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| January 10 |
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"Dazzling - Peter Warrick's touchdown catch clinches a barn burner of a national title game for Florida State" |
The Lineup - College Football - Laying It All On The Line (In a Sugar Bowl battle of unbeatens, venerable Florida State battled upstart Virginia Tech for the national title); SI's All-Bowl Team (Although only one postseason game truly mattered, players from many bowls performed well enough to earn spots on our select roster) Pro Basketball - Fast Developing (After a rookie year in which the negatives prevailed, the Mavs' Dirk Nowitzki, a stylish German import, has emerged as a budding star) Pro Football - Ram Tough (Any of a quartet of contenders seems capable of winning the Super Bowl, But the unlikely powerhouse, St. Louis, looks like a team of destiny) Misc. - Hell On Wheels (Former wheelchair racer Ted Ernst will spend his life in jail because he traded the thrill of sport for the thrill of crime) Departments> - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air And Space Scorecard - Let's Really Go Bowling * Carter Keeps The Heat Hot * Soccer Stupidities * Top Jocks Of The 21st Century Inside... - College Basketball; The NFL; The NBA; The NHL |
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| January 24 |
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"Isaac Bruce And The High-Flying Rams. Catch 'Em If You Can" |
The Lineup - NFL Playoffs - Spirit Of St. Louis (Divinely inspired Isaac Bruce and the Rams made true believers of the fooyball world by beating the Vikings); The End (Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson bowed out after a humiliating loss to the Jaguars. Can Dan Marino be far behind?); By George (Led by strong and swift Eddie George and a surprising and stifling defense, the Titans manhandled the Colts); Dirty Work (A never-say-die defense, with unheralded Brad Culpepper at its center, kept the Bucs afloat against the Redskins) College Basketball - One Tough Hombre (Eduardo Najera has come blazing out of Mexico to become a star at Oklahoma - and a cult hero at home) Pro Basketball - Tower Of Power (Charles Oakley made his name under the boards with his elbow and his heartt, but his head is a mystery) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week in TV Sports; Multimedia; Steve Rushin's Air And Space Scorecard - Let Arbiters Decide; Cowboys' master meddler; Bob Lemon remembered; Dr. Z's Hall of Fame picks Inside... - The NBA; Baseball; The NHL; College Basketball |
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| January 31 |
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View Jevon Kearse Cover |
NFL Playoffs - Uh Oh! (Turning the Jaguars' rap lyric against, the Titans danced past Jacksonville and into their first Super Bowl.), The Clutch (Their offense stalled and time running out, the Rams turned to an unlikely receiver to carry them to Atlanta.), The 2nd Time Around (In Marshall Faulk and Eddie George, both teams have blue-chip backs, but a potent passing game gives the Rams a slight edge in their rematch with the Titans, in Super Bowl XXXIV.) Pro Basketball - Scarred but Not Scared (Despite Spurs concerns, kidney transplant survivor Sean Elliot is determined to return to action.) College Basketball - Penn Ultimate (Scoonie Penn of Ohio State made the big plays as the surging Buckeyes beat Michigan State and St. John's.) Hockey - Hot Shot (Panthers scoring sensation Pavel Bure is at the center of attention in gossip hungry South Florida.) |
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| February 7 |
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"Kurt Warner and the Rams. A Storybook Ending to a Miracle Season" |
The Lineup - Super Bowl XXXIV - The Greatest (Kurt Warner was his stellar self as the Rams hung on to beat the Titans in the best Super Bowl ever) Boxing - Bloody Good (Treated to a royal reception in England, Mike Tyson proved he's still a contender with a KO of Julius Francis) Pro Basketball - Odd Man Out (Loaded with talent but stuck on the bench, Phully's Larry Hughes may have to find work elsewhere); I Got A League! (New CBA owner Isiah Thomas is selling minor league hoops. Is David Stern still buying?) Pro Tennis - Boot Camp (The world's top-ranked players, Andre Agassi and Martina Hingis, had a chance to escape the heels of their respective nemeses in Austraila, but only one of them did) College Basketball - Grand Kenyon (High-flying, shot-defying Cincinnati center Kenyon Martin is taking his game and the Bearcats to new heights) Baseball - Look Who's Here (Scouts who ignored Mexican slugger Erubiel Durazo has huevos on their faces after his dazzling debut with Arizona) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View -The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air and Space Scorecard - NFL Stiffs Black Coaches * Janikowski Boots It * Budge Remembered * The Hockey Itch Inside... - The NBA; College Basketball; The NHL |
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| February 28 |
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"Posterboy - Why Vince Carter Has The Right Stuff" |
Contents - Pro Basketball - Fresh Vince (No one is lighting up the NBA like Vince Carter, but can he continue to soar under the rising weight of expectations?); Father Knew Best (Trail Blazers coack Mike Dunleavy was right when he foretold big things for Duke Freshman Mike Jr.) College Basketball - Big Mac Attack (Looking for hungry players, hot competition and low-budget, NCAA-tournament-worthy teams? Did someone say the Mid-American Conference?) Motor Sports - Unflagging (Defending Winston Cup champion Dale Jarrett made a late move to earn a third Daytona 500 victory) Baseball - Against All Odds (Diamondbacks righthander Todd Stottlemyre is trying to pitch effectively with a torn rotator cuff); Hockey - Boris Good Enough? (You bet he was! Players from the erstwhile Soviet Union have made the NHL bigger, better, brassier) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...: Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air And Space Scorecard - Hardship Of Luxury Boxes * The Hurrricane Storm * Latest Famous Sports Marriage * Yang Yang and Yang Yang Inside...; - The NHL; The NBA; College Basketball |
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| March 20 |
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"The NCAAs - Who's Got It Who Doesn't" |
NCAA Tournament Preview - Let The Madness Begin (Forget trying to figure out who's going to win. Let us tell you how all but a final four schools will lose); Glue Guys (To survive, teams require heroes who hold them together so they can stick it to opponents); The Usual Suspects (Rising above an all-too-familiar handful of other title contenders, Connecticut is the women's favorite) Pro Football - Letting Go (Having done everything but win an NFL title during his illustrious career, Dan Marino walks away from the game); Lone Star (Ricky Williams was hailed as a savior when he arrived in New Orleans, but his heart's still in Texas, and his head's someplace else, in a world of his own) Hockey - Ray Of Hope (The trade that shipped Raymond Bourque to the Avalanche gives him and Colorado a shot at the Stanley Cup) Pro Basketball - Out Of Hand (The Kings' point guard, Jason Williams, has shot poorly and passesd wildly while trying to come to terms with fans) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air and Space Scorecard - Unsound Coaching Decision * Keyshawn for sale * Golf cart wars * Pierces' rapprochement Inside... - Horse Racing; Baseball; The NBA; The NHL |
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| March 27 |
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Pedro Martinez on the cover |
Contents - NCAA Tournament (A paucity of Cinderella upsets and an undercurrent of turmoil combined to diminish the storybook feeling of the upcoming rounds); Pro Football Catching Fire (Jaguars wideout Jimmy Smith has developed into a receiver nonpareil) Baseball 2000 Preview - The Power Of Pedro (Pedro Martinez fuels Boston's fever for a World Series title); Curse Exorcised (New Englanders will find a series win isn't all it was said to be); Best New Ballpark (Of the stadiums in Detroit, Houston and San Francisco, SI ranks the last as the best); Hottest New Player (The Phillies hope to ride into contention on Pat Burrell's blasts); Nastiest Pitch (The split-fingered fastball is as brutal on batters as on pitchers); Cushiest Job In Baseball (Short hours, big bucks - ah, to be a backup catcher!); Biggest Bopper (Big Mac will prevail, even if Junior gets a boost from being in Cincy); Scouting Reports (The Yankees and the Braves have more talent, but yes, the Red Sox will beat them both) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air And Space) Scorecard - Don't fight NHL fighting * Luke Witte forgives * The chef's Olympics * Mack Robinson remembered Inside... - The NBA; The NHL; Boxing |
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| April 17 |
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View L.A. Clipper Fans Cover |
Golf - Vijay Day (With a decisive victory under tough conditions at the Masters Vijay Singh gained a measure of redemption.) Hockey - Aiming High (Contenders and pretenders eye the Stanley Cup. As the playoffs open, here are the answers to 10 pressing questions.) Baseball - Force Three (Kansas City's hard-hitting young outfield consisting of Johnny Damon, Carlos Beltran and Jermaine Dye has stormed to the top.) Pro Football - Mum's His Word (Penn State's Courtney Brown doesn't toot his own horn, but his fine reputation makes him the likely No. draft pick.) Pro Basketball - The Loss Generation (When it comes to sustained ineptitude, no ppo team in history can match the woeful L.A. Clippers.), Up and Down in Beverly Hills (Donald Sterling has been a success as a Los Angeles real estate mogul and a failure as owner of the Clippers.) |
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| April 24 |
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"The Almighty Buc - Keyshawn Johnson" |
The Lineup - Basketball - Boy II Man (Erstwhile teen hot dog Kobe Bryant has grown into a consumate team player, which is a big reason the Lakers are huge favorites to win the NBA title) Pro Football - The NFL Draft (Peter King in the 49ers' war room, Dr. Z divines whether the Jets profited from the Keyshawn Johnson deal and Keyshawn speaks) Baseball - The Long Haul (Having reached 3,000 hits, the enduring Cal Ripken Jr. can again concentrate on playing the game day by day) Stanley Cup Playoffs - Play It Again (The Sabres once more were victims of a tainted postseason goal, and this time the video was indisputable) Physical Education - Gym Class Struggle (Barely hanging on in some schools and flat out dropped by others, P.E. ain't what it used to be) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View ( * Olympic bean counter * Chmurah's fall from grace * Daly's lifetime scorecard * Dubious NCAA reform) Inside... - The NHL; Baseball; Horse Racing; Motor Sports; The NBA |
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| May 8 |
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"Arizona's Randy Johnson - The Best He's Ever Been" |
The Lineup - NBA Playoffs - Dreamers Die Hard (Members of the original Dream Team are showing their young counterparts how to succeed in the postseason) Boxing - Hitting It Big (Heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis silenced his critics by cutting challenger Michael Grant down to size); Stanley Cup Playoffs - The Flap In Philly (Roger Nielson has cancer, but he thinks he should be back coaching the Flyers. The team and his doctors disagree); Baseball - Total Command (With an unprecedented April, all-but-unhittable Randy Johnson made his pitch for the title of best hurler); Pro Football - Upwardly Mobile (New Mexico's Brian Urlacher shot up the draft boards and into the middle of the Bears defense) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air And Space Scorecard - Turned Off By TV Tickers * The NHL Playoffs Are Best * Who Will Win The Derby? * Does Sex Help Your Game? Inside... - The NBA; Soccer; The NHL; Motor Sports; Baseball |
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| May 15 |
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View Sports Viewing Families Cover |
The Lineup - Horse Racing - Triple Threat (The Japanese-owned Fusaichi Pegasus started his drive for horse racing's most elusive prize, the Triple Crown, with a spectacular victory in the Kentucky Derby.) Stanley Cup Playoffs - Star Burst (A reengaged Mike Modano was the ringleader as Dallas continued its pursuit of a second straight championship.), Chillin' Out (Usually bellicose Avalanche star Peter Forsberg has kept his cool and gotten hot in the postseason.) Baseball - Change is Good (Though their roster keeps on rotating, the Braves remain the class of the National League.) Pro Football - Rock On (After 612 games, the Matthews clan is proving to the most durable in NFL history.) NBA Playoffs - Spree For All (Knicks fans see once notorious Latrell Sprewell as their team's best hope for beating the Heat.) Tickets - Hey, Fans: Sit On It! (The high cost of attending games may be cooling America's passion for pro sports.) Departments - Letters, Catching Up With..., Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly SI View Scorecard Inside... - Olympic Sports, The NBA, The NHL, Baseball |
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| June 5 |
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"Advantage, Kournikova" |
The Lineup - NBA Playoffs - Two Timers (The Knicks won twice at home while the Lakers took a pair in Portland) Baseball - Beltin'! (By smashing pitchers at better than a .400 clip, the Rockies Todd Helton has become an elite hitter) Pro Football - His Best Move Yet (Feeling unappreciated in Jackonsville, running back James Stewart cast his lot with the Lions) The Olympics - Blue, Blue Days (Bobby Morrow, who ran for three golds in the '56 games, is a bitter and all-but-forgotten man) Hockey - Collision Course (The convergence of Scott Stevens and Brett Hull promises a memorable Stanley Cup series) Tennis - Anna Kournikova (Even in this enlightened age, she is proof that a hot body can count as much as a good backhand) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air and Space Scorecard - Do great players need rings? * Mourning Rocket Richard * Aussie nude Olympians * European soccer mayhem Inside... - The NHL; Motor Sports; Baseball; Olympic Sports |
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| June 19 |
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Devils & Stars Cover |
The Lineup Devil of a Time (After New Jersey won the Stanley Cup, Patril Elias donned injured linemate Petr Sykora's sweater and made a celebratory call from the ice.) NBA Playoffs - Guiding Star (Led by the indominable Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers seized a 2-1 lead over the Pacers in the Finals.) Tennis - Hail Mary (The prayers of the newly devout Mary Pierce and of long-suffering French fans were finally answered in Paris.) Baseball - Mighty Mouth (A man of many strong opinions, Red Sox outfielder Carl Everett speaks loudly and carries a big stick.) Pro Football - Young At Heart (Future Hall of Famer Steve Young reflects on his enemy and tells why he's walking away.) Boxing - Gladiator (Oscar De La Hoys has yet to produce a definitive performance proving he has the heart of a great champion.) |
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| June 26 |
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View Tiger Woods Cover |
The Lineup - NBA Finals - It's a Wrap (Led by Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers beat the Pacers to win the title with a rousing show in Game 6.) Boxing - L.A. Glory (Sugar Shane Mosley beat hometown rival Oscar De La Hoya and assumed the role of boxing's standard bearer.) Golf - Open and Shut (With a 15-shot win at the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods indisputably turned in the greatest performance in golf history.) Baseball - Storm Center (By seeking more money, slugger Sammy Sosa stirred up a hurricane that may blow him clear out of the Windy City.), Laughing On The Outside (The greatest slugger never to play in the Major Leagues, Josh Gibson, was a jovial teammate but, in the end, a tragic mystery to almost all who knew him.) Departments - Letters, Catching Up With..., Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly S.I. Review Scorecard Inside... - The NBA, Motor Sports, Baseball |
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| July 3 |
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"Can Dennis Miller Save Monday Night Football? |
The Lineup - Baseball - These Buds Are For You (The Cardinals, Fernando Vina, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds and Shawon Dunston, are the toast of St. Louis) Golf - Dry Run (With a win in Memphis, Notah Begay III took a big step away from his embarrassing drunken-driving conviction) Pro Football - Time Trial (The Vikings' Cris Carter, 34, hears the clock ticking on a career that lacks one important prize - an NFL title) Soccer - Spectacular Takeoff (In the year since her World Cup-clinching kick went in and her jersey came off, Brandi Chastain has had a ball) Television - Live, From New York, It's Monday Night (ABC's surprise hiring of Dennis Miller as the third man in the booth may put the buzz back in Monday Night Football) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia * Air and Space by Jeff MacGregor) Scorecard - Wrigley Field must go * Tiger Woods, caddie * Brit actor was a soccer goon * Easy grader: NHL Hall of Fame Inside... - The NHL; Baseball; Olympics |
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| July 10 |
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"The David Wells Diet - Chips, Beer And American League Batters" |
The Lineup - Baseball - A Rocker, Sock 'Em Affair (The police-monitored showdown between New York fans and John Rocker fizzled, but the Mets and the Braves provided plenty of fireworks on the field); Heavy Duty (They said he wouldn't last, but Toronto's large-livin' lefthander, David Wells, has become baseball's most reliable pitcher) Olympics - Me And Mrs. Jones (Bold-talking sprinter Inger Miller plans to run down her archrival, Marion Jones, in Sydney. Can you dig it?) Basketball - Shot Through The Heart (The hoop dreams of four young men were shattered when New Jersey troopers stopped their van and opened fire) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - The Week in TV Sports; Multimedia; Steve Rushin's Air and Space Scorecard - * Upgrading phys ed * Farewell to Sport * Carolina coaching quandary * Jayson Williams silenced? Inside... - Baseball; Tennis; Motor Sports; The NBA |
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| July 17 |
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View Jason Giambi Cover |
The Lineup - Tennis - For The Ages (The past and the future met at Wimbledon as Pete Sampras won his record 13th Grand Slam title and Venus Williams her first.) Pro Basketball - Come Hill or High Water (With the first big catch of the free agent season, the tide turned for Orlando when Grant Hill said he'd sign with the Magic.) Baseball Midseason Report - The Big Bang (The machine-gun burst of home runs is turning mere mortals into power hitting gods.), Setup Men (The pitchers (and their coaches) are the butt of the joke in home-run-heavy highlight shows.), Seeing Is Believing (One eye-popping home run feat has followed another - and there's still half a season to go.), Bay Area Bombers (With an attack based on walks and homers, Jason Giambi and the A's are in the playoff hunt.), Hot to Trot (Edgar Martinez, 37, has caught fire as a home run hitter, while keeping his average over .300.), Magic is Gone (Hitting 30 home runs in a season has lost it's luster, and slams aren't even that grand anymore.), Walk-Off Crazy (Dennis Eckersley's 1993 turn-of-phrase for a game-ending dinger has become a cliche.), Catch This (A game of 20 questions about what lies ahead this year, plus the SI midseason All-Star team.) Departments - Letters, Catching Up With..., Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly SI View, Scorecard, Inside... - Olympics, Baseball, The NHL |
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| July 24 |
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View Lance Armstrong Cover |
Track and Field - M-M-M Good! (The world's three best sprinters turned the U.S. Olympic Trials into the Maurice, Marion and Michael Show.), Cycling - Heavenly Ascent (Making a molehill out of a mountain, Lance Armstrong surged toward his second Tour de France win.), Baseball - A Run of Luck (Royals first baseman Mike Sweeney is a big hit after finding his batting stroke, a new position and inner peace.), Pro Football - Together Forever (The Hall of Fame induction of Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott will celebrate their 49ers teams - and friendship.), Special Report - Out of Control (The rising tide of violence and verbal abuse by adults at youth sports events reached its terrible peak this month when Thomas Junta killed a fellow hockey father in Massachusetts.) |
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| July 31 |
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"Double Issue - Where Are They Now?" |
The Lineup - Golf - Grand Stand (Tiger Woods has a career Grand Slam after strolling to victory in the British Open) Olympics - Double Hammy (Michael Johnson and Maurice Green pulled up lame at the track and fields trials) Baseball - Hit Parade (The Angels' Darin Erstad is in hot pursuit of one of the game's venerable records) Where Are They Now? - Chillin' With The Fridge (Former Super Bowl star William Perry is a brick-layin', brass-hookin' picture of contentment); The Originals (They were the athletes who brought something unique to their sports, and they're still unforgettable); Man Of The Moment (For an instant in 1987 Keith Smart was the most famous man in sports. Today he rolls in obscurity); The Champs Of '75 (It was a year of memorable, even lovable title teams. Twenty-five years later, here's what they're all up to); Fine And Dandy (Don Meredith walked away from two careers at the top of his game, seldom to be heard from again); The Queen Of Swing (After dominating golf, Micker Wright took her leave. She won't let you visit, but she's happy to tell you why); Thanks, Your Honor (Twenty-five years after their first meeting, the author finds he choose a worthy idol in Alan Pagr); Lost And Found (Looking for somebody? You might find him here, where we've gathered an assortment of sporting characters); Where Are You, Sidd Finch (After shocking the baseball world in '85, the Mets phenom vanished. He may be planning a return) Departments - Letters; SI View (Air and Space by Jeff MasGregor * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Catching Up With...; Scorecard ( * U.S. creamed in Davis Cup * Isiah to unload CBA * Pete Rose, pitchman * Kobe's rapping gets rapped); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Baseball, The NFL; The NBA |
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| August 14 |
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"Mr. Electric - Why Michael Vick of Virginia Tech Has Sparked A Revolution At Quarterback" |
The Lineup - Pro Football - Blind Optimism (In a whirlwind tour of NFL training camps, SI's reporter found an extra bounce in the steps of player's like rookie Raider's kicker Sebastian Janikowski) Olympics - Unflagging (Swimmer Jenny Thompson plans to undress younger rivals in Sydney to become the most decorated U.S. woman Olympian) Baseball - Power Of Love (Uplifted by his marriage to a devout singer, Dodgers slugger Gary Sheffield is in the throes of his most prodective season) College Football Preview 2000 - Let 'er Rip (A five-minute guide to the season: slinging and singing quarterbacks, Heismann hopefuls' URL's, must-see games and much more); Escape Artists (The elusive, keen-armed quarterback who can defeat the beasts of defense with his feet as well as his arm is all the rage); A Cut Above The Rest (Blessed with rare talents for a quarterback, Michael Vick of Virginia Tech is a physical marvel without a superstar's ego); The Nicest Team In Football (Pacific Lutheran will help you up and pat you on the back. Then the Division III champion Lutes will politely knock the stuffing out of you); Scouting Reports (Detailed assessments of the Top 25 teams; led by No. 1-rated Nebrasks, are followed by our ranking of all 115 Division 1-A schools) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View - Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia Scorecard - NBA free-agent winners * The Rashard Casey affair * Tiger the thespian * Deion's dinner party Inside... - Olympic Sports; Motor Sports; Baseball |
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| August 21 |
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View Mike Piazza Cover |
Baseball - Catch This! (Mike Piazza isn't just the best-hitting backstop of all time. He's also the leading man on baseball's hottest team); Manuel Dexterity (Relying more on feel than the percentages, manager Jerry Manuel has turned the White Sox into winners) Olympics - Stroke of Luck (An emigree from the Soviet Union, backstroker Lenny Krayzelburg, is the U.S.'s best chance for a swimming Gold) College Football - Big Man on Campus (The next NFL team looking for a coach would be wise to place its first call to Stanford's Tyrone Willingham) Pro Basketball - A Huge Splash (Impressible point guard Steve Francis has found a home in the NBA and his confidence is having a ripple effect on the Rockets) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air And Space * The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Big Tobacco butts out * Romanowski's pills * Bush and Gore's sports CV's * If Harry Potter met the NCAA); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - College Football; Olympic Sports; Baseball; The NFL |
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| September 4 |
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Pro Football - Recharged (San Diego quarterback Ryan Leaf seems to have put his horrific first two seasons behind him.) Baseball - Historic Quest (In trying to become the first player since Ted Williams to bat .400, Todd Helton of the Rockies is battling long odds.) College Basketball - Domino Effect (By resigning, the North Carolina coach set off a chain reaction that changed many colleagues' lives.) Olympics - Scenes From a Marriage (Pole valuters Viktor Chistiakov and Tatiana Grigorieva gave up their homeland and almost each other for their sport.) |
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| September 11 |
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"Gold Rush - The Complete Guide To The Sydney Games" |
The Lineup - Pro Football - Fresh Starts (All eyes were on the Redskins as the NFL looked to kick off the 2000 season on the right foot); Growth Spurt (At ease with his teammates and running fiercely over opponents, Ricky Williams began anew in New Orleans); Baseball - Ending The Slide (With a split at Fenway, the Mariners kept themselves above water in the unfathomable American League); Olympic Preview - G'day (As the Games begin, one question is: Can Marion Jones live up to the hype?); High Wired Act (The Games will be a five-ring circus on-line); Making A Splash (Things never before seen at the Games will be on view in Sydney); I'm Not Worthy (Then how did Tomas Dvorak become the decathlon king?); Something New In The Air (Two sports and 15 events will debut Down Under); Fantastic Voyage (The glory of Sydney, it's harbor, is best seen from an ice-cream boat); The Great Wall (China has three great NBA prospects on it's roster); Striking Gold (Eight stars got a chance to gild their careers); A Genuine Free Styler (Swedish diva Therese Alshammar has it all, plus a tattoo); Medal Picks (Who'll get the gold - and who'll be worth watching anyway) Departments - Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * Multimedia * The Week In TV Sports); Scorecard (NCAA gets on Wisconsin * Athletes bared * Munich massacre revisited * A 40-year-old ball boy speaks); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... -The NFL; Tennis; Motor Sports; College Football; Baseball |
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| September 18 |
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View Bob Knight Cover |
College Football - Eric the Great (Eric Crouch leads Nebraska to an overtime win over Notre Dame) Baseball - Bearing Down (The Yankees rip the Red Sox and lead the Division with a cast of newcomers) Tennis - Strokes of Genius (Marat Safin and Venus Williams shine at the U.S. open) College Basketball - Knight Fall (Knight's reign at Indiana comes to an ironic end) Pro Football - On A Rampage (Super Bowl champ St. Louis and Kurt Warner are still tearing up defenses), Follow The Leader (The Ravens, with Tony Banks at QB, are ready to join the ranks of AFC contenders) Summer Olympics - Gotta Catch 'Em All (Graham Trout and the Australia Sports Drug Testing lab have cheaters in their sight) |
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| September 25 |
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View Megan Quam Cover |
Olympics 2000 - Torch Song (Cynicism about the Games ran high in Sydney until the Olympic flame neared the city, and the citizens fell in love.), Fast Lanes (Australia's Ian Thorpe ws the hit of a record-smashing pool party until others began horning in on his fun.), Testing the Waters (Triathlon, one of the new events in Sydney and one of the toughest, set the tone for a high-spirited Games.), Mighty Mite (Tiffeny Milbrett gave the U.S. Women's soccer team a kick start.) Baseball - Straight A's Student (Oakland's Tim Hudson is the class of young pitchers.) College Football - Very Upsetting (UCLA and quarterback Ryan McCann beat a top team - again.) Pro Football - Up and Running (Brian Griese and the Broncos have reversed their fortunes.) Sports Journalism - Heavyweight Champion of the World (In an era of celebrated sportswriters in the U.S., W.C. Heinz may have been the best.) |
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| October 2 |
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View Marion Jones Cover |
Olympics 2000 - The Start of Something Big (Marion Jone's drive for five began brilliantly then came the bad news.), Double Take (The strong U.S. swimmers' biggest surprise was a dead heat.), Blessings in Disguise (Sydney's most rewarding views some when you look behind the curtain.), American Beauties (In the first Games to give a squat about women lifters, the U.S. got two medals.), Fumbling Exercises (The all-around gymnastics competition for women was a fiasco.), Payback Time (To win cycling's match sprint, Marty Northstein of the U.S. beat an old foe.), Bent on Winning (A U.S. woman won a rare platform diving gold,), Beach Party (A good-time attitude seperates beach volleyball from the rest of the Games.), Wild Ride (At the mountain biking venue hazards ranged from magpies to dinosaurs.), Face Value (A disputed goal gave Australia gold medal in women's water polo.), In Love and War (Team hanball stars are the first spouses to play each other in the Games.) Pro Football - Guiding Light (Everything's flowing the way of the Jets, who beat the Bucs to run their record to 4-0.), Coming of Age (Sam Cowart has emerged as the star of the Bills' unsung defense.) College Football - Young Man Rivers (Freshman quarterback Philip Rivers has kept North Carolina State rolling.) Baseball - He's the Manny (In the battle for the playoffs, the Indians rely on Manny Ramirez.) |
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| October 9 |
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View Kurt Warner Cover |
Olympics 2000 - The Wonder (Sydney was the scene of brilliant fireworks, even as drugs cast a pall over the Game;), Running Amok (The best-laid plans of some of track and field's best performers blew up in Sydney); Golden Gallery (Seven especially notable victors from the U.S. and around the world are celebrated in words and pictures) Pro Football - Well Armed (Kurt Warner, quarterback of the unbeaten Rams, is putting on the greatest air show in the history of the NFL) Baseball - How The West Was Won (The postseason fate of the young A's rested on the hot bat and the cool influence of MVP candidate Jason Giambi); Weekend Warrior (With a playoff berth on the line, the Mariners needed the resolute Alex Rodriguez to snap out of a 3-for-29 swoon) College Football - Too Good to Be True (A hefty rushing average is the least impressive entry on the resume of Colorado freshman Marcus Houston) Hockey - Check It Out (When experts convened to discuss the state of the NHL, their ideas ranged from a one-game Stanley Cup final to disarming players) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Best and worst of Sydney * Iverson's lurid lyrics * Here's the ubiquitous Johnnie * Kournikova still 0-for-career); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NFL; Baseball; College Football |
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| October 16 |
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View Jim Edmonds Cover |
The Lineup - Baseball Playoffs - Catching Fire (The Cardinals, led by the red-hot Jim Edmunds, beat the Braves three straight); Well Met (New York relied on unlikely heroes to knock off the Giants in four games);, Hurting Big (Frank Thomas and the rest of the White Sox fizzled as the Mariners swept); Hanging In (In a triumph of experience over hope, the Yankees edged the youthful A's) College Football - Storm Warning (QB Ken Dorsey guided the Miami Hurricanes to an upset of No. 1 Florida.) Pro Football - A Smash Hit (The defensive unit of the surprising Dolphins is playing to rave reviews.) NHL 2000-01 - C-Worthy (A captain in the NHL can wield as much influence over his teammates as the coach); Captain Kid (The Lightning made 19-year-old Vincent Lecavalier the youngest captain in NHL history); Scouting Reports (The Avalanche and the Maple Leafs will emerge to meet in the Stanley Cup finals. We tell you why and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of all 30 teams) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports); Scoreboard (Mount Rushmore of managers * Olympic welcome wagons * Bonds missing in action * Doggonest dialogues); Faces in the Crowd; The Life of Reilly Inside... - College Football, The NBA, The NFL |
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| October 18 |
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Special Olympic Commemorative Issue |
The Games: Day by Day: - Day 1" Greatest Show on Earth (Opening Day ceremonies), Day 2: Wild About Water (A breathtaking night in the pool was a fittingly festive occasion for the amphibious Australians), Day 3: An Exquisite Tortue (Triathlon), Day 4: Current Attraction (Canoe and kayak), Day 5: Beware the Beam (Balance beam), Day 6: A Ride to Redemption (Sprint cycling), Day 7: Turn Out the Lights (Dream Team looking like a tired act), Day 8: Unsynchronized Swimming (Not very competitive), Day 9: Time Capsule (Marion Jones wins the 100 meters), Day 10: High Marks (10-meter platform), Day 11: Tears in the Sand (Beach Volleyball), Day 12: Pulling Punches (U.S. boxers), Day 13: Win One for the Skipper (Baseball), Day 14: Golden Game (Women'soccer), Day 15: Back to Earth (Marion Jones tries for five Gold Medals), Day 16: The Last Clash (The U.S and Australia on the basketball court), Day 17: "The Best Gold" (Marathon), Final Results |
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| October 18 |
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Special Olympic Commemorative Issue |
The Games: Day by Day: - Day 1" Greatest Show on Earth (Opening Day ceremonies), Day 2: Wild About Water (A breathtaking night in the pool was a fittingly festive occasion for the amphibious Australians), Day 3: An Exquisite Tortue (Triathlon), Day 4: Current Attraction (Canoe and kayak), Day 5: Beware the Beam (Balance beam), Day 6: A Ride to Redemption (Sprint cycling), Day 7: Turn Out the Lights (Dream Team looking like a tired act), Day 8: Unsynchronized Swimming (Not very competitive), Day 9: Time Capsule (Marion Jones wins the 100 meters), Day 10: High Marks (10-meter platform), Day 11: Tears in the Sand (Beach Volleyball), Day 12: Pulling Punches (U.S. boxers), Day 13: Win One for the Skipper (Baseball), Day 14: Golden Game (Women'soccer), Day 15: Back to Earth (Marion Jones tries for five Gold Medals), Day 16: The Last Clash (The U.S and Australia on the basketball court), Day 17: "The Best Gold" (Marathon), Final Results |
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| October 23 |
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View Rick Gannon Cover |
The Lineup - Pro Football - Just Winning, Baby (With a last-minute victory over the Chiefs, the surprising 5-1 Raiders showed that they're once again a force) Soccer - Double Time (Playing with a knee injury, Chris Armas gave his all in a World Cup qualifier and the MLS final - and came up empty) Baseball - N.Y., N.Y. (With Gotham transfixed by the prospect of a Subway Series, one Seattle fan at Safeco Field was less than enamored of the notion. Meanwhile, the Mets took on the Cardinals); Bang For The Bucs (Bill Mazeroski's epic home run 40 years ago capped the wackiest World Series of them all) College Football - Sooner Rather Than Later (In Bob Scoop's second year, Oklahoma beat No. 2 Kansas State, serving notice that it's back on the road to glory) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Warner stalks Marino's records * Duke nailed in sex bias case * Bagger Vance breaks par * Fox TV's crew ribbons decoded); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - College Football; The NHL; College Basketball; The NFL |
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| October 30 |
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"Young And Restless - Kevin Garnett, 24, Welcomes Darius Miles, 19" |
The Lineup - Baseball - Roger And Out (A hair-trigger reaction by Roger Clemens set the tone for the Subway Series) Pro Football - Crash Course (Offences would be a wreck were it not for fullbacks, the game's forgotten men); Attack Mode (The unleashed Chiefs swarmed the vaunted Rams and buried them with ease) Boxing - Quitting Time (When Mike Tyson met Andrew Golota, the question was who would break first) NBA Preview 2000-01 - What Am I Doing Here? (As younger and younger players enter the league, they must learn to cope - with a faster game and a faster life); Growing Life (To help today's youth deal, we provide examples of players at their current stages of development); Testing His Strength (Can Orlando's Tracy McGrady, at the ripe age of 21, fill the role of superstar); No More Mr. T (Once a hothead, ref Steve Javie matured into one of the league's top officials); The Last Laugh (It's easy to knock Knick's coach Jeff Van Gundy. Don't be fooled. He's shrewd and fearless); Scouting Reports (Our analyses of all 29 teams in the NBA, including exclusive Player Value Rankings) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Big Apple is shiniest * Oh, Emmanuel! * Sly driving moves * The dirt on dugouts); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NFL; College Football; Olympic Sports |
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| November 6 |
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View Quentin Griffin Cover |
The Lineup - College Football - More Than O.K. (Suddenly resurgent Olklahoma stormed to the top of the polls with a thunderous win over Nebraska); Meet The Candidate (TCU wants to return to glory by riding the coattails of Heisman hopeful LaDainian Tomlinson) Baseball - The Toast Of The Town (After leading the Yankees to yet another World Series crown, Derek Jeter holds sway over New York City the way Joe DiMaggio once did) Pro Football - Run To Glory (As the NFL season hits halftime, the hottest teams are the ones that can move the ball on the ground) Horse Racing - Silky Smooth (Riding with supreme skill since he quit drinking, Jerry Bailey has become the best jockey of his time) Pro Basketball - Dallas Maverick (Iconoclastic dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban felt it might be a lot of fun to own an NBA franchise) Departments - Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Catching Up With...; Scorecard (Timberwolves felled * Inside the Chmura case * Fired-up filmgoers * Zin and George Washington); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NFL; The NHL; College Football |
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| November 13 |
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View Eddie George Cover |
The Lineup - Pro Football - Simply The Best (The Titans are the hottest thing going in the NFL, and though they may not dazzle you, they find a way to win) Pro Basketball - It's About Time (After a strange summer, Allen Iverson has embraced punctuality and practice, and that's paying off for the 76ers Boxing - Takes Tua To Tango (David Tua is a playful Samoan, but he plans to give Lennox Lewis a serious run for the heavyweight title) College Football - Eager Beaver (A skull session with Oregon State's Ken Simonton, the top runner in the Pac-10, can swing from Tupac to the Bard) Special - Code Breakers (In 1951 Red Blaik's football powerhouse was decimated by the loss of players, among them Red's son Bob, who violated including Coach Red Blaik's son, for violated the Academy's Honor Code. But who really acted dishonorably?) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View (Steve Rashin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Baseball's fresh faces * Vetting the Vet * Is hunting a sport? * A tiff of two cities); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - College Football; Horse Racing; The NHL; The NFL |
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| November 20 |
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View Shane Battier Cover |
The Lineup - Pro Football - Brute Force (The Saints, minus Ricky Williams, will have to lean hard on their tough defense.) Boxing - Bad Hair Day (David Tua's 'do and his power were undone by the jabs of champion Lennox Lewis.) College Football - Rip Van Weinke (At 28, Florida State's Chris Weinke is chasing a second national crown and the Heisman.) Hockey - Up Against It (In an exclusive interview, Marty McSorley talks of his suspension, longest in NHL history.) College Basketball - The Players' Chooice Awards (In this election year, SI asked panels of players to cast their votes for the best and worst in the game.), Player's Player (A poll of his peers showed that Duke's Shane Battier, who's almost too good to be true, is their pick for player of the year.), Hidden Talents (Look carefully. Many of the most promising pro prospects play at school's where few fans get to see them.), Scouting Reports (ACC and Big Ten powers pick SI's Top 5, but can any of them play with mighty Arizona.), UConn Icon (No matter how she wears her hair, two-time All-America forward Svetlana Abrosimova has the look of a winner.), Women's Scouting Reports (Connecticut is poised to rear to a second connsecutive crown.), All Points Bulletin (If you seek peerless playmaking, the best place to look is New York City, where Andre Barrett, Taliek Brown and Omak Cook are continuing a venerable tradition.) Departments - Letters, SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - College Football, The NFL, The NBA |
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| November 27 |
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"State by State Results - All Eyes Are On Florida (State)" |
Pro Football - Pro Football The Mouth That Soared (Fast-talking defensive end Hugh Douglas has taken his game to new heights and helped put the Eagles atop the NFC East) Baseball - Sight For Sore Eyes (Bruce Florie of the Red Sox, whose face was crushed by a batted ball, is not ruling out a comeback) College Football: Intrastate Rivalries - Uncivil Wars (Games between in-state foes are as old as the game itself. Last week four such set-tos had national titles or Rose Bowl implications); Duck Soup (Oregon State happily knocked Oregon out of the Rose Bowl and earned a share of the Pac-10 title for the first time in 36 years); Sour Apple (The Apple Cup was easy pickings for Washington, which wasn't about to let outmanned Washington State spoil it's run for the Roses); Drew Crew (A quartet of unheralded receivers has helped make Drew Brees an All-American and Purdue clinch a berth in the Rose Bowl); The Votes Are In (In another Sunshine State showdown, Florida State scored a landslide victory over Florida to move up in the BCS poll) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * Heismann handicappong * Drug accusations go Postal * How to return a gold medal * Martina and Derek and Anna); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NHL; The NFL; College Football; The NBA; Olympic Sports |
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| December 4 |
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"Daunte Culpepper Of The Vikings: I Want To Be The Best Ever" |
The Lineup - Pro Football - Swinging For The Fences (No other NFL quarterback has possessed the size, speed and strength of the Vikings' Daunte Culpepper); Panning Out (As the rebuilding 49ers prospect for talent, Jeff Garcia is making a good case that he's their man at quarterback); Sitting Pretty (Giants cornerback Jason Sehorn is back in action - and set to tackle marriage with TV star Angie Harmon) Hockey - Madden, Cruising (The Devils' John Madden, not long ago an undrafted player from the Toronto projects, has the world at his feet) Pro Basketball - Breathtaling (Focused and at the top of his game, Jason Kidd is tirelessly piling up assists - and keeping the Suns hot) Baseball - Rising Son (The defection of Ichiro Suzuki isn't all bad news in Japan if he becomes a Mariners star and brings honor to his motherland) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (The Carruth murder trial * Sports dotcoms dashed * NFL coaches challenged * Portland State is No. 1); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - College Basketball; The NHL; Baseball; College Football; The NFL |
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| December 11 |
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View Lamar Smith Cover |
College Basketball - Crying Foul (College basketball's rules makers have instructed the refs to crack down real hard on rough play.), Pro Football - Taming the Beast (The Dolphins may employ a boring style, but they are making an exciting title run in the ferocious AFC East.), Heart and Soul (Curtis Martin's desire to excell for the Jets is equaled only by his wish to find lasting happiness off the field.), Pro Basketball - My Way or the Highway (In his fourth season as majordomo of the Celtics, Rick Pitino has yet to stop screaming or start winning.), Baseball - Winning Pitch (The $88.5 million helped, but it was a telephone call from manager Joe Torre that drew Mike Mussina to the Yankees.), College Football - The Invisible Man (Friends thought they knew Yale's famed Heisman Trophy winner Larry Kelley - until he took his own life.) |
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| December 18 |
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"Sportsman of the Year - Tiger Woods, One Cool Cat" |
Sportsman of the Year - Witnessing History (Tiger Wood's season was the greatest ever im golf. Here are the firsthand accounts of those who saw it up close); Better Than Imagined (In the annals of sport, has any other athlete so exceeded our wildest projections? Only Tiger Woods, dream beater) Pro Football - Do Or Die (On a pivotal weekend for three NFC teams, the Redskins got buried, while the Bucs and the Rams came alive); Deep, Dark Secret (Rams wideout Az-Zahir Hakim had to conceal the existence of his father, who was running from the law) Coaching - The Bitter End (Aging coaches like Dick Bennett, who recently left Wisconsin, are finding it harder than ever to endure their game's pressures) Pro Basketball - Nifty 50s (By erupting for 51 points in back-to-back games, Antawn Jamison of the Warriors shot his way into the spotlight) College Basketball - Giant Killers (With a 31-point rout of Kansas, Wake Forest capped a 7-0 start by showing it can slay the big boys( Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * A New Bird - Johnson dual? * Three Rivers up the creek * Spike Lee joins the NFL * O.J.'s latest vehicular caper); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Baseball; College Basketball; The NHL; The NFL; Olympic Sports |
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| December 25 |
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Chris Rock |
Hockey - Masked Man (The Sharks' Evgeni Nabokov heads a class of unheralded goaltenders who have made surprisingly spectacular starts) College Football - Conqueror (Led by well-traveled Josh Heupel, an undersized but unflappable quarterback, Oklahoma will play for its first national championship in 15 years) Pro Football - True To His Word (Four weeks after coach Jim Fassel made a bold playoff guarantee, the Giants clinched the NFC East crown with a victory over the Cowboys), Pain Reliever (Hurting after the loss of their star runner and starting quarterback, the Saints have found that Aaron Brooks is just what the doctor ordered) College Basketball - Troy Story (There's a lot of kid in Notre Dame's star forward Troy Murphy, but he's leading the Fighting Irish back to respectability) Departments - Letters, Catching Up With.., SI View, Scorecard, Faces In The Crowd, The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NBA, The NHL, The NFL Real Fans Rock - Faces In The Crowd (Here's a tip of the cap to the paying customer), Endless Love (These fans have vowed to cherish and honor, in championships and in droughts), Field Notes (SI polled pro athletes to see how the fans stack up - and to pick up a few choice lines), The Mile High Club (Denver diehards are bonded by passion for the Broncos) |
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