Lineup

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

38 CARLI LLOYD

The midfielder dominated in the final—and struck a wonder of a goal—as the U.S. claimed its record third trophy, but a dozen years ago she nearly gave up the game

By Grant Wahl

Shannon Boxx

Whitney Engen

Lauren Holiday

Ali Krieger

Morgan Brian

Ashlyn Harris

Julie Johnston

Sydney Leroux

Lori Chalupny

Tobin Heath

Meghan Klingenberg

Carli Lloyd

Alex Morgan

Heather O'Reilly

Megan Rapinoe

Hope Solo

Alyssa Naeher

Christen Press

Amy Rodriguez

Abby Wambach

Kelley O'Hara

Christie Rampone

Becky Sauerbrunn

Jill Ellis

Features

TENNIS

32 Serena Williams

A nearly drama-free fortnight ended with a fourth straight slam

By L. Jon Wertheim

BASEBALL

48 The Mets' Rotation

Their quirky staff has one key thing in common: They attack the zone

By Tom Verducci

GOLF

56 Tom Watson

The five-time British Open champ takes on St. Andrews one last time

By Alan Shipnuck

LONGFORM

64 Pete Rose

Tales from a long, strange trip with the banished hit king

By Tom Verducci

Departments

6 Leading Off

15 Inbox

19 Scorecard

30 Faces in the Crowd

72 Point After

Michael Rosenberg: Why women's pro soccer is still in startup mode

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