June 27, 2016 Table Of Contents
INBOX
NBA FINALS
DOWN 3--1 TO THE BEST TEAM IN HISTORY? NOT A PROBLEM FOR LEBRON JAMES, WHOSE THREE EPIC PERFORMANCES CAPPED AN UNPRECEDENTED COMEBACK FOR THE CAVALIERS AND ENDED CLEVELAND'S 52-YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT
By Lee Jenkins
U.S. OPEN
MLB
The Red Sox expected Jackie Bradley Jr. to be a star three years ago. Their—and his—reward for keeping the faith? The breakout season they were waiting for.
By Ben Reiter
WHAT'S NEXT
By Albert Chen
By Grant Wahl
BRAND NAME STARS
By Pete Thamel
API in Dallas lacks NCAA-certified academics. Why did so many highly ranked players enroll there?
By Pete Thamel
POINT AFTER
By Mark Bechtel
Departments
A Las Vegas gamble and the arrival of Arizona-bred Auston Matthews would herald a new era for the NHL
By ALEX PREWITT
Russia's track and field team is banned from competing in Rio
By Tim Layden
What cyclists teach us about energy efficiency
By Tom Taylor
Paul Giamatti, Ethan Hawke play ball
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick