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NBA PLAYOFFS
BIG TIMES IN BIG D
Dallas reached the Western finals with a staggering sweep of the defending champion Lakers
By Lee Jenkins
Page 36
What Kobe's early exit means for LeBron
44 HORSE RACING
KENTUCKY DERBY
Animal Kingdom surged past the leaders to win a wide-open race
By Tim Layden
48 NHL PLAYOFFS
GUY BOUCHER
A cerebral new coach has made Tampa Bay a postseason surprise
By Austin Murphy
54 BASEBALL
OLD LEFTIES
Arthur Rhodes and Darren Oliver have each had a near lifetime in the bigs
By Ben Reiter
The Spectacular Life of a College Basketball
RECRUITER
Assistant coaches endure their exhausting schedules to prepare for the day they get the top job
By Bruce Schoenfeld
Page 60
Departments
4 Leading Off
11 Editor's Letter
12 Letters
14 Scorecard
The side effects of neurological research
22 Just My Type
David Beckham on the royal wedding
By Dan Patrick
24 Faces in the Crowd
26 Inside ...
• Olympic Sports
A wrestler's return
• Baseball
No-hitters are a trend
• Boxing
Problem for Pacquiao
• The NFL
Veteran QBs for hire
• College Football
Predictions for 2011
70 Point After
Seve Ballesteros's art
By Joe Posnanski
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ON THE COVER Photograph by Greg Nelson
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