September 20, 2004 | Volume 101, Issue 11

This week more than 1.4 million Americans will teach in an elementary school; another 100,000 will wield a dentist's drill; 40,000 will trim trees for a living. And 1,696 men will put on their...

Soft Focus

Your Aug. 30 cover marked the second appearance for softball pitcher Cat Osterman. She was also on the Stanford- versus-Texas college sports cover (Oct. 7, 2002). Excluding swimsuit models, are...

LETTERS

SEPTEMBER 5, 1994

Until recently, the most memorable day in the 105-year history of football at the University of Connecticut was Sept. 22, 1984, when the Huskies' Gregg Morrisonalmost returned a kick for a...

On Saturday, Bernard Hopkins tries to cement his status as an alltime great. But one legacy is secure: He's the most penny-pinching pugilist around

Why do Bryant's lawyers want his statement to police sealed? Because he admits to a further infidelity and says another player paid women hush money

As the Guinness Book investigates, two bowlers wait on pins and needles

13 Consecutive Royals who reached base in the third inning of Kansas City's 26-5 win over the Tigers last Thursday, tying an AL record set by the A's in 1956.

The last great hockey we're likely to see for some time left a lasting impression

Three years after his last big league homer, a slugger takes up pitching

Fulfilled His vow to run to the home of every Thai boxer who won a gold medal in Athens, Uthen Theekayu. The 41-year-old waiter from Rayong Province, Thailand, ran 250 miles over eight days (he...

Still disappointed over the second-season premiere of The Apprentice. Be honest. How many of you were sure Trump was going to fire Gary Bettman?

The actor-director-writer (Swingers) plays a sports agent in Wimbledon, which opens on Friday.

At Oakland's home opener this weekend the Raiderettes will be looking Smooth in white boots from Carlos Santana's line of footwear. The Grammy winner has both a football fetish (he's a Raiders...

Racing pigeons in Great Britain are now tested for performance-enhancing drugs.

DARRELL JACKSON

What to watch and watch for

With Season of Life, writer and former Baltimore Colts ball boy Jeffrey Marx has the rarest of publishing phenomena on his hands--an inspiring read that blossomed into a word-of-mouth best seller...

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If you caught Barry Bonds's 700th homer, what would you do with the ball?

Art Howe's tenure with the Mets will reportedly end on Oct. 3. Owner Fred Wilpon was persuaded to fire the manager during a summit of team brass last Friday.

Stuart Sitterson

Colts Running Back

[WHO'S Hot]

LIONS RUNNING BACK

WARRICK DUNN

Who'll win the Eagles-Vikings game on Monday night? In a video-game rehearsal, Eagles defensive end Jerome McDougle battled Vikings tackle Bryant McKinnie in EA Sports Madden 2005 on Xbox Live

How the Pats' Ty Law builds speed

• Law doesn't eat breakfast. "The way Bob works us, I'd probably throw up if I did."

Seahawks Running Back

... where football and cheese go together like sports and dairy products

199 miles NW Ashland, Wis. Birthplace of gold medal gymnast Paul Hamm.

What the Bears do on a trip to Green Bay

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Electrifying quarterback Michael Vick showed flashes of his former self and silenced skeptics as the new-look Falcons held off the 49ers

Daunte Culpepper threw for a career-high five touchdowns and spread the wealth around

The Bus made the short trips, but Duce Staley drove the offense in a win over the Raiders

Exciting things are afoot in Berkeley, where high-scoring Cal is in the Pac-10 hunt thanks to quarterback Aaron Rodgers and brilliant young coach...

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Only a year ago, the L.A. brass was losing patience with gifted young third baseman Adrian Beltre. Now he leads the majors in homers and might just be the league's MVP

In the National League, the wild-card scheme is proving its value as five clubs are keeping their hopes alive

The Chase is on and very fast friends Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are the drivers to beat in the brand new 10-race showdown

At the U.S. Open, Roger Federer confirmed his hegemony over the men and Svetlana Kuznetsova consolidated the Russian revolution in the women's game

Thanks to one woman's fervent mission, African-American kids in Philadelphia have found a refuge from violence and despair in the least likely sport of all.

The Week In Sports

In his first college game, running back Darius Walker powered Notre Dame to a stunning upset of No. 8 Michigan

1. Florida State won't win a national title with senior quarterback Chris Rix. Against Miami, Rix made the same kind of mistakes he's been making since he was a freshman, turning the ball over...

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NOT SO UPSETTING

BC's Electric Quarterback

With better thinking at the plate, the A's Eric Chavez has solved lefthanded pitchers and made his game whole

A.J. Burnett, RHP, Marlins

GOING TOP-HEAVY

The Ravens think Deion Sanders can help get them to the Super Bowl, even in the role of part-time nickelback

Hot Topic

NEW ATTITUDE IN DETROIT

DISPATCHES

I NEVER thought of Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore as a genius when I first knew him in his Steelers days, about 25 years ago. He was just a hardworking assistant on Chuck Noll's staff, a...

Not all the Barry Bonds letters I get are written in blood, crayon or words cut out of magazines.

The Chase Begins

The World Cup finals are still two years off, but the global battle to reach them is well under way

Three feel-good stories from World Cup qualifying

Why the Miami Hurricanes continue to stir the emotions of a football nation

One man's season spent reveling in--and coming to terms with--his passion for Alabama football

Wolff somehow managed to capture the very essence of the Connors experience: the intensity, the thrills, the chills and, yes, the occasional embarrassment. It's why I cared in the 1970s and 1980s,...

At home and on the field Melvin Mora has become one of the game's most prolific players