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| January 8 |
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View Quentin Griffin Cover |
The Lineup - College Football - No Doubt About It (Oklahoma erased any question about who was No. 1 with a stout defensive effort against Florida State in the Orange Bowl); Sugar 'Canes (Miami, displaying some vintage swagger, capped a sweet season with a convincing victory over Florida); Passion Play (Emotionally charged Washington shrugged off injuries and laid a big hurt on Purdue in the Rose Bowl); Fiesta Feast (A perennial loser no more, Oregon State underlined its turnaround by devouring Notre Dame in a New Year's Day stunner); SI'a All-Bowl Team (National title winner or not, each of these players was, for one game, No. 1 at his position, thus making our postseason roster) Pro Basketball - Good Stock (Once destined to fill shelves at a grocery in Croatia, Predrag Stojakovic instead fills the hoops for the Kings) Hockey - Owner Operator (In his return, Penguin's proprietor Mario Lemieux showed his old magic and a more engaging personality) Pro Football - Best Of The Best (Fiery Raven Ray Lewis is making big news on the field, as a defensive force nonpareil) Departments - Letters; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * Hall of Fame names * Miami nets the Marlins * Jordan's hot old shoes * Woman's football takes a hit); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - College Basketball; The NHL; The NBA |
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| January 15 |
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The Ravens trash-talking bone-rattling defense |
The Lineup - NFL Playoffs Smack Down (The Ravens talked the talk - and walked the walk - and got a punishing win over the Titans), Sittin' Pretty (The Raiders turned heads of even their most gruesomely attired fans by vanquishing the Dolphins in Oakland), True Giants (Awakening memories of its Bill Parcells - era forebears, New York bull-rushed its way past the Eagles), Safety Valve (Following the lead of safety Robert Griffith, the Vikings' defense came to life and overwhelmed the Saints), Baseball - New Wave (Whether surfing or talking to his precocious left arm, A's phenom Barry Zito follows his own eccentric path), College Basketball - Leading Men (With a victory over preseason No. 1 Arizona, Stanford moved to the top of the rankings with a 13-0 record), Auto Racing - 'Ring Tossed (The Nurburgring - once a treacherous racetrack, now a high-speed playground - is a crash course in automania) Departments - Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space; This Week in TV Sports; Multimedia); Scorecard (Pro or college: pro and con; Marty Glickman remembered; Say bye-bye without a bye; Atlantis is rising; Smoking out Mark Cuban); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NBA; The NHL; College Basketball |
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| January 22 |
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View Amani Toomer Cover |
The Lineup - NFL Playoffs - Air Raid (Kerry Collins passed the Giants to a stunning annihialation of the Vikings and a berth in the Super Bowl); Yes, That Dilfer (Plays against Oakland like this pass to Qadry Ismail moved the Ravens' Trent Dilfer closer to the ultimate prize); Gut Check (With points at a premium in Tampa, Dr. Z predicts Baltimore will find a way to squeak past New York) Pro Basketball - House Beautiful (With a game as big as his 11,000-square-foot digs, shooting guard Jerry Stackhouse has found a home in Detroit) Hockey - NHL Midseason Report (The front-running St. Louis Blues need only a modest upgrade if they're to win their first Stanley Cup) College Basketball - Split Personality (Like his mythical namesake, Seton Hall freshman Eddie Griffin, a forward, is a blend of contradictory forces) Departments - Letters; SI View ( * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air and Space); Scorecard (Kobe vs. Shaq (continued) * Affirmed remembered * Gatorade showers * Super Bowl do's and don'ts); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NBA; Baseball; College Football; College Basketball |
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| January 29 |
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View Siragusa - Strahan Cover |
The Lineup - Super Bowl XXXV Preview - Meal Ticket (SI asked scouts what the Super Bowl offenses should cook up for the NFL's hungriest defenses); Top Dog (After a lame 1999, the Giant's Michael Strahan is key to New York's chances); Belly Laughs (Tony Siragusa, the Raven's massive tackle, could end up as the toast of Tampa) High School Basketball - Player Of The Century (With a controversial 100-point performance, Dajuan Wagner of Camden, N.J. may be the next big thing) Hockey - Bank Shot (If traded, Rob Blake, ace Kings defenseman, would make a mere contender he Stanley Cup favorite) Pro Basketball - Semi-Tough (The Raptor's Vince Carter has star power to burn, but can he stoke up a competitive fire to match that of pro basketball's other elite players) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * This Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * NFL: the no-blame game * Judgement time for Jeter * Real heart stoppers * Tiger mag); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Olympic Sports; The NBA; The NHL; Boxing; College Basketball |
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| February 5 |
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View Baltimore Bullies Cover |
Super Bowl XXXV - Talk of the Town (The Ravens crowed about how good they'd be, then backed it up by crushing the Giants with brutal defense.) Tennis - Jenny Come Lately (In Melbourne a mature, resilient Jennifer Capriati won her first major, and Andre Agassi his third Australian Open title.) College Basketball - Double Feature (Led by its two player-of-the-year candidates, Duke rallied against Maryland to keep a high-flying season aloft.) Wrestling - 107-0 and Counting (Two-time NCAA champ Cael Sanderson of Iowa State has created a record of unprecedented perfection.) Film - Reel Sports (Hollywood trends come and go, but sports movies are never out of fashion, Just don't call them sports movies.) |
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| February 12 |
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View XFL Football Cover |
College Basketball - Duked Devils (With a defeat of Duke, fiery new coach Matt Doherty guided North Carolina to the No.1 ranking) College Football - Butch League (Coach Butch Davis left Miami scrambling when he betrayed his players and bolted for the big money.) Pro Football - Jury's Out (Can Mark Chmura, acquitted of sexual assault, refurbish his reputation?), The X-Factor (The XFL started big, but can it roll on with its mix of bombast and so-so football?) Pro Basketball - Sultan of Swat (Theo Ratliff of the 76ers has gone from awkward child to the NBA's most intimidating shot blocker.) Baseball - Birdbrained (Under the misguided direction of Peter Angelos, the once-proud Orioles have devolved into a laughingstock.) |
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| February 12 |
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View XFL Football Cover |
The Lineup - College Basketball - Duked Devils (With a defeat of Duke, fiery new coach Matt Doherty guided North Carolina to the No.1 ranking) College Football - Butch League (Coach Butch Davis left Miami scrambling when he betrayed his players and bolted for the big money.) Pro Football - Jury's Out (Can Mark Chmura, acquitted of sexual assault, refurbish his reputation?), The X-Factor (The XFL started big, but can it roll on with its mix of bombast and so-so football?) Pro Basketball - Sultan of Swat (Theo Ratliff of the 76ers has gone from awkward child to the NBA's most intimidating shot blocker.) Baseball - Birdbrained (Under the misguided direction of Peter Angelos, the once-proud Orioles have devolved into a laughingstock.) |
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| February 19 |
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View Sacramento Kings Cover |
The Lineup - NBA Midseason Report - Halfway Home (Allen Iverson has the 76ers headed for the Finals. Here are other players and teams that have made a mark - good or ill - as the season turns toward the playoffs); Kings Row (Need a cure for the NBA blues? Watch Sacramento and see that the fast break and fun can still be a part of the game) College Basketball - Manual Labor (As a savvy trio from Peoria did the heavy lifting, Illinois beat Michigan State and moved to the top of the Big Ten) NHL - Teen Angel (Can the Islanders 19-year-old goaltender, cocky Rick DiPietro, save the franchise? He certainly thinks so) Baseball - Wet 'n Wild (Last preseasom. Cardinals lefty Rick Ankiel couldn't throw a ball in the ocean. He's about to find out if he can now) Golf - Grating Expectations (Seven tournaments without a victory isn't a slump, but Tiger Woods has set the bar so high that even a good year can look bad) Departments - Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Fairness for NFL coaches * Demise of the CBA * Test your Man UIQ); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NHL; College Football; Olympic Sports; College Basketball |
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| March 5 |
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View Nomar Garciaparra Cover |
The Lineup - Baseball - .400 Reasons (Here's why Red Sox Nomar Garciaparra tortures his body every off-season with a cruel and unusual regimin.) Pro Basketball - Pivotal Decision (The 76ers got a dominator in Dikembe Mutombo, but will the deal help an already flourishing team?) Pro Football - Dillon For Dollars (Premier rusher Corey Dillon will strike it rich as a free agent, but he may have to spend his loot in Cincinnati.) , Higher Education (In the unlikeliest of places - the Amish country of Ohio - the unlikeliest of high school basketball coaches changed a comminity's ideas about race, and about life.) Departments - Letters, SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - The NFL, The NBA, The NHL, College Basketball) |
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| March 12 |
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View Mario Lemieux Cover |
Pro Basketball - Internal Combustion (The Trail Blazers and Rasheed Wallace) College Basketball - My Three Sons (The three sons of Bill Walton playing college ball across the country) Hockey - League of His Own (Mario Lemieux), Blood on the Ice (The Bryan Berard-Marian Hossa hi-stick incident) Baseball - Boys II Aces (Florida Marlins pitching staff) |
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| March 19 |
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View March Mayhem Cover |
The Lineup - NCAA Preview - Tough Stuff (As the battle for the national crown unfolds, the teams with true grit will have the best chance of surviving); The Spirit Of '76 (A quarter century has passed since there has been a champion - Indiana - tough enough to go unbeaten); Anybody's Ball Game (Injuries to players from Connecticut and Tennessee have left the door open for a bunch of other teams) Pro Football - Hard Charger (A lucrative new deal in San Diego puts late-blooming, sack-happy Marcellus Wiley among the NFL's elite) Hockey - Game 1,023 (Just another match? Don't tell that to the Blues and the Red Wings, who battled for a better playoff seeding) Pro Basketball - Clutch Overhaul (Tagged as a player who fades in crunch time, Jamal Mashburn of the Hornets has shown new mettle this year) Baseball - Sweet & Lou (Age, success and a good woman have mellowed Lou Piniella of the Mariners. So whom can we rely on to storm out of the dugout in a righteous rage?) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * Texas big enough for Knight? * Spring training hotties * Hall of Fame cronyism * Belle faces the music); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Boxing; Olympic Sports; The NHL; The NBA |
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| March 26 |
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View Derek Jeter Cover |
Baseball 2001 Preview - The Sweet Science of Baseball (Things an infielder must do and know to turn), The Catalyst (What the first man up must do), Motion Theory (The many things that a baserunner must factor in), Launchpad (What an outfielder's arm must do and know), Throwing Good Money after Bad (Teams are bidding the market up for pitching), Worth the Wait? (The Dodgers may have gotten a steal when they signed Darren Dreifort), Scouting Reports Pro Football - Cold Shoulder (Quarterback Trent Dilfer, despite winning the Super Bowl, is not in demand) |
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| April 2 |
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View Final Four Cover |
The Lineup - Final Four Preview - Four Most (Meet the players to watch as Arizona, Duke, Maryland and Michigan State convene in Minneapolis to do battle for the national crown.) Golf - Master Plan (Tiger Woods has been gearing up for Augusta, and his win at the Players Championship demonstrated that he's right on schedule for the year's first major.) Pro Basketball - Spur Sport (With newcomer Derek Anderson piecing defenses and putting up some All-Star numbers, San Antonio ended the week with the NBA's best record.) Baseball - Bleach Boys (With three peroxided powder kegs in the heart of their lineup, the formerly anemic Brewers are expecting to explode in new Miller Park.) Darts - Beers & Shots (Even at its highest levels the sport of darts is all about hoisting a pint (or five) with your mates at the pub.) Departments - Letters, Catching Up With..., SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - Olympic Sports, The NHL, The NBA, Baseball |
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| April 9 |
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View Shane Battier & Mike Dunleavy Cover |
The Lineup - Final Fours - Three's a Charm (A barrage of treys helped lift Duke over Arizona and gave the Blue Devils their third NCAA championship.), Moment of Ruth (Notre Dame rode the shoulders of All-America center Ruth Riley to its first NCAA championship.) Pro Basketball - Say It Ain't So 'Zo? (Despite a kidney disease, the Heat's Alonzo Mourning returned to action - inplenty of time to be sharp for the playoffs.) Baseball - Stumbling Start (Already paying dividends off the field, Alex Rodriguez tripped all over himself during his debut with the Rangers.) Hockey - Mystery Man (Capitals captain Adam Oates is on the verge of breaking numerous records, but does anybody really know him.) Tennis - One For The Aged (By winning the Ericsson, a very focused Andre Agassi showed that even at age 30 his best may be yet to come.) Music To Their Ears (After selling team owners on his plan to turn their league around in 1999, Isiah Thomas led the CBA into bankruptcy.) Departments - Catching Up With..., Letters, SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - Baseball, The NHL, The NBA, The NFL |
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| April 16 |
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The Masters - Four-gone (Tiger Woods won the Masters to complete an unprecedented feat - he holds all major titles at once.) Stanley Cup Preview - Now or Never (The pressure is on Colorado to win another Cup, or the team is likely to be split up.) Baseball - Card Trick (No Mac? No sweat, as rookie Albert Pujols led reshuffled St. Liuis to a sweep of Arizona.) Boxing - Glam Rocked (Prince Naseem Hamed's glitz was no match for the grit of Marco Antonio Barrera.) Skiing - Last Run (At 41, Bill Johnson thought he could regain his gold medal form from the Sarajevo Olympics and win back his wife. Then he crashed.) Soccer - A Good Man in Africa (As coach and star of Liberia's team, George Weah is a rare ray of hope in a poor and violent place.) |
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| April 23 |
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View Allen Iverson Cover |
Baseball - Rising Sons (The stock of Asian players is rising in the U.S. due to the play of Ichiro Suzuki and Tsuyoshi Shinjo), Stanley Cup Playoffs - Wing Leader (Sergei Fedorov takes over for the Red Wings after injuries to Yzerman and Shanahan), Pro Football - Risky Business (An article written with the assumption that the Chargers would take Michael Vick in the draft), Basketball - Mama's Boys (Story about Allen Iverson and Larry Brown trying to survive together) |
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| April 30 |
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View Matt Lawton Cover |
Boxing - Hard Rocked (Hasim Rahman, a 20-to-1 underdog, shocked a seemingly underprepared Lennox Lewis with a KO in the fifth round to win the heavyweight crowns of the IBF and WBC.), Pro Basketball - Desperation Shot? (No longer so fan-tastic, the NBA opened its playoffs amid debate over its daring - or is it reckless? - attempt to reinvigorate its game and to rekindle the public's enthusiasm.), Baseball - Skillfully played little ball - plus some big bats and very impressive arms - has vaulted the Twins from worst to first in the American League Central, at least for now.), NHL Playoffs - The Hits Keep Coming (By cleanly laying out two Hurricanes, Devils captain Scott Stevens paced his team to a first-round series win and cemented his reputation as one of the game's best bangers ever.), Football - Hang Time (Purdue's Drew Brees, like many top prospects, lived in a maddening limbo from New Year's Day until draft day.) |
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| May 21 |
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View Charlotte Hornets Cover |
The Lineup - Stanley Cup Playoffs - Czech Point (To get past the Devils, the Penguins first must find a way to get past New Jersey's chirpy and workly Bobby Holik); Money Player (Even in the Avalanche's star-studded lineup, the skater to keep a close eye on at crunch time is Chris Drury) Baseball - Win Or Else! (With intense new manager Larry Bowa laying down the law, the formerly phlegmatic Phillies have gone from grim to grins) NBA Playoffs - Smash And Slash (The Lakers blitzed the Kings four games to none with a deadly duo: Shaquille O'Neal's power and Kobe Bryant's speed); The Old Guard (The Spurs rolled into the Western Conference finals with four unsung veterans manning the backcourt); Behind Closed Doors (SI shared a week with the Charlotte Hornets as they played the biggest game of their lives, against the Bucks) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air ans Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * Whither ex-XFLers? * Equine scourage in Kentucky * Headband bandwagon * LT making a screen pass); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Boxing; Baseball; College Basketball |
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| May 28 |
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View Ichiro Suzuki Cover |
The Lineup - Baseball - Big Hit (Get on a first-name basis with the Mariners' dazzling new star from Japan, Ichiro.) NBA Playoffs - Changeover (Led by Kobe Bryant, the rampaging Lakers seized a 2-0 lead in the Western finals.) Horse Racing - Power Point (A Derby dud, Point Given lived up to his early hype with an explosive Preakness.) Track and Field - Ready to Rock (High Schoolers Alan Webb and Dathan Ritzenhein are the best young U.S. distance duo in years.) NHL Playoffs - St. Patrick (Blessed with the heavenly goaltending of Patrick Roy, the Avalanche moved ahead to the Stanley Cup finals.), Jersey Swamped (Led by diminutive defenseman Brian Rafalski, the Devils took a 3-1 lead on the Penguins.) Tennis - Broken Promise (He was a gutsy tennis champion with a social conscience, but after a messy divorce, can Boris Becker restore his image.) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Catching Up With..., SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - The NBA, College Football, Baseball |
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| June 4 |
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View Shaq Cover |
NBA Playoffs - Unstoppable (The Lakers head to the Finals with an unbeaten record in the playoffs), Dear Lakers (An open-letter to remind the Lakers that one more round remains) Baseball - First-Strike Capability (The importance of throwing a first strike for pitchers), The Producers (Smash hitters are doing their job), Collision at Home (Boston catcher Martin Bergen battles mental illness a century ago) Stanley Cup Finals - Trio Grand (What the Devils need to do to beat the Avalanche) Pro Football - Rare Vintage (Giants guard Glenn Parker is also a wine connoisseur) |
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| June 11 2001 |
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"Humble Hero - Larry Walker Would Be The Last To Admit It, But He's As Good As They Get" |
The Lineup - Stanley Cup Finals - Scary Good (To be at their frightening best, the defending champion Devils need to face the terror of losing) Baseball - Magic Act (With a mix of power pitching and dugout sorcery, the once-reeling Cubs reeled off an improbable 12-game winning streak); Handy Man (The Rockies' Larry Walker has all the major league tools, and he wields them like a master craftsman) NBA Playoffs - Playoff Payoff (Dikembe Mutombo vindicated a hotly debated trade by powering the 76ers past the Bucks and into the finals); Outrageous Fortune (There's just no accounting for the charmed life of Rick Fox - unless you believe in good old hard work) Pro Football - Making Waves (AWOL from Colts workouts, Edgerrin James is cruising through the off-season at a pace worthy of a two-time rushing champ) Special Report - Open Secret (In 1999 Southern Hills, the U.S. Open site, had swastikas and obscenities burned into its greens) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * Pain of pitching against Pedro * Sports and the Supremes * Homer measurements * Mangled mascots); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Baseball; Tennis; The NHL |
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| June 18 |
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Ray Bourque Cover |
The Lineup - Allen Wrench - In winning two of the first three games, the Lakers learned the key to success: Put the screws on 76er Allen Iverson.) Horse Racing - Exclamation Point (By winning the Belmont Stakes, Point Given removed any doubt that he's the best of his generation.) Stanley Cup - Hooray! (After a 22-year quest for an NHL championship, Ray Bourque of the Avalanche finally got the Cup.) Tennis - Vive L'Amour (At the love-filled French Open, a determined Jennifer Capriati and a diminant Gustavo Kuerten stole the fan's hearts.) Baseball - Forget Me Not (Moises Alou takes good and bad memories to heart but stays focused on being one of the games best hitters.), High-Wire Act (There's no safety net for major league closers, who put it all on the line each time they go to the mound, saving their team or wasting its best efforts.) |
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| June 25 |
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View Shaq and Kobe Cover |
The Lineup - NBA Finals - Double Dip (Just one question remains for the Lakers after their second straight title: Can their stars stay aligned long enough to get a third?) Baseball - Waiting Game (Coming to bat cold and chafing at second-string status, pinch hitters who must meke the most of one big swing.) Golf - Back From The Dead (Fifteen years after being struck by lightning, Retief Goosen survived a near-fatal putting episode to win the U.S. Open.) College Football - Sweat Shopping (Though replete with NCAA violations, on-campus football camps have become bull markets for recuiters.) College Basketball - Your Lyin' Eyes (You may think you can easily spot an NBA prospect, but a pro scout sees things you're not even looking for.) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Catching Up With...; Scorecard (Debating dynastics * All-Star balloting not stellar * "It's All Good" not so good * How to return Sampras's serve); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NFL, Baseball, Soccer |
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| July 2 - July 9 2001 |
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"Where Are They Now? - The Original 1972 Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders" |
The Lineup - Baseball - Hubbub (The rolling Red Sox tuned out their manager but hung on to first) Pro Football - Jekyll & Hyde (Affable off the field, Saints All-Pro tackle Kyle Turley hasn't made many friends on it) Where Are They Now - Mark Fidrych (In 1971 he flew into baseball, guileless and lovable. Twenty-five years later he's the same rare bird); The Bad News Bears (Futility defined Hollywood's likable young losers, but there was plenty of good news to come); Manute Bol (Once the NBA's top shot-blocker, the Sudanese Sultan of Swat has tried to bring peace to his homeland); Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (It started out simply enough: one tryout, 100 women, five judges. Thank you for coming...); Wahoo McDaniel (He was once a flamboyant footballer and wacky wrestler; now he's just hoping to stay alive); The Gatorade Guys (Dr. Robert Cade and crew are pouring the huge profits from their invention into good causes); Mike Reid (He's an award-winning songwriter. That's all you need to know. (Pssst: He was a four-time All-Pro); Dom DiMaggio (His legendary brother gone, his famous teammate in decline, the last of the DiMaggio's stands alone); The Hogs (The porcine Redskins who made offensive linemen famous are still working hard); The Fearsome Foursome (This quartet famed for its ferocity is notable for the friendship of its members); The Fumble (One horrific play change the fortunes of a franchise and the lives of the players involved); Rick Mount (This Indiana schoolboy star and All-America at Purdue flopped as a pro and is only now, at age 54, coming to terms with life after hoops); Lost And Found (Now you're thinking, Whatever happened to...? You may find your answer in here) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sporta * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * Ripken's retirement * Sports fakers * "Believe it or else" * Bleacher Bums banned); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Olympic Sports; Baseball; The NHL |
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| July 16 |
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View Bret Boone Cover |
Tennis - A Wild Ride (In a wacky fortnight, wild card Goran Ivanisevic charged to his first Wimbledon title as Venus Williams cruised to her second.) Pro Basketball - Wiz Kid (In 19-year-old Kwame Brown, Wizards boss Michael Jordan may have drafted a player whose competitive fire rivals his own.) Baseball Midseason Report - Bottoms Up (In a first half full of surprises, none has been more shocking than the rise of the Cubs, Pirates and Twins to the top of their divisions.), Bigger and Better (Twenty pounds of new muscle and a smoother swing have transformed Seattle's Bret Boone into a potent RBI machine.), Clean Start (Considered washed up by the lowly Devil Rays, Jphn Burkett has reinvented himself as an ace in Atlanta.), Who'da Thunk It? (Ichiro who? Rocker went where? A look at some of the most amazing developments in a stunning summer.) Pro Football - Matt Millen (When there's a job to do, the new Lions CEO doesn't hesitate to het his hands dirty, but he has his work cut out for him in Detroit.) |
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| July 23 |
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View Bob Kalsu Cover |
Baseball - Fits and Starts (For heavy-hitting Clevaland to catch the division-leading Twins, its erratic rotation has to stop throwing away wins.), Giant Steps (San Francisco's Rich Aurilia has made such great strides at the plate that he's in the thick of a race for the National League batting crown.), Hockey - Trading Up (With only two teams trying to deal for Jaromir Jagr, the Capit5als gave up little but paid a lot - to land him.), Pro Basketball - Jackie O (The dynamo of last spring's NCAAs, Portland rookie Jackie Stiles is lighting up the WNBA with her dazzling jumper and winsome personality.), Pro Football - Play Mates (Ronnie and Tiki Barber went their seperate ways to make it in the NFL, but the bond between these identical twins is as strong as ever.), Cover Story - A Name on the Wall (Bob Kalsu had just finished a stellar NFL rookie year when he chose to serve in Vietnam - and became the only U.S. pro athlete to die there.) |
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| July 30 |
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David Duval |
The Lineup - Golf - Gorse Management (David Duval brought Royal Lytham and St. Annes to its knees to win the British Open, his long overdue first major), Baseball - Thoroughbred Phillie (Bobby Abreu has always had the tools to be a star, but this year Philadelphia's rightfielder has the atitude to go with them), Back At Ya! (Renewed resolve and a cool rookie skipper have the Diamondbacks primed for an all-out stretch drive), Living Legends (Photographer Walter Iooss Jr. captures a still-bright constellation of some of the game's oldest surviving stars), Pro Football - Eagle Scout (Fun-loving, straight-arrow quarterback Donovan McNabb has Philadelphia fans eating out of his hand) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Catching Up With..., SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia), Scorecard (What did Webber really want? * The caddie commandments * WWF suit: animals vs. beasts * Where will Iverson tie the know?), Faces In The Crowd, The Life Of Reilly, Inside...The NFL, The NHL, Baseball |
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| August 6 |
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View Lance Armstrong Cover |
Cycling - Magnifique! (A dominating performance in the mountains won Lance Armstrong his third straight Tour de France.) Baseball - The Story of His Life (Lance Bergman loves a good yarn, but the best one yet is about his stunning rise as an offensive force for the Astros.), Limbo Time (With the trade deadline near, the A's had to decide: Ship out potential free agents like Jason Giambi or make a wild-card run.) Pro Football - Calm Before the Storm (With Doug Flutie out of the picture, the laid-back Rob Johnson will have to produce big-time in Buffalo - or feel the heat.) Track & Field - Time Bandits (Maurice Greene, the 100-meter world record holder, is the latest owner of the grand and curious title World's Fastest Human.) |
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| August 13 |
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View Julius Peppers / Chris Simms Cover |
Track and Field - Ever Greene (Outrunning injury and a new challenger, Maurice Greene won his third 100-meter world championship) Baseball - The Height Report (Scouts and general managers pant over very tall pitchers, because they believe that, indeed, bigger is better) College Football Preview 2001 - The Gang's All Here (Pursuit of a national title is now a year-round job, with a summer full of "voluntary" workouts for players. Is it excessive?); Steer Crazy (Chris Simms is all football, all the time in his quest to quarterback toe Texas Longhorns to the national championship); Game Of Choice (Despite his preference for basketball, North Carolina's Julius Peppers will devote himself to one sport year round - football); Frenzied State (Oregon and Oregon State both have Heisman candidates and title hopes, so their fun little rivalry has suddenly turned very serious); Scouting Reports (Oregon State comes out on top in our detailed analysis of the Top 25 teams and our rankings of all 117 schools in Division 1-A) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; To Our Readers; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Death in the NFL * Reebok steps on it * For Sale: Wilt's love nest * Ka-ching! Daly cashes in); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Motor Sports; The NFL; Baseball |
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| August 20 |
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Baseball - Tough Customers (Despite a pitching staff devastated by injuries, the Dodgers are still in the tight National League West race.); Cliff Notes (His body healthy at last and his mind clear - at least most of the time - Cliff Floyd is having a career year for the Marlins.) Pro Football - King Him (Champ Bailey, the Redskins' Pro Bowl cornerback and would-be receiver, is becoming the ruler of all that he surveys.) Pro Basketball - Maple Leap (By signing for five years with the Raptors, Antonio Davis helped assure Canadians another run at the NBA title.) College Football - First Strike (Weary of being beaten by blitzing defenses on first down, offenses are throwing caution to the wind.) Profile - Life After Death (Magic Johnson has pulled off a great comeback, and it's got nothing to do with basketball.) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia); Catching Up With...; Scorecard (Baseball's Best and Worst Ever * Lou Boudreau Remembered * How To Smoke A Tire * NFL Peepin' Toms); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Track And Field; Baseball; The NFL |
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| August 27 |
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Baseball Crunch Time (In winning two of three games in New York, the still red-hot Mariners showed that they have no intention of allowing the Yankees or history to stand in their way ) Golf - The Tortoise Wins Again (Phil Mickelson hoped for a big win at the PGA, but steady David Toms enjoyed the storybrook ending.) Special Report - The Rating Game (Belly up to the bar as SI's writers take their best shots at the most overrated people, places and things in sports - and celebrate the most underrated ones. ) |
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| September 3 |
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The Lineup - Baseball - Power of Juan (Juan Gonzalez has gone gaga over Cleveland, where he has hit it big for the American League Central-leading Indians.), One For The Ages (Birth records in his native land suggest that Danny Almonte, star of the Little League World Series, may have been a ringer.) Horse Racing - It Takes a Hungry Man (Age and a starvation diet haven't slowed history's most successful jockey, Lafitt Pincay Jr.) NFL Preview 2001 - See How They Run (As more and more offenses have become conservative, resilient running backs have become more and more important.), How They Stack Up (Dr. Z ranks the league's top 40 rushers, based on their ability to make tacklers miss, break tackles and speed downfield.), Denver's Way (No team in the NFL has mastered the running game as well as the Broncos have - and nobody else has matched their success.), Star of Stars (Marshall Faulk is the best player in the game, but the Rams' running back didn't truly shine until he had his great awakening.), Scouting Reports (SI's in-depth analysis of all 31 teams concludes that the Rams and the Titans will meet in the Super Bowl, with St. Louis coming out on top.) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Catching Up With..., SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - Motor Sports, College Football, Baseball |
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| September 10 |
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Pro Football - Answering Service (What's the first really big game in this year's NFL schedule? And four other questions eminently worth asking on the eve of the 2001 season.) Pro Basketball - Woman Possessed (Spurred by her stepfather's cancer, Lisa Leslie rebuilt herself and her game, then led the Sparks to the WNBA title.) Baseball - Rocket Science (Ignited by passions for family and fitness, the Yankee's Roger Clemens has lifted off toward a sixth Cy Young award.) College Football - Learning the Ropes (If he turns out to ba a proficient in playing defensive back as he is at jumping rope, Nebraska's Willie Amos will be a pro.) Special Report - Passion Plays (An increasing number of coaches are finding romance with athletes they train. Witness tennis star Meghann Shaughnessy and her mentor-fiance Rafael Font de Mora, giving new meaning to love at the U.S. Open.) |
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| September 17 |
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The Lineup - Tennis - American Revolution (The battle for supremacy in the women's game seemed over after the William's sisters dominated the U.S. Open as never before) College Football - Off And Running (Led by quarterback David Carr, here with his son Austin and wife Melody, unheralded Fresno State has knocked off three college football powers); Mean Streak (Pushed hard by a Woody Hayes protege, nice-guy Washington tackle Larry Tripplet has become nasty - on the field) Pro Football - Ram Shackled (As Donovan McNabb and the Eagles learned in a hard-fought loss, the St. Louis defense is no longer a pushover); Baltimore Bullet (Making himself right at home with the defending NFL champions, Elvis Grbac rallied the Ravens past the Bears) Baseball - Catch-Up Ball (No longer the National League's dominant team, the Braves have had to use grit on the road to mount a title run); Uncertain Prospects (The long, hard road to the major leagues starts in places like Great Falls, Montana. Come along for the ride) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * Maximum McEnroe * Emulating Koufax * No jai ali, no woodcutting * Warm and fuzzy NFL); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NFL; College Football; Olympic Sports; Baseball |
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| September 24 |
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Perspective - A Break in the Action (There was no cheering in a heartbroken nation) New York - War Games (A metropolis sought solice in children's sports), Patriot's Tale (New England guard Joe Andruzzi has three brothers who are city firemen), A Loftier View (Twin Towers used to show that anything is possible) Washington - Playing with Pain (The Pentagon attack hit close to home for athletes) Decision Time - On The Spot (How the NFL decided not to play), Delay of Games (The U.S. was penalized as schedules were scrapped), Holding Service (Tennis paused briefly), Roller Coaster (Florida footballers were set for action, then opposed to it) Victims - Unplayable Lies (A golfing family copes with another staggering loss), Picture This Perfect (Tyler Ugolyn went from a face on a flyer to a friend), A Great Friend (Wayne Gretzky celebates pal and mentor Ace Bailey), On Her Way to Fulfill a Dream (Coach Mari-Rae Sopper never got to join her team) Moving On - The Boys on the Bus (To gauge sports' grip a father took his son to a game) |
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| October 1 |
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Pro Football - Flying Start (With their typically stingy defense and a new look passing game, the Dolphins pulled out a last-gasp victory over the Raiders.), No Forward Progress (With his Seahawks unable to score and unsure how to handle his rebukes, Mike Holmgren may see his dream job become a nightmare.) Baseball - Wild Card (While powering St. Louis toward a berth in the playoffs, MVP candidate Albert Pujols may be having the greatest rookie year of all time.), Learning Curve (It has been a season of dizzying highs and lows for Ben Sheets, the Brewers' All-Star rookie pitcher, and SI charted his progress all the way.) College Football - Brute Strangth (Relying on an uncharacteristically deep and determined defense, UCLA stymied Ohio State to remain undefeated after three games.) Pro Basketball - Air Worthy (Though he'd have to contend with losing, old age and his own legacy, a successful return to the NBA would seem likely for Michael Jordan.) |
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| October 8 |
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The Lineup - Baseball - Pushing 70 (With the greatest slugging in recent memory, Barry Bonds was primed to break Big Mac's record.) Hockey - Face-Off (A bullying alumnus built North Dakota a $100 million rink but tore its campus asunder) Pro Football - Re-Charged (With a jolt from Doug Flutie, San Diego is off to a 3-0 start and is the talk of the AFC.) Boxing - Worth the Wait (Bernard Hopkins capped his 13-year career with a stunning upset of Felix Trinidad.) NHL 2001-02 Preview - Brain Trust (The biggest stars usually have elevated hockey intelligence, a trait that more and more teams are looking for in their players.), Out of the Ice Age (In contrast to the stereotype, most NHL players aren't dumb, toothless, beer-drinking brawlers.), Scouting Reports (An analysis of all the league's 30 clubs finds that the aging Red Wings, who have added nonpareil goalie Dominik Hasek, are the team to beat.) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV sports * Multimedia); Catching Up with...; Scorecard (Afghanistan in sports history * Big bucks for Bonds balls * Vick's monster arm * Ex-boxer Snipe's heroism); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NFL; College Football; Motor Sports |
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| October 15 |
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Baseball - It's a Wrap (With a mughty burst of power, Barry Bonds seized the home run record and capped his astounding season on a weekend that was rich in baseball history); Old Glories (A pair of old greats, Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn, whose allegiance to the game and their teams was unflagging, got farewell salutes) College Football - Boomer Sooner (Led by the hard hitting of strong safety Roy Williams, Oklahoma stopped Texas dead in its tracks and defeated the Longhorns by a score of 14-3) Hockey - Heads Up (After a 16-month layoff, concussion-prone superstar Eric Lindros was rusty but also showed bright flashes of why his new team, the Rangers, was willing to pay so dearly for him) Pro Football - Going Nowhere (The Ravens gave the once-mighty Titans a dose of their own medicine, which left Tennessee winless and searching for answers); Lost Arts (There's not much flash in Raider Rich Gannon's game, but moxie and hard work have made him one of the NFL's leading quarterbacks) High School Football - Remember The Titans (Desegregating T.C. Williams High led to a state title and a movie. Thirty years later the progress has been reversed) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Who are the baseball MVPs? * He Hate Me findcs a suitor * Hingis's dating game * Lonesome in Detroit); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Soccer; College Football; The NFL |
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| October 29 |
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"Complete Team Scouting Reports. We Rank All The Players 1-348" |
The Lineup - Special Double Issue - Baseball - Aces Pull (Punishing pitching put the Diamondbacks and the Yankees into a World Series that promises to be a duel of big-name starters); Pro Football - Middle Mania (There's a new breed of monster roaming the midway: linebackers who evoke memories of hard men like Dick Butkus but can play pass defense as well) NBA Preview - Shaq vs. The Refs (Does the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal get away with murder in the paint, or is he the hapless victim of serial muggings?); Jordan vs. The World (As old rivals and young guns line up to confront Michael Jordan, one thing is certain: The duels are going to be fun to watch); Ready To Rumble (Welcome ringside, or, courtside for another knockout season! On this card you'll find the NBA's best matchups and conflicts); Iverson vs. The Zone (The new rules of defense, which allow more double-teaming, may spell double trouble for the Sixers' high-scoring guard); Gasol vs. History (The Grizzlies have wagered their future that Pau Gasol, a 7-foot forward from Spain, is a new breed of foreign star); Scouting Reports (Careful analysis of all 29 teams - and a ranking of 348 players - reveals that the Lakers and the Magic are the ones to beat) Departments - Leading Off; Catching Up With...; Letters; To Our Readers; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Dierker's dilemma * Family sport * Famous aliases * Mistaken identies); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - College Football; Olympic Sports; The NFL |
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| Winter 2001 |
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"Goddesses of the Mediterranean - Elsa Benitez" |
Contents - The Babe Goddesses (You can look, you can dream, but you'd better not touch these heavenly bodies); Tunisia - Daniela Pestova, Lujan Fernandez, Shakara, Elsa Benitez (Yes, it's the Sahara Desert, but no, these are not mirages, think of them as tiny oases); Sudden Death - (Gladiators were sport's first superstars, providing thrills, chills and occasional kills); Fight School; Greece - Molly Sims, Heidi Klum; Aurelie Claudel, Amy Wesson (Playground of the ancient gods...and a few more contemporary goddesses); Dreams For Sail (The Mediterranean has long been a wet mecca for beautiful people who love beautiful boats); Statue-Esque - Molly Sims, Veronica Varekova, Fernanda Tavares, Noemie Lenoir, Vamila Diaz-Rahi (These goddesses are used to being bronzed, but that usually refers to their tans); Italy. Audrey Quock, Shirley Mallmann, Michelle Behennah,(As even the ancient Romans knew, there's plenty to see by the Mediterranean); Italian Heroes; Las Vegas - Noemie Lenoir, Janelle, Josie Maran, Fernanda Tavares, (Render unto Caesars Palace that which is Caesar's but leave the scantily clad women for the rest of us); Cats Entertainment (Mixing magic, kitsch and really big kitties has made Siegfried & Roy a had act to follow); Atlantis - Yamila Diaz-Rahi, Kim Lemanton(It's not the lost continent, it's the Bahamas, and all that's ever missing is the occasional top...or bottom); The Heidi Game (Mix NFL stars and uber-model Heidi Klum, and you've got action nobody will cut away from) |
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| November 5 |
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The Lineup - College Football - Back In A Flash (Using a trick play, Nebraska ended Oklahoma's winning streak at 20 and gave Coach Frank Solich his biggest victory) Baseball - Raising Arizona (Led by fireballers Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson, the Diamondbacks jumped on the Yankees for a 2-0 World Series lead) Pro Football - Double Truble (For better or worse, the destiny of the Bucs seems to rest on the words and deeds of All-Pro defensive tackle Warren Sapp) Hockey - Temptation Island (There's a new reality show that's been a big Fall smash, starring the formerly hapless Islanders as bona fide NHL contenders) Boxing - The Chosen One (If you've not heard of Zab Judah, who's fighting to unify the junior welterweight title, then you don't know the sport's strangest saga) Departments - Leading Off; Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Contraction action * Pan-mail fears * Uniform experience * $100,000 jockmobile); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Horse Racing; The NFL; College Football |
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| November 12 |
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The Lineup - Baseball - Desert Classic (In a scintillating World Series marked by amazing comebacks, the Diamondbacks outdueled the Yankees) Pro Football - A New Manning (Eli Manning, the Ole Miss quarterback, is a worthy namesake to his father, Archie, and his brother Peyton) Miracle Workers (The upstart Bears staged a furious rally to pull out their sixth win in a row - and their second straight victory in overtime) Pro Basketball - Liftoff (In his first week back on court, Michael Jordan shot poorly, passed deftly and launched a new era for the Wizards); Love And Hoops (For Bucks coach George Karl, romance - and an NBA career - are clearly so much better the second time around) Hockey - Two Good (Young Ilya Kovalchuk and Dany Heatley are not only Thrashers linemates and fast friends, but also poetry on ice) Departments - Leading Off; Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard ( * NFL parity, pro and con * Skiing's latest tragedy * World's greatest comebacks * Eavesdropping on the dugout); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - College Football; The NHL; Boxing |
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| November 19 |
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The Lineup - Pro Football - Free-For-All (What teams don't have a shot at the playoffs? Not many midway through a wide-open NFL season); Go-To-Guy (By stepping in so ably for Drew Bledsoe, the Patriots' Tom Brady emerged as the first half's big surprise); College Football - Soph Touch (Florida's fun loving Rex Grossman may be the the first second-year player to win the Heisman) College Basketball Preview - Back-to-School Issue - Novel Approach (Although he hasn't given up all his old ways, Bob Knight has shown a warmer side in his first appearance at Texas Tech); Cardinal Ruler (After four unhappy seasons with the Celtics, Rick Pitino returns to his beloved college game - and to the state of Kentucky); The Road Not Taken (Duke guard Jason Williams might have been the first player chosen in the NBA draft, but he decided to stay in school because he figured he has a lot to learn); Scouting Reports (Here are the top 20 teams - and the rest of the best- who'll be vying to get to the Final Four, but when it's all over, Duke figures to be the winner again); Back On The Ball (After taking a year off to deal with depression, North Carolina's Nikki Teasley promises to be as flamboyant as ever); Break Up The Huskies (Would reducing scholarships stop perennial women's powers like No. 1 pick (again) UConn from stockpiling talent?); Welcome To The Big Time (In the last 10 years 30 teams have joined Division I, though most have faced years of losing and seas of red ink. Is moving up the right move?) Departments - Leading Off; Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air And Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (Goodbye, Big Mac * Contraction plans * Unique uniforms * Cuban keeps talking); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NHL; Olympic Sports; The NBA; College Football |
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| November 26 |
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The Lineup - Boxing - Payback (By ending Hasim Rahman's seven-month reign as champ, Lennox Lewis regained the heavyweight title and respect) Hockey - Capital Punishment (A bum knee and a drab offense make scoring champ Jaromir Jagr look as if he is wearing a ball and chain in Washington) Pro Basketball - Stepping Forward (Buddies Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker are lifting the Celtics and raising that question, Which of the frontliners is better?) Pro Football - Face Lift (Linebacker Takeo Spikes has taken the makeover of the perennially woefull Bengals into his own hands); Big, Bad And Mad (Whether he's screaming or scoring, there's no stopping fiery 49ers receiver Terrell Owens) College Football - Front-Runner (A softy off the field and tough as nails on it, Eric Crouch, Nebraska's fleet quarterback, is the top Heisman contender) Running - Crossroad (Eight Wyoming cross-countrymen made the fateful choice to go home on the state's most treacherous highway) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; SI View ( * Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Catching Up With...; Scorecard (Can Canseco make the Hall? * Genius of NASCAR's Gordon * Dolphin Gadsden's hot wheels * Brian's Song remake reviewed); Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NBA; College Football; The NFL |
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| December 3 |
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The Lineup - Pro Football - About-face (Grousing and winless five weeks ago, the Redskins are now the hottest team in the NFC East. How in the name of Marty Schottenheimer did they do it?), Brownie Points (With a defense playing up to new coach, Butch Davis's high standards, Cleveland beat the Bengals 18-0 to remain in the race for a playoff berth.) College Football - Run to Glory (Onrushing Colorado scrambled the national championship picture by stepping all over top-ranked Nebraska for 380 rushing yards en route to a stunning 62-36 victory.) Hockey - Stuck Duck (Although he's being held back by a lack of talented teammates, Paul Kariya of Aneheim hasn't lost his ardor for the game or his club.) Pro Basketball - Killer Looks (All Wally Szczerbiak wanted was a few more shots a game. He's getting them now, and the Timberwolves are on a tear.) Boxing - Almost a Hero (Former heavyweight champ Max Schmeling was merely human in an era of great inhumanity - a German who was a loyal friend of Jews but also a willing pawn of Hitler.) Departments - Leading Off, Catching Up With..., Letters, SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - The NFL, College Football, Olympic Sports, College Basketball |
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| December 10 |
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College Football - Secondary School (The defensive backfield of Miami, led by Ed Reed, is second to none), Nashville Express (Tennessee beats Florida in the Swamp) Pro Football - Smashing Success (The Steelers have somehow ridden to the top record in the AFC) Pro Basketball - Avant-Guard (The Spurs rookie playmaker, Tony Parker, seems to be ahead of the curve) Special Report - Snow Job (The rich are getting richer due to the 2002 Olympics) |
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| December 17 |
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Pro Football - Vintage Reserve (The Rams with Ricky Proehl beat the 49ers), Still Not a Saint (New Orleans coach Jim Haslett has mellowed but is still not a choirboy), Hands-on Training (Giants end Michael Strahan shares quarterback snaring secrets) College Basketball - New 'Cats, Old 'Cat (Returnee Jason Gardner with a group of freshmen are leading Arizona to a fast start) College Football - Merry Christmas (Matt Mauck goes from the Chicago Cubs to LSU) Pro Basketball - Bad Behavior (Detroit Pistons thrive with close teamwork and a rugged defense), Tao of Steve (Steve Nash is putting a little selfishness into his game and is leading the Mavs) Winter Games - The Olympic Family (The Shea family may have it's third generation of Olympic competitors) Sportsmen - Power of Two (Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling of the Arizona Diamondbacks) |
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| December 24 - 31 |
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The Lineup - Pro Basketball - Losing Their Grip (The misdeeds of the players and the ineptitude of the front office have alienated formerly ardent Trail Blazers fans.) Baseball - Rich Get Richer (The Yankees returned to the roots of their recent successes by acquiring potent and patient Jason Giambi.) Hockey - Simply Superb (Oiler Tommy Salo isn't flashy, which may be why, despite being one of the NHL's best goalies, he's often overlooked.) Pro Football - Receiving Line (A parade of savvy wideouts is coming into its own in the NFL's latest generation of sure-handed pass catchers.); Turning Point (The Cardinals' David Boston has cut back on showboating and piled up yards en route to becoming a top wideout.) Year In Review - Back In The Game (Troubled times have put sports into perspective, but what better place to find inspiration for a comeback.); Sports Page! (Our intrepid reporter collected all the weird and outrageous stories from 2001.); True Heart (Like other firefighters who died on Sept 11, Mike Carroll was an athlete whose spirit led him to embrace his heroic mission.) Departments - Leading Off; Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View (Steve Rushin's Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia); Scorecard (The ageless Ali * Rigged resumes * Racy sports calendars * There is crying in sports); Faces In The Crowd, The Life Of Reilly Inside - Baseball, Olympic Sports, The NFL |
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Jeff Gordon & Dale Earnhardt |
Contents - The Insider (Robby Gordon's sweet new ride, Darrell Waltrip's next ride and more news), Comeback Kid (With his new crew, Jeff Gordon was back on top, answering all doubters), The Worst Day (February 18, 2001, would go down as the most tragic date in NASCAR history), The Son Rises (After some dark days, NASCAR saw the first half draw to a sunny climax), Tough Stock (Nothing could prepare Sterling Marlin for the fallout from Daytona), Deep In The Heart Of NASCAR (In racing, the small towns of Mooresville, Concord and Kannapolis loom large), Driving 'Em Wild (An old kid named Jeff left his peers in awe after a dominant run to the title), 2002 - Winston Cup Season Preview, The Man In White (The car's been repainted, but Kevin Harvick is a bit like the Man in Black), 10 Questions (Should Daytona get faster? Who's NASCAR new man? We have the answers), Next Time Around (A complete list of the races and racers to watch in the upcoming season) |
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