Love That OT The NHL playoffs have proved again that hockey's sudden-death overtime is the finest finale in sports By E.M. Swift
A Disgrace of a Race What has realignment wrought? The American League West, where a loser can be a winner By Tom Verducci
Lack Of Shaq Tough Indiana defense curtailed Shaquille O'Neal's scoring and Orlando's wins By John Walters
Kentucky: May: Saturday In this SI Classic from 1955, a Nobel Prize-winning novelist recounts the drama leading up to the day that Swaps beat Nashua in the Derby By William Faulkner
The Last Ride Ayrton Senna, the world's finest driver, died in a horrifying wreck at San Marino By Bruce Newman
A Saucy Start A soccer feast is being cooked up as the U.S. prepares to host its first-ever World Cup By Hank Hersch
THE SORRY STATE OF TENNIS Fans are bored, TV ratings are down, equipment sales are soft, and most pros seem to be prima donnas who don't care about anything but money. What can be done to save this sinking sport? By Sally Jenkins
Dark Days in La-La Land Will the last team to leave Los Angeles please turn out the lights By Richard Hoffer