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NBA PLAYOFFS

34 Memphis Grizzlies

SI went behind the scenes as the Grizzlies improvised a game plan for the Thunder—and got their hair cut just right

BY LEE JENKINS

SPECIAL REPORT

42 Penn State

Changes in medical care belie Penn State's promises to rein in the athletic department and operate transparently

BY DAVID EPSTEIN

FORTUNATE 50

SI's 10th annual list of the most highly compensated athletes in the U.S.

BY DANIEL ROBERTS

50 FLOYD MAYWEATHER

The world's highest-paid athlete on how to make—and spend—a buck

BY L. JON WERTHEIM

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BASEBALL

62 Matt Harvey

Armed with four plus pitches—and a small chip on his shoulder—the Mets righthander might just end up owning a Yankees town

BY TOM VERDUCCI

DEPARTMENTS

2 SI Digital

4 Leading Off

10 The Mail

13 Scorecard

Island of baseball misfits

22 Faces in the Crowd

24 Just My Type

Danica likes Da Bears

BY DAN PATRICK

72 Point After

A plan to upgrade umps

BY JOE SHEEHAN

SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK: Photographs by Chuck Solomon for Sports Illustrated (Harvey); Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated (Conley)

PHOTO

ROBERT BECK/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

GOING UP? Mike Conley (in headphones) and teammates got the sardine treatment in the elevator at their hotel in OKC before Game 2 of their series with the Thunder.