April 22, 2013 Table Of Contents
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THE MAIL
GOLF PLUS
SUPREMELY TALENTED BUT WITHOUT A MAJOR TITLE, ADAM SCOTT FINALLY BROKE THROUGH AT AUGUSTA, GIVING AUSTRALIA ITS FIRST MASTERS CHAMPION WITH A PAIR OF CLUTCH BIRDIE PUTTS
By Brad Faxon
Guan Tianlang won over the Augusta crowds, and the 14-year-old had enough game to stick around for the weekend
By Sarah Kwak
BRANDT SNEDEKER FLEW CLOSE TO THE SUN AT AUGUSTA AND EVEN THOUGH HE CRASHED AND BURNED (AGAIN), THIS TIME HE KEPT HIS EMOTIONS IN CHECK AND EXPECTATIONS HIGH
TEN YEARS AFTER A TENSE SUDDEN-DEATH PLAYOFF PUT THEM AT THE CENTER OF GOLF'S GRANDEST DRAMA, MIKE WEIR AND LEN MATTIACE ARE GRINDING TO RETURN TO THE STAGE
LEADING OFF
THE MASTERS
ADAM SCOTT CHASED GREG NORMAN'S GHOSTS OUT OF AMEN CORNER WITH A STIRRING FINISH, BUT TIGER WOODS'S COLLISION WITH THE RULES OF GOLF STOLE MUCH OF THE BUZZ AROUND THE 77TH MASTERS
NFL DRAFT PREVIEW
Last October, everyone with a pair of eyes could see that Marcus Lattimore's football career was over. Now they're ready to see his NFL dream fulfilled
By Andy Staples
Would you draft a guy who nearly died on the football field less than a year ago?
We say it every year, but this time we really mean it: There'll be a mad dash to trade down from the top. There's no Andrew Luck superstar to froth over, but there's good depth from 10 to 50. Here's how Round 1 will play out
By Peter King
SI FOLLOWED OAKLAND'S BRAIN TRUST OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AS IT WORKED TO TRANSFORM THE CULTURE OF AN ICONIC FRANCHISE THAT LOST ITS WAY DURING AL DAVIS'S FINAL DECADE. REASONED DECISIONS, MODERN MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM? THESE AREN'T YOUR FATHER'S RAIDERS—AND THAT'S A GOOD THING
By Jim Trotter
MLB
THEY WILL LIKELY FINISH FOURTH IN THE AL WEST AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG HITTERS HAS BEEN ABYSMAL, BUT THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE TO BUILD THE MARINERS INTO THE GAME'S NEXT JUGGERNAUT. HERE'S WHY WE'RE BUYING IN
By Ben Reiter
PRO HOCKEY
EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER AN EYE INJURY AND POSTCONCUSSION SYMPTOMS DERAILED HIS HALL OF FAME CAREER, THE FLYERS' DEFENSEMAN FACES A TOUGH LIFE AWAY FROM THE GAME
POINT AFTER
Teary Thoughts on A Special Day
By Steve Rushin
Departments
Tragedy has struck our games before the Boston Marathon. So why did the explosions on Monday feel scarier than the others?
By S.L. Price
Take heart, Angels: A slump isn't always a bad thing. It may be just the opposite
By Joe Sheehan
A viral-video star from Norway kicks his way into pro football
The chance of a Champions League matchup between Barcelona and Real Madrid has a nation on edge
By Grant Wahl
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Dan Patrick