Lineup
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
26 Christian McCaffrey
Don't judge the Stanford running back just on his amazing accomplishments
By Chris Ballard
NBA PLAYOFFS
36 The Cavs
Three of SI's hoops experts examine Cleveland's surprising turnaround
NHL PLAYOFFS
40 Sid vs. Ovi
The rivalry defines a generation—if not the Pens-Caps series
By Michael Rosenberg
MLB
46 The Cubs
Fans are euphoric about their fast start. Does it portend a historic ending?
By Charles P. Pierce
MLB
50 Vin Scully
The voice of summer is in his final season in the booth. Meet the man behind the mic
By Tom Verducci
Departments
2 SI.com
4 Leading Off
10 Inbox
12 Scorecard
20 Faces in the Crowd
22 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Ex-analyst Curt Schilling on bigotry at ESPN
60 Point After
Michael Rosenberg: The draft lottery is not the key to happiness
ON THE COVER
Illustration by Tim O'Brien (Scully) Stephen Green (Cubs)
PHOTO
Photograph by Harry How/Getty Images
CARDINAL'S RULE McCaffrey finished second in the Heisman voting last year and should be even more dominant in 2016.