April 15, 2013 Table Of Contents
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LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
MARCH MADNESS
AT THE HEART OF LOUISVILLE'S THIRD NATIONAL TITLE WAS THE SPECIAL BOND FORGED AMONG ITS CAST OF SPIRITED CHARACTERS—A BROTHERHOOD THAT STOOD TOGETHER THROUGH A TUMULTUOUS RUN TO A FINAL FOR THE AGES
By Luke Winn
NOW ON TO THE NEXT BIG THING: KENTUCKY'S JOHN CALIPARI RELOADS WITH SUPERTWINS AARON AND ANDREW HARRISON, A PAIR OF TOP-RATED GUARDS WHO HOPE TO EARN AN NCAA TITLE, THEN TWO SPOTS IN THE NBA LOTTERY
By Chris Mannix
This season may have just ended, but it's never too early to start thinking about which teams will be at the top of the polls next fall
By Seth Davis
DRAFT PREVIEW
SLAMMED BY A MOST SCATHING SCOUTING REPORT, GENO SMITH IS OUT TO PROVE A GREATER TRUTH: THAT HE'S MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE BEST BET IN A SUBPAR QUARTERBACK CLASS
VERNE LUNDQUIST
One-on-One with ... Verne Lundquist CBS ANNOUNCER
IN YOUR LIFE, HAVE YOU HEARD ANYONE LIKE THE MAN WHO HAS GIVEN VOICE TO SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE CALLS IN MASTERS HISTORY (AND ONE OF THE LEAST MEMORABLE ROCK BANDS IN TEXAS HISTORY)?
LARRY SANDERS
THE NBA'S FIERY ANGEL HAS SEEN THE DARKEST CORNERS OF CRAZY, HE'LL TELL YOU. BUT THEN HE FOUND HIS HAPPY (IF STILL OCCASIONALLY VOLATILE) PLACE. LET THE GAME'S FIERCEST DEFENDER DRAW THE PICTURE FOR YOU
By Lee Jenkins
POINT AFTER
By Phil Taylor
Departments
Former superstar Manny Ramirez has taken his talents to Taiwan, where he is an unlikely savior for a once notoriously corrupt sports league
By Cain Nunns
42 is the first full-length feature film about Jackie Robinson in more than 60 years. It was worth the wait
Dropping the gloves for a day to bring a little Money to March Madness
By FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.
Marty Blake 1927--2013
Worst Major League Teams
By Mark Bechtel
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Dan Patrick
Three SI Golf Group writers predict who's a good bet to deny Woods a fifth green jacket
LSU pass-rush prospect Barkevious Mingo is ready to be known for something other than his moniker
By Rob Mahoney