November 08, 1999 | Volume 91, Issue 18

Catching FlakWith its lackluster receiving corps, Dallas is going nowhere fast

1. He said/He said The Hail Mary that gave the Browns their first win, a 21-16 triumph over New Orleans, didn't come without a little help from the bumbling Saints, who used a timeout with 26...

Undersized Titans rookie Jevon Kearse is feasting on opposing offenses

What has happened to Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders? Is he up to the challenge of stopping Vikings wideouts Cris Carter or Randy Moss on Monday night? Those are questions you'd normally never...

Up and VanishedBison Dele left behind $36 million and a lot of troubling questions

When Stacey Augmon was traded from Portland to Houston in the Scottie Pippen deal, he went to a team that needed perimeter shooting at small forward. So Augmon, a defensive specialist who can't...

All Morty Finsternick wanted out of life was to get through one Sunday at work without hearing the score of the game played by his beloved Green Bay Packers. All he wanted to do was get home, pop...

April 8, 1963

The De La Hoya-Trinidad fight proved that round-by-round scoring should be posted on a scoreboard for all to see.—CALVIN B. FULLER, Edwardsville, Ill.

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Highlights

Paul Azinger has won 11 times on the PGA Tour, but his finest moment may have been his eulogy at last Friday's televised memorial service for Payne Stewart. Azinger's oration was the most...

Falcons running back Jamal Anderson may have been the first big-time athlete to renegotiate a contract through word of mouse. Anderson, who held out last summer, used his Web site to update fans...

By dipping its toes into bass-fishing waters, Fox hopes it has its hooks into the next big TV sport

Not distinguished members of the sports media, who fall woefully short of the standards they set for others

Was Minnesota joking when it slapped itself on the wrist?

101.2Attendance at the Browns' home games as a percentage of Cleveland Browns Stadium capacity.

In their warmup for Saturday's showdown the two front-runners avoided Heismanic depression. Wisconsin's Ron Dayne ran for 162 yards at Northwestern, and Purdue's Drew Brees threw for 283 yards at...

Wedded BlitzJ.R. Redmond faked a marriage to stay eligible for football

SnubbedThe Phillies, by Hideo Nomo, who wants nomo than about $9 million a year. Nomo, 12-8 with a 4.54 ERA for the Brewers in 1999, broke off talks after the Phils balked at giving him more than...

The Pittsburgh athletic department is selling showerheads ($50) and toilet stalls ($450) from soon-to-be-demolished Pitt Stadium.

BUTCH CARTERRaptors coach, after cutting rap mogul and aspiring basketballer Percy (Master P) Miller: "He took it hard, just like any multimillionaire."

Join SI's Brian Cazeneuve and Rick Lipsey as they run the New York City Marathon. They'll file progress reports during Sunday's race and then check in from the finish line (we hope).

Greg Moore's sudden death won't change the way open-wheel racers think

Here's the lowdown on the world's meanest rodeo ride, straight from the bull's mouth

Scott Pingel, Perryville, Mo.FootballPingel, a senior wideout at Division III Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., has broken three NCAA career receiving records this season. In the Bluejays'...

Tim Scott wanted more than the plaque and the $10,000 winner's check at the third annual EA Sports Internet Tour Championship, which ended on Oct. 15. Scott, 41, wanted vindication.

Three months ago most of America hadn't heard of Kurt Warner. Today, at least in the eyes of 25 pro personnel directors and scouts polled by SI, the Rams' quarterback is the MVP of the first half...

It's too soon to tell how the five quarterbacks chosen in the first round of last April's draft will pan out, but several teams are already getting outstanding play from other rookies. Here are...

When quarterback Mike Pawlawski walked onto the 49ers' practice field for a tryout one day last month, he thought to himself, Jeez, it's so wide open out here! How can you miss? After throwing in...

In a season marked by so much upheaval that the four teams in last year's conference title games have spent much of the first half in last place in their divisions, it might seem silly to predict...

Sweet AfootFormer Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, shown here eluding a Detroit Lions tackier in 1987, is remembered upon his death on Monday as the NFL's most prolific rusher and as one...

With a trio of titles in four years, the Yanks rank with baseball's alltime best

If you don't like the Yankees, it's very possible you don't really like sports

After courageously battling medical troubles more severe than the public knew, the incomparable Walter Payton lost his fight for life at age 45

That's how coaches, teammates and even opponents recall Walter Payton

Few NFL players have possessed the fire that burned inside Walter Payton

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The Pathetic-10Call the Pac-10 anything you want, but don't dare call it boring

•Washington (5-3, 4-1) at Arizona (6-3, 3-2)Is it possible that the Wildcats rediscovered their aggressive persona in last week's 33-7 victory at UCLA? Let's put it this way: What isn't possible...

Akin Ayodele, DE, Purdue (Coffeyville [Kans.] Community College)—The 6'2", 250-pound sophomore has ably succeeded All-Big Ten Rosevelt Colvin, a fourth-round selection of the Chicago Bears....

Maryland running back LaMont Jordan has turned over a new leaf

In a time of trouble, the pros were there for one of their own

As the country's first pro tournament in 41 years made clear, golf in Cuba has come a long way, and has a long way to go

Memorable Moments, and a lasting memory

It wasn't an abiding love of the fourth estate that drew P.H. Horgan to the media room at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Miss., on Sunday. Like many others in...

What do these players have in common?

Who should be rookie of the year on the Tour, Notah Begay III or Carlos Franco?

The top 50 players in the World Ranking qualified for the World tour event at Valderrama. Here are the golfers who made the biggest moves into and out of the top 50 this year.

Tammie Durdin, Adelaide, AustraliaDurdin, a junior at Pepperdine and the No. 1-ranked college player, shot a tournament-record eight-under 208 at Sahalee Country Club in Redmond, Wash., for a...

Here, for the first time, I reveal my secrets to beating the seemingly invincible Tiger Woods

With seven victories and $5.6 million in earnings, Tiger Woods has left no doubt as to who's the man on the PGA Tour in 1999. The question is, how does his year stack up against the best seasons...