May 26, 2008 | Volume 108, Issue 21

First the Goat ...

Spygate has ruled the headlines for months. Now it's time to turn the page

WHO'S Hot

Who is the toughest player in baseball?

Announced By Annika Sorenstam (above), that she will retire after this season. The 37-year-old Swede will leave as perhaps the best player in LPGA history. She won the tour player of the year...

JAY PATERNO Son of 81-year-old Joe Paterno (below), after the Penn State coach was hospitalized for dehydration:

A seven-year-old Little Leaguer in Freetown, Mass., was benched for two games because his mother missed her shift at the league's concession stand.

At 25, Justine Henin makes an abrupt exit

MIKE TYSON is intimately familiar with life in the can—the ex-champ has done prison time on three occasions. Life in Cannes, however, is a different story. Iron Mike, 41, was in the French seaside...

44 1/3 Consecutive scoreless innings thrown by Indians starters from May 9 to May 15, the longest rotation scoreless streak since Baltimore starters went 54 innings without allowing a run in...

NATIONALS CENTERFIELDER

David Halberstam's love of sports shines on

THE COWBOYS have returned to the HBO training camp reality series, Hard Knocks, but the show may have lost its most intriguing story line months before its Aug. 6 premiere: Tony Romo and Jessica...

What to watch and watch for

David Schacter HENDERSON, NEV. > Boxing Schacter, a senior at Nevada, became only the fifth boxer to win four titles at the National Collegiate Boxing Championships when he defeated Addy Pizarro...

IT HAS BEEN six months since 24-year-old Redskins safety Sean Taylor was fatally shot in a botched robbery at his Palmetto Bay, Fla., home, and last week the legal fallout from the case continued....

The Interview LaDainian Tomlinson CHARGERS RB

Baseball Prospectus's Nate Silver judges which monster starts are for real

SPORTS IN REAL TIME. ALL THE TIME. ALL FREE.

Cliff Lee's new approach to pitching has taken him from unusable to nearly unhittable

Believers say the mysterious white spot on Big Brown signifies a horse of destiny—how else to explain his rise from humble origins to odds-on favorite to win the Triple Crown?

SPORTS IN REAL TIME. ALL THE TIME. ALL FREE.

The Celtics needed two tough seven-game series to get past the Cavaliers and the Hawks. Next up is a relaxed Pistons team with fresh legs and the inspiring play of Tayshaun Prince

SPORTS IN REAL TIME. ALL THE TIME. ALL FREE.

SPORTS IN REAL TIME. ALL THE TIME. ALL FREE.

Sports in Real Time • All the Time • All Free

1. Aisha Price, water polo 2. Marissa Yamamoto, swimming-diving 3. Manti Te'o, football 4. Daniel Chow, judo 5. Teale Nakashima, judo 6. Ashley Ohira, cheerleading 7. Jenny Ojerio, wrestling 8....

Schools from coast to coast highlight the SI ranking

The top programs throughout the nation, including D.C.

SPORTS IN REAL TIME. ALL THE TIME. ALL FREE.

Huge wins and big-time support put the tiny Smith Center (Kans.) program on the map

Dancing with the Star

Baseball Even with a $138 million payroll the Mets can't get on track, but manager Willie Randolph's job appears safe—for now • The Brewers aren't scoring enough: too many righthanded hitters?

Meet the Mess Willie Randolph has come under fire in New York, but the stoic Mets' manager should survive the season

The Brewers have been disappointing largely because an offense that was expected to be above average had produced just 193 runs, 12th in the NL. The problem is that the Brewers often start eight...

Free Spirited Natalie Coughlin's loss to a kindred soul from Australia presages a bigger challenge from Down Under swimmers

1. OSCAR PISTORIUS, South Africa The double-amputee sprinter (right) who runs on prosthetic legs won an arbitration case last Friday that will allow him to attempt to qualify for the Olympics. If...

Triple Threat With three drivers in Cup contention, Richard Childress Racing is giving the super teams a run for their money

Kasey Kahne's victory in last Saturday's All-Star Race in Charlotte was his first in 19 months, but it was not a Sprint Cup points race. Kahne (right), who won six times in 2006, remains one of...

GABRIEL SAEZ speaks in a voice that sounds as if it travels through cotton, each word soft and muffled, suggesting a persona more horse whisperer than whip snapper.

Ryuji Imada survives wrecks

Family matters push away one star and pull back another

WHO Ryuji Imada

"Charles Howell wins a ton of money, but his inability to close the deal on Sundays shows that he doesn't have the mind of a champion."

Is it the right time for Annika Sorenstam to retire?

IN 1990 I was privileged to play in the inaugural Solheim Cup at Lake Nona in Orlando. Kathy Whitworth was our captain, and the U.S. was heavily favored, but Captain Whitworth cautioned us never...

I started the Ben Hogan Foundation to honor my uncle

The Duke women will win a record fourth straight NCAA title this week.

Seve Ballesteros rooting for U.S. in Ryder Cup so it doesn't get boring

Typical of perhaps the greatest player in LPGA history, Annika Sorenstam met one last challenge before deciding that this would be the year she would end her competitive career

$22,115,834 LPGA earnings

Once shaky down the stretch, Lorena Ochoa proved again at the Sybase Classic that she's now a lock on Sundays