September 17, 2007 | Volume 107, Issue 11

Titaned Up

Time and Tide

"If you saw it, remember it, and tell your grandchildren"

THE RECEIVER might have been a senior at Ohio State this year, back to avenge that Jan. 8 title game loss to Florida. Instead, Cleveland native Ted Ginn Jr., a second-team All-America and a...

WHO'S Hot

What is your favorite road trip?

AFTER BEING CALLED UP to the big leagues on Aug. 9, Rick Ankiel became the kind of player that receives standing ovations even on the road. He had pulled off an improbable transformation, from...

Lowered By Jamaica's Asafa Powell, his world record in the 100 meters, with a time of 9.74 seconds at the Rieti Grand Prix in Rieti, Italy, on Sunday. Powell (below) set the previous record of...

28 Years it had been since Georgia's, Miami's, Michigan's and Notre Dame's football teams lost on the same day before all lost last Saturday.

A Brewers runner was thrown out at third base after manager Ned Yost's scratch of a mosaquito bite was misinterpreted as the steal sign.

ICHIRO SUZUKI Mariners outfielder, on why he ran out of the baseline to escape a potential rundown: "I hate being touched by other people. I'd rather run away from them."

Baltimore has hit rock bottom—or so its fans hope

WHO is the greatest team player in NBA history? Bill Russell, with 11 championships in 13 years? Or Michael Jordan, with six rings in the modern era? That debate may never be settled, but there's...

Fresh face: Roger Federer's looming opponent

YANKEES PITCHER

Sixty minutes—no rest—keep the NHL star young

CHELIOS'S TRAINING DAYS don't end when he returns to his beachfront Malibu home. He'll often take 40-mile bike rides along the Pacific Coast Highway, then spend the afternoon paddle-surfing for as...

A new film celebrates a sports bar where real athletes hung

The actor-comedian fronts MLB's playoffs ad campaign

MANY FANS envy the life of a sportswriter. Many sportswriters would envy S.L. Price—specifically, the assignment the SI senior writer landed in 2003, reporting for a year from a temporary home in...

What to watch and watch for

Spencer Simon SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. > TENNIS Spencer, a freshman at Santa Barbara High, won the singles title at the USTA Boys' 14 National Championships at McFarlin Tennis Center in San Antonio....

Week 1 of the NFL season put Super Bowl contenders to the test, and the AFC power with the most to prove answered resoundingly as the Chargers stared down a stiff challenge from the Bears and sent...

Pick the Winners

After a phenomenal Pats debut, the big question now is, Can Randy Moss be stopped?

Who's on Top?

Kentucky and Louisville have all the makings for a special rivalry, but the two schools can't seem to agree on a date

Not every top team got a scare last week. Here are the three powers that made the most impressive statements in Week 2

In winning his fourth straight U.S. Open crown and 12th Grand Slam title, Roger Federer left little doubt that no one in the world does anything as well as he plays tennis

Serving It Up

Blog On

The 26-race marathon regular season is finally over, and now the grind really starts for these 12 drivers. The qualifiers for the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup, they will spend the next 10...

Setting the Pace

The NFL The Cowboys' defense still has plenty of work to do • Will the Colts be ready for the Titans' ground attack this time? • Dr. Z: Patriots over Chargers

D Lite in Big D Don't celebrate just yet, Cowboys—that supercharged Wade Phillips defense still needs a jolt of energy

Lately the Titans have given the Super Bowl-champion Colts a better game than the Patriots have. Indianapolis has beaten fellow conference strong boy New England three straight but only split its...

The Patriots are gearing up for their Super Bowl run with the best group of free agents money can buy. They put on a dazzling show against the Jets on Sunday. The Chargers are approaching the 2007...

Throwing Deep There's no reason for any pitching and moaning among the Mets, who have a new abundance of capable starters

One name that's been linked to the soon-to-be-vacant Royals managing job is Buck Martinez, a longtime K.C. catcher who last managed Team USA in the 2006 WBC.... Although one assistant G.M. said...

Golden Girls With a world title and an all-around champ in Shawn Johnson, the U.S. has become the team to beat in Beijing

Since winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, the U.S. men's gymnastics team has been in a funk. But now it has reestablished itself as a medal contender for Beijing. Though returning...

Time to Shine If UCLA expects to challenge USC and Cal for Pac-10 supremacy, heralded QB Ben Olson has to raise his game

1 For Nebraska to upset No. 1 USC this Saturday, quarterback Sam Keller needs to cut down on his mistakes. In a 20--17 win at Wake Forest, the Arizona State transfer had three turnovers and...

Ready or Not After a summer with its program in turmoil, Miami Northwestern gets its shot at top-ranked Southlake Carroll

St. Rita at Mount Carmel, Sept. 14 Defense will decide this matchup of Chicago schools. The St. Rita Mustangs, the defending Illinois 7A champions, feature DE Darius Fleming (right), who had 105...

EVENLY MATCHED Border bragging rights will have to wait till next year: Crosstown—but across the state line—rivals Arkansas High (Texarkana, Ark.) and Texas High (Texarkana, Texas) played to a...

1 CARROLL (Southlake, Texas) 1--0 Dragons favored in showdown of the year vs. Northwestern

HEY, DUDE, haven't had a date since the Fig Festival 12 years ago? Are you about as cool as a Bob Dole bumper sticker? Do girls walk by you like you're running a seminar on jock itch?

Indy's defense leads the list of those who proved their worth in Week 1

QUARTERBACK

QUARTERBACK

The FedEx Cup is good fun, but it could use a little more focus

by JAMES P. HERRE

Tiger Woods reportedly signs a $100 million deal with Gatorade

Atwal investigation nears an end

$75 million

who: Tiger Woods

Who will win the FedEx Cup?