
Lineup
U.S. OPEN
32 RORY'S WORLD
The precocious yet polished Rory McIlroy announced the advent of a refreshing new era in golf
By Michael Bamberger
38 BASEBALL
JOSE BAUTISTA
The slugger's rise with the Blue Jays is not as suspicious as you might think
By Joe Posnanski
44 STANLEY CUP
TIM THOMAS
Few players have waited longer to taste NHL glory than the Bruins' goalie
By Brian Cazeneuve
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP PREVIEW
50 THE POWER TO RULE
The U.S.'s hopes rest on the strike force of Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan
By Grant Wahl
54 MEET TEAM USA
The 21 players who will try to win America's first championship since 1999
BASEBALL
THE BARRIO BOYS
In 1949, El Paso's Bowie Bears won Texas's first high school baseball title
By Alexander Wolff
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Departments
4 Leading Off
12 Letters
14 Scorecard
The noncommercial appeal of Wimbledon
21 Just My Type
Jeff Gordon on what it takes to win
By Dan Patrick
22 Faces in the Crowd
24 Inside ...
• Baseball
The phenom dilemma
• The NHL
Depth in the draft
• Soccer
Gold Cup stars
70 Point After
Rory McIlroy: a more open Open champ
By Joe Posnanski
ON THE COVER Photograph by Fred Vuich
PHOTO
FRED VUICH (MCILROY)
FOUR PHOTOS