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STEROIDS AND BASEBALL
40 What Do We Do Now?
Joyful memories of Mac and Sammy in 1998 are undone by the House hearings by Gary Smith
SOCCER
54 Yes, Hard Feelings
Continuing a bitter rivalry, the U.S. travels to Mexico for a World Cup qualifier this week
by Grant Wahl
NCAA TOURNAMENT
58 Meet the Shockers
Cool-headed, low-seeded upstarts provided welcome jolts in the first two rounds
by Grant Wahl
PRO BASKETBALL
66 Can Kobe Do It Alone?
Kobe Bryant tries to rally the Lakers--although he doesn't connect with his teammates
by Jack McCallum
BEDEVILED Mississippi State's Gary Ervin was bowled over by Shavlik Randolph as the Blue Devils beat the Bulldogs to reach the Sweet 16 (page 58).
Departments
6 Leading Off
12 Letters
15 Air and Space
Winter wonderland? Winter wasteland is more like it. Report from a sports shut-in by Steve Rushin
16 Scorecard
• The baddest boy in pro tennis
• Pat Summitt catches Dean Smith
• Slutskaya wins skating worlds
29 Faces in the Crowd
31 Players
76 The Life of Reilly
You have to talk about the past, Mac. And tell the truth by Rick Reilly
Inside ...
72 College Wrestling
• Lee wins second NCAA title
74 The NBA
• Unpredictably, Nellie quits Mavs
75 Baseball
• White Sox' Japanese second-sacker
Cover
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BOB ROSATO
BEDEVILED
Mississippi State's Gary Ervin was bowled over by Shavlik Randolph as the Blue Devils beat the Bulldogs to reach the Sweet 16 (page 58).
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JASON REED/REUTERS (INSET)