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TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 27, 2006 | Volume 104, Issue 9
February 27, 2006 No, Canada
February 27, 2006 Thinking Big
After three straight weeks of Sports Illustrated covers putting the National
Football League front and center, it was good to see the Feb. 6 issue showing
the U.S. Olympic skiers....
On Oct. 3, 1951,
Ed Lucas raced home from school in Jersey City to see, on the family's new
Philco, Bobby Thomson win the pennant for his beloved New York Giants. The
12-year-old then ran outside...
Olympic drug
enforcers can seem like heroes in their own right--until they bust an innocent
man like skeleton racer Zach Lund
With his power gone and his dignity under assault, Sammy Sosa calls it quits
February 27, 2006 Won
By John McEnroe, 47, the SAP Open doubles championship in San Jose, making him
the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title in 30 years. In the final McEnroe
and partner Jonas Bjorkman beat Paul...
Curt Gowdy's Wyoming baritone provided the soundtrack for a half century of sports
February 27, 2006
One Olympic
website says the last shall be first, for many are cooled but few are
frozen
February 27, 2006 You couldn't tell
from his performance at the Daytona 500--he finished 38th--but Nextel Cup
driver Kurt Busch is more aerodynamic this year. During the off-season Busch,
27, underwent cosmetic...
The 54-year-old
Olympic curler is an insurance agent in Bemidji, Minn., and the oldest Winter
Olympian ever
DESPERATE
HOUSEWIVES star Eva Longoria and her boyfriend, Spurs guard and Western
Conference All-Star Tony Parker, have an old-fashioned relationship. When she
expressed interest in playing in the...
What to watch and
watch for
February 27, 2006 Francena
McCorory
HAMPTON, VA. > Track and Field
Francena, a senior at Bethel High, won the 300 meters at the Virginia Tech
Invitational in 36.96 seconds, lowering the girls' national high school...
SNOWBOARDER
Who's Hot
J.J. Redick
Who is the best player in the NHL?
Heat Forward
Six of America's greatest figure skaters describe their least favorite thing to do
Bucks star Michael Redd bought his father a church
The Great
American Race had Jimmie Johnson's number--until Sunday, when he capped off a
controversial week with a late charge that put him in Victory Lane
February 27, 2006 | GRANT WAHL
On a Virginia Tech
team already reeling from a series of personal blows, Coleman Collins has
grieved his father's recent death in a manner that would make his dad proud
February 27, 2006 | GRANT WAHL Read more about Coleman Collins in Grant Wahl's Mailbag
at SI.com/collegebasketball.
Dad died last
week, but I know now how fortunate I've been to have him and to benefit from
his wisdom
If you watch how
Astros ace Roy Oswalt uses his steely resolve to stalk a prize buck back home
in Mississippi, it's no surprise how efficiently he takes out opposing
batters
In every full
season since 1983 at least one pitcher has become a 20-game winner for the
first time, including Roy Oswalt, class of '04. Oswalt was 26 at the start of
that season, which put him...
In his first try
at politics, the Hall of Fame Steelers wideout won the Republican endorsement
for governor of Pennsylvania. Now he has to catch up on the issues in his race
against a rabid...
So captivating were the triumphs of America's free-spirited snowboarders that even a showboating fall costing gold could not diminish their impact
For more Olympics coverage, including Brian
Cazeneuve's awards and Richard Deitsch's blog, go to SI.com/olympics.
Except for a gold in the men's combined, nothing has gone right for the U.S. And there has been no bigger flop than Bode Miller
More skiing news and analysis from Tim Layden at
SI.com/olympics.
After missing out on a medal, Jeremy Bloom turned his focus to the NFL combine and a career as a wideout and return man
He may not win a popularity contest among teammates, but Shani Davis stayed true to himself and made history in the 1,000
Read more about the U.S. speedskating and short-track
teams at SI.com/olympics/2006.
As competitors literally fell by the wayside, new U.S. citizen Tanith Belbin and partner Ben Agosto tripped the light fantastic
A victory over archrival Apolo Ohno in the tightly contested 1,000 meters confirmed Ahn Hyun Soo's ascension to the top of his sport--and served as payback for perceived wrongs to South Korea at...
(Translation:
Miracle on Ice)
For more coverage of Olympic hockey and of Team USA go
to SI.com/olympics.
February 27, 2006 | S.L. PRICE
To strike a blow
against international hatred, U.S. hockey player Kathleen Kauth did a simple
thing: She shook the hand of an Olympian from Iran
February 27, 2006 College Basketball
Tower of Power
An NBA scout evaluates the potential of Arkansas junior
Ronnie Brewer, a 6'7", 217-pound guard who was averaging 18.8 points (tops
in the SEC) and 4.6 rebounds at week's end. --Julia Morrill
ALFORD: HOOSIER
DADDY?
Almost Famous
On second-year 76ers swingman Andre Iguodala, the MVP
of last weekend's Rookie Challenge and runner-up (to the Knicks' Nate Robinson)
in the slam dunk contest:
THE HOTLINE
Olympic medals
can lead to riches, fame or a new girlfriend. They can lead to a job, a life or
an appearance on the Today show. But Toby Dawson hopes his leads to something
else--his birth parents.
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