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TABLE OF CONTENTS
October 11, 2004 | Volume 101, Issue 14
October 11, 2004 Falcon Crests
October 11, 2004 LETTERS
OCTOBER 7, 1957
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October 11, 2004 | A.J. Jacobs Sensing that his brain was going soft, the author read the encyclopedia from A to Z ... which is why he now knows more about sports than anyone should
October 11, 2004 A pitcher's cheerleader outfit protected him from a serious gunshot wound
October 11, 2004 | Karl Taro Greenfeld A mogul hopes to revive the prospects for the megafirm of sports marketing
October 11, 2004 55 Paralympic Games medals won by blind swimmer Trischa Zorn, 40, since 1980, the most of any Paralympic athlete.
October 11, 2004 Rounded third
October 11, 2004 The Ravens' top rusher cops a plea to avoid a trial in his drug case
Sandy Lane, a pricey resort in Barbados, will be closed Oct. 4--9 for what the hotel manager called "a private party." Many signs indicate that the party was for Tiger Woods's hotly anticipated...
Foul language by their fans got a team of prostitutes ejected from a soccer tournament in Guatemala.
Twins manager, after learning that Atlanta's Chipper Jones named his son Shea because he hits so well in New York: "I should have named my kid Tidewater."
October 11, 2004 | Bill Scheft Bad dream last night. I was at the World Series of Poker, and I folded with A's and Cubs.
The 11-time NHL All-Star defenseman plans to play with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL until the NHL lockout ends
What to watch and watch for
The bashing of Monday Night Football's new halftime feature, You've Been Sacked--in which NFL players play a prank on an unsuspecting teammate, a la MTV's Punk'd--is hardly surprising. Nothing...
1 USC (4--0)
October 11, 2004 Which team is most likely to pull a Division Series upset?
October 11, 2004 MON.
October 11, 2004 Kris Rake FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS > Soccer Rake, a sophomore goalkeeper at William and Mary, had 10 saves (matching his career high) and shut out the nation's highest-scoring team as the Tribe upset...
Giants Rookie Quarterback
Jets Fifth-year Quarterback
October 11, 2004 Based on a survey of 354 players
October 11, 2004 WHO'S Hot
October 11, 2004 NFL players--who are getting injured at an alarming rate (page 60)--take you inside their hard-rocked world
October 11, 2004 Who'll win on Monday night? In a preview, Packers CB Mike McKenzie and Titans LB Keith Bulluck played EA Sports Madden 2005 on Xbox Live.
Raiders Cornerback
THERE ARE no vegetarians in the NFL, but there is Chidi Ahanotu, the Dolphins defensive end who hasn't tasted red meat or chicken in seven years--a very lean cuisine for a guy who goes 6'2", 285....
The stretches of Panthers punter Todd Sauerbrun
Pigskin, politics, and baseball's coming back. Welcome to Hog heaven
The Ravens on Washington
• CAPACITY: 91,665 (NFL high)
The Sooners are suddenly running wild thanks to true freshman Adrian Peterson, the best tailback prospect in a generation. Can Texas stop him?
Texas tailback Cedric Benson is the nation's leading rusher, but can he lead the Longhorns to a victory over OU?
Inspired by a devastating defense, Georgia roused itself against LSU and looked like a national title contender
October 11, 2004 The number of unbeatens is dropping quickly, and there will be even fewer after these four big Saturday games
Coming off an MVP-caliber season, the well-traveled, oft-maligned yet much-admired Gary Sheffield takes his cuts at Pedro, Barry and Ichiro
In a universe of limos, personal chefs and performance-enhancers, two stars clashed
On senior writer Tom Verducci's ballot, Barry Bonds will win his seventh MVP and Roger Clemens his seventh Cy Young
There is no shortage of nominees when SI pays tribute to the year's Most Ridiculous Performances in the major leagues
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A rash of major injuries raises the question of whether the NFL's oversized and ultrafast players have pushed their bodies beyond the breaking point
His comeback from a July crash made complete by a win at Talladega, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the man to beat in the Chase for the Nextel Cup
October 11, 2004 | KARL TARO GREENFELD Despite cerebral palsy, Doug Blevins has made himself into one of the most astute kicking coaches in the game
A year ago the Cubs and Red Sox each came that close to the World Series, only to see it all blow up in eerily similar--and all-too-familiar--fashion
October 11, 2004 INSIDE THE NFL
Unbeaten and atop the NFC South, Atlanta is fired up by a new coach and an aggressive defensive scheme
MARTIN'S FAST START
HOT TOPIC
CARR'S DEVELOPMENT
The first thing you have to know about the record for consecutive victories that the Patriots tied on Sunday is that the NFL doesn't even recognize it as a record. The league's official Record...
The Giants' 245 yards rushing were the most allowed by the Packers since 1983. New York's performance shows how well its beleaguered line has come together--and how sorely underrated Tiki Barber...
1. It's a sham that the Big East will have a team in a BCS bowl. The top two contenders, West Virginia and Boston College, have lost to middle-of-the-pack ACC foes Virginia Tech and Wake Forest,...
NAVY IS 5--0
Led by aspiring doctor and former Ohio Mr. Foootball Jeff Backes, Northwestern shocked Ohio State
KICKED OFF
W. VIRGINIA EXPOSED
LAUREN JACKSON: MVP?
Playing with a maturity beyond her years, rookie Lindsay Whalen has Connecticut in its first WNBA Finals
In his first fight in 29 months, former world champ Félix Trinidad was razor sharp in a win over Ricardo Mayorga
Spooked by the failure of The Next Great Champ on Fox, NBC has pushed back the premiere of its weekly boxing reality show, The Contender, from November to January. On top of that, the producers...
You go to a college football game. You find your seat. You stand and cheer. No big deal.
Paraglider Will Gadd soared into the record books with a harrowing solo flight across the Grand Canyon
October 11, 2004 | Charles Hirshberg Meet the Wile E. Coyote of bird-watching
October 11, 2004 The Month Ahead
October 11, 2004 Six have broken the eight-hour barrier in a 140.6-mile Ironman triathlon. But at Kona, where the 26th world championships will be held on Oct. 16, the mark remains as untouchable as the...
Tyler hamilton has been known to grind the caps off his teeth during bike races, so intent is he on pedaling through the pain. He raced for three weeks in the 2003 Tour de France with a cracked...
October 11, 2004 PLUS: Grand Canyon Glide A13 • Eight-hour Ironman? A14 • Murphy Draws Blood A16
October 11, 2004 | YI-WYN YEN The death of Primal Quest competitor Nigel Aylott raises the question: Has adventure racing become too intense?
October 11, 2004 MOST VOLUBLE PLAYER Gary Sheffield Speaks His Mind
Ernie Els grabbed the brass ring at the American Express, while Tiger Woods was fitted for a band of gold
It doesn't matter if the Ryder Cup captain is Paul Azinger, Fred Couples, Larry Nelson or Mark O'Meara (with Tiger Woods as vice captain), the U.S. will still lose.
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Leading by only a shot at the par5 17th hole, Ernie Els executed a perfectly struck half-wedge to set up a clinching six-foot birdie
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Tom Watson's 2004 season ended on Sunday with a 10th-place finish at the Constellation Energy Classic. Watson, 55, was to have arthroscopic surgery on his left hip on Oct. 5 at New England Baptist...
ANYONE LOOKING to make an eagle at Summerlin's 16th hole during the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas has to roll the dice off the tee. To reach the green in two, you must thread the needle with...
Classic Golf: The Photographs of Walter Iooss Jr. Introduction by Rick Reilly. Harry N. Abrams Inc., $35.
• PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES A bunch of baloney.
October 11, 2004 [This article consists of photographs--see below]
October 11, 2004 | MALCOLM MCSHANNON III Passion collides with real and imagined torments during one afflicted man's quest to discover the secret to the game
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