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The World's Bravest Athlete
by GARY SMITH
College Football Earthquake
by AUSTIN MURPHY
THE CORE FOUR
THE HEART OF THE YANKEES' DYNASTY BROKE IN TOGETHER 16 SEASONS AGO. IT'S ABOUT TIME THEY DID LUNCH
By TOM VERDUCCI
PAGE 38
NBA PLAYOFFS
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
PAGE 32
"TAKE A PICTURE. YOU WON'T SEE THIS AGAIN. IN ANY SPORT."
—Mariano Rivera (second from right), posing with Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte
PHOTO
ON THE COVER Photograph by Walter Iooss Jr.
