May 3, 2010 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
In his first race of the season, Usain Bolt anchored his Jamaican 4 √ó 100 team to a Penn Relays record
No goalie has shone brighter in the playoffs than Brian Boucher, who keyed the Flyers to a first-round upset
PIERRE MCGUIRE'S In the Crease
The Cubs' bullpen is better, but will making Carlos Zambrano a reliever help him pitch like an $18 million man?
By Joe Lemire
By Joe Sheehan
A gimpy knee hasn't kept Denny Hamlin from emerging as a serious threat to unseat Jimmie Johnson
WILD WEST
Four Wild Days in the Wild West
By Lee Jenkins
BASEBALL
They've won World Series, conquered New York and handled the Boss. But in 16 years the Yankees' Core Four had never sat down for lunch together—until an SI roundtable last week
By Tom Verducci
WORLD CUP 2010
By Ben Reiter
CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT
The Colossal Conference Grind-up
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas ... the Only Openly Gay Male Athlete
By Gary Smith
Point After
Departments
By selling rebirth, the NFL draft steamrolled every topic in its path
By Peter King
Not without controversy, Juan Antonio Samaranch built a colossus
Lorena Ochoa's early retirement robs the LPGA of class—on the course and off
MLS might be joining the big leagues of popularity
By Adam Duerson
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Elizabeth McGarr
HBO gives its regards to Broad Street
SI's fearless NFL expert opines on all the latest news, buzz and inside information. This is just a taste of what you'll get online.
By Peter King