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JULY 3-JULY 10,2006
VOLUME 105, NO. 1
FOOTBALL
38 The Time Is Right
Coach Nick Saban's overhaul of the Dolphins is ahead of schedule
by Tim Layden
WORLD CUP
44 Bye to All That
The U.S. is gone, but the tourney rolls on--and it just gets better fromhere
by Mark Bechtel and Grant Wahl
BASEBALL
48 Year of the Rookie
First-year players are the X-factor
• My All-Star team, 2006 by Tom Verducci
CYCLING
60 'Tude on Wheels
Floyd Landis rides into the Tour de France finally free of Lance
by Austin Murphy
2006 NASCARMIDSEASON REPORT
66 The Big 3
There's a lot of racing left, but it'll be hard to get past Tony Stewart, MattKenseth and Jimmie Johnson, a trio that defines excellence at the Cuplevel
by Lars Anderson
• EARLY SPARKS Anod to some of the magic moments of the season
• LATE RUNS Who will qualify for the Chase? SI breaks down the field
Departments
8 Leading Off
18 Letters
23 Air andSpace
A new bill of rites: O Canada and milk baths for all
by Steve Rushin
26 Scorecard
• A pitcher'sbeanball quandary
• Andre Agassi plans his exit
36 Faces in theCrowd
150 Life ofReilly
Ah, to fill a Beerbelly, pour a cold one and save a fortune
by Rick Reilly
Inside ...
143 The NBA
• A most anomalous champion
146 Baseball
• Oregon State wins the CWS
148 OlympicSports
• Marion Jones makes her move
Where Are TheyNow?
Once their playing days are over, your heroes can turn up anywhere PAGE 83
LawrenceTaylor
From terrorizing QBs to stalking birdies
by Michael Bamberger P. 84
Greg Norman
The Shark has built a $300 million empire
by Austin Murphy P. 90
RogerClemens
The day the Rocket whiffed a record 20
by Leigh Montville P. 94
San FranciscoDons
How Bill Russell & Co. changed the game
by Kelli Anderson P. 98
Cover Foils
Making SI's cover isn't always a happy occasion
by Franz Lidz P. 102
Don Larsen
Recalling his perfect World Series game
by Phil Taylor P. 106
Chris Evert
How she's raising three testosterone-laden boys
by L. Jon Wertheim P. 112
Carl Lewis
The track-and-field star has found his second act
by Tim Layden P. 116
Lost &Found
Former stars, at work in new careers or chasing their dreams
P. 120
Where Will TheyBe?
A close look at seven promising teens in seven sports
P. 130
To OurReaders
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INSET PHOTO: Simon Bruty (car)
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