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TABLE OF CONTENTS
May 15, 2006 | Volume 104, Issue 20
May 15, 2006 Face Time
My favorite
tradition in all of sports is the playoff beard, which turns every hockey
player this time of year into a slap-shootin' Rasputin.
Athletes like John Daly and Charles Barkley have lost millions at the gaming tables waiting for their skill and luck to kick in
Outgoing Augusta chair Hootie Johnson did more than battle Martha Burk
May 15, 2006 Made
By Michelle Wie (above), her first cut in a men's tournament. Wie, 16, shot a
five-under 139 in the first two rounds of the Asian Tour's SK Telecom Open in
Incheon, South Korea. The cut was...
May 15, 2006 0
Strikeouts and walks by Mariners righthander Joel Pineiro in his complete-game
win over the Twins on May 1, the first time since 1992 an AL pitcher has gone
the distance without a whiff or a...
The 54-year-old actor stars on the CBS drama NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
May 15, 2006
Given cause for
celebration, soccer players can often get carried away
When he found out
that the Arizona Cardinals had drafted USC quarterback Matt Leinart, Les
Corieri, the owner of three Phoenix-area clubs, told The Arizona Republic,
"I am really happy he's here...
Opponents often think they're seeing double when they
face the Tamalpais High tennis team of Mill Valley, Calif. The Hawks are led by
junior twins Scott and Alex Chun (Scott, wearing black shoes,...
Alabama football coach Mike Shula had to switch
churches after being hounded by autograph seekers, including one who was
waiting at the end of the communion line with a football.
TORII HUNTER, Twins outfielder, on whether his batting
slump is keeping him awake at night:
What to watch and
watch for
May 15, 2006 Bronwen Knox
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA > Water Polo
Knox, a sophomore defender at Hartwick, scored four goals and had an assist as
she lead the Hawks to an 11-8 victory over Michigan and their second...
MARLINS
PITCHER
May 15, 2006 WHO'S HOT
May 15, 2006 Life is more than playing games for these dunker-gatherers
May 15, 2006 [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or
PDF.]
May 15, 2006
Clippers
Center
May 15, 2006 He shoots, he scars! Getting in the way of flying rubber is painful. It's also an art
On his way to eclipsing Babe Ruth's iconic total of 714 home runs, Barry Bonds has made history--and a lot of people angry. Deep into the final chapter of the Steroid Era, the lingering question...
For more on Bonds's passing the Babe, including a photo
gallery of Bonds's milestone homers, go to SI.com/baseball.
Despite using
Barry Bonds in all but six of their first 32 games, the Giants (15-17) could
not play winning baseball over the first five weeks. In the bizarre world of
the National League,...
Who's ready for seconds? After a spellbinding opening round of playoffs, the sequels could be even better, starting with the Battle of Texas
Get the latest news and analysis in the Playoff Blog
and Fast Breaks at SI.com/nba.
Dallas's coach sought to remake Dirk Nowitzki's game along the lines of Tim Duncan's. Now he'll find out if he did a good enough job
How did the Suns celebrate their dramatic comeback over the Lakers? By preparing for L.A.'s other team. Here's the view from the inside
In the
diminishing world of the playoffs--only eight teams left!--diminutive players
throughout the league are wearing big smiles as they lead their teams to big
wins
Get the latest playoff news and analysis from Michael
Farber, Allan Muir and Darren Eliot at SI.com/nhl.
In a Kentucky
Derby that began without a clear-cut favorite, Barbaro shot out of the pack and
rekindled Triple Crown dreams
For more Triple Crown coverage from Tim Layden and a
complete preview of the Preakness, go to SI.com/more.
May 15, 2006 | KARL TARO GREENFELD
Steelers receiver
Hines Ward grew up a hurt, confused child, adrift between the cultures of his
African-American father and Korean mother. Even a Super Bowl MVP award did not
give him peace of...
May 15, 2006 Baseball
Second-season woes for Mariners prodigy • Ryan Howard, Chase Utley power
Phillies • Ten million reasons for the Rocket to return this summer
Ace in a
Hole
After a brilliant rookie year at 19, would-be star Felix Hernandez has
struggled--just when the Mariners need him most
WHO WANTS TO BE A
MILLIONAIRE (AGAIN)?
Oscar De La Hoya
regained his Midas touch--and the super welterweight title--by battering
Ricardo Mayorga. Will he crown his career against Floyd Mayweather Jr.?
I suppose we could
celebrate the life of Earl Woods with a whiskey and ginger ale, which he loved.
Or with jazz, which he loved. Or with a long drag on a cigarette, which he also
loved too much,...
May 15, 2006 They Shoot
Horses
The fans at Churchill Downs treated the start of the Kentucky Derby as a photo
op, snapping away as the 20 horses left the gate last Saturday. Barbaro, a
6-to-1 shot with Edgar...
Better to be wet this May than next
WHO: Jim
Furyk
What fans see in a quitter like John Daly is a mystery to me
Looking for an early favorite at the U.S. Open? Check out Wachovia champ Jim Furyk
Earl Woods 1932 - 2006
May 15, 2006 | Charles Hirshberg
A new biography
of the Sultan of Swat takes an intimate look at a familiar and fascinating
subject
In his 12th Arena
Football League season, two-way lineman Kyle Moore-Brown has yet to miss a
start
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