May 15, 2000 | Volume 92, Issue 20

If there was one kid at Columbine High you figured would get past what he'd seen and what he'd felt and what he'd heard, it was Greg Barnes.

I like to think that God called Payne Stewart early because He or She was tired of playing with Ben Hogan.—Tony Crowell, Laguna Beach, Calif.

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Highlights

Steve Levy and Darren Pang don't mind working overtime. These two ESPN hockey commentators, who broadcast last Thursday's Flyers-Penguins five-overtime affair, the longest televised game (152...

Former NBA player Kenny Smith, analyst for TBS and TNT's Inside the NBA studio show, is in a control room watching Game 4 of the Bucks-Pacers Eastern Conference quarterfinals series. "I don't...

Tired of absurd rankings by boxing's dubious governing bodies? Click on these unbiased ratings

The launch of "Mom's Guide to Sports" on MOMSGUIDE.COMOn Mother's Day (when else?), this Web portal will introduce a channel explaining team sports to the uninitiated soccer, Little League and...

Ray Lewis serves as a reminder that what we read isn't always the whole story

In a game rigged for offense, pitchers have but one recourse

The man whose pep talks gave new meaning to the term Dodger Blue has added red and white to his repertoire: Tommy Lasorda has been named manager of the 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team. When asked...

579Innings pitched by Randy Johnson, through Sunday, since he last gave up a home run to a lefthanded batter.

Marathon MessWhy the world's best doesn't deserve a free pass to Sydney

Respected•The Screen Actors Guild picket lines, by Tiger Woods and Nomar Garciaparra. Woods, a SAG member by dint of his numerous TV ads, balked at filming a Nike spot in Orlando, and Garciaparra,...

Like a real-life Roy Hobbs, Kerry Wood rose from the dead last week. In his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 1999, the Cubs' 22-year-old fireballer allowed the Astros only...

After the Kings' Chris Webber and Jason Williams were written up for reckless driving—both had been cited for speeding in January—Webber said, "If Sacramento troubles me about a ticket, they will...

CHRIS CHILDSKnicks guard, asked if he appreciated the Miami-New York playoff rivalry: "I spent two years with New Jersey, so I appreciate any playoff games."

Two drivers were back on the track last weekend after horrific wrecks

Sartorially challenged Brandon Taliaferro led UCLA to its 18th NCAA championship

IBF middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins aims his biggest shots at promoters

FAIR BALL: A Fan's Case For BaseballBy Bob CostasBroadway Books, $21.95

Hands down—and up—Miguel Cairo has the most unorthodox grip in the bigs

Pennsylvania's tenacious Haverford XI is the only college varsity in the land

Tom Brown's Olympic quest depends on two strong legs, one of them carbon

The latest accessory in horse racing may give new meaning to the phrase winning by a nose. Flair Equine Nasal Strips—six-by-four-inch black strips, placed an inch above a horse's...

Shannon Hartnett of the U.S. reigns over Scotland's arcane strength competitions

Will 6'11" Chris Young sign a baseball contract or stay at Princeton to play two sports?

Who would have guessed that riding a bike could jeopardize your plans for a family? It's no laughing matter for male and female cyclists, who sometimes struggle with sexual dysfunction, along with...

Ginnie Powell, SeattleTrack and FieldGinnie, a sophomore at Rainier Beach High, won the girls' 100-meter hurdles in a meet-record 14.07 and the 300 hurdles, and ran a leg on the Vikings'...

Fusaichi Pegasus started his drive for horse racing's elusive prize with a spectacular win in the Kentucky Derby

Since breaking his engagement, Mike Modano, who was sputtering through the season, has become reengaged on the ice and is leading Dallas's quest for a second straight Cup

After a disappointing regular season, usually bellicose Avalanche star Peter Forsberg has kept his cool and gotten hot

Stay plugged in to the playoffs: Phil Taylor answers your NBA questions and Kostya Kennedy responds to your NHL queries in their virtual mailbags at cnnsi.com/si_online.

Though their roster keeps turning over, the Braves remain the class of the National League, and their 15-win streak suggests the best may be yet to come

With 612 games in the trenches and still counting, the Matthews clan is proving to be the most durable in NFL history

Knicks fans see once notorious Latrell Sprewell for what he is: a car-loving, Jet-skiing, laid-back swingman who's their best hope to beat the Heat

Penny Hardaway battles his former mate's team—and reflects on what might have been

Brian Grant emerged from a funk just in time to help the Blazers top Utah in Game 1

Portuguese-Americans in the San Joaquin Valley of California stage bullfights in the style of the Old Country, with one exception: No bull sheds a drop of blood

The high cost of attending games is fattening owners' wallets while it drives average fans from arenas, and it may be cooling America's passion for pro sports

Roman ChargesStars center Roman Lyashenko gets off a shot as he's being helped to the ice by Sharks defenseman Scott Hannan during the fifth and final game of Dallas's Western Conference...

OLYMPIC SPORTS

Hot RodIn a steamy trials marathon, Rod DeHaven grabbed the only U.S. ticket to Sydney

Marathoner Khalid Khannouchi, whose long run to U.S. citizenship ended last week, is not the only athlete who has been on an affiliation odyssey this year. Here are some other folks who hope to be...

The PacesetterTwo super games from Reggie Miller helped cure what ailed Indiana

The NBA is mourning the passing of Trail Blazers assistant coach Bill Musselman, 59, who was known for both his insatiable appetite for the game and his impassioned locker room speeches. Only days...

Sleeping BeautyAt least the Flyers and Penguins were awake to the end of a five-OT epic

John D'Amico, who was the NHL supervisor during the No Goal II controversy in the Flyers-Sabers playoff series last month, found a hole in a net before three games of the subsequent Devils-Maple...

May 15, 1990Oilers vs. Bruins

Poison PenExpected to be one of the Rangers' strong points, their relief corps has been absorbing a Texas-sized pounding

The Cardinals have bashed their way to the top of the National League Central, but have they been tested? At week's end St. Louis had played 18 of 31 games at home and only two series against...

May 5, 2000 Tigers 10, Twins 8

The 2000 all-star game in Atlanta might turn into a reunion of 1996 A's infielders. Four years ago it wouldn't have been a stretch to predict that first baseman Mark McGwire would still be so...

I hope that someday people will talk more about my golf and less about the way I speak

Maria Garcia-Estrada, Tenerise, SpainGarcia-Estrada, a freshman at Duke, got her first collegiate victory and became the third consecutive freshman to win the ACC title while leading the...

Gary Player's tips for the well-mannered golfer

BUDDY, SAM SNEAD'S GOLDEN RETRIEVER

•Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!Carlos Franco let the good times roll—again—in New Orleans.

Yes, the playoff in New Orleans was a disaster, but second place still looked pretty good to Blaine and Claudia McCallister

The Tip That Saved SuttonHorgen's Secret

What do these players have in common?

Is a gifted golfer better off turning pro after high school, as Sergio Garcia did, or attending college, like Matt Kuchar?

SYNONYMS for a LOB SHOTBalloon, beanbag, blimpy, blooper, butterfly, dead ball, dragonfly, feather, kill shot, let the air out, parachute, Phil's phlop, pillow ball, pop tart, sack of potatoes,...

The royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews was wise to declare its intention to close ranks with the USGA and outlaw hot drivers, but until R& A officials abandon their quills and enter...