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36 | U.S.OPEN
Lucas GloverHolds On
The 29-year-old afterthought overcame Biblical rains, twilight tee times and alate charge by Phil Mickelson to win his first major
By Damon Hack
40 | BASEBALL
Joe Mauer Chases.400
And he just might beat the odds, because he keeps his swing and his life assimple as possible, and he never gets anxious at the plate
By Tom Verducci
46 | SOCCER
U.S. in aStunner
Facing stiff opposition in a World Cup tune-up, Landon Donovan & Co. playedtheir worst and best and squeaked through to the semifinals
By Grant Wahl
52 | NASCAR
Mark Martin at50
The fussy driver can't give up his quest for a Cup championship, and nowonder—he has won three races and is even enjoying the ride
By Selena Roberts
56 |SPORTSMANSHIP
An UpliftingStory
News of a generous gesture by a college softball player flew through cyberspaceand continues to inspire people a year later
By Thomas Lake
Departments
4 Leading Off
12 Letters
14 Scorecard
• Sports are all wet
• Nadal rests his knees
26 Just MyType
Brendan Haywood blogs, doesn't Twitter
by Dan Patrick
28 Faces in theCrowd
30 Inside ...
• Baseball
The Mets' lowlights
• CollegeBasketball
Penn State's Battle
• The NHL
Draft, trade forecast
64 The Vault
45 years of swimsuits
68 Point After
Jose Lima dreams the impossible dream
by Phil Taylor
Luis Castillo'swhiffs and errors typify the Mets' woes (page 30).
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