IN THIS ISSUE: THE SPORTS GUY

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"Yo, 'Bron, it's 'By the dawn's early light,' right?"

In his return to ESPN The Magazine this issue, Bill Simmons still has the Redeem Team on the brain. He says the Gold-Medal match between the USA and Spain was one for the ages. But if nobody saw it, can it truly be dubbed a classic? Read on and decide for yourself.

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