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TERROR, TRAGEDY AND HOPE IN TUSCALOOSA
Still haunted by a devastating tornado, Alabama athletes are healing their community—and themselves
By Lars Anderson
Page 34
42 NBA PLAYOFFS
THE BULLS' DEFENSE
A ferocious D designed by a rookie coach is stifling Chicago's opponents
By Lee Jenkins
46 NHL PLAYOFFS
ROBERTO LUONGO
The goalie's penchant for disastrous mistakes keeps Canucks fans on edge
By Brian Cazeneuve
50 SOCCER
PACIFIC PASSION
The Northwest is turning into an MLS hotbed thanks to several reborn rivalries
By Grant Wahl
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
With a 37--0 mark in 2011, he is gunning for the longest men's winning streak of the Open era
By S.L. Price
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Departments
4 Leading Off
10 Letters
12 Scorecard
The sportswriter as sitcom subject
18 Just My Type
Mavs coach Rick Carlisle on Phil, Dirk
By Dan Patrick
20 Faces in the Crowd
28 Inside ...
• Baseball
Cleveland is for real
• Swimming
A splashy teen star
• Golf
Tiger's steady decline
64 Point After
To NBA head cases: Your doctor is in
By Phil Taylor
ON THE COVER Photograph by Simon Bruty Inset: Sergio Perez/Reuters
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