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LINEUP
NHL PLAYOFFS
56 Alexander Ovechkin
The Capitals' star winger has found a new comfort zone off the ice, and he's soaring on it
BY SARAH KWAK
• Playoff maxims, true or false?
FEATURES
THE GAY ATHLETE
34 Jason Collins
I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black and I'm gay. Let the conversation begin
BY JASON COLLINS WITH FRANZ LIDZ
His twin brother's words
41 So Here We Are
Is this how you thought the first gay male player in a major team sport would come out?
BY S.L. PRICE
NFL DRAFT
48 St. Louis Rams
On Day 1, the future of one NFC West climber hinged on a series of gutsy gambles
BY PETER KING
• Geno Smith's long wait
BOOK EXCERPT
62 Red Smith
A new collection of columns shows how the sportswriter became a master of the page
BY DANIEL OKRENT
BONUS
66 Indian Basketball
The NBA has its eyes on the world's largest untapped hoops market
BY PETE THAMEL
DEPARTMENTS
2 Editor's Letter
4 Leading Off
12 The Mail
15 Scorecard
Saving the Sacramento Kings
26 Faces in the Crowd
28 Just My Type
Does EJ Manuel have slow eyes?
BY DAN PATRICK
76 Point After
Life lessons from a union man
BY MICHAEL WEINER
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ON THE COVER: Photograph by Kwaku Alston for Sports Illustrated
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