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43 | SLIDESHOW

Forensic Photos
It's a cliché that every picture tells a story, but the markings on slidemounts, in which iconic SI shots were delivered before the age of digitalphotography, take the narratives in new directions

56 KENTUCKYDERBY

Rail Bird
Jockey Calvin Borel guided his 50--1 long shot, Mine That Bird, down the railfrom 30 lengths back to win a thrilling Run for the Roses
By Tim Layden

60 NBAPLAYOFFS

Nuggets
Guard Chauncey Billups is just the player Denver needs to go deep into thepostseason: experienced, disciplined and unflappable
By Lee Jenkins

64 BOOKEXCERPT

A-Rod
During his three years with the Rangers the pressure of living up to a $252million contract brought out the best and worst in Alex Rodriguez
By Selena Roberts

Departments

4 Letters

6 Leading Off

18 Scorecard
• NHL stars face off
• Farewell, Jack Kemp

28 Just My Type
Tony Dungy opens up
by Dan Patrick

30 Faces in theCrowd

32 Inside ...

• Boxing
Pacquiao stops Hatton

• Golf
Tiger's driving woes

• NFL
Denver coach's plan

• Baseball
Best draft class ever

70 The Vault
• Celtics-Bulls: Great series, but greatest?

74 Point After
Home Depot ends Olympic subsidy
by Selena Roberts

Tiger Woods stillisn't happy with his shots off the tee (page 35).

ON THE COVERPhotograph by Bill Frakes Inset: Neil Leifer

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MARK KAUFFMAN (SLIDE)

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FRED VUICH (WOODS)

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