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34 WIMBLEDON
Federer
He wins his record 15th major and takes back the throne of men's tennis
By L. Jon Wertheim

40 BASEBALL
Pujols
He could be off to the best career start in history
By Joe Posnanski and Bill James

44 PRO FOOTBALL
Vick
He's served his time. Should he play again?
By L. Jon Wertheim and Jack McCallum

10TH ANNUAL

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

'59

52 The AFL
A league of upstarts changed how pro football was played
Lance Alworth

'69

64 Miracle Mets
The surprise World Series champs were a feel-good story in a year of turmoil

74 Mario Andretti
The only man to win Indy, Daytona and an F/1 title lives large as the patriarch of a racing family

76 Lost & Found
Rod Laver, Gaylord Perry, Kathy Whitworth, football Horns and Hogs

'79

80 Earl Weaver
A mind for the game

88 Mel Blount
Helping kids at risk

90 Kent Tekulve
Still punching in

92 Omar Moreno
Pirate to politician

94 'Bama Defense
Goal-line standard

96 Lost & Found
Vito Antuofermo, on-screen tough guy

'89

98 Monica Seles
A prodigy's hard road to self-discovery

102 Field of Dreams
The ultimate love letter to baseball

104 Vladimir Konstantinov
An NHL Russian pioneer's life after a disabling car crash

108 Lost & Found
Dave Dravecky, Lanny McDonald, Michael Carter

'99

110 Brandi Chastain
Soccer mom in more ways than one

114 Lost & Found
Akili Smith, Jonathan Bender, Khalid El-Amin
Brandi Chastain

WHERE WILL THEY BE: Pg. 116 The next generation of breakout stars

Departments

4 Leading Off

14 Letters

16 Scorecard
• Cycling's hard hats vs. Pollyannas
• Steve McNair's mysterious death
• NASCAR's first Hall of Fame class
• Scott Kazmir's unlikely new coach

31 Faces in the Crowd

32 Just My Type
Richard Jefferson on his recent trade by Dan Patrick

132 Point After
Lance Armstrong's commercial message by Selena Roberts

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SHEEDY & LONG (ALWORTH)

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ROBERT BECK (CHASTAIN)

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