26 | CYCLING
Lance Armstrong
The sports icon and anticancer crusader denies another round of doping allegations
By Austin Murphy and Selena Roberts
30 | NBA PLAYOFFS
Rajon Rondo
The superb young playmaker is carrying Boston toward its second finals appearance in three years
By Ian Thomsen
36 | NBA DRAFT
Gordon Hayward
The darling of the NCAA tournament has gone from mid-major star to major pro prospect
By Kelli Anderson
40 | NHL PLAYOFFS
Dustin Byfuglien
The massive winger led the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup finals in almost two decades
By Michael Farber
44 | BASEBALL
Hanley Ramirez
How good might the Marlins' maddening shortstop be if he would just grow up?
By L. Jon Wertheim
50 | TRACK AND FIELD
Andy Ferrara
The Army runner will race this week—then follow his three brothers into the infantry
By David Epstein
LIONEL MESSI
THE WORLD AT HIS FEET
TWO-TIME WORLD CUP CHAMPION ARGENTINA MIGHT BE THE MOST UNPREDICTABLE TEAM HEADED TO SOUTH AFRICA, BUT IT HAS ONE WEAPON EVERY OTHER COUNTRY FEARS: THE BEST PLAYER ON THE PLANET
By S.L. Price
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Departments
4 Leading Off
10 Letters
12 Scorecard
McEnroe's academy: Is he serious?
18 Just My Type
UFC boss Dana White: There will be blood
by Dan Patrick
19 Faces in the Crowd
20 Inside ...
• Baseball
Men who might move
• The NFL
Leinart on the line
• Soccer
World Cup spy game
64 The Vault
Noah's arc, '83
72 Point After
NASCAR strays from its down-home roots
by Selena Roberts
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