June 17, 2013 Table Of Contents
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LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
FIELDER AND CABRERA
THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE AGAINST THE MIDDLE OF THE TIGERS' LINEUP: MIGUEL CABRERA AND PRINCE FIELDER ARE BOTH MASSIVE, FREAKISHLY STRONG AND HITTING SAVANTS. BUT THE SCARIEST THING ABOUT THE GAME'S MOST RELENTLESS 3--4 COMBO? THEY'RE BOTH OUT THERE GRINDING EVERY SINGLE DAY
Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are the current kings when it comes to destructive middle-of-the-lineup tandems. But even if these other combinations can't quite match the Tigers pair's consistency and production, they can give pitchers fits
By Joe Sheehan
STANLEY CUP PREVIEW
WHAT IF HISTORY STILL HELD THAT NO TEAM BLOWS A THREE-GOAL, THIRD-PERIOD GAME 7 LEAD?...
SI's Pierre McGuire straps on the foil and analyzes the keys to victory in a Stanley Cup face-off that matches similar powerhouses
NBA FINALS
ALREADY EMBROILED IN A SENSATIONAL DIVORCE, MIAMI'S SHOOTING GUARD IS BATTLING A BUM KNEE AND FIGHTING TO BE MORE THAN A THIRD WHEEL. THE HEAT'S TITLE CHANCES, AND ITS DYNASTIC FUTURE, HANG ON HIM GETTING RIGHT, FAST
By S.L. Price
Dr. J
As Told to Mark Bechtel
Special Report
THE INSTITUTION HAS LOST CONTROL
THE NCAA MADE GRAND PLANS TO REFORM ITS MOST SCRUTINIZED DIVISION. BUT THE MISHANDLING OF A CASE THAT ORIGINATED WITH THE MOST NOTORIOUS BOOSTER IN HISTORY EXPOSED A FRACTURED DEPARTMENT SEEMINGLY POWERLESS TO DO ITS JOB
By Pete Thamel
POINT AFTER
By Lee Jenkins
Departments
At this week's U.S. Open, Merion Golf Club will try to put a few good scares into the pros, but if the course doesn't hold up, it may be time to rethink the game
SI's resident experts predict who will win the 113th U.S. Open
A Ridiculously Short Oral History of ... Deacon Jones 1938--2013
That athlete's body comes from somewhere. A '13 Swimsuit rookie shows the way
By Ben Reiter
The scion of a famous family of aerialists is thinking big—like Grand Canyon big
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Dan Patrick
The Case AGAINST The Letter of Intent
By Andy Staples