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Contents: NFL Training Camp Kickoff – The Catch (Even Giants still marvel at their Super Bowl miracle play); His Own Manning (Eli’s new stature was evident at the Manning’s QB camp); Shocks To The System (Some big names (but not Favre) showed up in surprising spots); Fantasy Preview (SI ranks the top running backs, quarterbacks, wideouts, tight ends, kickers, defenses and special teams) Baseball – Gifted And Black (Rays phenom David Price is closing in on the Majors, helping Tampa – and baseball – reconnect with its African-American heritage) Olympic Basketball – Changing Of The Guard (WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon puts her All-American reputation at risk by playing for Russia in Beijing) Soccer – Balls And Blood (An infernal, centuries-old version of soccer, calccio fiorentino, keeps men in Florence, Italy, battling and reveling) Departments – Leading Off; Letters; Players (Iraq and IOC at a standstill * No dope: Spaniard wins Tour * NBA’s Childress goes to Greece * Supersaver K-Rod, goggleless); Faces In The Crowd; Just My Type (Nine questions for Tim Tebow * Army’s reverse on Campbell); Point After (Ten-years after the summer of self-deception) Inside… – Baseball (Great stretch moves from within); NASCAR (Tony Stewart already moving on)
Cover: “NFL Training Camp 2008 – Back To Work”
Condition: Very Good