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36 | NBA PLAYOFFS
First-Round Fireworks
The fearless Bulls and the wounded Celtics went toe-to-toe, and the defending champions sorely missed their sidelined superstar
By Chris Mannix
42 | BASEBALL
The New Zack Greinke
He was a prodigy, then a bust. Now, after time away from baseball to treat his anxiety disorder, he's the best pitcher in the game
By Joe Posnanski
46 | NFL DRAFT
Building for the Future
Across the league, new regimes put their stamps on teams by trading for and drafting impact players, none more so than the Chiefs
By Peter King
52 | NHL PLAYOFFS
The Sedin Twins
Vancouver's Daniel and Henrik Sedin are so alike, it's scary. They're stepping it up in the postseason and fighting back when play turns rough
By Michael Farber
56 | SURFING
Kelly Slater's Quest
He won a record nine world championships and imagined a way to take his sport to the masses, but first he had to figure out why he surfed
By Gary Smith
Departments
6 Leading Off
14 Letters
16 Scorecard
• Field of Dreams is 20
• Rangers coach erupts
26 Just My Type
NFL's Goodell on Vick
by Dan Patrick
28 Faces in the Crowd
30 Inside ...
• Baseball
Those hot Dodgers
• Soccer
Sellouts in Seattle
• NASCAR
Big crash at Talladega
68 The Vault
• Nolan Ryan's K mark
• Jeopardy! answers
76 Point After
So, should Jeremy Tyler go to Europe?
by Chris Ballard
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Inset: Walter Iooss Jr.
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Orlando Hudson and L.A. are No. 1 in the NL West (page 31).
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