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New York Rangers

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Golf Plus

The Week April 13-19 2
- Golf
- Putting
Troubled Water Davis Love came to Harbour Town on his 53-footer, seeking a post-Masters refuge, but his week again came to a stormy end 4

By Michael Bamberger
- Golf
- Golfers
- Caddies
- Boats
- Coats
- Weight
Slap Shot Thanks to a late rush, rookie Allen Doyle skated to his first major victory at the PGA Seniors 12

By Ivan Maisel
- Golf
- Golfers
- Passing game
- Rookies
Notebook 17

By Tom Hanson; Gene Menez Edited by Rick Lipsey
- Golf
- Golfers
- Caddies
- Passing game
- Murder
My Shot Change isn't always for the better, and that fact was all too obvious at the Masters 18

By Mark Brooks Edited by Rick Lipsey
- Golf

Catching Up With...

John McKay, Football Coach October 2, 1967 12

By John O'Keefe

Si View

Faces In The Crowd

Faces In The Crowd 29

Hockey

One Of A Kind 32

By E.M. Swift

After 21 seasons as the world's greatest hockey player and his sport's greatest ambassador, the incomparable Wayne Gretzky called it quits
Battle Stations The war for NHL supremacy is beginning, and even though the loaded Red Wings appear primed for their third straight Stanley Cup, we're seeing Stars 58

By Michael Farber
- Hockey players
- Ice hockey
- Rookies
- Ability
- Coaches

Baseball

Losing Their Way Once famous for a philosophy and a farm system that produced winners, the Orioles now feature quick fixes, bad chemistry and the American League's worst record 42

By Tom Verducci

Pro Basketball

Whoa, Nellie! For two decades Don Nelson has scoffed at convention, but his wacky coaching tactics and dubious front-office moves have made a mockery of the Mavericks 50

By Phil Taylor
- Basketball
- Coaches
- Rookies
- Scientists
- Jazz
- Executives

Boxing

The Boxer Next Door Dimpled--and undefeated--lightweight champ Sugar Shane Mosley, the 1998 Fighter of the Year, is putting a fresh, sweet face on his often sour sport 54

By Richard Hoffer
- Boxing
- Boxers
- Bodybuilding
- Fathers
- PARENTING

Pro Football

One Tough Customer Outspoken Niners assistant Bobb McKittrick is battling cancer and liver disease with the same fierce determination that made him one of the best coaches in the game 62

By Michael Silver

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS 70

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA 72

By Jackie MacMullan
Front And Center 75

By David Sabino
- Spring training
Latter-day Jazz In his second stint in Utah, Thurl Bailey, now a Mormon, is on a mission 78

By Marty Burns
- Basketball
- Jazz
- Songs

Inside Baseball

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL 88

By Kostya Kennedy
- Ice hockey
In The Crease 93

By Pierre McGuire
- Ice hockey

Inside Olympic Sports

Inside Olympic Sports 94

By Tim Layden

Inside The NFL

Inside The NFL 99

By Peter King
- Football
- Defensive players
Dr.Z's Draft Reportcard 100

By Paul Zimmerman
No Fuss Necessary In Wayne's World 104

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Leading Off 6
- HOCKEY
- Photography
Letters 14
Scorecard 21

Edited by Kevin Cook and Mark Mravic
- Basketball
- Skating
- Horses
- Colleges & universities
- Golfers
- Jockeys
- Cricket
- Driving
- Awards & prizes
- Nuclear power
- Organizations
- Corporations
- Documents
- Coaches

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