July 2, 2012 Table Of Contents
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GOLF PLUS
As newly crowned U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson—along with 10 other major winners who teed it up at the Travelers—can attest, playing the week after winning a big one is never easy
Yes, the purses I played for don't compare, but I'm proud of my place in LPGA history
LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
Local hero Ashton Eaton lifted the Olympic track and field trials in Eugene with a world record in the decathlon
By Tim Layden
Led by the best division in baseball, the game's balance of power tilts decidedly to the right side of the map
By Joe Sheehan
Jason Garrison is about to become the richest player you never heard of
Messi may be more beloved (and have better numbers), but the Euros confirm the claim of his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, to the title of 2012 world player of the year
By Grant Wahl
LEBRON JAMES
It was harder than he ever expected, but with a bravura performance in the postseason LeBron James made good on his vow to bring a title to South Beach. Will it be the first of many?
By Lee Jenkins
NBA DRAFT
THE MYSTERY PICK IS ROYCE WHITE
In a draft with only one sure thing, a top prospect's mental disorder raises the question, How much risk are teams willing to accept?
BASEBALL
Long before he became Giancarlo Stanton, the young Marlins slugger left an unmistakable imprint—on scouts, not to mention countless outfield walls and scoreboards
By Albert Chen
CYCLING
1992 DREAM TEAM
The Greatest Game Nobody Ever Saw
The toughest competition faced by the best team in basketball history was, in fact, its own: at a closed scrimmage in Monaco between sides led by Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, the details of which remained a secret for nearly 20 years
POINT AFTER
By Phil Taylor
Departments
Ringing Moment On Centre Court
With tennis reveling in its greatest era, the Olympics competition at Wimbledon figures to be a smash
By S.L. Price
By Joe Lemire
A new novel about cycling probes the toll of a medal quest
By Ben Reiter
The view from a sidewalk in picturesque Bellefonte, Pa., bordered on surreal as Jerry Sandusky's verdict came down
By Luke Winn
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
One man's hobby makes a complex labor agreement accessible to all