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Lineup
DEPARTMENTS
4 SI.COM
6 LEADING OFF
12 INBOX
14 SCORECARD
26 FACES IN THE CROWD
112 POINT AFTER
PAST BLAST: A look back at the launch of SI.com
THE NAME GAME
60 Generation Shaq
He inspired awe, fear, laughs—and in the 1990s, plenty of proud new parents
By Alex Prewitt
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
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PRO BASKETBALL
32 Allen Iverson
With his return to the court, A.I. hopes to remind people why he influenced a generation
By Lee Jenkins
PRO FOOTBALL
40 Vince Young
At 34, the QB decided to play again—and quickly learned how hard that is
By Greg Bishop
RETIREES
48 The After-Party
A gathering in Florida gives a glimpse into the life of the athlete after hanging up the uniform
By L. Jon Wertheim
NHL
54 Eric Lindros
Ten years after concussions ended his career, the former Philly phenom is doing better
By Michael Rosenberg
SCANDAL
66 Victor Conte
How the former PED peddler is still hustling—and trying to reclaim his name
By Tim Layden
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
72 Players of the Year
A look back at some of the nation's top players over the past three decades
By Jeremy Fuchs
GOLF
74 Justin Leonard
He was at the top of the golf world, but it took a move to Aspen for him to reach his peak
By John Garrity
CHESS
78 Garry Kasparov
The former world champ is a fierce critic of his native Russia and an advocate for freedom
By Jack Dickey
NBA
84 Tom Meschery
A famously intense player turned teacher and poet has rediscovered his love of the game
By Jack McCallum
VIDEO GAMES
90 NBA Jam
An oral history of the iconic, coin-gobbling basketball game
By Dan Greene & Alexander Abnos
NFL
98 Clinton Portis
Financial ruin turned life after the NFL serious for the formerly fun-loving running back
By Brian Burnsed
MEAT, PRAY, LOVE
104 Ode to the Hot Dog
Frankly, in sports, as in life, the important things all tie back to the power of the cased meat
By Steve Rushin
SI HAS TWO COVERS THIS WEEK Robert Beck (Iverson); Greg Nelson (Young)
