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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
THE FINAL TWO
National Champs
Small-conference Butler took on big-conference Duke in Indianapolis, but this was no Cinderella story: The hometown Bulldogs were highly ranked most of the season, though they faced a team just as physical in the No. 1--seeded Blue Devils
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52 | BASEBALL
Wandy Rodriguez
Twelve years after faking his identity to get a shot at the majors, the Astros' lefty is on the verge of stardom
By Albert Chen
56 | PRO BASKETBALL
Steve Nash
Going strong at age 36, the Suns' point man lives for his team, his political causes and his family
By Charles P. Pierce
64 | WORLD CUP 2010
Matthew Booth
The new face of South Africa is a 6'6" white soccer player married to a black former fashion model
By Grant Wahl
Departments
4 Leading Off
11 Letters
14 Scorecard
Athletes, please don't show us your business
24 Just My Type
Evan Longoria on his TV habits and 2010
by Dan Patrick
27 Faces in the Crowd
32 Inside ...
• College Football
A new attack at Texas
• Golf
Yani Tseng's surge
• Tennis
A savvier A-Rod
• Horse Racing
Eskendereya's romp
80 The Vault
The '87 Brew Crew
84 Point After
Sports-lingo abusers need a Language Ref
by Phil Taylor
SPECIAL REPORT
TRUTH Or Consequences
Tiger Woods returns at the Masters to test his game and face the lingering questions about his ill-fated car crash and its image-shattering aftermath
BY S.L. PRICE
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PHOTO
JOHN W. MCDONOUGH (BULLDOG)
PHOTO
BOB ROSATO (BLUE DEVIL)
ILLUSTRATION
ERIC MARQUARD (TIGER)
THREE PHOTOS
