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TABLE OF CONTENTS
July 03, 2006 | Volume 105, Issue 1
MAKING THE COVER
OF SI ISN'T ALWAYS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION. JUST ASK THE "OTHER GUYS,"
WHOSE LESS THAN PERFECT PERFORMANCES HELPED THE STARS SHINE
THE ONLY MAN TO
THROW A PERFECT GAME IN THE WORLD SERIES STILL REMEMBERS EVERY DETAIL OF THAT
AFTERNOON HALF A CENTURY AGO, WHEN HE WAS UNTOUCHABLE
Although many athletes hate to be thought of as one-time wonders, Len Barker is quite happy to be remembered for his masterpiece
July 03, 2006 IDENTIFYING THESE
PEOPLE SHOULD BE EASY FOR YOU, O SAVVY SPORTS FAN. BUT FOR I.D. CONFIRMATION
AND UPDATES ON WHERE THEY ARE NOW, GO TO SI.COM/GRID.
The 18-time Grand
Slam singles champ and poster girl for femininity in sports is raising a
testosterone-laden trio of skateboarding, paintballing boys
The onetime teen
sensation with the quaint tennis dresses is now a mother and TV commentator who
still puts in time on the courts
THE TRACK AND FIELD STAR WAS GREAT THEATER AS A NINE-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST; AFTER DRIFTING FOR YEARS, HE HAS FINALLY FOUND A SATISFYING SECOND ACT
NOT EVERY RETIRED JOCK IS PLAYING GOLF. THESE FORMER STARS ARE HARD AT WORK IN NEW CAREERS OR CHASING THEIR DREAMS. ONE EVEN WENT HOLLYWOOD
July 03, 2006 | Compiled by Mark Beech and Ted Keith THEY ARE SEVEN EXCEPTIONAL TEENAGE ATHLETES WHO, WITH HARD WORK AND GOOD FORTUNE, CAN MAKE IT TO THE TOP. WHEN WILL WE SEE THEM CELEBRATED IN THESE PAGES AGAIN?
July 03, 2006 The NBA
Repeat after Shaq: Pat will be back, so will the Heat • Whose rep got a
lift--and took a hit--in the playoffs • Larry's farewell gift to Isiah
Miami Twice? After
its wipeout of Dallas, is the Heat poised for a repeat? Will Pat be back? And
how will small ball affect the Big Fella?
Dwyane Wade soared into rare air this postseason, as
did his good friend LeBron James. But who else remade his image during the
playoffs--for better or worse?
UPBEAT IN
SEATTLE
Teams up for sale usually slash payroll to make their books look attractive to
potential buyers. Not so the Sonics, who after a 35-win season will likely add
to their $51 million...
The Awakening
Oregon State completes its dream run from Pac-10 doormat to conference champ to
College World Series winner
Super Marion
With her first U.S. sprint title in four years, Marion Jones took strides
toward rehabilitating her stained reputation
Last Saturday, Willie Gault (right) set a world record
for 100 meters in the master's division (runners aged 45 to 49). His time,
10.72 seconds, shattered the mark of 10.96 set by Neville Hodge in...
I have a very
personal question to ask. Do you mind drinking beverages dispensed from your
fly?
Exclusively on Verizon Wireless V CAST and SI.com.
July 03, 2006 Miami Nice
After we've heard about the saintlike character of Dwyane Wade for the
hundredth time, don't you think your readers may have tired of this angle (Leap
Year, June 12)? I sure hope not!...
New and surprising
content is landing on SI.com this summer
The best ritual
in all of sports is the postgame handshake line in the NHL, which has the
humblest players in the four major professional leagues--suggesting that a firm
grip on reality begins...
By embarrassing a
rookie for failing to honor baseball's retaliation code, Ozzie Guillen exposed
a weakness of his own
July 03, 2006 WHO'S Hot
July 03, 2006 Won
By Bernard Lagat, the 1,500 and the 5,000 meters at the U.S. track and field
championships in Indianapolis (page 148), making him the first to sweep the
events at the nationals. This was the...
July 03, 2006 5
Rainouts at Fenway Park this year, the most the Red Sox have had at home in a
season since 1989.
The prospects are
picked, but when should NHL teams sign them?
The 42-year-old former Falcons defensive end and ex-host of A Current Affair is a lawyer and recently published his 13th book, Kingdom Come.
In the film The
Game Plan, scheduled for release next year, former WWE star Dwayne (The Rock)
Johnson plays a pro quarterback who can't give up bachelorhood. The story might
sound familiar to Tom...
Iran's national soccer team didn't make it out of
World Cup pool play, but with a little practice perhaps this club can qualify
for the women's rugby World Cup, which begins on Aug. 31 in...
Major League Baseball has licensed a funeral products
company to produce a line of caskets and urns with the logos of all 30 big
league teams.
TORII HUNTER, Twins outfielder, on his current batting
slump:
What to watch and
watch for
July 03, 2006 Colleen
Kilduff
Second-year coach
Nick Saban's Dolphins overhaul is ahead of schedule
More from Tim Layden, plus all the news leading up to
the start of training camps, at SI.com/nfl.
The U.S. is gone,
but the tournament rolls on-and it just gets better from here. Pull up a chair
as Beckham, Ballack and the balletic Argentines get ready to rock the goal
With veteran help
in short supply, talented first-year players are stepping into key roles for
contenders, adding an X-factor to the wide-open playoff races
Read more from Tom Verducci every Tuesday and Wednesday
at SI.com/baseball.
The standouts--and
screwups--of the first three months
July 03, 2006 | BASEBALL PROSPECTUS
Evaluating the
commodities in baseball's ever-changing market
Who's playoff
bound? Who's out of a job? Get the answers here
THREE YOUNGSTERS
NAMED Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson made their first All-Star
team in 1990. They would combine for 32 more All-Star selections, including at
least one for 15...
As brash as ever
following three big early-season wins, former mountain biker Floyd Landis rides
into the Tour de France finally free of his former boss and nemesis, Lance
Armstrong
There's a lot of
racing left, but it'll be hard to get past Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and
Jimmie Johnson, a trio that defines excellence at the Cup level
With more than half of NASCAR's regular season in the books, here's a nod to some of the magic moments plus a glimpse into the crystal ball. With racers flying to the finish in a bid to qualify...
July 03, 2006 For more Leading
Off pictures, go to SI.com/photos.
July 03, 2006 YOU NEVER KNOW
WHERE YOUR HEROES ARE GOING TO END UP. ONCE THEIR PLAYING DAYS ARE OVER, THEY
CAN TURN INTO ANYTHING FROM HABERDASHERS TO HAIRDRESSERS. SI'S ANNUAL SUMMER
SEARCH BEGINS HERE.
THE GIANTS GREAT WHO TERRORIZED QUARTERBACKS AND BATTLED A COCAINE HABIT IS SPENDING HIS DAYS PLAYING GOLF ... LOTS AND LOTS OF GOLF
For Cowboys tackle Rayfield Wright and Giants linebacker Harry Carson, election to the Hall of Fame was long overdue
THIRTEEN YEARS AFTER WINNING HIS LAST MAJOR--AND 10 YEARS AFTER HIS HISTORIC FOLD AT THE MASTERS--THE SHARK HAS BUILT A $300 MILLION BUSINESS EMPIRE
July 03, 2006
A golf career was
just the start for these men, who according to Golf Digest had the highest
off-course income among former PGA Tour pros in 2005.
AN APRIL 1986 GAME WASN'T ANYTHING SPECIAL UNTIL THE 23-YEAR-OLD ROCKET BEGAN BLOWING THE BALL PAST SEATTLE HITTERS--AND STRUCK OUT A RECORD 20
FIFTY YEARS AGO BILL RUSSELL AND HIS USF TEAMMATES DOMINATED COLLEGE BASKETBALL WITH DEFENSE AND FOREVER CHANGED THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED
WHO: Ben Curtis
My life--in golf and out--has been defined by Newport's 9th
Why the nation's capital will probably lose its PGA Tour event
Can a young American win the Open?
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