January 18, 2010 | Volume 112, Issue 2

John Ed Bradley's article on punters was a welcome surprise. I realize the macho part of us does not want to glorify some long, lanky 180-pounder who wears small shoulder pads, but as Bradley put...

Mark McGwire is here to talk about the past. Is it too late?

Who's Hot

WHO IS THE NBA'S BIGGEST TRASH TALKER?

Set

Sean Avery

10 million

It's no tall tale: The Big Unit was the greatest lefthander of them all

A Cleveland pizza proprietor petitioned the Browns to restructure the contract of All-Pro kick returner Josh Cribbs by scrawling, "Pay the man" inside of pizza boxes delivered to the team's complex.

For the Arkansas--Pine Bluff hoops team, it's already a long, strange season

Why, even with all that cash at hand, boxing's poster boys aren't going to rumble

Mick White

The Interview

The beleaguered Wizards, whose problems run deeper than guns in the locker room, are pondering an overhaul

Playing without his brother for the first time, Vancouver's Henrik Sedin turned himself into a scorer

When the Bruins lost Patrice Bergeron for at least two weeks to a broken thumb on Jan. 4, it was a tough blow for forward Mark Recchi (below), 41, who plays with the 24-year-old...

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum could set a new standard for the arbitration process

No team is going undefeated. After former No. 1 Kansas and Sherron Collins (below) fell to shorthanded Tennessee, only Kentucky and Texas had spotless records through Sunday, but...

Expanding the NCAA tournament field to 96 teams would take much of the Madness out of March

Bird's-Eye View

With an earnest coach, a wealth of returning talent, unparalleled recruiting and its chief rival in flux, national champion Alabama is just starting to roll

One step left for Broncos: a berth in the national title game, and 2010 may be the year

After an epic playoff throwdown, Kurt Warner and crew look ahead to the Saints. But can Arizona stop the pass?

Brett Favre's Vikes will be tested by a red-hot Dallas D led by pass-rush terror DeMarcus Ware

A bruising defense and a battering ground game have the Ravens looking very familiar—and very dangerous. Hear that, Indy?

For the Chargers to advance, they have to get past the Jets' Darrelle Revis, the game's best corner

He's been the NFL's most prolific quarterback over the past four years, but to the city that has adopted him, Drew Brees is much more—a driving force in the ongoing effort to rebuild and renew

For San Diego, the kicking, coverage and return units are vital ingredients

Don't whistle them for traveling. These peripatetic players are having an outsized impact on their respective teams this season, and their new coaches couldn't be happier

Here are 11 other transfers who have found a better fit for their skills

Running Detroit isn't a job, it's a sentence. That's no retirement gig for a 66-year-old NBA Hall of Fame guard turned millionaire entrepreneur, is it? Dave Bing thinks differently (though he...

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Title Trails

Ron Artest NBA Suspensions

SI's fearless NFL expert opines on all the latest news, buzz and inside information. This is just a taste of what you'll get online.

Imet Gilbert Arenas in the fall of 2001, early in his rookie season with the Warriors. We were in the team's offices when a staff member told him that a tailor would be by shortly to measure him...

Geoff Ogilvy won the season-opening SBS Championship for a second straight year, but that belied what promises to be the real theme of 2010: Ready or not, change has come to the PGA Tour

President Obama should ignore the fun police and keep his eye on the ball

Sexy Seniors

WHEN WILL TIGER WOODS RETURN TO THE PGA TOUR?