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Will France Take It Out On Lance? Given the testy relations between the U.S. and France, will the French be harder than ever on Lance Armstrong? Au contraire
By Kelli Anderson
Sunday Best By keeping her cool during a difficult final nine, Annika Sorenstam won a waterlogged LPGA Championship
By Michael Bamberger
Who's Next? After an eye-popping spring, Tyler Hamilton has asserted himself as a possible heir to you know who
By Julia Morrill
All Lance, All The Time For the last three years, the Outdoor Life Network has closely tracked Lance Armstrong's rise to an American idol. This year OLN will follow him more exhaustively than ever
By Richard Deitsch
Having A Gay Old Time In Columbus, Ohio, members of the Rainbow Golf League are proud representatives of the game's silent minority
By Eamon Lynch
The Road to History The stages are set for a memorable Tour centennial: 2,082 miles, 198 riders and perhaps one new five-time champ
By Trisha Blackmar
Lost in America The author learns it takes heart, guts and inspired map reading to conquer the Appalachian Extreme
By Austin Murphy
The Week
By Alan Shipnuck
Big Play Reinvigorated by a fortunate break on the 72nd hole, Annika Sorenstam took advantage by nailing a long approach shot and forcing a playoff
By Patti McGowan
Coming Up
By Sal Johnson
My Shot Luke List My recent high school graduation was a thrill, but I'm more psyched about playing in the U.S. Open
Newsmakers on Everest The Chinese got a call from Yao, while Global Extremes fizzled. Here's what went down (and who went up) on the 50th anniversary of the first ascent
Edited By Yi-Wyn Yen
Indoor Adventure
By Bill Syken Edited By Yi-Wyn Yen
What It Takes The rising star of U.S. cycling gears up for three weeks in France chasing Lance
Playing With Pain
By Michael Bamberger
¬°Tacos and Ice!
By Steve Rushin
A Long Running Feud
By Austin Murphy
Stanley Cup Finals
Give The Devils Their Due In a compelling finish to the Stanley Cup finals, resilient New Jersey outlasted the Mighty Ducks to win its third championship in nine years
By Michael Farber
Horse Racing
The Empire Strikes Back Racing was denied the Triple Crown it so desperately needed when Funny Cide, the people's horse, lost to Empire Maker, the rich man's horse, in the Belmont
By Tim Layden
Boxing
Uncommon Valor Two 142-pounders, Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti, brought a fitting end to their thrilling trilogy with a fearless display of boxing the way it ought to be
By Franz Lidz
Happy Father's Day
Hope Springs Paternal Chances are, your father caught the first ball you ever threw and dreamed of your success long before you could talk. These six athletes, like so many others, have grown to appreciate that early investment in their futures
NBA Finals
C'est Magnifique! Outplaying Jason Kidd, Paris-schooled point guard Tony Parker helped stake the Spurs to an early lead
By Jack McCallum
Tennis
The Man Show The women get the ink, but as the French Open proved, it is young men like Juan Carlos Ferrero who are lifting the game
By L. Jon Wertheim
Freediving
Rapture of the Deep
Carried away by love—for risk and for each other—two of the world's best freedivers went to the limits of their sport. Only one came back
By Gary Smith
Inside
Inside The Week In Sports
Inside Baseball
Interleague Intrigue Marquee matchups, like Yanks-Cubs, boost fan interest, but schedule inequities are a sore spot with some clubs
By Albert Chen
The Heat Index Jobs In Jeopardy
By Albert Chen
Tom Verducci's View
By Tom Verducci
From RV To The Padres' Bullpen Rod Beck's Comeback
By Albert Chen
Inside The NFL
Shaping Up The Rams' Marshall Faulk works hard to prove he's not finished at 30
By Peter King
June Not as Busy As It Used to Be Salary Cap Management
By Peter King
Eagles Downsize In the Middle Philly's New Defensive Look
By Peter King
European Tour Boosts Packers Passer Brett Favre's Successor?
By Peter King
Game, Set, Career
By Rick Reilly
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Letters
Much Ado about Corking Sammy Sosa's creative carpentry made front-page news and inspired outrage, disappointment, sympathy, laughter-- and one very bad poem
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Nothing but Net Profits Two former ABA owners are getting superrich from a long-ago dream deal
By Kelley King Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Who Is... Bo Dippin'
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Go Figure
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
For The Record
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Love's Trying Time
By Gary Van Sickle and Don Yaeger Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
The Show
By Bill Scheft Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Q+A Bill Nye, The Science Guy The 47-year-old celebrity scientist--you've seen him teaching kids about gravity and other natural forces on PBS--is a baseball obsessive and a Mariners fan
By Bill Nye; Daniel G. Habib Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Sports Beat
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
The Week In Television
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Under Review Peacock Passion Play--Horse Sense
By Pete McEntegart Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Faces in the Crowd
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
