Lineup
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP PREVIEW 2019
32
MEGAN RAPINOE
Captain. Playmaker. Activist. And this is her moment
BY JENNY VRENTAS
42
MEET THE 23
Get to know the members of the USWNT
BY AVI CREDITOR, LAKEN LITMAN AND KELLEN BECOATS
52
5 MINUTE GUIDE
Essential info for World Cup 2019, whether you're casual fan or hard-core supporter
54
1991 WORLD CUP
Origins of the women's Cup and the U.S. dynasty
BY GRANT WAHL
62
OLIVIA MOULTRIE
What a 13-year-old pro tells us about women's soccer, youth sports and parenting
BY CHRIS BALLARD
NBA FINALS
70
DRAYMOND GREEN
Regular-season force. Postseason superhero
BY ROB MAHONEY
76
NELLIEBALL
A mad scientist coach saw this NBA coming years ago
BY CHRIS BALLARD
STANLEY CUP FINALS
80
BRUINS VS. BLUES
Their 1970 series—that photo!—produced two paths
BY MICHAEL FARBER, SPECIAL REPORTING BY ALEX PREWITT
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
86
ANTOINE DAVIS
Can the pencil-thin shooting guard eat his way to the NBA?
BY L. JON WERTHEIM
BASEBALL
92
THE SAVE
How it changed baseball
BY EMMA BACCELLIERI
Farewell, proven closer?
BY TOM VERDUCCI
SOCCER
100
WAR AND CLEATS
Honduras vs. El Salvador, on the pitch and the battlefield
BY MICHAEL MCKNIGHT
DEPARTMENTS
SI TV
P. 4
LEADING OFF
P. 6
EDITORS' LETTER
P. 12
INBOX
P. 14
SCORECARD
P. 19
FACES IN THE CROWD
P. 30
POINT AFTER
P. 108
ON THE COVER: Hair and Makeup by David Searle, James Anthony and Vanessa Blanchard Lee for Artist Untied Agency