June 11, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Sizing up the sports connections of America's most ubiquitous bad girls
By Mitch Getz
As told to Joe Lemire
Vanderbilt has found greater sports success since losing its athletic department
By Bill Syken
Fierce and acerbic, NASCAR's second-generation pioneer changed the landscape of sports
A Yankees star spends a week in the grip of New York's ungentle journalism
An OSU slugger—and his inspiring sister—discover their magic number
Every Cup winner gets 24 hours with the coveted chalice—a pleasure to which only two players in this year's final can attest
THE QUESTIONS WITH Randy Carlyle
DUCKS COACH
A book and blog look at baseball cheaters
By Bill Syken
The Olympic gold medalist—and SI Swimsuit model—is on the cover of the July issue of Playboy
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
In often regal fashion--and with one game for the ages--LeBron James carried the Cavaliers past Detroit to their first NBA Finals. And let there be no doubt: A new era has begun
NHL
A hard-charging band of throwbacks pushed and shoved its way past the Senators and to the brink of the franchise's first Stanley Cup
Wrestling
The son of former illegal immigrants, 20-year-old Henry Cejudo has overcome hardship to become the youngest U.S. wrestling champion in decades. Now he wants to be the best on the planet
By Mark Beech
JAKE PEAVY
Jake Peavy is a small-town 'Bama boy who can't see a lick and is prone to bad luck. But that hasn't stopped the San Diego righthander from becoming a dominant ace--and a favorite of some of the game's most storied pitchers
By Albert Chen
Inside
By Jon Heyman
By S.L. Price
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly