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April 13, 2009 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
With a stunning eagle, Brittany Lincicome closed out an all-American final to win the LPGA's first major by a shot
How Houston fared as Augusta Lite
By Jim Gorant
At Fuzzy's final Masters, his caddie remembers
By Jariah Beard
SI.com
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
They're getting hurt more than ever, often because parents push them too hard
By Mark Hyman
Test your knowledge of Chicago's ongoing QB quest
By Peter King
A documentary examines an epic bout's legacy
By Joe Lemire
What smart fans should do this week
The star of The Soloist, out April 24, has an R&B CD, Intuition, in stores
As told to Sarah Kwak
By Dan Patrick
2009 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Ascension accomplished: In routing the home-state favorite, North Carolina netted its fifth national title and fulfilled its prodigious preseason promise
By Tim Layden
Here's our early projection of the teams who are the front-runners in the race to reach next year's Final Four in Indy
By Luke Winn
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
March Madness Comes to High School Hoops Is That a Good Thing?
Upstart Findlay Prep won the first edition of what ESPN hopes will be a national high school championship, but with its victory comes questions about the entire enterprise
By Phil Taylor
BASEBALL
Hanging in There Only in Baseball
A new season is all about possibilities, and nothing says anything is possible quite like a 46-year-old pitcher with an 82-mph fastball in a major league rotation. For the Phillies, there's no doubt Jamie Moyer is a deserving starter
HOCKEY
Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin may be the MVP favorites this season, but countryman Pavel Datsyuk of the Red Wings is the best all-around forward in the NHL
PRO BASKETBALL
And that's just fine with the Rockets. As his abundant personality quirks have grown more amusing than alarming, Ron Artest has become—of all things—a stabilizing force
By Ian Thomsen
EVERT AND NORMAN
At 54, Chris Evert and Greg Norman make each other feel like high school sweethearts, but can wedded bliss rejuvenate him enough to conquer Augusta National, the course that has haunted him?
Inside
If Sony Ericsson champ Andy Murray stays hot, Britain may get its first homegrown Wimbledon king since '36
SI's season-ending award picks include the first of what is likely to be many MVPs for the ever-improving James
By Chris Mannix
I Want Revenge stumbled out of the gate at the Wood, but a winning stretch run was a good tune-up for the Derby
Overshadowed of late by little brother Kyle, former champ Kurt Busch is reasserting himself as a title contender
Point After
To Not Know Him Is to Love Him
