April 25, 2011 | Volume 114, Issue 17

Although I'm a die-hard Dodgers fan, I'm not afraid to admit that the numbers put up by the Phillies' starting pitching rotation are scary enough to make the best hitters in the majors cringe. But...

Athletes should watch what they say—everyone else does

Who's Hot

WHO DO YOU WANT SHOOTING WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE?

Some imagined legal advice from Barry Bonds to whoever's up next

Who cares who invented "Charge!"? He does, for one

A government crackdown has muddied the online poker picture

Wooden Award--winning BYU senior Jimmer Fredette is said to have been asked by school officials to finish his degree online because his presence in classes had become too distracting.

Died

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Danny Granger

John Galloway

Bob Costas

St. Louis made an $8 million bet that Lance Berkman could play the outfield. So far it's paying off

The Lakers and the Spurs aside, the home teams got an early boost from the zebras. No surprise there

Bear Force

With a new crew and an improved outlook, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is now one of the hottest drivers in Cup racing

Losing Bites

After an imperfect '10, Miami's Jacory Harris is getting a fresh start. The early returns: still incomplete

Alabama running back Trent Richardson will be one of the top Heisman contenders this fall. Finally the Tide's feature back after two years as Mark Ingram's backup, Richardson racked up 134 yards...

In short order, coach Jason Kreis has turned Real Salt Lake into a continental powerhouse

Grudge Match

Despite an explosion in information available to teams over the past two decades—scouting, video, workouts, tests, interviews—picking a franchise quarterback out of the pack remains pro football's...

The Washington QB passed up a potential windfall when he declined to enter the '10 draft. Now, after a spotty senior season, he's trying to claw his way back up the board

Having worked out of the spread in college, the Missouri star took a 10-week crash course on to hone his drop-back and delivery, hoping to show NFL scouts that he can run a pro-style attack

Owners and players are at loggerheads and the 2011 season is in peril—but the draft lives! And with the labor dispute putting free agency on hold, teams are looking more than ever to college...

The TCU quarterback is a proven winner—13--0 in '10—but has limited experience against topflight competition

Go ahead: Name five true five-tool players in the game today. The least likely of that group? That's easy

After yet another humiliating playoff flameout, the go-go Capitals committed themselves to playing gritty, defense-first hockey; more important, the best team in the East got their franchise...

CENTER ANDREW BYNUM IS ALWAYS TINKERING, WHETHER IT'S BUILDING A COMPUTER, FIXING A CAR OR REINVENTING HIS ROLE WITH THE LAKERS—WHOSE THREE-PEAT HOPES REST LARGELY ON HIS SHOULDERS

In the unlikely event that you run into a member of the A's, and in the almost equally unlikely event that you actually recognize him, be sure to throw a compliment or two his way. Tell him you...

MY BAG

After almost a year in prison for tax evasion, I'm beyond thrilled to be playing pro golf again

RORY MCILROY'S POST-MASTERS THIRD IN THE MALAYSIAN OPEN IS:

As Adam Scott proved by almost winning the Masters, the long putter is a great tool for regaining your confidence on the greens. It has helped Scott and a bunch of guys on the Champions tour,...

Finally, work begins on Askernish Old, Tom Morris's long lost links. The question is, can modern builders actually reconstruct a course that has no irrigation, no pesticides, no drainage and...

1891 Old Tom Morris, the world's most famous golfer, lays out an 18-hole links course on the Hebridean isle of South Uist, Scotland.

Meet Ralph Thompson, the big man who does a little bit of everything at Askernish