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Contents: NBA Finals – Off To The Races (To beat the Spurs, Detroit has to handle the headlong assaults of Manu Ginobili); Tribute – The Original Big Man (George Mikan (1924-2005) arrived at the time when pro basketball needed him most); French Open – Roger vs. Rafael (Rafael Nadal won his first major and confirmed his rivalry with Roger Federer); Baseball – Not So Bitter Now (Sammy Sosa, in Baltimore, is ready to leave the past behind – well, almost); Basketball – The Other Game (The And1 Troupe and its videos have spread hip-hop hoops far and wide) Departments – Leading Off; Catching Up With…; Letters; Air And Space (Tear someone’s head off and rub his face in the dirt; the genteel pleasures of rugby); Scorecard (* Tape brings 49ers to new low * Drew Carey, soccer photographer * Farewell Hy Peskin, Herb Wind); Faces In The Crowd; Players; The Life Of Reilly (Meet Zakki Strunk, 11, a baseball player whose disease-ravaged heart is still pure) Inside… – Soccer (Donovan shines for U.S. team); Track (Williams proves she’s sprint queen); Baseball (Giants foundering without Bonds)
Cover: “The Other Game – How A Tiny Shoe Company (And 1) Happened To Start A Basketball Revolution”
Contents: Very Good