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| January 11 |
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View Miles Austin Cover |
Lineup - NFL Playoff Preview - Young Wideouts (Playmaking receivers such as Vincent Jackson and Miles Austin will dominate the postseason.), Jared Allen (The Vikings' defensive end may pride himself on being a badass, but he has shown signs of growing up. Jail time helped kick-start the process.) College Bowl Roundup - Ohio State (In a bowl season full of surprises, Buckeyes QB Terrell Pryor dominated Oregon in Pasadena.) Hockey - Life on the Leash (For many NHL players, the key to survival is learning how to withstand time in the coach's doghouse. Decreased ice time might be the least of it.) College Basketball - John Wall (The best player in the country is a freshman point guard who wants to return Kentucky to greatness before moving on the the NBA.) Departments - Letters, Leading Off, Scorecard, Just My Type, Faces in the Crowd Inside... -The NBA, The NHL, College Basketball, The Vault, Point After |
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| January 25 |
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"NFL Playoffs - Favre On Fire" |
Lineup - NFL Playoffs - Brett Favre (At 40 he has the Vikings on the brink of the Super Bowl); (Jets crash the party with League's best D, ground game); (Saints' motley crew of running backs bring the wood); (Taking the long view pays off for Colts' rookie coach) Pro Basketball - Kevin Durant (He's still scoring a ton of points, but it's his improved defense and complementary players that have put the young Thunder in playoff contention) College Basketball - Northern Iowa (The Panthers are dominating the Missouri Valley Conference and just cracked the Top 25, Soon they won't be the game's best kept secret) Pro Football - Jim Irsay (The guitar-picking son of Robert Irsay wanted to be a different kind of owner when his turn came to run the Colts. He's a resounding success) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; Scorecard (College coaches go; let players go too); Faces In The Crowd; Just My Type (Allen Iverson; Eagles hoops aned getting fat) Inside... - College Basketball (Buckeyes' point man); The NHL (Isles' goalie returns); The NBA (Hawks own Celtics); The Vault (Mary Decker, 1980); Point After (Mark McGwire's career move) |
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| February 1 |
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View Drew Brees Cover |
NFL Conference Championships - New Orleans (The inspired Saints protected the ball and capitalized on Vikings mistakes to reach their first Super Bowl and set off a wild party in the French Quarter), Indianapolis (No matter what the Jet's defense threw at him, Peyton Manning refuesed to lose, and the Colts rallied to win their second AFC title in four years), (Super Bowl Preview: It comes down to how Indy's young receivers handle the big stage) Baseball - Ross Ohlendorf (The Pirates pitcher raises longhorns and graduated with honors from Princeton, so why shouldn't he be able to help Pittsburgh become a winner.), College Basketball - Jeremy Lin (He may become the the NBA's first Asian-Americn draft pick, but for now Lin and coach Tommy Amaker want to get Harvard into the NCAA tournament.), Olympic Snowboarding - Shaun White (The redheaded halfpiper, a favorite to repeat as a gold medalist in Vancouver, knows all the tricks - including his scary new double McTwist 1260) |
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| February 12 |
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View Brooklyn Decker Cover |
Contents - Away We Go (Tennis beauty Ana Ivanovic gets this swimsuit party started.), SI.com (The most-iconic-photo bracket, the Swimsuit entourage and more than 100 hours of video.), Dan Patrick (Lindsey Vonn talks skiing, stalkers and staying warm in the snow when wearing nothing but a bikini.), Rookies (The class of '10 lets you in on a secret or six (models of Harvard?!).), Treasure Island (The Maldives were a trove of riches that included two cover girls. Featuring Brooklyn, Bar, Christine and Dominique.), Best In Snow (Four Olympic hopefuls glittered like gold in Whistler. Featuring Lindsey Vonn, Hannah Teter, Lacy Schnoor and Clair Bidez.), Sizzle In The Sand (The world's highest desert? Just another day at the beach. Featuring Irina, Julie Henderson, Daniella and Zoe.), Body Paint 2.010 (A little primer to help you brush up on this summer's World Cup.), Giddyup (A vine time was had by all in Lisbon. Featuring Anne V., Cintia, Jessica White and Jessica Gomes.), Shooting Stars (Get ready to rumba with the cast of Dancing With The Stars.), Animal Attraction (Elephants and snakes and...models. Ohhh myyy! Featuring Esti, Hilary, Julie Ordon and Sonia.), So-Fly Zone (The views in Palm Springs were breathtaking. Featuring Damaris and Genevieve.), Where To Buy (The 411 on how to find the swimsuits and accessories.), Singles Bar (Take the test to see if you're compatible with the 2009 cover girl. (Hint: You're not.) |
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| February 15 |
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Drew Brees - Super Bowl issue |
Super Bowl Champions - The Saints (They beat the favored Colts, gave their city it's first NFL title and set off a party that may never end) Gambling is Sean Payton's Way by Peter King, Saints D Outfoxed Peyton Manning Pro Basketball - NBA Payrolls (A trade deadline nears, and a bumper crop of free agents awaits the summer, but the possibility of a lockout in 2011 puts a damper on player movement) Olympic Hockey - Mark Johnson (The top scorer on the 1980 Miracle on Ice squad returns to the Winter Games as the coach of the goal-minded U.S. Women's team) 2010 NASCAR Preview - Denny Hamlin (The Sprint Cup contender parties hard and races even harder), Daytona '79 (Book Excerpt: The King, the crash and the fight that put NASCAR on the map) Departments - Letters, Leading Off, Scorecard (Why Tom Watson is chiding Tiger now), Just My Tye (Nuggets from Super Bowl week), Faces in the Crowd, Inside...(College Basketball, The NHL, College Football), The Vault (Franz Klammer, 1976), Point After (What's missing in Peyton Manning?) |
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| February 22 |
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Apolo Ohno |
Lineup - The Spirit Of The Games (Bode Miller and Seth Wescott provided a lift after a woeful beginning), Giant Step In Nordic Combined (Johnny Spillane's silver medal was a victory for the long-maligned U.S. team), Apolo Ohno's Quest (With a silver, the six-time medalist moved closer to a place in Olympic history), Zach Parise, All-American (Thirty years after the Miracle on Ice, the best NHL player you don't know has a chance to write a golden chapter in the saga of U.S. Hockey), Michaels And Costas On The Air (With the two masters of sports broadcasting finally joining forces in Vancouver, everyone viewing at home is a winner), Tragic Run (Speed or safety: A luger's death stirred debate), Moguls Moment (Hannah Kearney upset Canada for the first US. Gold), Air China (The rising power set its sights on snowboarding) Features - NASCAR - Daytona 500 (Jamie McMurray held off a charging Dale Jr. for a career-reviving win) MLB - Minnesota Twins (Among small-market teams with big dreams, the Twins set the pace) Basketball - Seattle Hoops (The Emerald City has become a hotbed for growing big-time players) Departments - Letters, Leading Off, Scorecard (Willie Mays; a fresh look at the legend), Just My Type (QB Club: Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford), Faces In The Crowd, Inside.. (The NBA, College Basketball, The NFL), The Vault (J. R. Richard, 1981), Point After (Canada's Olympic identity crisis) |
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| March 10 |
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U.S. Bobsled Gold Medalist team |
The Olympics In Pictures - Alpine Skiing (Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller, Julia Mancuso & Marco Sullivan), Biathlon (Magdalena Neuner), Nordic Combined (Todd Lodwick, Johnny Spiliane, Jason Lamy Chappuis & Bill Demong), Skicross and Snowboarding (Filip Flisar, Chris Del Bosco, Tommy Eliasson, Seth Wescott & Mike Robertson), Halfpipe (Shaun White & Hannah Teter), Moguls (Alexandre Bilodeau, Hannah Kearney & Shannon Bahrke), Aerials (Jeret Peterson & Alexei Grishin), Speedskating (Shani Davis, Chad Hedrick, Apolo Ohno, J.R. Celski, Katherine Reutter, Travis Jayner & Simon Cho), Figure Skating (Evan Lysacek, Evgeni Plushenko, Kim Yu-na, Mao Asada & Joannie Rochette), Ice Dancing (Russia's Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabaliln, Canadian Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir & U.S.'s Meryl White & Charlie Davis), Luge and Skeleton (Erin Hamlin, Felix Lock & Noelle Pikus-Pace), Bobsled (The teams of Steve Holcomb, Steve Mesler, Curtis Tomasevicz & Justin Olsen as well as Erin Pac and Elana Meyers), Curling (John Morris, Cathrine Lindahl, Annette Norberg & Anna Le Moine), Ice Hockey (Shannon Szabados, Roberto Luongo & Sidney Crosby), Three Pages of Medal Winners |
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| March 22 |
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"2010 NCAA Tournament Preview - MARCH MADNESS" |
Lineup - What's At Stake (Careers, legacies, new jobs and big contracts all turn on 64 games); New Mexico Lobos (Steve Alford has them ready for prime time); The Brackets (SI's picks, to a Kansas-West Virginia final); UConn Women (The Huskies want to play a perfect game); The First Cinderella (Unheralded Utah won it all in '44) Features - Baseball - Kendry Morales (For the Angeles slugger, it was a hard road from Cuba to major league stardom); Pro Basketball - Josh Smith (The Hawks forward is doing what he does best - which means laying off the treys) Departments - Letters; Leading Off; Scorecard (Sports clients galore for Ari Fleischer); Just My Type (O.J. Mayo on alleged USC improprieties); Faces In The Crowd Inside... - Boxing (Pacquiao needs Floyd); The NHL (Coyotes stalk playoffs); Baseball (Six rookies on the rise); College Football (Oregon QB suspended); The Vault (Jordan's burden, '89); Point After (Missing a limb, he still looks like a champ) |
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| March 29 |
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Northern Iowa's Ali Farokhmanesh |
Lineup - The Sweet 16 - NCAA Tournament - Hoops Heaven (Isiah Thomas and 11th-seeded Washington's defeat of No. 3 New Mexico was one reason why the first two rounds were to die for) (How Butler did it, Bulldog style) (A Lion leads the Baylor Bears), Pro Basketball - Pau Gasol (The Lakers power forward has a game that is as refined and varied as his tastes away from the court), Hockey - Drew Doughty (The finest of a new wave of gifted defensemen, the Kings prodigy may be on his way to greatness), Sportswriting - True Confessions (After nearly 50 years on the beat, one of SI's most prolific writers, Frank Deford, tells some stories on himself) Departments - Letters, Leading Off, Scorecard (Ron Washington's almost parfect apology), Just My Type (Curt Schilling has no love for the juicers), Faces In The Crowd, Inside...(Baseball - Last rites of spring) (The NBA - Darren Collison time) (NASCAR - Kurt gets a stabilizer) (MLS - New year, new tests), The Vault (Brett Hull's heyday), Point After (MJ is back - right where he belongs) |
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| April 26 |
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Sam Bradford |
Lineup - NFL Draft Preview - Sam Bradford (After surgery and a long layoff from football, the Oklahoma quarterback wants to prove he's ready to lead a franchise), (Five other outstanding QB classes), (Four top Quarterbacks broken down), (Peter King's Mock Draft, picks 1 to 32) Baseball - Mike Leake (The Red's fifth starter is that rarest of rookie pitchers: one who didn't throw a single inning in the minors) NHL Playoffs - San Jose Sharks (They've foundered into the playoffs many times before, and it looks as if they may do it again) NBA Playoffs - Timeouts (They're important throughout the season, but in the playoffs what happens in a huddle can decide a series) Tennis - The Bryans (Evan as they turn 32 and bear down on the record for men's doubles championships in the Open era, there's almost nothing that identical twins Mike and Bob Bryan do apart) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (NHL, Capitals drug charges questioned), Just My Type (NFL chief talks draft), Faces In The Crowd, Inside...(Boxing - Sergio Martinez rises, Baseball - A slugger seeks work, NASCAR - Kasey Kahne's coup), The Vault (Henry Aaron's 715th), Point After (One-and-done? Soon, not even that) |
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| May 31 |
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Boston Celtics Guard Rajon Rondo |
Lineup - Cycling Lance Armstrong (The sports icon and anticancer crusader denies another round of doping allegiations), NBA Playoffs - Rajon Rondo (The superb young playmaker is carrying Boston towards its second finals appearance in three years), NBA Draft - Gordon Hayward (The darlling of the NCAA tournament has gone from mid-major star to major pro prospect), NHL Playoffs - Dustin Byfuglien (The massive winger led the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup finals in almost two decades), Baseball - Hanley Ramirez (How good mught the Marlin's maddening shortstop be if he would just grow up?), Track And Field - Andy Ferrara (The Army runner will race this week - then follow his three brothers into the infantry), Soccer - Lionel Messi - The World At His Feet (Two-time World Cup Champion Argentina might be the most unpredictable team headed to South Africa, but it has one weapon every other country fears. The best player on the planet) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (McEnroe's academy: Is he serious), Just My Type (UFC boss Dana White: There will be blood), Faces In The Crowd, Inside...(Baseball - Men who might move) (The NFL - Leinart on the line) (Soccer - World Cup spy game), The Vault (Noah's arc, '83), Point After (NASCAR strays from its down-home roots) |
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| June 14 |
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John Wooden |
Lineup - Remembrance - John Wooden (A personal reminiscence of the greatest coach that college basketball has known, and the values and character that made him an equally accomplished man. There will never be another like him) NBA Finals - Ron Artest (The Lakers' championship fortunes hinge on the play of one very mercurial forward, a prospect that has Los Angeles both thrilled and terrified) Baseball - Imperfect Game (Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga lost a place in history, but he and umpire Jim Joyce gave us something sweeter; a lesson in sportsmanship) Stanley Cup Finals - Chicago Hope (Having finally neutralized Chris Pronger, the Blackhawks were one victory away from their first title in 49 years) Tennis - Rafael Nadal (A year after his first French Open loss, the clay master won his fifth title and could be starting a long reigh at No. 1) Pro Football - Tim Tebow - The Making Of A Quarterback (The Broncos' coaches are breaking down their No. 1 pick, trying to turn the Florida star into an NFL passer. It's weeks into Year One of what will be a long - and pivotal - drama for the franchise) Departments - Letters, Leading Off, Scorecard (Celebrating Junior's achievements, A nontrivial pursuit, World Cup books, etc), Just My Type (Actor Jonah Hill: Superbad superfan), Faces In The Crowd, Inside... (Soccer, Baseball), The Vault (Flight of the Rockets), Point After (A balloonist conquers the Channel) |
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| July 5 |
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Roy Halladay, Josh Johnson & Ubaldo Jimenez |
Lineup - Baseball - A Call To Arms (After a generation of bloated offense the men on the mound have restored balance to the game. Go ahead, hurlers. It's time to party like it's 1991), (Rhe Rockies Ubaldo Jimenez is as good as it gets) 2010 World Cup - Team USA (As the U.S. soccer team takes stock of it's round-of-16 departure and regroups for the future, it rues a golden opportunity squandered in South Africa) Tennis - Wimbledon Marathon (John Isner and Nicolas Mahut fought a historic, 11-hour match that had the world watching and lit up the first week at the All England Club) Pro Basketball - DeMarcus Cousins (The Kings are gambling that this Kentucky freshman, with both supreme skills and suspect maturity, can become a dominating center) NASCAR Midseason Report - Drivers' Roundtable (Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and Greg Biffle discussed racing, wrecking and the state of their sport) Gulf Oil Spill - 7 Days In The Life Of A Catastrophe (The author spent a week reporting in Louisiana, looking for a sports story. He found much more) Departments - Leadilng Off, Letters, Scorecard (The centennial of a notorious title bout), Just My Type (Coach Cal on the Cats and the Cavs), Faces In The Crowd, Inside...(Track and Field, Baseball, Swimming), The Vault (Wimbledon final '80), Point After (What golf has done for an autistic boy) |
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| July 12 |
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View Serena Williams Cover |
Lineup - Tennis - Serena Williams (In winning her 12th major singles title, Williams made the case that she's not just the greatest female player of her generation - she's the greatest of all time.) 2010 World Cup - Officiating Blunders (Fans are in an uproar over the blatant officiating errors that have marred soccer's showcase event. Here's what can be done about it.) Pro Basketball - LeBron James (The sports world was riveted by the moves of James & Co. as the hottest free-agent market ever tipped off, bringing unprecedented intrigue to the summer signing ritual.) Baseball - Pittsburgh Pirates (With their jewel of a ballpark, the Pirates could be a major league treasure. Instead they're an object lesson in how a once-proud club can become the most futile franchise in sports.) Remembrance - Don Coryell (The college and NFL coach reimagined the passing attack and reshaped the game.) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard, Just My Type, Faces in the Crowd Inside... - NASCAR, College Basketball, Baseball, Golf, The Vault, Point After |
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| July 19 |
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The Three - Wade, Wade, Lebron |
Lineup - Pro Basketball - Miami Heat (LeBron James joined his buddies Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to remake the Heat, but in doing so he raided a raft of questions about himself and about the future of the NBA), 2010 World Cup - Spain Reigns (By playing its patented brand of creative, precise, pass-happy soccer - tiki-taka - La Furia Roja fought off the Netherlands' rough tactics and won Spain's first world futbol title), Baseball - Miguel Cabrera (The Tigers' first baseman was always a star, but no one knew how good he could be until a runin with the law led him to sober up and devote himself fully to baseball), Lacrosse - Iroquois Nationals (For the only Native Americans to compete abroad as a sovereign people, winning lacrosse titles is not as important as preserving their centuries-old culture and honoring the Creator) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (Spain rules the sports world), Faces In The Crowd, Just My Type (Joe Mauer on rapping and hitting .400), Inside...(Cycling - Lance's dismal Tour) (Golf - U.S. women are back) (Baseball - Trade boosts Texas), The Vault (Italy wins its third World Cup, 1982), Point After (A ring in Miami won't make LeBron great) |
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| July 26 |
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View Miles Austin Cover |
Lineup - Pro Football - Louis Oosthuizen (In a tournament full of surprises, a white South African playing in his ninth major tournament blew away the field with the help of his black South African caddie.) Pro Football - Miles Austin (Can the Cowboy's wideout keep it going? That's just one of the intriguing questions as NFL teams prepare to open training camps.), Floyd Little (The former Broncos star and a fan who had idolized him since childhood needed each other to fulfill their lifelong dreams. A true story of sports heroes and their student followers.) Baseball - Bobby Cox (The Braves'manager, soon to retire, has his team in first place once again. His perennial success may have something to do with his perfection of the art of getting ejected from games.) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard, Just My Type, Faces in the Crowd Inside... - Baseball, College Football, The WNBA, The Vault, SI.com, Point After |
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| August 2 - 9 |
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Stan Musial |
Lineup - Where Are They Now? - Stan Musial (The Man is still a vibrant, vital part of baseball to St. Louis); Jerry Tarkanian (Leave Vegas? Not the man who ran the Runnin' Rebels); Caddyshack (The main perpetrators discuss their unexpected classic); Mike Tyson (He's a clean, sober vegan - and bent on staying that way); Draft Classis Of '85 (A closer look at the careers - on and off the field - of many first-rounders); Roy Firestone (TV sports' best interview, a victim of the sound bite); Teddy Dupay (The former Gators shooter has made some and missed some); Michelle Kwan (From world champ to international diplomat); Anthony Sandoval (Barred from the '80 Games, the runner became a doctor); YouTube Sensations (What happens after your sports exploits go viral?) Where Will They Be? - Meet 16 Athletes Whom You Can Expect To See Again Someday In This Magazine Departments - Leading Off; Letters Scorecard (The age of revisionism); Just My Type (Thierry Henry Parle); Faces In The Crowd; Inside... (Fantasy Football - One elite QB will do); (Swimming - U.S. 1M reign at risk); (Cycling - Contador takes Tour); (Baseball - Trade time: aces wild); (The NFL - Top picks' mad money); (College Football - The new Pac-10); (The NBA - U.S. aims at Worlds); (The NHL - Contracts fight looms); (NASCAR - McMurray's Indy win); (College Basketball - Hot Bluegrass recruit); Point After (The baseball fan's joy of mimicry) |
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| August 23 |
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Running Back Chris Johnson |
Lineup - Golf - PGA Championship (Martin Kaymer held off a hoard of fresh faces to win his first major, but the tournament will be remembered for a bizarre incident on the 72nd hole); Special Report: NFL Running Backs Chris Johnson (Brutal hits and a brief shelf life are turning the feature back, once the face of the game, into the league's most endangered species); Tony Richardson (For 16 years, this fullback has been plowing paths for el1ite rushers. He knows one day he'll lose his job...to someone he's trained to take it from him); Gale Sayers (Blinding talent made him the standard for all open-field runners since - but after a shortened career, football was left to wonder what might have been) Baseball - Jayson Werth (He bristles at attention, whether it's for his big bushy beard or his stellar play. But ignoring the Phillies slugging outfielder is not an option) Departments - Leading Off; Letters; Scorecard (Knocks rock); Just My Type (Ryan Grant runs on); Faces In The Crowd; Inside: Baseball (Free agent class of '10); Inside: Olympic Sports (A U.S. gymnast soars); Inside: Soccer (New York's imports); Inside: NASCAR (The return of Roush); The Vault (PGA of '84); Point After (Why American tennis is in decline) |
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| September 13 |
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Trent Richardson |
Lineup - College Football - Fresh Faces (Familiar figures such as Tim Tebow are gone, but in Week 1 a host of exciting new talents stepped in to take their places) Baseball - Dodgers Mess (One of the game's proudest franchises has been humbled on and off the field, largely because of the nasty divorce proceedings between Frank and Jamie McCourt) Pro Football - First-and-99 (Last season the Titans marched 99 yards with 2:37 remaining to win a game and keep their playoff hopes alive. How did they do it? SI breaks down each of the 18 plays) Surfing - Giant Waves (Raised by violent storms in the Pacific, waves as tall as 100 feet draw the world's most daring surfers, who willingly risk life and limb to ride down their faces. A book excerpt by Susan Casey) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (A kid's view of the first AFL game), Just My Type (Bud Selig on drug testing, global Series), Faces In The Crowd, Inside (Baseball, Tennis, Fantasy Football, College Football), The Vault (Jimbo at the '74 Open), Point After (Omaha, pro football's Last Chance Saloon) |
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| October 18 |
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"I will never forget the first time I paid a player..." |
Lineup - Baseball - Playoff Rookies (Led by Phillies no-hit pitcher Roy Halladay, postseason newbies made their mark in Round 1), (Yanks' Phil Hughes says "Hello World) Big Spenders - Rams And Lions (With highly drafted, hugely compensated young players, including franchise quarterbacks, St. Louis and Detroit are case studies in the money game) Collective Bargaining - Owners vs. Players (As the billionaires prepare for tough negotiations with the millionaires, the possibility of a lockout - and no games - in 2011 looms even larger) Gatefold - NFL Power 40+ (A sky map of the big planets in the NFL universe) Football - The Harbaughs (Ravens coach John Harbaugh and his brother, Jim, the Stanford coach, grew up competing fiercely but are a mutual admiration society) Exclusive - Confessions Of An Agent (Josh Luchs comes clean about his two decades inside the dirtiest business in sports) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (Tony Dungy, NFL moral arbiter), Just My Type (Doc Rivers on hoops), Faces In The Crowd, Inside...(The NFL, Fantasy Football, College Football, The NHL), The Vault (Billy Mills runs to Olympic gold, 1964), Point After (Scott Dolezal and the real Cardiac Kid) |
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| October 25 |
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Kevin Durant, Thabo Sefolosha and Nenad Krstic of Oklahoma City |
Lineup - NBA Preview - The Thunder (Led by Kevin Durant and backed by the league's most appreciative fans, Oklahoma City takes aim at L.A.), The Heat (After pulling off the biggest coup in NBA history, can Miami make the best of its Big Three on the court?), Scouting Reports (Projected lineups, fast facts and scouts' takes for all 30 teams, plus the order of finish for both conferences), Baseball - The Giants (Nothing is easy for this tortured team, which hasn't won it all since '54) College Football - Seismic Saturday (In a day that scrambled the polls, down went Nos. 1, 5 and 10) Pro Football - Tight Ends (They're the new go-to guys in the NFL's ever-evolving air attack) Soccer - Thierry Henry (The French striker has turned the Red Bulls into MLS title contenders) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (Is tell-all agent the new Jose Canseco?), Just My Type (LSU's Les Miles talks clock management), Faces In The Crowd, Inside...(The NFL - Head shots on the rise) (Fantasy Football - Backups to pick up) (College Football - No-frills Spartans) (College Basketball - Returning big men) (NASCAR - SI Mid-Chase Awards), The Vault (Gretzky's record, '89), SI.Com (Big Ben's return; Peter King's thoughts), Point After (College football the way it ought to be) |
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| November 1 |
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Steeler James Harrison |
Special Report - Concussions - Game Changing Hits (Neurologists who have studied the brains of deceased NFL players have little doubt: To play the sport at that level is to suffer repetitive head trauma), Ray Lewis Begs To Differ, Helmet's Aren't Enough, Not-So-Minor Blows, Where The Tests Fail, A Coach's Crisis, Peewee's Aren't Exempt World Series - Cliff Lee (The Texas ace should be the difference as the Rangers and the Giants face off in an unlikely Fall Classic0 College Football - Cam Newton (Auburn's dazzling QB has overcome his sullied past and moved to the head of the Heisman class) Horse Racing - Zenyatta (One more win, at the Breeder's Cup, and she'll be the greatest female thoroughbred ever) Departments - Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (Time for football to act on concussions), Just My Type (Shaun White: stress, surfing and surgeries), Faces In The Crowd, Inside (The NFL, Fantasy Football, College Football, College Basketball), The Vault (Nail-biting '91 series), Point After (Meadowlark Lemon is still full of tricks at 78) |
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| November 22 |
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View Kalin Lucas Cover |
College Basketball Preview - Dynamic Duos (How do you challenge for the title? Have a pair of stud seniors - like Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith - who are also best friends.), Xavier Women (Amber Harris and Ta'Shia Phillips dream of winning a championship in their hometown of Indianapolis.), Hoops Heroes (With help from DC Comics, here's a take on three larger-than-life basketball titans.), Scouting Reports (Projected starting lineups, schedules, key games and analysis of the top 20 teams.) Pro Football - The Jets (In a season without a dominant team, New York's supremely cohesive offensive line may determine which franchise takes the Lombardi Trophy.) |
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| November 29 |
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View Michael Vick Cover |
Pro Football - Michael Vick (The Eagles quarterback's rebirth as an NFL star is forcing the league and its fans to confront an uneasy question: Is it O.K. to cheer?) NASCAR - Jimmie Johnson (The sport's best driver won an unprecedented fifth straight Cup championship - and all it took was the greatest performance of his career.) Hockey - Steve Stamkos (The scoring prowess of the best pure shooter in the NHL has made the Lightning a contender in the Eastern Conference.) Pro Basketball - Chris Paul (Over the summer the point guard said he might leave New Orleans unless the Hornets made a commitment to get better, The team listened - and did.) Soccer - Rapids Ascent (Once an MLS afterthought, Colorado squeezed by FC Dallas to win the first league championship in franchise history.) |
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| December 6 |
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Drew Brees |
Lineup - Sportsman of the Year Drew Brees (An NFL title is just one of the countless ways the Saint's quarterback has contributed to the rebirth of New Orleans), What It Means To Be Sportsman (Six past honorees, including the first Sportswoman, speak about the award and its significance to them) College Football - Cam! Wham, 'Bama! (Behind QB Cam Newton, Auburn shocked archrival Alabama) Pro Football - Dream Job (G.M. Scott Pioli puts his ideals to work in building the Chiefs) Pro Basketball - The Dirty Dozen (The sputtering Heat's Big Three need help from their 12 teammates) SI History - The Top 32 Covers (One man - with help from his friends - picks his alltime favorites) Olympic Hockey - Golden Goal (The eight-second four-character drama that lifted a nation) High School Sports - Kentucky vs. Football (An offensive tackle died after practice, and his coach was put on trial) Departments - Editor's Letter, Leading Off, Letters, Scorecard (An homage to Yao, Spygate part II), Just My Type (Jimmie Johnson and his mind games), Faces In The Crowd, Inside...(The NFL, Fantasy Football, The NBA, The NHL, Baseball, College Football, College Basketball, Tennis), Point After (The wives tales) |
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