June 27, 2011 Table Of Contents
GOLF PLUS
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
Young starters are the game's most prized commodity—but contenders still find it hard to baby budding stars
By Albert Chen
The 2011 draft lacks star power but has loads of quality—which could spur clubs into some interesting deals
By Sarah Kwak
PIERRE MCGUIRE'S In the Crease
Over a sometimes bumpy Gold Cup, a new-look U.S. team has begun to take shape for the long haul to 2014
By Grant Wahl
U.S. OPEN
Dazzling fans and his peers with a performance never seen in the U.S. Open, precocious yet polished Rory McIlroy announced the advent of a refreshing new era in golf
BASEBALL
DO YOU BELIEVE IN JOSE BAUTISTA?
STANLEY CUP FINALS
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
By Grant Wahl
By Capsules by Jennifer Michalski
BOWIE BEARS
IN 1949 EL PASO'S BOWIE BEARS, A TEAM OF POOR HISPANIC PLAYERS WHO WERE TOO UNWORLDLY TO BE INTIMIDATED BY THEIR MORE AFFLUENT ANGLO OPPONENTS, CAME FROM NOWHERE TO WIN TEXAS'S FIRST HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Point After
Departments
Wimbledon's resistance to corporate dollars keeps it rich
Tracking the week's news both inside and outside the confines of cool
F1's youngest world champion is just another tourist in New York City—for now
The citizens of Vancouver attempt to redeem their city from an ugly disgrace
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
Track's false-start rule draws fire