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JUSTIN GATLIN: FASTEST MAN ON THE PLANET
BY TIM LAYDEN

A SWING OFBEAUTY 
ALBERT PUJOLS
ALL HAIL THE NEXT HOME RUN KING

NBA PLAYOFFS
BEN WALLACE
How Good Are the Pistons?
by CHRIS BALLARD

Stroking 19 homersin his first 37 games, the Cardinals slugger set a major league record

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Peter Newcomb/Reuters

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John Biever (Wallace)

NINE PHOTOS

Heinz Kluetmeier (Pujols, 9)