May 17, 2010 Table Of Contents
GOLF PLUS
A win at the 2008 Players was supposed to propel Sergio García to major achievements. Instead it was followed by a period of heartbreak on and off the course that has altered his outlook on golf
By Damon Hack
The new home of the Valero Texas Open may get the wrong kind of attention
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
Sorry, trade-deadline vultures—after a hot start, San Diego might not be dealing their stars this year after all
By Lee Jenkins
Antwan Odom was on a league-leading roll when he got hurt. Now he's one of many key players on the mend
By Jim Trotter
Always a prodigious talent, a newly patient and mature Kyle Busch may finally be on the right track to a title
LACROSSE TRAGEDY
Did Yeardley Love Have to Die?
The killing of one lacrosse player by another shocked the University of Virginia, threw a spotlight on domestic violence on campus and raised the possibility that warning signs were ignored
BASEBALL
What would be the perfect Mother's Day story? How about a soft-tossing, off-the-radar lefty who lost his mom to cancer throwing the 19th perfect game in baseball history
By Tom Verducci
By being perfected for the second year in a row, the Rays made history too
NHL PLAYOFFS
NBA PLAYOFFS
SPECIAL REPORT
WHO HAS THE SPEED GENE, AND WHO DOESN'T? HOW MUCH OF PERFORMANCE IS GENETIC? HOW DID EARLY HUMANS BECOME ATHLETES? AND CAN THE PERFECT ATHLETE BE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED?
Point After
Departments
We cherish Ernie Harwell and other masters of improvisation because we may not hear a sound like theirs again
In a stunner, Manny Pacquiao shows political clout in his homeland
When Big Stein Ruled the World
A Bronx beat man gets to the nitty-gritty of George Steinbrenner's growl
By Ben Reiter
Making sense of a 2010 NBA draft heavy on early entrants
By Chris Mannix
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Elizabeth McGarr
By Don Banks