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Union Chief DeMaurice Smith: The Man Who's Taking on the NFL

BY JIM TROTTER

P. 30

FOUR GAMES

FINALS FAVORITES ONE QUESTION: WHO'S THE BEST?

BY IAN THOMSEN

P. 48

FEBRUARY FRENZY

KOBE BRYANT and RAJON RONDO battled in Boston last week and could be headed for a rubber match in June

PEBBLE BEACH

BILL MURRAY'S INCREDIBLE CINDERELLA STORY

BY ALAN SHIPNUCK

P. 42

PHOTO

ON THE COVER Photograph by Damian Strohmeyer

PHOTO

Kohjiro Kinno