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April 2, 2012 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated DIGITAL
LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
The football news has come fast and furious over the past two weeks—and it's not all Manning, Tebow and the Saints
By Jim Trotter
Four years after he abandoned the Predators, Alexander Radulov is back, and it's enough to put Nashville into Cup contention
PIERRE MCGUIRE'S: IN THE CREASE
Plenty has gone awry with the Wizards, not least of all the development of John Wall, but there are signs of change in the capital
By Chris Mannix
2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR
A QUARTET OF STORIED PROGRAMS ROARED THROUGH THE REGIONALS, SETTING UP SOME BIG-TIME SHOWDOWNS IN THE BIG EASY
Kansas center Jeff Withey has gone from a 209-pound lightweight to an intimidating presence in the paint
Sophomore point guard Aaron Craft sets the tone at Ohio State with his tenacious defense and hypercompetitive approach to the game
By Tim Layden
WHO WILL WIN THE BATTLES IN THE BIG EASY
By Seth Davis
High-flying freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist—so dangerous in the open court—keeps Kentucky's high-octane offense running hot
PRO FOOTBALL
The behind-the-scenes story of how the most prized free agent in NFL history hit the recruiting trail—and how he ended up a Denver Bronco
By Peter King
Yes, Tebow will turn the Jets into a Big Apple circus—but the move makes football sense
By Ben Reiter
BASEBALL
MUCH MORE TO R.A. DICKEY THAN THE KNUCKLEBALL
A mastery of a quirky pitch is far from all that makes the Mets righty an outlier. He's also the author of a brutally honest memoir that, among other revelations, details a painful childhood that included sexual abuse
R.A. Dickey writes of confronting the darker sides of human nature—and the meeting that turned his baseball career around
By R.A. Dickey
GOLF
Tiger Woods won his first Tour event in 30 months, dominating as he did in his prime and signaling that he may be the man to beat at the Masters
By Damon Hack
UNSINKABLE
POINT AFTER
Under the Hoodies, a Deeper Truth
By Phil Taylor
Departments
By Lee Jenkins
A reworked PGA Tour calendar means a fall kickoff, while Q school loses its luster
In a self-reflective mood, Mike Tyson promises to reveal all in a one-man Las Vegas show
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
The former NBA lightning rod has found fans—and feeling!—in the Chinese league
By Bryan Armen Graham
By Dan Patrick
