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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

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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

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