January 14, 2008 | Volume 108, Issue 1

Overcharging LaDainian Tomlinson (21) took the high road to cap a 12-play, 72-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, sealing San Diego's 17--6 AFC wild-card victory over the Titans on Sunday...

The Rising The Road Back (Dec. 17) was a wonderful article about Kevin Everett's recovery from a horrible injury. Everett is an inspiration to many and truly represents the city of Buffalo when he...

Roger Clemens is outraged at allegations he used steroids. Does that matter?

Steroid Saga Read Jon Heyman's interview with Brian McNamee and full Mitchell report coverage. ONLY AT SI.COM

WHO'S Hot

Which player on an opposing team would you most like to play with?

Announced That she has breast cancer, Olympic figure skating gold medalist Dorothy Hamill (below). The 51-year-old, a three-time U.S. champion who won Olympic gold at age 19 in 1976, is taking...

THE BIGGEST factor in June Jones's decision to leave Hawaii was money—not the huge raise that SMU was offering the head coach but rather Hawaii's history of refusing to plow some cash into its...

459 Consecutive dual match wins by the Brandon (Fla.) High wrestling team, a national high school record for any sport, before the Eagles lost to South Dade High last Saturday.

Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis is marketing an energy drink called Slump Buster, ballplayer slang for an unattractive groupie.

KOBE BRYANT On the throwback shorts the Lakers recently wore:

With funds and friends in short supply, Marion Jones may face prison

WARREN SAPP RETIRED last week, which cost the Raiders one of the best defensive tackles in the history of the game (he had 96.5 sacks and made seven Pro Bowls in 13 seasons) and cost writers one...

PACKERS RECEIVER

AS A critic Warriors guard Baron Davis (right) who has begun reviewing movies at his "Setting the Screen" page at NBA.com, may not be given to nuanced description—of I Am Legend he writes, "The...

A movie probes the mysteries of extreme skiing

What to watch and watch for

Alexandra Banfich PLYMOUTH, IND. > Cross-country Alexandra, a senior at Culver Girls Academy, won the state championship for the third time after finishing third as a freshman. She completed the...

The Next Wave

Stealing the show were a coach who went out in style by winning the best game of them all, a longtime assistant who earned a coveted promotion and a quartet of record-setting running backs

SI.com senior writer Stewart Mandel ranks the elite teams for next fall

With his unlikely dash, David Garrard was the Steelers' worst nightmare. Now the Jacksonville QB is ready to send the mighty Patriots a wake-up call

San Diego has pinned its hopes on Philip Rivers. Against the Titans, he was up to the task

An electrocharged edge rusher who drives a hybrid and hikes mountains just to throw up? As the Redskins found out, Patrick Kerney is Seattle's most unconventional weapon

Prognosticator

The Giants' much beleaguered young Manning is finally playing like a franchise quarterback. Question: Will it last?

One thing you should know after the first weekend of the playoffs: Coaches who said they were going to establish a running game were either dreaming or lying. Not one of the eight teams in action...

Top of the Heap?

The T-Wolves helped the Celtics get to the top of the league ... while they sit at the bottom. But there is reason for optimism

The Ice Men

Living up to his nickname, fun-loving Kansas State forward MICHAEL BEASLEY is coolly tearing through his freshman season and putting his boisterous past behind him

Hire Education

College Basketball With humility, experience and grit, Washington State is off to its best start in 72 seasons • Syracuse thrives with a third freshman in the lineup

Serving Notice With humility, experience and grit, once-lowly Washington State is winning ugly and sitting pretty at 13--0

1 Syracuse has gotten a lift from another freshman. Guard Scoop Jardine (right) joined fellow freshmen Jonny Flynn and Donté Greene in the starting lineup after Eric Devendorf suffered a...

Pats All Around Dr. Z's 2007 All-Pro team is led by—surprise!—a quartet from New England's record-setting offense

DALLAS MAVERICKS owner Mark Cuban has this crazy idea: He wants to buy the Chicago Cubs, along with Wrigley Field and a piece of a sports channel, possibly by Opening Day. Baseball's old-boy...