October 16, 2006
A Man Apart
VINCITE GEMINI sounds like a name on a faded baseball card—a battery mate of Vicente Romo?—but it's a Latin phrase bannered above the entrance to St. Olaf's, a Minneapolis church whose divine...
October 16, 2006
Can the Boss be shocked the season ended in 'sad failure'? For Yankees fans and haters alike, a traipse through the bad karma could be cathartic
Just four months after brain surgery, a Duke soccer player returns to the pitch
October 16, 2006
Died
Of a heart attack at age 64, former Australian Olympic sprinter Peter Norman
(above, left), who shared the medal stand with Tommie Smith (center) and John
Carlos (right) when the U.S. runners...
October 16, 2006
The NBA has
unveiled a new game ball with a microfiber outer shell that will replace the
leather balls in use since 1946. Synthetic rocks are supposed to replicate the
cowhide ones--but without...
The Blue Jays' All-Star outfielder, 27, was a postseason analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
As part of a
quest "to get things named after me," Stephen Colbert had fans of his
show, The Colbert Report, bombard the Saginaw (Mich.) Spirit with e-mails
suggesting that the Ontario Hockey...
What to watch and
watch for
October 16, 2006
Jay Williams
October 16, 2006
Sean Kelley
Bengals Wide Receiver
October 16, 2006
Who's Hot
Philip Rivers
The future is bright. Rivers, 24, cut loose to complete 24 of 37 passes, rally
past the Steelers and move to 3--1 in his first season as the Chargers'
starting QB....
October 16, 2006
Cardinals Leftfielder
True tales from the similarly named
October 16, 2006
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Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor credits his success to hare-raising workouts and the man who devised them
Where populations are low, small-scale football is big
Deaf students find bowling lets them compete on equal terms
Football coach is suspended for running up the score
The young Tigers
pitchers dominated the Yankees with 100-mph heat, and the A's power arms
polished off the Twins. Now they are squaring off in a most unexpected ALCS
showdown
At bat and on the
mound the Tigers and the A's have many similarities, but a tight series will
turn on plate discipline
Just as suddenly as they nearly squandered a huge lead in the season's final weeks, the Cardinals turned things around in the NLDS. But they'll have to beat the Mets to impress their fans
Chris Carpenter gives the Cards' rotation an edge, but will it be enough to stop the hard-hitting Mets and their rested bullpen?
October 16, 2006 | GRANT WAHL
They said Jay DeMerit, a kid from Green Bay, didn't have what it takes to play professional soccer in America. So he went to England. England? Yes, and now he's a bloomin' favorite
On a Chicago Bears team known for bruising defense, the emergence of quarterback Rex Grossman may be the final piece in their Super Bowl puzzle
With six teams in
the Top 25 and more speed and NFL prospects than anyone else, the SEC is the
best, toughest, wildest conference in the land. But can any of its members
survive to reach the...
See SI.com's midseason All-America team, a photo
gallery of first-half surprises and predictions on the rest of the year at
SI.com/collegefootball.
A tandem of
tailbacks helped Arkansas upset No. 2 Auburn and take control of the SEC
West
Heisman Hype
October 16, 2006
Same Old Storii With his team losing 4--2 in the sixth inning last Friday, Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter was tagged out by A's catcher Jason Kendall in Game 3 of their AL Divisional Series in...
Sizing up the first half of the 2006 season
October 16, 2006
The NFL Despite losing his first start, Matt Leinart looks like a pro • Reggie Bush to the rescue in New Orleans • Dr. Z's Forecast: Rams tough
Winging It
The outbursts were sudden and seemingly difficult to contain, not unlike Reggie Bush with a football in his hand. For the first few weeks of his NFL career the Heisman Trophy--winning Saints...
HOT READ
Giants outside
linebacker LaVar Arrington stood out for the first time this season, when he
batted a third-quarter pass from Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell in New
York's 19--3 win on Sunday....
SEATTLE WAS handed the NFC West title before the season began. Defending NFC champs and all that. Maybe Arizona would make it interesting with all those big names on offense, but that notion...
Bump 'n' Done
Last Friday at Talladega, Juan Pablo Montoya made the most anticipated NASCAR debut in years, and it was likely that no one's heart was beating faster than that of owner Chip Ganassi, who stood a...
QUESTION: What has four wheels, four feet, two eyes and one horn?
October 16, 2006
DON'T LIKE THE MATCHUP
October 16, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
MATCHUP OF THE
WEEK
GENE MENEZ
October 16, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
Read Peter King's 10 Fantasy Things I Think I Think
and analysis from David Sabino at SI.com/fantasy.
Fast Start, Fast
Finish?
Early-season
numbers may be a trap
October 16, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
With the
season-ending playoffs (and frozen fields) in mind, it's time to start wheeling
and dealing to bolster your roster. Here are the players you should lock in
on--before your opponents do
October 16, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
MORE PLAYERS TO PURSUE
1 Vikings quarterback BRAD JOHNSON should thrive in Weeks 14 (Lions), 15 (Jets)
and 16 (Packers).
October 16, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
PLAYERS TO AVOID FOR PLAYOFF TIME
October 16, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
Get the latest NFL news, plus ratings for all fantasy
football positions and daily injury updates at SI.com/fantasy.
WE LIKE THE MATCHUP
Thirty-two years after the incident, Jack Nicklaus wonders if there's a blemish on his spotless career
Davis Love brings it home in Carolina
WHO: Davis Love
III
NO MO AT THE
CUP
I've been home from Ireland for two weeks, and I believe now as I did at the
time that the U.S. lost the Ryder Cup on the first four holes in every session.
In the 28 matches...
Alas, that rite of autumn, the Tour's Fall Finish, is history
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