Lineup

42 | NBA FINALS PREVIEW

Magic vs. Lakers
Orlando knocked off the defending champs and the team with the best record. Can the Magic cap it all off by beating Kobe & Co.?
By Ian Thomsen

48 | WNBA PREVIEW

Chamique Holdsclaw
The six-time All-Star begins her second comeback as a pro, with the Atlanta Dream, confident that she won't walk away again
By Kelli Anderson

52 | STANLEY CUP FINALS

Red Wings' Strategy
Detroit jumped ahead in the championship series by following a simple plan: smother Pittsburgh playmaker Sidney Crosby
By Michael Farber

56 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Shedding Pounds
When linemen finish their playing careers, they have to lose weight or risk potentially fatal health problems down the road
By George Dohrmann

62 | HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Wonder Boy
Big league scouts are drooling over Bryce Harper, a 16-year-old Nevadan who's more advanced than A-Rod and Junior were at his age
By Tom Verducci

Departments

6 Letters

8 Leading Off

18 Scorecard
• Dale Jr. needs a win
• Gay's blazing 200
• Canseco clobbered
• Memphis hoops probe

28 Just My Type
Tressel on the Big Ten
by Dan Patrick

30 Faces in the Crowd

32 Inside ...

• Tennis
Nadal falls in Paris

• NASCAR
Fixing Cup racing

• Baseball
Execs' pick: Pujols

68 The Vault
Lemieux put Pens on path to glory

72 Point After
Alzheimer's robs a '56 gold medalist
by Phil Taylor

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