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NFL DRAFT PREVIEW

38 QB QUANDARY

Despite all the data, teams still struggle to choose their most important player

By Peter King

42 JAKE LOCKER

He might have been a top 10 pick in 2010. Now, he has to claw his way up the board

By Jim Trotter

• PETER KING'S MOCK DRAFT

EXCLUSIVE BOOK EXCERPT

56 REX ON REX

When Darrelle Revis held out, I stayed away—until I had to make some noise

By Rex Ryan

62 BASEBALL

SHIN-SOO CHOO

Go ahead: Name five true five-tool players in the game today. The least likely of that group? That's easy

By Albert Chen

66 NHL PLAYOFFS

THE CAPITALS

Washington committed to playing a gritty, defense-first style; more important, so did its franchise player

By Brian Cazeneuve

WORK IN PROGRESS

CENTER ANDREW BYNUM LIKES TO TINKER—EVEN WITH HIS ROLE ON THE DEFENDING NBA CHAMPS

By Lee Jenkins

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Departments

4 Leading Off

10 Letters

14 Scorecard

Kobe Bryant and high-def scrutiny

23 Faces in the Crowd

24 Just My Type

Bob Costas sounds off on Barry Bonds

By Dan Patrick

28 Inside ...

• Baseball

Cards' risk pays off

• The NBA

The star treatment

• NASCAR

Dale Jr.'s fast start

• College Football

A new chance for QBs

• Soccer

Real Salt Lake's rise

76 Point After

The plight of the anonymous A's

By Phil Taylor

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