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TABLE OF CONTENTS
July 17, 2006 | Volume 105, Issue 2
July 17, 2006 Blue Heaven
After Italy's fifth penalty kick clinched the nation's fourth World Cup title
(page 48) in Berlin on Sunday, the celebration was on for (from left) Luca
Toni, Andrea Pirlo, Fabio...
July 17, 2006 Papi Power
It is refreshing that David Ortiz (June 19), one of the best clutch hitters in
history, has the humility of a rookie who is just happy to be in the majors.
Big Papi chats with common...
Dubliners are
desperate for golf tips and, when those fail, for the twin consolations of
Guinness and psychiatric treatment. Or so says Google, the all-knowing Internet
search engine, which...
A drug scandal and numerous crashes have ravaged the Tour de France. But a feisty American could still take the prize
The World Cup was grand, but changes are needed in 2010
Won
By Cory Spinks (above) the IBF junior middleweight title, with a decision over
Russia's Roman Karmazin in St. Louis last Saturday. It was a career-saving win
for the son of former heavyweight...
It's summer, but indoor sports haven't stopped. A guide to the busy NBA and NHL off-season moves
The 53-year-old
closer, who retired in 1988 with 300 saves, will be inducted into the Hall of
Fame on July 30
What was Lance
Armstrong doing last week while the Tour de France went on without him for the
first time since 1997? For one afternoon, anyway, the seven-time Tour winner
took actors Matthew...
What to watch and watch for
Danielle Liska
PIRATES ALL-STAR
OUTFIELDER
July 17, 2006 Who's Hot
July 17, 2006
Red Sox Closer
For a Rockie,
little videos mean big hits
July 17, 2006
How Nextel Cup
contender Jeff Burton keeps his body on track
Fueled by putdowns
and cutups, the slaphappy Mets-a franchise whose revival is way ahead of
schedule-are dominating the National League
July 17, 2006 | GRANT WAHL
In a mad, mad
final match, Italy rode its stalwart defense to a fourth championship, while
the greatest player of his generation left the field in infamy after a shocking
moment of mindless rage
Joe Jurevicius is thrilled that he'll be playing in front of family and friends for his beloved Browns in 2006, but that joy is tempered by a loss he'll feel forever
Could Roger
Federer finally beat a certain Spaniard? Could Amélie Mauresmo master her
nerves on the biggest stage? Both players delivered their answers-forcefully-at
Wimbledon
It took startling
transformations--from callow prodigy to thoughtful champion, from punk to
philanthropist, from conflicted son to devoted father--for Andre Agassi to
finally see the big picture,...
July 17, 2006
The Week In
Sports
Twins Peak
After committing--finally--to a youth movement that includes a 22-year-old ace,
Minnesota is the majors' hottest team
THE DEEP ROOTS OF
THE CUBS' WOES
Jr.
Achievement
With a reconfigured car and improved teamwork, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has quietly
crept into contention for the Cup chase
He kept you from
buying that fur-toaster business.
July 17, 2006 | Charles Hirshberg
Meet Donald Hall,
the nation's first poet laureate to take batting practice with the Pirates
On a forced
sabbatical from the Dolphins, Ricky Williams is loving the freer atmosphere in
Canada
St. Louis's new owners are gambling that the NHL's leading TV analyst can turn their team around
John Davidson's move from media to management is not unprecedented in sports. Here are some others who made the switch.
St. Louis's new
owners are gambling that the NHL's leading TV analyst can turn their team
around
John Davidson's move from media to management is not
unprecedented in sports. Here are some others who made the switch.
Cavaliers guard Damon Jones is all the rage in China, as an unlikely pitchman for a shoe company
Damon Jones's two-year deal with sporting goods company Li Ning pays him an annual salary of between $200,000 and $300,000, plus bonuses--small change compared with the contract LeBron James...
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