The Lineup
JUNE 20, 2005
VOLUME 102, NO. 25
Departments
6 Leading Off
12 Letters
14 Catching Up With ...
17 Air and Space
Ever suffer a really dumb injury? Be not ashamed. Athletes have suffered dumber ones by Steve Rushin
18 Scorecard
• Elway's team wins ArenaBowl
• Guilty plea in Baylor murder
• 'Bama booster gets six months
28 Faces in the Crowd
32 Players
88 The Life of Reilly
Father of the Century: Dick Hoyt runs marathons pushing his grown son in a wheelchair by Rick Reilly
Inside ...
83 Horse Racing
• Afleet Alex romps at Belmont
84 Baseball
• Nick Johnson leads the Nationals
86 High Schools
• Basketball sensation O.J. Mayo
87 Motor Sports
• Eyes of Texas on Danica Patrick
CYCLING
45 Seven Samurai
Can Lance Armstrong win a seventh Tour de France? The ultimate road warrior says yes
by Austin Murphy
NBA FINALS
52 The Tipping Point
In a clash of balanced teams, the Spurs played with more ferocity than the Pistons
by Jack McCallum
BASEBALL
60 The New Mr. Cub
With North Side Chicago fans starving for a hero, Derrek Lee is busting out at the plate
by Phil Taylor
GOLF
64 Major Player
He may not look the part, but Chris DiMarco is a favorite at this week's U.S. Open
by Michael Bamberger
68 Lean on Me
Since their school days in Michigan, Tom Izzo and Steve Mariucci have dreamed together and pushed each other to coaching heights by S.L. Price
Cover
PHOTOGRAPH BY SIMON BRUTY
INSET PHOTOS: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images (Duncan, Ben Wallace); John W. McDonough (Ginobili, Parker); John Biever (Rasheed Wallace); Lucy Nicholson/Reuters (Hamilton)
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The Spurs close the door on Detroit's Rip Hamilton(page 52).
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