “NBA Finals – War On The Floor”
Condition: Very Good
