January 24, 2000 | Volume 92, Issue 3

The story of Barkley's demise brought a tear to my eye.—RYAN GUSTAFSON, Morristown, Minn.

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Highlights

On HBO's Real Sports (Monday, 10 p.m.), the SI/Real Sports segment profiles Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett, who went from high school to NBA All-Star without benefit of college. His route...

When earlier this month Dennis Rodman expressed interest in returning to the NBA, no freak-show press conference was hastily arranged, no sportswriter was tipped off, no late-night TV host got the...

In his second stint as analyst, former NBA coach Danny Ainge again will call 'em as he sees 'em

A campaign to repair John Rocker's image is getting him—and his apologists—in even deeper

The NFL should take the gag off its oft-embattled referees

7Decades in which jockey Ray York, 66, has had a mount, after finishing 10th on Culebra at Santa Anita last week.

He put championship rings on the fingers of Luc Longley, Will Perdue and even Dennis Hopson. Now Michael Jordan seems ready to attempt more magic tricks. If a deal goes through making him a...

For complete NFL postseason coverage, including Dr. Z's exclusive AFC and NFC championship game forecasts and on-site analysis form Peter King, go to cnnsi.com/football.

Sour CharlotteBobby Phill's death is the latest in a string of North Carolina woes

SlainZeljko Raznjatovic, a.k.a. Arkan, alleged Serbian war criminal turned soccer impresario [SCORECARD, April 19], in a Belgrade hotel lobby. The onetime leader of the Tigers, a notorious...

The father of a youth league baseball player sued his son's coach for $2,000, claiming that bad coaching cost the boy a trip to a tournament in Florida.

JAY LENOOn NFL players in trouble with the law: "Imagine how bad it would be if football didn't build character."

Ronald Reagan's body double had one of the best arms of an era rich in hurlers

SI senior writer Paul Zimmerman, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, will join 37 colleagues in Atlanta on Jan. 29 to choose Canton's Class of 2000 from among 15...

Even fighting one-handed, Roy Jones Jr. produced a Radio City spectacular

Sarunas Marciulionis brings NBA-style hoops to Northern Europe

One of his runners recalls the genius of Oregon coaching giant and Nike cofounder Bill Bowerman

Who says all basketball bios are alike?

Morgan Valley, Colchester, Vt.BasketballMorgan, a senior guard at Rice Memorial High, scored 18 points to lead the Little Indians to a 56-30 defeat of Lewistown High. The win was Rice Memorial's...

The Rams and a divinely inspired Isaac Bruce made true believers of the football world by dismantling the Vikings

Rayna TerrorDolphins receiver Oronde Gadsden gets guillotined by Jaguars safety Rayna Stewart during Jacksonville's 62-7 defeat of Miami in the AFC playoffs (page 44).

Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson bowed out after a humiliating loss to the Jaguars. Can Dan Marino be far behind?

Led by the strong and swift Eddie George and a surprising and stifling defense, the Titans manhandled the Colts to buoy the Super Bowl hopes of their legion of new fans

A never-say-die defense, with unheralded Brad Culpepper at its center, kept the Bucs afloat with a pair of clutch turnovers against the Redskins

The swingin' Giambis—the A's Jason and the Royals' Jeremy—still live with Mom and Dad in their childhood home, hanging out together as they always have

Gritty forward Eduardo Nájera has come blazing out of Mexico to become a star at Oklahoma—and a cult hero back home

THE NBA

What's to Like, Mike?As a co-owner Michael Jordan would bring sorely needed cachet to the woeful Wizards

Larry Bird is off the hook. Although the Pacers finished last week with the best record in the Eastern Conference, Bird won't have to coach in the All-Star Game, an event he hates because of the...

Wouldn't NBA players love to see their bosses match up? The coaches have toughness and rebounding, but the head-to-head matchups favor the general managers.

Left Side StoryIt may take a sinister plan to beat the Yankees

Winning With StyleThe run-and-gun Maple Leafs are not only fun to watch, but they're successful as well

Lightning forward Stephane Richer was close to being dealt to the Stars last week before Blues general manager Larry Pleau stepped in and acquired him for two minor leaguers. St. Louis persuaded...

Vandy Is DandyLed by senior forward Dan Langhi, Vanderbilt knocked off three top 25 teams in 11 days

That crashing sound you heard in the East last week was North Carolina going down twice—at Wake Forest (which then lost to North Carolina State) and to UCLA in Chapel Hill. This left the ACC with...

As Iowa State's Marcus Fizer has grown up, the Cyclones have taken off

Ground-bound Raptors forward Charles Oakley made his name under the boards with his elbows and his heart. What goes on in his head is a mystery

I admire the Reverend Jesse Jackson. I think he's one of America's heroes. The man goes behind enemy lines to negotiate the release of captured U.S. servicemen, gets millions of minorities to...

•A Zinger at WaialaeTwo weeks into the season, Paul Azinger owns comeback player of the year.

To a chastened Paul Azinger, winning the Sony Open for his first victory in seven years was cause for reflection instead of celebration

Aussies RuleNational Program Bears Fruit

UGH to this week's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Five days on four dull courses. Arnie shooting 80. Gerald Ford in search of the perfect shank. Blue hair, bad rugs and Coogi sweaters. That'll all...

The question, What's more important, how we look or how we play? is the LPGA's version of the chicken or the egg and always gets the players clucking. Last week, during the association's 50th...

What do these players have in common?

Jenny Ritchie, Wanganui, New ZealandOn Dec. 31 Ritchie, 51, a landscape gardener, made the fifth hole in one of her life, using a seven-iron on the 137-yard 7th hole at Wanganui Golf Club's...

My dream? That the Masters would go back to its old rules, and I could play in Augusta