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Features
STANLEY CUP FINALS
32
Icy Hot
The NHL is seething, passionate, riotous—and wildly entertaining
By Michael Farber
• The NBA is hot too
NBA FINALS
38
Long-Range D
The barrage of threes can't be stopped, but there are ways to contain it
By Lee Jenkins
BASEBALL
58
Don Mattingly
Getting the highest-priced team in the majors to care as much as he does has been a challenge for Donnie Baseball
By Tom Verducci
SPECIAL REPORT
44
O.J. Simpson
Two decades after his infamous Bronco chase, he's still a mystery
By Greg Bishop and Thayer Evans
WORLD CUP 2014
52
Michael Bradley
The midfield maestro is the best hope for the U.S. to advance in Brazil
By Brian Straus
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13 Scorecard
22 Faces in the Crowd
24 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Grant Hill on his failed Clippers bid
68 Point After
Joe Torre: Baseball will never forget Don Zimmer
ON THE COVER: ROBERT BECK/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (NHL); GREG NELSON FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (NBA). INSET: ROBERT BECK/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (NHL); JOHN W. MCDONOUGH/ SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (NBA)
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PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT BECK/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED