Lineup

36 The Indians

They have the attitude, and the pitching, to pull off a title

By Ben Reiter

Departments

2 SI Digital

4 Leading Off

10 Inbox

15 Scorecard

22 Faces in The Crowd

26 Just My Type

Dan Patrick: When the Sox made Matt Damon cry

68 Point After

Steve Rushin: Imagining a world without sports

Features

NBA

30 LeBron James

Promise kept, the Cavs' star is chasing the next challenge

By Lee Jenkins

NFL

42 Roger Goodell

What it's like to be summoned before the commissioner

By Tim Rohan of The MMQB

• The next 10 years

By Michael Rosenberg

NFL

54 Comeback Receivers

Kevin White (Bears) and Kelvin Benjamin (Panthers) finally have their shots

By Ben Baskin

OLYMPICS

60 Gwen Jorgensen

She's the world's best triathlete, but one thing is still holding her back

By Austin Murphy

On the cover: Robert Beck