December 19, 2011 | Volume 115, Issue 24

• So much of Terry McDonell's piece on Sport in America reminded me of my life as a kid. It brought me back to the days when I used to take my transistor radio to the backyard, relax on the...

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Do you think the NBA was wrong in rejecting Chris Paul's trade to the Lakers?

Once boxing's best, pound for pound, Roy Jones Jr. fights recklessly on

Felon Fitness: How to Get a Hard Body Without Doing Hard Time, a 224-page book by personal trainer Trey Teufel and criminal attorney William S. Kroger, offers an exercise routine "straight from...

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Who is your least favorite NFL commentator?

Ryan Braun's positive drug test rocks baseball—but proves the game is serious about prevention

A new documentary takes an inside look at Army and Navy football—down to the wire

"It's not about the money, just like Albert said. Except he lied, and we didn't."

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John Calipari

The Angels broke the bank with the Pujols and Wilson signings, but that $331 million didn't come out of nowhere

Has the Big East lost its mind? No, but in the wake of last week's mass migration, it did lose another piece of its glorious past

Hey, the unbeaten Packers have worries too: Should they push for perfection, or rest up for the playoffs—and risk losing their edge?

1. I think the first names that came to mind for the Chiefs' job when coach Todd Haley was fired on Monday were Josh McDaniels and Kirk Ferentz. G.M. Scott Pioli is far more likely to hire someone...

Tim Tebow has led the Broncos from 1--4 to the division lead with the craziest, most unlikely eight-week run in NFL history. It's taken clutch playmaking, a newly stout defense and, most of all,...

The bowls are upon us, and what's the most exciting matchup of the postseason? (Hint: not the BCS title game.) It's the Fiesta Bowl, in which prolific Brandon Weeden and the unstoppable offense of...

SI's pick for the BCS championship game won't be revealed until the Jan. 9 issue, but here's how the 34 other bowl games will turn out

On the to-do list for new Lakers coach Mike Brown: Succeed a legend, install a new system and manage a roster in flux. Rest assured, he'll stay on-task

The Lakers' failed courtship of Chris Paul cost them one of their most versatile interior threats

Xavier established its claim to be King of the Queen City in its long-bubbling rivalry with Cincinnati, and Tu Holloway his place in the player of the year discussion. Then everything got really ugly

Where Sports And TV, Books, Films (And More) Clicked

After leaving the Steelers' sideline five years ago, Bill Cowher found a new career, and new contentment, on the set at CBS. And though he'd be first choice for any team with an opening, he says...

My first memory of Ron Santo, the longtime Cubs third baseman, is from the summer of 1969. He was in the on-deck circle at Shea Stadium when a black cat crossed his path on its way toward the...