The Poll: Here's what sports fans think about the past 50 years

Dumb Moves: We'll not soon forget, or ever understand, these colossal blunders

They Said It: Think of the folks quoted here as Yogi Berra's children

Why We Play: To earn glory and money, but most of all to feel truly alive

Tipping Points: Many crucial events occurred far from any field or arena

The Prose: A quick trip through great writing from 50 years of SI

The Shock: When Cassius Clay battered Sonny Liston, sports changed

Bill Scheft
The Show: Well, Maurice Clarett never gives up. Now, he's telling people he got his car from Oprah

King's Corner: Giants coach Tom Coughlin fined four players for not being early enough to meetings

Dr. Z's Forecast: Week 3 forecast

Baseball
Inside Baseball: Sosa Music: Sammy's slammin' again, and Cubs fans are dancin' in the aisles as their team fights for the NL wild card

Tom Verducci's View: Until this year only six teams in baseball history had more than 30 fewer wins than they did the previous season

College Football
Inside College Football: New Tigers: With Jason Campbell running a retooled offense, Auburn has taken control of the SEC West from LSU

Inside Phil Taylor's Sidelines: The new rule that requires referees to announce the number of a player who has committed a penalty is not only unnecessary but also unfair

Boxing
Chopped Liver: Bernard Hopkins took his rightful place in the spotlight with a body blow that crumpled Oscar De La Hoya

Rick Reilly
Friends for 50 Years: Turns out 381,458 people signed up for the first SI in 1954 and 7,668 are still subscribers, not to mention 112 libraries

Steve Rushin
Under Tom's Thumb: The Giants coach is no slouch, which reminds us: No slouching in meetings. That's another Coughlin Rule

Scorecard
Leggin' It Out: He's 45, thick in the middle, and he'd rather be fishing. But Gary Anderson is back in the NFL -- where a guy with a good foot will always be welcome