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LINEUP
Olympic Preview
DEPARTMENTS
4 SI DIGITAL
6 LEADING OFF
12 THE MAIL
14 EDITOR'S LETTER
19 SCORECARD
Getting priorities straight at Penn State
28 FACES IN THE CROWD
31 JUST MY TYPE
Mark Teixeira: Yanks just wanna have fun
BY DAN PATRICK
34 INSIDE...
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College Basketball | Tennis
124 POINT AFTER
Dwight Howard out-LeBrons LeBron
BY PHIL TAYLOR
FEATURES
50 | THE HOST CITY
London's plan is a model for the future
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF
56 | THE VENUES
A visual guide to where the Games will be played
60 | WHAT'S NEW
Women's boxing, Blade Runner—and laser guns
BY SARAH KWAK
64 | PHELPS AND LOCHTE
The swimmers form the Games' greatest rivalry
BY KELLI ANDERSON
70 | U.S. GYMNASTICS
Is this the best American women's team ever?
BY BRIAN CAZENEUVE
74 | MEET TEAM USA
530 athletes who reflect the nation's finest
BY PHIL TAYLOR
82 | DREAM TEAM
It's the last roundup of NBA stars gunning for gold
BY IAN THOMSEN
88 | USAIN BOLT
He's track's biggest star—but no sure bet in London
BY TIM LAYDEN
94 | WOMEN'S TRACK
Three top U.S. sprinters chase their first golds
BY TIM LAYDEN
100 | ARAB SPRING
Revolution rocked the lives of many Olympians
BY DAVID EPSTEIN
110 | MEDAL PICKS
Predictions in all 304 London events
BY BRIAN CAZENEUVE
ON THE COVER: PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER READ MILLER
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PETER READ MILLER
LET IT BEAM Gabby Douglas (a.k.a. the Flying Squirrel) is one of several U.S. gymnasts expected to shine in London.
