
Lineup
38 | GOLF
PGA Championship
Martin Kaymer held off a horde of fresh faces to win his first major, but the tournament will be remembered for a bizarre incident on the 72nd hole
By Alan Shipnuck
SPECIAL REPORT: NFL RUNNING BACKS
42 | Chris Johnson
Brutal hits and a brief shelf life are turning the feature back, once the face of the game, into the league's most endangered species
By Tim Layden
48 | Tony Richardson
For 16 years this fullback has been plowing paths for elite rushers. He knows one day he'll lose his job ... to someone he's trained to take it from him
By Joe Posnanski
54 | Gale Sayers
Blinding talent made him the standard for all open-field runners since—but after a shortened career, football was left to wonder what might have been
By Tim Layden
60 | BASEBALL
Jayson Werth
He bristles at attention, whether it's for his bushy beard or his stellar play. But ignoring the Phillies' slugging outfielder is not an option
By Franz Lidz
Giving Kids a Lifeline
Black children are three times likelier to drown than white ones. Cullen Jones is out to remedy that
By Andrew Lawrence
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Departments
6 Leading Off
14 Letters
20 Scorecard
Knocks rocks
27 Just My Type
Ryan Grant runs on by Dan Patrick
28 Faces in the Crowd
32 Inside ...
• Baseball
Free agent class of '10
• Olympic Sports
A U.S. gymnast soars
• Soccer
New York's imports
• NASCAR
The return of Roush
72 The Vault
PGA of '84
76 Point After
Why American tennis is in decline
by Selena Roberts
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