Cover

MASTERSTROKE

Mickelson Wins His First Major
BY ALAN SHIPNUCK

Cover Art: Phil Mickelson jumping in air in front of applauding gallery

Caption: With a birdie putt on the final hole, Phil Mickelson earned a thrilling victory at Augusta

Credit: Color Photo: Dave Martin/AP

Additional Images[s]: Color Photo: John W. McDonough [Lakers team members] / Two Color Photos: William B. Plowman/Getty Images (Massachusetts) / Color Photo: Howard Schatz (Groom)

Additional Text: The Night After BY RICK REILLY
What It Will Take To Beat These Guys
50th Anniversary
1954-2004
SPORTS IN AMERICA
50 States in 50 Weeks
THIS WEEK: MASSACHUSETTS
A Patriot's Day Salute to the 108th Boston Marathon
BY TIM LAYDEN
Robert Cheruiyot continued Kenya's Marathon dominance in '03
PLUS
This Is the Year
E.M. Swift on the state's sustaining belief: that a Red Sox
championship is inevitable
Massachusetts Sports Poll
Enemy of the State
Greatest Sports Moment
Who & Where Map
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Sylvester Croom Arrives at Mississippi State
LONG TIME COMING