The Lineup
DEPARTMENTS...
10 Leading Off
20 Contributors
22 Letters
Hail the conquering Lance!
25 Air and Space
Eating gyros can make you feel like a hero by Steve Rushin
26 Scorecard
• The Great Pigskin Debate
• Roenick's gambling ties
• Ivan Lendl, caddie
• Julia Child, Red Sox fan
38 Faces in the Crowd
110 The Life of Reilly
This Olympic torch song was a little off-key by Rick Reilly
INSIDE...
105 The NFL
• Dayne's Giant wait is over
107 Baseball
• Young Indians on the rise
• B.J. Upton: MLB's LeBron
• Is Martinez Hall-bound?
2004 Olympics
46 Water Craft
Michael Phelps has medals aplenty, gold and otherwise
by Tim Layden
52 Hi-Ho Silver!
U.S. gymnasts win first men's team medal in 20 years
by E.M. Swift
56 Bad Dream
Welcome to U.S. basketball's Olympic nightmare
by Jack McCallum
64 American Graffiti
Restraint's the key if the U.S. wants new friends in Athens
by S.L. Price
Plus • Rowing (page 50)
• Water Polo (page 51)
• Beach Volleyball (page 54)
• Softball (page 59)
• Synchronized Diving (page 60)
• Iraqi Soccer (page 63)
GOLF
70 Straits to the Top
V.J. Singh's PGA victory proved that he's the world's best player
by Alan Shipnuck
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
78 Little but Unbeatable
De La Salle High has won 151 consecutive football games
by Kelley King
TELEVISION
86 Boom Times
Back-back-back through 25 years with Chris Berman
by Charles P. Pierce
COVER
PHOTOGRAPH BY HEINZ KLUETMEIER
INSETS: ESPN (BERMAN); PIERRE-PHILLIPE MARCOU/GETTY IMAGES (COUGHLIN)
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COLOR PHOTO
BILL FRAKES
UPHOLDING
Paul Hamm hangs tough.
COLOR PHOTO
ROBERT BECK (SINGH)
WHISTLE-STOP
Singh scored another major win in Wisconsin.