May 13, 2013 Table Of Contents
SI.com
LEADING OFF
How to Lose 17 Pounds in a Week: the (Brutal) UFC Diet
From the sauna to the steak house, SI followed fighter Gian Villante as he went through the process of making weight—and then regaining it—for UFC 159
THE MAIL
SIDNEY CROSBY
CONCUSSED, CRACKED IN THE MOUTH WITH A PUCK—YOU CAN'T KEEP SIDNEY CROSBY DOWN. YOU CAN ONLY MARVEL AT HOW HOCKEY'S BEST PLAYER KEEPS COMING BACK EVEN BETTER THAN WHEN HE LEFT
HORSE RACING
ON A DREARY DAY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS FAVORED ORB CHARGED TO A ROUSING VICTORY IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY, PROVIDING SWEET REDEMPTION FOR TWO OWNERS AND A TRAINER WHO HAD EACH ENDURED MOMENTS OF EPIC MISFORTUNE
By Tim Layden
NBA PLAYOFFS
THE DURATION OF THE PLAYOFF JOURNEYS OF MANY TEAMS (THE SUPERSTAR-LADEN HEAT INCLUDED) WILL BE DETERMINED IN LARGE PART BY THE SEDENTARY SHOOTERS WHO GIVE THE BIG NAMES ROOM TO OPERATE
DRINKING AND DRIVING
DRINKING AND DRIVING AND DYING
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES DON'T CAUSE MORE DUI FATALITIES THAN OTHER AMERICANS—THEY JUST MAKE MORE HEADLINES. BUT WITH SO MANY HIGH-PROFILE TRAGEDIES IN RECENT YEARS, WHY DID JOSH BRENT AND JERRY BROWN NOT LEARN FROM THEM?
By Thomas Lake
YOENIS CESPEDES
Money-conscious Oakland shelled out $9 million a year for a Cuban slugger no other team would touch at that price. Now Yoenis Cespedes is drawing comparisons to Bo Jackson and, ahem, Willie Mays—and proving yet again that the A's know a baseball bargain when they see one
By Ben Reiter
POINT AFTER
A Season Sacrificed, a Life Saved
By Steve Rushin
Departments
Robbie Rogers, who announced he is gay three months ago, is ready to return to MLS—a progressive league that should welcome him
By Grant Wahl
A soccer ball that harnesses kinetic energy is bringing light to children with limited electricity
Looking to build a ballplayer? Don't bother going to New York, where healthy body parts are at a premium
Please. No more whining about timeouts
By Mark Bechtel
Best Triple Crown Races
By Mark Beech
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Dan Patrick
The Commodores' pitching staff has become a pipeline to the majors, and this season the SEC power is home to two hurlers bound for the bigs
By Mark Bechtel
By Joe Sheehan
