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TABLE OF CONTENTS
August 07, 2006 | Volume 105, Issue 5
August 07, 2006 Rip Tide
Max McLeary's
life is one long country and western lyric, from his unlikely occupation--he
was a one-eyed umpire--to his smoke-cured quotes, as when he says,
"Everyone's got a story about a...
"I have never knowingly used any banned substance and blah, blah, blah...." It was a very sad week for sports
Retired
From international soccer, Brian McBride, the only U.S. player to score in more
than one World Cup. The striker-whose 30 goals for the U.S. is second alltime
to Eric Wynalda's 34-scored...
The actor (Days of Thunder, Chicago) costars with Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights, which opens on Friday
Training camps
are open, and NFL players are back to creating mayhem on the field--which is
not to say that all of them took a break in the off-season. At least 25 players
on 17 of the league's 32...
Last week former
Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk, 22, entered into two long-term arrangements.
On Saturday he said, "I do," to the Packers (who took him fifth overall
in the draft), accepting a...
United Airlines is sending 1,200 mechanics and other
ground crew employees to NASCAR's Pit Crew U to sharpen their efficiency
skills.
LEBRON JAMES,
What to watch and
watch for
Laura Heyboer
BREWERS ROOKIE
FIRST BASEMAN
August 07, 2006 WHO'S HOT
August 07, 2006
Grand Prix
Motorcycling Champ
Carving--and
jinxing?--teammates in Styrofoam
August 07, 2006 [This article
contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
Champion Hasim
Rahman goes to great heights to prepare for a bout
August 07, 2006 | Tom Callahan
Every young NFL
quarterback owes a debt to Johnny U, who in 1956 showed how a skinny rookie
could take charge of a middling team and lay the foundation for a champion
August 07, 2006 | Tom Callahan For profiles of the latest QBs to follow Johnny Unitas
into the Hall of Fame, go to SI.com/nfl.
There may be QBs
as tough as John Unitas, but in today's NFL none have the same freedom to run
the offense--nor can they expect to get it
Humble,
hardworking and handsome, Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer is the ideal
hometown hero, and he's poised to make history at a position that hasn't seen
another quite like him
Power rankings for the Twins and the other 29 major
league teams at SI.com/baseball.
One of the
wonderful things about baseball is that there is rarely a situation in the game
that doesn't have some historical precedent. Then along comes sweet-swinging,
6'4" Joe Mauer.
The Texans shocked
the NFL world when they drafted Mario Williams first overall. Now, as training
camps open, the heat is on the rookie to prove he's worth it
August 07, 2006 Evel Spirits
Robbie Knievel, 44, jumped his motorcycle 180 feet and landed safely last
Friday at the fifth annual Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Mont. The stunt was part
of Robbie's tribute to his...
Like the Texans
this year, the Browns in 2000 tapped a defensive end with the first pick in the
draft. But after that it was four quarterbacks in a row at the top. SI senior
writer Jeffri Chadiha...
August 07, 2006 | SUSAN CASEY
LAIRD HAMILTON WAS
ONCE ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF MEN WITH THE SKILL AND THE GUTS TO RIDE THE
MASSIVE AND MURDEROUS WAVE KNOWN AS JAWS. BUT THEN CAME THE BOUNTY HUNTERS AND
THRILL-SEEKERS, AND THE...
After being
humbled at the last two international tournaments, Team USA is bringing
hungrier players, a deeper roster and a savvier game plan to Japan
August 07, 2006 The Week In Sports
Done Deals
Not all the hyped trades got made, but the Rangers and the Yankees found help
in furious action before the deadline
MINNESOTA'S SECRET
WEAPON
First guy to the
dorm always gets the best room, right? So Dani Alon snagged the sweet
second-floor room with the balcony. Building number 2, 31 Connollystrasse. Who
was going to mess with...
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