June 11, 2012 Table Of Contents
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LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED surveyed more than 50 Tour pros on everything from which major is the most fair to who beat Hogan in 1955
By battling back to beat the streaking Spurs, the young Thunder showed how much it has grown since last year's conference finals
By Lee Jenkins
Four key questions heading into the June 28 selections, which are riddled with uncertainty—after the No. 1 pick
By Chris Mannix
Week 1 of the French Open, with so many dominant European players, proved that the center of the sport has moved to the Continent
His no-hitter was special—but more impressive is that Johan Santana is just as effective after shoulder surgery as he was before
By Joe Sheehan
Nicklas Lidstrom's career featured an unmatched combination of ability and durability
JOSH HAMILTON
Josh Hamilton has outsized talents and grand plans for the free-agent windfall coming his way. But the Rangers' centerfielder also feels pressure to be larger than life. Through his faith, his family and a more studious approach to the game, he's learning bigger isn't always better
By S.L. Price
STANLEY CUP FINALS
In a coast-to-coast series brimming with U.S.-born stars, no Yankee—no player, period—has shone as brightly as the Kings' soft-spoken goaltender, Jonathan Quick
ROAD TO BRAZIL
Now Is The Time In Soccer When We Dance
As World Cup qualifying begins for the U.S., coach Jurgen Klinsmann—joyous, intense, analytical, slightly off-kilter—is aiming for nothing less than a complete transformation of the game at all levels in America
By Grant Wahl
BOXING
He drank. He gambled. He cheated on his wife. Now, with the help of religion, Manny Pacquiao says he's a changed man. But will he be the same ruthless boxer?
By Chris Mannix
U.S. DECATHLETES
World's greatest athlete? Take your pick: In London, Americans Ashton Eaton, Bryan Clay and Trey Hardee could sweep the decathlon and return the spotlight to one of the Games' defining events
By Tim Layden
POINT AFTER
By Phil Taylor
Departments
Exonerated after five years in prison, former USC recruit Brian Banks looks to the NFL
Shane Mosley's retirement announcement wraps up one of boxing's sweetest careers
By Chris Mannix
Forty years ago a new event helped transform women's athletics—and one girl's life
How one Tour de France winner left his tire mark on WWII
By Ben Reiter
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Dan Patrick
