May 30, 2011 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
At the record age of 46, a revived (and aggressive!) Bernard Hopkins took the light heavyweight title
By Chris Mannix
After a crushing playoff loss at the Players, David Toms rebounded with an emotional win at the Colonial
Barcelona goes for the ultimate accolade in the Champions League final. Here's how Man United can stop them
By Jen Chang
Minor leaguers, but these five will be major contributors soon
By Joe Sheehan
NBA PLAYOFFS
Eastern Conference Finals BULLYING THE BULLS
By Ian Thomsen
THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL RIVALRY
By Phil Taylor
HORSE RACING
By Tim Layden
PRO FOOTBALL
MOTOR SPORTS
100 YEARS ON THE TRACK OF HISTORY
SINCE THE FIRST 500, A CENTURY AGO, THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY HAS BEEN THE SETTING FOR SOME OF RACING'S MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS, AS TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY PLAYED OUT AROUND THE 2.5-MILE OVAL. TAKE A LAP....
NHL PLAYOFFS
FRED WILPON
By Tom Verducci
Point After
Departments
An ESPN opus raises questions about medium and messenger
Tracking the week's news both inside and outside the confines of cool
With a full-season NFL lockout still very much a possibility—at least until a court ruling in June—SI asked the sports swamis at the Onion to predict a future with and without football
Wrestling loses one of its highest fliers
The Armstrong case points up the weaknesses in sports drug testing
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick