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TABLE OF CONTENTS
June 02, 2003 | Volume 98, Issue 22
June 02, 2003 Kings for a DayAs I watch Sacramento's Bobby Jackson being taken to the locker room for X-rays on his cheekbone, I ask, Why did you have to put the Kings on your cover (Pair of Kings, May 12)?...
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AUGUST 31, 1970
Give it away. If I may offer one piece of advice to LeBron James—who in the span of 24 hours last week sold his soles to Nike for $90 million, had $1 million pressed into his palm by Upper Deck...
Adidas and Reebok offered more cash, but Nike's full-court press helped it win the battle for the heart—and feet—of high school phenom LeBron James
Must there be a team in the City of Angels? The question bedevils the NFL
7Strikeouts by Dodgers pitcher Darren Dreifort in the first two innings of L.A.'s 4-3 win over the Rockies last Thursday.
June 02, 2003 ReceivedA taste of what it would be like to be covered by the English press, Metrostars and U.S. national team goalkeeper Tim Howard. Last week Manchester United made an inquiry to MLS about...
June 02, 2003 PetitionedThe NFL, to award the 1925 league championship to the Pottsville Maroons, by Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell. Until 1933 the NFL had no postseason and simply conferred its championship...
The 50th anniversary of Hillary's climb has Mount Everest hoppin'
While you never quite know where Gabe Jennings is coming from, the 24-year-old free spirit of running can tell you where he's just been—and how the trip almost killed him. Jennings, once touted as...
June 02, 2003 | Bill Scheft Good to be here. Unfortunately the American Idol people are still angry with me because I phoned in 200,000 votes for Rocco Baldelli.
Making a comeback reminiscent of another basketball icon, the two-time MVP of the WNBA returns to the court for the Houston Comets at age 40.
June 02, 2003 The 7 train, the New York City subway line that runs from Manhattan to Shea Stadium, has historically been unkind to out-of-town pitchers. Just ask John Rocker. But Phillies reliever Randy Wolf is...
June 02, 2003 Uh, we asked for a Bud Light. Still, Cho Jin-Young, 23, could be a contender in the International Contest of Bartenders—if Red Adair doesn't parachute in during his signature move. Cho was one of...
June 02, 2003 The groundskeeper for the Class A Lakewood (N.J.) BlueClaws was ejected by an umpire for insisting that it was raining hard enough to roll out the tarp.
June 02, 2003 STEVE SMITHRangers coach, on the art of hitting pop-ups to the catcher in fungo sessions: "I just pretend I'm back in my playing days with the bases loaded and two out."
June 02, 2003 MAY 30-JUNE 5
•Thorne's Thorny Calls•Annika Revisited•Old-school Mike Men
June 02, 2003 Roger Kish, LAPEER, MICH.WrestlingRoger, a senior at Lapeer West High, set national records for career victories (252) and consecutive victories (223) and won his fourth state championship. He...
With a swagger embodied by cocksure coach Byron Scott, the Nets cruised to the Finals again
Playing with poise and éclat, French point guard Tony Parker had the Spurs primed for the Finals
The matchup between Anaheim and New Jersey pits conservative, defense-oriented teams that are strikingly—perhaps numbingly—similar
SI special contributor Pierre McGuire's scouting report on Mighty Ducks goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguere
SI special contributor Pierre McGuire's scouting report on Devils goaltender Martin BrodeurTo solve Brodeur, the Mighty Ducks must keep him from getting into the flow of the action early in...
June 02, 2003 Rocket redux: For a Roger Clemens career retrospective, including a game-by-game log, photo gallery and SI Flashbacks, go to si.com/baseball.
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Under extraordinary scrutiny, Annika Sorenstam put her game up against the men's at the Colonial and left with thousands of new fans
With all the props of the archetypal closer-as-intimidator, Eric Gagné was a ferocious force as the Dodgers rolled to 10 straight wins
June 02, 2003 Going DigitalSan Antonio's Tim Duncan tries to reach out and touch a loose ball as teammate Emanuel Ginobili looks on during Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals. The Spurs beat the Dallas...
Affable but forceful commissioner David Baker has thrown his weight around and put the Arena Football League on the sports map
In a tight race, Gil de Ferran found Victory Lane and the 500 rediscovered some of its former magic
In his final season, Roger Clemens stalks his landmark 300th win by making certain that his 40-year-old body can still bring the heat
JUNE 8, 1981Drafted out of San Jacinto (Texas) Junior College in the 12th round by the New York Mets. Opts to attend the University of Texas after the Mets fail to meet his $25,000 bonus demand.
June 02, 2003 LacrosseVirginia stymies Johns Hopkins in the championship game, behind the goalkeeping of Tillman Johnson
Virginia took the NCAA title behind Tillman Johnson's mastery in goal
From the TopThe first two hitters in the order have juiced up the Braves' offense
LONESOME WOLF
Landing the top draft pick instantly transforms the woeful Cavaliers
On 7-foot, 245-pound Darko Milicic of Serbia-Montenegro:
There's nothing cheesier than a writer (me) using his column space (here) to plug his latest book (Who's Your Caddy?) to make money ($2.49 per copy) and get a fairly easy column (this) while out...
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