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January
11
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"No Doubt About It: The Vols Are Peerless. Fiesta Bowl Hero Peerless Price"
The Lineup - College Football - Rocky Top (Tennessee completed an unbeaten season and claimed the national title in a raggedly played Fiesta Bowl); SI's All-Bowl Team (After countless All-America teams, here's something unique: our pick of the best performers in the 23 bowls) Pro Football - Eye-catching (The 49ers capped a wild, wild wild-card weekend with the last-gasp heroics of a touchdown pass against the Pack from Steve Young to Terrell Owens), Jake And Blake (Quarterback Jake Plummer and his Cardiac Cardinals found a less stressful way to finally conquer the Cowboys), Making A Name (The Dolphins' no-name defense snuffed out Doug Flutie's bid for another miracle as Miami defeated the Bills to set up a rematch with the Broncos), Custom Taylor (A perfect fit in the Jaguars' altered attack, rookie runner Fred Taylor left the Pats in tatters as he rushed for 162 yards) College Basketball - Bruin Cubs (Relaying almost exclusively on an exotic blend of freshmen and sophomores, UCLA passed its first Pac-10 test) Pro Football - Ballad Of Big Daddy (Eugene (Big Daddy) Lipscomb, who revolutionized the defensive lineman's position in the late 1950s, was a man of insatiable appetites: for women, liquor and, apparently, drugs) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; SI View; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Keith Jackson rides off into the sunset; Why try for two in the NFL; A grizzly sight; Jerry Quarry remembered; Rich guys' romps; Whippets on chocolate; Marlins get sued Inside... - College Basketball; The NFL; The NHL
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January
18
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"Jet Propelled"
The Lineup - NFL Playoffs - Vinny, Vidi, Vici (Vinny Testaverde led the Jets to a won over the Jaguars that moved them within a victory of (gulp) the Super Bowl); Back In Stride (The Broncos showed their old form - and some new wrinkles - in a win over the Dolphins); Witness For The Defense (The Vikings offense gets the attention, but as the Cards discovered, Minnesota's defense has improved a lot); Falcon Crest (Atlanta, following the lead of the Prophet, strong safety Eugene Robinson, shut down the 49ers) Baseball - Chillin' Out (For Darin Erstad of the Angles and the Rangers' Rick Helling, no place in the off-season is warmer then their beloved Fargo) Pro Basketball - To The Victor Belong The Spoils (Many questions remain after the NBA lockout, but one thing is certain: The owners won unprecedented concessions) NFL Playoffs - Moss Appeal (Randy Moss has been better than advertised, on and off the field. Will he be the NFL's Michael Jordan?) Departments> - Letters; Faces In The Crowd; Catching Up With...; SI View; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Golf's growin' * Olympic Scandal (cont.) * Boxing fashion * Hall of Fame triple play * Steroids in tennis * More student-athlete gambling * Warmongering in the NFL Inside... - The NHL; The NFL; College Basketball
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January
25
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Michael Jordan
A Real Head Turner (NFC Championship game), In The Clutch (AFC Championship game), The Winning Edge (Super Bowl prediction), European Vocation (Alien goaltenders in the NHL), Sudden Impact (Mike Tyson beats Francois Botha), Indelible Impression (Images of Michael Jordan's skill), Do It, for the Love of Mike (How can the game survive Jordan leaving)
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February
1
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"Super Bowl Preview. Sharpe Shooter. Denver's Outrageous Shannon Sharpe"
The Lineup - Special Point - Breaking Point (Years of greed and corruption have finally caught up with the International Olympics Committee) Golf - 59 In The Shades (David Duval put together perhaps the greatest final round in the history of the sport to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and confirm his status as the game's best player) Super Bowl Preview - Lip Shtick (Want to know what Broncos All-Pro tight end Shannon Sharpe thinks about football, females, food and fortune?); Hale And Hardy (Falcons coach Dan Reeves needs one more win to cap a stunning career - and medical - turnaround) Basketball - An Unorthodox Player (Although his deep devotion to Judaism could limit his time on the basketball court, high-flying high school junior Tamir Goodman, a guard with rare shooting range, has already been offered an athletic scholarship to Maryland) Pro Basketball - A Real Stretch (After a secret meeting with Latrell Sprewell, the Knicks transformed themselves, for better or worse); Guess Who's Not Coming To Dinner? (A year after being assaulted by Sprewell, Golden State's P.J. Carlesimo is the same obsessed, demanding, exuberant coach he has always been) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - New demolition derby * The Bear's botch-up * Ghillie suits * Merry of Las Vegas * Williams sisters' words * Remembering Katrina Price * Snowmobile deal * Tee Martin, class act Inside... - College Basketball; The NHL; The NBA
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February
8
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John Elway
The Magnificent 7 (John Elway wins his second Super Bowl), Up Down Under (Sydney preparing for the Olympics), Cold Russian Winter (Alexi Yashin of the Senators), Hell Week (St. John's), Coming Out Party (Martina Hingis and Amelie Mauresmo), 1998-99 NBA Preview - The Starting Over Five (The kind of players that will win fans back), Scouting Report
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February
15
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Basketball - "Should We Still Love This Game?"
Lineup - Pro Basketball - Ready To Roll (The Rockets, with a new Hall of Famer, began their scramble for the title as the NBA's season opened); Birds Of A Feather (The Pacers are old, slow and uncelebrated. They're also favored to win the league championship); Hey, Look Us Over (To win back disgruntled fans, the NBA put a new spin on its image. Our man in the stands put it to the test) Soccer - Guten Tag (It was a good day for the U.S. and the rejuvenated Jovan Kirovski, who sparked a stunning 3-0 win over Germany) College Basketball - Mateen Cleaves (Michigan State's fortunes ride with those of its point guard, whose heroics have lifted the Sparatans to No. 5) Baseball - Cleaning Up (Jeff Kent has settled in with the Giants, for whom he has become one of the most productive of second basemen) Departments,/b> - Letters; Faces In The Crowd; SI View; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Tyson's latest travails * Juan for the road * Boot camp for progressive NFLers * Ray Allen's agent: himself * McCarver's out * Be our sports Valentine * Joetta Clark's comeback) Inside... - College Football; College Basketball; The NHL; The NBA
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February
22
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"Preppies No More! The Blue Devils Are On Top Again - But Now They're Nasty"
The Lineup - College Basketball - No More Mr. Nice Guys (No. 1 Duke is once again playing with the swagger exhibited by Coach K's title teams); Old-Style Redemption (When Melvin Whitaker slashed a fellow student's face at Virginia, his big-time career was over. Now, he's on the comeback trail) Golf - Blast From The Past (In the Buick Invitational, Tiger Woods found the magic that has been missing from his game) NBA - Pass Master (In Jason Williams, the Kings have a rookie playmaker whose legendemain is fast becoming legend) Boxing - The Right Stuff (With a rousing finale against his most dangerous opponent yet, Oscar De La Hoya proved there's guts behind the glitter) Big Cheese - Wisconsin's 371-pound tackle Aaron Gibson has blossomed into a bulldozer of a blocker who has the NFL salivating) Departments - Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; Letters; SI View; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Baseball's andro sleuths * Walter Payton's health worsens * Soccer blackouts * NASCAR toys * IOC good guy * Miami of Ohio and Title IX * Arsenal reloads * Hollywood's sexy health club Inside... - The NHL; Motor Sports; Olympic Sports; The NFL; College Basketball; The NBA
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March
1
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Derek Jeter
Booster Rocket (Yankees land Roger Clemens), Ga-Ga for Googs (Phoenix Suns love Tom Gugliotta), Flame Out (Who will acquire Theoren Fleury), Flat Out Good (The Auburn college basketball team), Rolling Thunder (Surfing), The Bear in Winter (UTEP and their coach Don Haskins)
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March
8
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"Rodman To The Rescue"
The Lineup - Pro Basketball - A Funny Thing (With Dennis Rodman's arrival, Laker's fans who may have expected a sideshow were instead treated to something quite a bit different - a rollicking revival of Showtime); In The Zone (Tough defense and Rod Serlingesque speeches by Pat Riley have turned the Heat into a mysterious force) Baseball - Belle Of Baltimore (As camp opened, the Orioles were hoping a fan-friendlier but still combative Albert Belle was a harbinger of change) Pro Football - The Gambler (Packer wideout Antonio Freeman rolled the dice in 1998 by rejecting a long-term deal - and he won) College Basketball - Losers, Weepers (Just before at-large berths were added to the NCAAs, N.C. State and Maryland played an epic ACC final); Dynamic Tension (Connecticut men's coach Jim Calhoun has built a powerhouse, as has women's coach Geno Auriemma) Departments - Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; SI View; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Lakers' padded stats? * Female brawler * Merger mania * Spring training boo-boos * Soccer dad-nappings * NBA bricklayers * Gold medal wrassler * Foreign baseball exchange Inside... - College Basketball; The NHL; The NBA
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March
22
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"A Very Sweet 16"
The Lineup - NCAA Tournament - Sweet 'n' Low (In two rounds full of thrilling twists and turns, a record number of low seeds made the Sweet 16); The NBA Factor (If history is any guide, the last team standing will be one with at least three future NBA players in its lineup) Pro Basketball - Egoless Trip (What the Blazer's lack in power, they made up for in depth, versatility and a willingness to share playing time) Boxing - Grand Larceny (After delivering an honest beating of Evander Holyfield that at last should have unified the heavyweight crown, Lennox Lewis was left with nothing but an unconscionable draw) Baseball - Life Is Beautiful (Coming off his best season in years, Jose Canseco has downsized his world, but still hopes to make a big impact) Hockey - Less Than Murder (When Jesse Boulerice laid out Andrew Long with a vicious high stick, was it just hockey, or something worse) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - What's wrong with the NBA? * Death of Prop 16 * Driving hurt in NASCAR * Hawaii coach makes waves * Red Sox controversial doc * American softballers in Cuba * Marvelous Marvin's action films Inside... - The NHL; Baseball; Olympic Sports; The NBA
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March
29
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Kevin Brown of the Dodgers
The Lineup - NCAA Tournament - Can Duke Be Beat? (Each of the other Final Four entrants is capable of upsetting the Blue Devils. Whether one will is another matter) Pro Basketball - Dice On A Roll (The Nuggets' supertalented power forward, Antonio McDyess, may be the NBA's hardest worker) Hockey - Check, Please (Hitting is the soul of the sport, and there's nothing quite like a bodycheck to change the flow of the game) 1999 Baseball Preview - Aces High (Baseball's most precious commodity is the true No. 1 starter, the pitcher who can lift a team single-handedly); Nasty Stuff (That's what made Kevin Brown worth $105 million to the Dodgers. His lousy disposition came for free); Picky, Picky, Picky! (As the Yankees proved last season, working the count can drive pitchers batty, produce runs, win games); Scouting Reports (SI evaluates all 30 teams and picks the Angels, Astros, Braves, Dodgers, Indians and Yankees to be the divisional winners) Departments - Catching Up With...; SI View; Letters; Faces In The Crowds; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Bill Bradley handles the ball * Unseeing fight judge * Balloon triumph * Kerry Wood may need Tommy John * IOC mess continued * Golden Gophers tarnished * Must a drag be put on drag racing" Update... - The NBA; The NFL; Motor Sports; The NHL
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April
5
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"Ricky Moore And The Underdog Huskies Stun Duke"
The Lineup - Final Fours - UConn, You Can (Richard Hamilton's 27 points and stout defense in the clutch led Connecticut past Duke for its first NCAA men's crown); Pot Boiler (After Purdue's top scorer was felled by injury, her best friend led the Boilermakers to their first women's title) Golf - Like Father, Like Son (David and Bob Duval both won tournaments - and David's win made him No. 1 in the world) Baseball - Son Of Sammy (Who can replicate Sammy Sosa's 1998 power surge? It's the Indians' Manny Ramirez) Tennis - We Told You So (After years of saying they'd rule women's tennis, Venus and Serena Williams met in the Lipton final as their father/coach, Richard, cheered them on) Hockey - Winging It (The Red Wings took a flier on four deals that brought them new hope for a Stanley Cup) Pro Football - Heavy Freight (Cecil Collins comes with lots of baggage but enough talent to be one of the first running backs taken in the NFL draft) Departments - Letters; Catch Up With...; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Cal's chant: We're No. 65 * Sarajevo's Olympic dream * Duke basketballer who turned pro at midseason * Brawl at Indiana * Kubiak (cont.) * Recalling Larry and Magic's first meeting * Rocket Laver blasts again Inside...; - The NHL; The NBA; Motor Sports; College Football; Baseball
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April
12
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"David Duval Is On Fire"
The Lineup - Baseball - Money Pitchers (Randy Johnson and Kevin Brown were wallet-to-wallet in L.A., but it was the hitters who cashed in) Pro Basketball - Rear Admiral (By accepting a reduced role on offense, David Robinson has helped put the Spurs back into the NBA title hunt); A Whole New Rap (After fleeing Golden State and self-destructing in Washington, Chris Webber has been soaring so far in Sacramento, where he says he's ready to make good on his promise as a power forward and a person) Hockey - Standing Tall (Emboldened by his Penguins' captaincy, Jaromir Jagr has emerged as the most offensive force in the NHL) College Football/Volleyball - Let's Play Two (UCLA's All-Pac 10 wide receiver Danny Farmer is also a terror as a quick hitter for the powerhouse Bruins) Golf - No Man Is An Island (That's what David Duval learned only after tragedy had led him to shut out the world and become the No. 1 player) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Adding ads to baseball uniforms * Torpor in men's tennis * NFL Y2K * Overrecuiting: another Proposition 16 dilemma * Older coaches in jeopardy * Earthly skydiving * First black grandmaster * Rider's rap sheet * UConn's key to victory Inside... - Hockey; Baseball; Horse Racing; The NBA
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April
19
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"Pick of the Litter. The reborn Browns have the No. 1 choice. Do they take Kentucky's Tim Couch, Oregon's Akili Smith or...?"
The Lineup - Golf - Basque In Glory (With the cold-blooded skill of a surgeon, Jose Maria Diazabal carved out his second Masters championship by beating crowd favorite Greg Norman and a host of other notables who each had a shot on Sunday) Pro Football - A Bone To Pick (The reborn Browns ramained torn between a pair of passers only days before the NFL draft); Dr. Z's Forecast (Here's our expert's take on how the first round of the draft figures play out) Pro Basketball - Raptor Rapture (The gravity-defying feats of rookie Vince Carter have lifted Toronto into the NBA playoffs); Do You Believe In Magic? (Orlando is atop the Eastern Conference thanks to adept coaching and a tricky point guard) Baseball - Hurt So Good (Even Frank Thomas's smoking start couldn't make winners of the callow White Sox); Guardian Angel (Mo Vaughn's spiritual impact on his new team may be more powerful than what he does on the field) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Love Those Expos * Serb soccer warlord * Redskins still for sale * Farewell, Julie Krone * Let all ABLers in the WNBA * Red Sox bad omen * Polo goes home * Who's the next Jordan? Inside... - The NHL; Pro Basketball; Baseball
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May
3
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"The Kid Who Changed The Game - Kevin Garnett"
The Lineup - Pro Basketball - Howlin' Wolf (With his jackpot contract and Minnesota's battling for a spot in the playoffs, Kevin Garnett is having the time of his young life) Pro Football - Last Call (Once considered a spoiled brat who couldn't win the big one, John Elway called it quits triumphantly) Hockey - Exit Signs (Sabers Dominik Hasek and Michael Peca could make the favored Senators' stint in the playoffs a short one) Baseball - Leading Man (Batting first and swiping bases, laid-back Pirates catcher Jason Kendall is redefining his position) Golf - Beneath The Glitter (In her own words, golf's erstwhile Golden Girl describes in chilling and graphic detail her harrowing battle against alcoholism, which diminished her game and, in a bloody episode, came shockingly close to taking her life) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Timely retirements * WNBA labor dispue * Open scoring scores * Ainge's card trick * Garnett's old teammate * Irish three-peat at Penn Relays * Dummies vs. idiots * Columbine High volleyballer remembered Inside... - The NFL; The NHL; The NBA; Baseball
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May
10
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Bill Russell
The Lineup - Horse Racing - Comeback Kid (Once overweight, Chris Antley rode Charismatic to an improbable victory in a rough-and-tumble Kentucky Derby), NBA Playoff Preview - Keep It Simple (By hewing to that dictum, John Stockton remains peerless at point guard for the title-hungry Jazz), Who's The One? (We scratch the teams with no chance and find fatal flaws in eight of the remaining nine as we count down to No. 1) Baseball - Penurious (Anchored by 400-save-man John Franco, the Mets' bullpen has been the stingiest in the National League) Hockey - Goal Standard (Bypassed by the Flyers, the Maple Leafs' Curtis Joseph came bac to haunt - and shut down - Philadelphia) Our Favorite Dynasties - Here Are Our Choices (Of the century's heavy reigns, we liked 20 best, including the Packers of Vince Lombardi), The Ring Leader (The greatest team player of all time, Bill Russell was the hub of a Celtics dynasty that ruled basketball) Departments - Catching Up With..., Letters, SI View, Faces In The Crowd, The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - High-handed hyprocrisy * Pats stay put * Everest discovery * Tennis tanking * Supercross superstar * Mice on andro * Esther Green's wild ride Inside - The NHL, The NBA, Baseball, Motor Sports
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May
17
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"How Good Is Griffey? Good Enough To Become The Greatest Slugger Of All Time?"
The Lineup - Baseball - Joltin' Junior (Playing on Joe MiMaggio's home turf, Ken Griffey Jr. matched the Yankee Clipper's lifetime home run mark) Pro Football - Head Games (As if turning around the Eagles weren't enough, Donovan McNabb must also win over Philly's phickle phans) NBA Playoffs - The First Dance (A rookie coach and four players who had never reached the postseason got a tantalizing taste of what they'd been missing) Soccer - Holy War (In Glasgow an American star experienced the fiercest soccer rivalry in the world: Celtic versus Rangers) NHL Playoffs - Follow The Leader (Detroit went to Colorado and took home a 2-0 lead, thanks in large part to captain Steve Yzerman) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - What's next for the Jets * The beaning of an on-deck batter * Aussie Olympic scandal deepens * Deion's fate * Gable assesses Cuba's wrestling ump * Tribute to Joe Dumars * He's on pace for... * Decked over a deck * WNBA band Inside... - College Basketball; The NHL; The NBA; Baseball
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June
28
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"NBA Finals - War On The Floor"
The Lineup - NHL Finals - The Bitter End (A dubious goal gave the Dallas Stars the Stanley Cup and tarnished what had been the best final series in years); NBA Finals - Drive To Survive (Down 2-0, the Knicks made a dogfight of the championship series with a gutty Game 3 win over the Spurs); Golf - Payne Relief (A clutch putt and a new personality helped Payne Stewart win a scintillating U.S. Open showdown at Pinehurst); Track - The Gold Standard (Sprinter Maurice Greene has found his stride, smashed the 100-meter record and set his sights on Olympic stardom); Baseball - The Can't-Miss Kid (Rick Ankiel is the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues. So why won't the Cardinals bring him to the Show?); Pro Football - Hard Driver (Three years after he seemed to be washed-up, Denver quarterback Bobby Brister is about to step in for John Elway); College Football - Almost Perfect (Brandon Burlsworth did everything flawlessly. When something finally went wrong, it cost him a bright NFL future - and his life) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View; Scorecard; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Baseball; The NBA; Soccer
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July
12
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Sandy Koufax
The Lineup - Tennis - Lawn Mower Man (In a fortnight for fans of both tennis and tabloids, Pete Sampras cut down Andre Agassi for a sixth Wimbledon title) Women's World Cup - She's A Keeper (Thanks to the play of unflappable goalkeeper Briana Scurry, the U.S. advanced to the final against China) Baseball - No Sitting Still (With an impressive combination of pitching and muscle, the Phillies might blossom into contenders) Pro Basketball - Higher Education (Can Jonathan Bender, a 6' 11" string bean picked No. 5 in the draft, leap from high school to NBA stardom) Our Favorite Athletes - SI's 20 Choices (They're not necessarily the greatest, but, like Dick Butkas, they brought us the greatest joy), The Left Arm Of God (A consummate artist on the mound who always put team above self, Sandy Koufax was pitcher perfect) Departments - Catching Up With..., Letters, SI View, Scorecard, Faces In The Crowd, The Life Of Reilly Inside... - Motor Sports, The NBA, The NHL, Baseball
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July
26
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Ali vs Liston
Masterpiece Theater (David Cone and his perfect game), Down the Drain (British Open), From Shame to Fame (Orlando Cepeda), Our Favorite Photos Best of the Century, Moment of Truth
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August
9
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Barry Sanders
Out Like A lamb (Barry Sanders leaves), Single Minded (Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs), Tour de Amerique (Lande Armstrong) High Rollers (New generation of Roller coasters)
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August
16
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"LaVar Arington Fires Up No. 1 Penn State"
The Lineup - Baseball - No Doubt About It (Mark McGwire's run to his 500th home run confirmed his place among the game's power-hitting elite) Pro Football - Aussies Rule (During a footy-fest in Sydney, the author couldn't convince two mates that the NFL game is as good as theirs) College Football Preview 1999 - 5 Minute Guide To '99 (Expect the unexpected - even when it involves familiar faces - in what promises to be a wild and woolly year); 10 Players The NFL Wants Now (Though blessed with the skills to play on Sunday, these magnificent performers remain Saturday's heroes - for now); About Face (Texas-bred quarterback Drew Brees is marked for greatness and leading a turnaround at, of all places, Purdue); Say It's So, Joe (Penn State's LaVar Arrington can't get his coach to admit it, but he's the best linebacker in the country); 5 Plays That Win (In the scramble for a national crown, each leading team has a bread-and-butter play it depends on to give it an edge); Team Of The Century (Our 85-man squad and it's coaching staff includes the expected Bronkos, Bubbas and Bears - plus a few surprises); Scouting Reports (Detailed analysis of the Top 25, led by No. 1 Penn State, are followed by our ranking of all 114 Division 1-A teams and a rundown of the top schools in the other divisions) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; SI View; Scorecard; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Inside... - The NBA; Baseball; Motor Sports
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August
30
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Jim Brown and Ricky Williams
Grade A's (Baseball's Oakland A's), Twice as Nice (Track and field's couple Marion Jones and C.J. Hunter), 1999 NFL Preview - The Path to Power (How did Pro Football become the titan of American sports), Fun in the Sun (introducing seven Hall of Famers to seven that may make the Hall), Joy Ride (Raider's cornerback Charles Woodsen), Game Plan (Where is football going), Dr. Z'a All-Century Team, Scouting Reports
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September
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"Best Of The Swimsuit Supermodels 1964-1999"
Contents - Rebecca Romijn-Stamos; Elle Macpherson; Stephanie Seymour; Tyra Banks; Daniela Pestova; Stacey Williams; Yamila Diaz; Vendela; Paulina Porizkova; Kathy Ireland; Heidi Klum; Niki Taylor; Lujan; Christie Brinkley; Kelly Emberg; Kim Alexis; Irina Pantaeva; Cheryl Tiegs; Chandra North; Laetitia Casta; Rachel Hunter; Marilyn Tindall
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September
6
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"Four Amazing Mets. SS - Rey Ordonez, 1B - John Olerud, 2B - Edgardo Alfonzo, 3B - Robin Ventura"
The Lineup - College Football - Flying Start (Surprising in its manners as well as its might, Miami pounced on favored Ohio State) Track And Field - Back On Track (Free of injury and controversy, Michael Johnson blazed to a record 400-meter victory at the worlds) Pro Football - Well Healed (Bryant Young has returned from a broken leg, meaning the aging 49ers defense should get back up too) Baseball - Glove Affair (Robin Ventura's play has dressed up the Mets' infield, turning a good defense into a great one) Our Favorite Teams - The SI Top 20 (It's not whether these teams won or lost, it's how much fun they had playing the game - and we had watching them); Motley Crew (The brawling, boozing world champion 1974 A's were truly America's team, though most of us were too square to realize it) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Fools on the hill, Grizzly business, Swat teams, Boot gets the boot, Isiah and the CBA, O.J. won't see the seer, Zorbs: so absorbing, Bird reveals fragile heart Inside... - Baseball; The NFL; College Football
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September
13
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Who's Coaching Your Kid
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Special Report - Every Parents Nightmare (The child molester has found a home in youth sports, where as a coach he can gain kid's trust.) College Football - Streak Buster (After 28 consecutive losses, Swarthmore finally won a game, but that wasn't what made the day special.) Pro Basketball - Coup de Grace (Overcoming a season of adversity, Cynthia Cooper powered the Comets to a third straight WNBA title.) Baseball - In The Dust (That's where the reviled Diamondbacks, already two years old but already contenders, left the mighty Braves.) Football - How The Browns Were Built (Here's the way a billionaire owner and seasoned NFL architect assembled Cleveland's new franchise, including bringing in top young quarterback, Tim Couch.)
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September
20
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Serena Williams
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The Lineup - Father Knew Best (With her U.S. Open victory, Serena Williams proved Dad right but may have created tension with sister Venus.) Pro Football - Unaltered States (Edgerrin James, a rookie runner, looks like a perfect fit for the Colt's backfield.), False Start (In a rematch that fell short of their titanic NFC title game, the Vikings beat the Falcons.), Attention Grabber (Taking the words of fiery coach Tom Coughlin to heart, the Jaguars sent a message to the NFL.) College Football - Laid Low (A painful knee injury made star Tennessee ballcarrier Jamal Lewis realize he's not invincible.) Baseball - The Pen Is Mightier (With starters averaging fewer innings, more teams are building their staffs around relievers.), Astro Physics (Houston closer Billy Wagner's ability to throw 100 mph can be traced to his upbringing.) Departments - Catching Up With..., Letters, SI View, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside... - College Football, Baseball, The NFL
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October
4
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"Thr Putt Heard 'Round The World - U.S. Ryder Cup Hero Justin Leonard"
The Lineup - Golf - Moment Of Truth (The greatest Ryder Cup comeback ever ended with a putt that was the culmination of a total U.S. team effort) Baseball - Switched Off (with clout down from both sides of the plate, the Braves' Chipper Jones has put on a clutch-hitting clinic worthy of an MVP) College Football - No Hard Feelings (Even after a loss to their ex-coach, Rick Neuheisel, spurned Colorado players were able to forgive and forget) Pro Football Over The Top (Recurperated new quarterback Brad Johnson has single-handedly nade the Redskins an offensive power); Just For Kicks (The NHL's new K-ball has kickers and punters fuming - and owning up to how they used to doctor the pigskin) NHL Preview 99-00 - Soul On Ice (Black players are increasingly making a mark in the league); Looking Good (The Bruins' Anson Carter is a fine player for a man of any color); They're The Tops (When only superlatives will do, here are the players, coaches and general managers to call); Scouting Reports (We rank the NHL's 28 teams and analyze every club's strengths and weaknesses) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - USOC and blood doping * Perils of facing Pedro * Who's the new Elway * Grisly news for Vancouver * Umpire takes umbeage * Surf city, Tuscany Inside... - Baseball; The NFL; Motor Sports; College Football
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October
11
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Terrell Davis
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Baseball - Photo Finish (Can an American League MVP race almost too close to call go to Pedro Martinez who plays only one day in five?); Happy Valentint's Day (His legion of critics reveled in his late-season misery, but Mets manager Bobby Valentine had the last laugh.) Pro Football - Going Nowhere (With John Elway gone and Terrell Davis injured, the Broncos tossed in the towel after a loss to the Jets.); Out Of The Doghouse (Defensive end Willie McGinest, healthy again after two subpar seasons, is back creating havoc for the Pats.) College Football - Spread The Word (Alabama upset Florida, but only after converting to a spread offense that's making believers of coaches everywhere.); Short Story (Georgia Tech's Joe Hamilton isn't tall, but as fans in his hometown know, he's big enough to win the Heisman.) Departments - Letters; SI View; Catching Up With...; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Tarkenton blitzed by SEC, Sir Churlish butts in, Dangers of concussions, Rating jock delicacies, Gordon's special triumph, Football femmes fatales Inside... - The NFL; Baseball; The NHL; College Football
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October
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"From Out Of Nowhere The Ram's Kurt Warner Takes The NFL By Storm"
National League Playoffs - Down The Stretch (At the plate and on the base paths, Rickey Henderson, the Met's ageless wonder, has jump-started his team), (Weakened by injury for most of the season, Brian Jordan came back strong to help the Braves beat the Astros) American League Playoffs - The Playoff Fever Begins (Having provided punch against the Indians, John Valentin was the Red Sox' best hope against the Yankees), (After struggling through the regular season, Roger Clemens of the Yankees put the kibosh on the Rangers) Pro Football - Holy Smokes (Rams quarterback Kurt Warner is lighting up the NFL, thanks to an unwavering faith tested time and again) College Football - Altered State (As Michigan learned the hard way, these are no longer the same, soft Spartans of seasons gone by) College Basketball - School Days (For the Grizzlies' Mike Bibby, his rookie season was a learning experience) Weightlifting - Titans Of Testosterone (The athletes in the World's Strongest Man competition tote stones, toss kegs and tow trucks for puny paychecks and the glory of exposure on late-night cable TV) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - There'll be no NFL in L.A.; Peter Warrick's future; Alex Lowe remembered; Begay has reason to smile; The Zamboni champ; Duck, it's a flying kayak! Inside - College Football; The NHL; The NFL
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October
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"Scott Brosius And The Yankees Barge Into The World Series"
The Lineup - Baseball - Out At Home (In the American League, the Yankees gave the Red Sox a day of glory and then dispatched them); No Backing Down (In a National League series marked by superb pitching and a 15-inning nail-biter, the Braves led the Mets 3-2) Pro Football - Fall From Grace (The once proud 49ers looked more than ever line a franchise in decline) Hockey - Hitting The Skids (The storied Canadians, their dynasty in shambles, have no one to blame but themselves) College Football - She's Not There (Kansas State assistant coach Phil Bennett's wife won't be at his games any longer); Technical Knockout (Defensive end Corey Moore has led Virginia Tech to giddy new heights in the national polls) Wilt Chamberlain, 1936-1999 - A Gentle Goliath (Wilt Chamberlain might have been even better had he possessed a mean streak) Our Favorite Games - The SI Top 20 (Some contests put the lie to the phrase "It's only a game." We've seen miracles on ice and elsewhere); Life And Sudden Death (The 1982 playoff between the Chargers and Dolphins changed at least a few people's lives) Departments - Letters; Catching Up With...; SI View; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly Scorecard - Memorial to Munich dead * O.J. the crime fighter * Underwood's undoing * Baseball cyberscalping * Greatest vs. Great One * A really hot rod Inside... - College Football; The NFL; College Basketball; Motor Sports; Olympic Sports
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November
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"Goodbye, Sweetness! Exclusive: Walter Payton's Final Days"
Pro Football - Up For Grabs (Midway through an NFL season dominated by defense, only this is for sure. It's anybody's ballgame); A Man In Full (With the Jet's hopes for a Super Bowl dashed, New York wideout Keyshawn Johnson continues to shine) Hockey - Riding High (Driven by his mother's indomitable spirit, Joe Nieuwendyk of the Stars remains at the top of his game) Baseball - Twice As Nice (Pitcher David Cone reflects on the heroics and tears that marked the Yankees' second consecutive sweep of the World Series) Walter Payton, 1954-1999 - Goodbye, Sweetness (After battling illness more grave than the public knew, football Hall of Famer Walter Payton died Monday) Departments - Catching Up With...; Letters; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI Now - The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin's Air And Space Scorecard - Minnesota Laughingstock * Sun Devil Of A Marriage * Jim Gray vs. Pete Rose * Locomotive Breath Inside... - College Football; The NFL; The NBA
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November
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Chris Porter
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Golf - A Year Beyond His Years (With a win ad Valderrama, Tiger Woods put an exclamation point on one of the best seasons in the sport's history.), College Football - Front-runner (In a tour de force against Purdue, Ron Dayne of Wisconsin bulldozed his way to the lead in the Heisman Trophy race.), Boxing - Redefining Moment (Heavyweight Lennox Lewis has another chance to prove he's a warrior, in this week's rematch with Evandor Holyfield.), Pro Football - Capital Gain (Demanding new owner Daniel Snyder has shaken up the first-place Redskins, though the defense remains offensive.) College Basketball 1999 / 2000 - Magic Moments (The game's brightest - and dimmest - times.), Team for the Ages (Here are the five guys who make up our starting lineup of the century.), Scouting Reports (Meet the players who will lead the way as our No. 1, Auburn, and other schools battle for the title.), Out of Africa (Forced to leave war-torn Sudan, Ajou Deng brings a world of talent to Connecticut.), Going to the Dawgs (Among the women, Georgia figures to pull down the crown.), Mirror, Mirror (The identical Miller twins from Georgia's formidable backcourt.), Fall Guys (When scandals hit, assistant coaches often serve as scapegoats.)
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November
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Looking Back
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The Lineup - College Football - Coming Through (Led by a cool Chris Weinke, refocused Florida State sank Florida in the Swamp to win a shot at the national title.) Pro Basketball - Turning Up the Heat (Despite rules changes that were supposed to doom rugged Miami, coach Pat Riley; crew is off to a hot start.) Pro Football - In the Running (Led by Eddie George and Steve McNair, the Titans have quietly made a name for themselves in the AFC) 20th Century Celebration - A Gathering of Greats (Meet 42 athletes, six nominees in each of seven categories for our centennial awards. The winners - plus a Sportsman or Sportswoman of the Century - will be announced live on CBS on Dec. 2.); "I Wish I'd Been There" (Our writhers looked back, sifted through the plays and games tht changed the world, and then they selected those events that they most wished they had seen.) Departments - To Our Readers; Catching U[p 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 - Karl (Rifleman) Malone * Tragedy at Texas A & M * MVP Vote Controversy * America's Cup snafus Inside... - The NFL; College Football; The NHL; Motor Sports
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December
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"They Belong! Why Virginia Tech Deserves A Shot At The National Title"
Pro Football - Coming On Strong (The Buccaneers grounded the Seahawks with a performance that showed they're set for a stretch run); Shall We Dance (When John Copeland of the Bengals and Orlando Brown of the Browns collide on Dec. 12, it will be the 10th time they've done their violent munuet in the trenches) College Football - Special Team (Unbeaten and unabashed Virginia Tech has proved itself worthy of playing for the national championship) College Basketball - Austin Power (Shedding his rep for playing soft, Chris Mihm, a rare true center, led improved Texas past No. 3 Michigan State) Pro Basketball - Heady Lamar (With polish belying his past, top NBA rookie Lamar Odom has opened big for the Clippers) 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 - The unkindest cut * Not in Tyson's corner * How to be (bald) like Mike * Strippers and pro athletes Inside... - Baseball; The NBA; College Basketball; College Football; The NHL; The NFL
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December
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Sportswomen of the Year - Dream Come True (The World Cup winning U.S. soccer team gave America a summer to savor forever.) Pro Basketball - Sir Charles (The retiring Charles Barkley gives credit to Michael Jordan, the friend who was there for him, even when he got into hot water,), The Hustler (The surprising Sonics are taking their cue from Gary Payton, the best all-around guard in the game.) Pro Football - Home Boy (Near the fields of his youth, Shaun King quarterbacked the Bucs to another crucial win, against the Lions.) College Football - Big Foot (Sebastian Janikowski's powerful leg cold clinch the national championship for Florida State.), Last Call (Jerry Sandusky, the dean of Linebacker U., is leaving Penn State for a different kind of coaching.)
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December
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The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Michigan
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The Lineup - Pro Football - First-Degree Tragedy (Rae Carruth was a gifted Panthers receiver. Now he is accused of ordering his pregnant girl-friends murder.), Chief Weapon (Kansas City's Tony Gonzalez used his basketball skills to develop into one of the NFL's premier tight ends.) College Football - Sugar Plums (Florida State figures to win it's second national title of the decade, but Virginia Tech won't go without a fight.) Baseball - At Full Blast (Shooting outrageously from the lip, Braves closer John Rocker bangs away at his favorite targets: the Mets, their city and just about everyone in it.) 20th Century - Greatest Sports Figures (Here's our choice from the top 50 from your neck of the woods and, on the following pages, a list of those from all 50 states.) Our Favorite Feats - The SI Top 20 (They astonished us by going where no athlete had gone before them, surmounting hurdles literal and metaphysical.), Bannister and Hillary (Pioneer four-minute-miler Roger Bannister and Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary became, at mid-century, the last great heroes in an era of sea change in sport.)
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