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34 | BASEBALL
Manny Ramirez
Just when he had all of Los Angeles in his pocket, the Dodgers' leading man was exposed as yet another star using a banned substance
By Tom Verducci
38 | NBA PLAYOFFS
The Toughest Job
To stop the seemingly unstoppable—that is, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant—Rockets forward Shane Battier treats defense like a science
By Chris Ballard
44 | NHL PLAYOFFS
Stanley Cup Fever
Ah, the postseason: face washing, mid-game stitches, overtime IVs, lying, paranoia. Then, best of all, there's the hard-core hockey
By Michael Farber
48 | TENNIS
Nadal and Federer
Rafael Nadal is strong, fast and mentally tough, but the real reason he dethroned Roger Federer was his increased mastery of tennis technique
By S.L. Price
SPECIAL REPORT
54 | SUPPLEMENTS
$20 Billion Obsession
The sports supplements industry is rife with unqualified pitchmen and untested, potentially lethal products
By David Epstein and George Dohrmann
Departments
4 Letters
6 Leading Off
14 Scorecard
• Everybody's Tweeting
• Favre board game
24 Just My Type
GPS on Tony Stewart
by Dan Patrick
27 Faces in the Crowd
28 Inside ...
• Baseball
Adam Jones fulfills five-tool potential
• NFL
Adrian Peterson thinks he's too small
• Golf
Henrik Stenson keeps his cool at Sawgrass
76 The Vault
• NBA playoff feuds
• Bernard King today
80 Point After
Baseball's less fun without the Boss
by Phil Taylor
Not everyone wants Adrian Peterson to bulk up (page 30).
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