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TABLE OF CONTENTS
April 30, 2001 | Volume 94, Issue 18
April 30, 2001 In regard to the cover shot of Derek Jeter and his four World Series rings, I hope Alex Rodriguez received his copy.—JUDY WIERZBICKI, Bayonne, N.J.
April 30, 2001 LETTERS
Despite those elemental charms, not to mention decapitations, U.S. viewers haven't warmed to playoff hockey
Highlights
Fox Sports Net's Preps portrays the everyday lives of three high school basketball stars
There was a moment, after months of preparing for his role in 61*, when actor Barry Pepper truly became Roger Maris. It happened on a sultry night last summer at Detroit's old Tiger Stadium (which...
Was that ESPN or CNBC covering the NFL draft last weekend? There were three information tickers, a sidebar that listed past picks and results of an espn.com fan poll, plus talking heads Chris...
The NCAA's new proposal on cash for athletes benefits only the elite
Gilbert Arenas6'3" sophomore guard. Has shooting range and athleticism to excel as NBA two guard. Possible lottery pick.
Ostensibly Owing to the popularity of its Freestyle commercial (SI, March 12), Nike said last week that the airing of another ad featuring Kings guard Jason Williams has been put on hold. The...
April 30, 2001 Q. Why do baseballs float?
8Big leaguers with the surname Martinez, the most common last name in the majors.
April 30, 2001 The song may encourage buyers to go for the peanuts and Cracker Jack, but when it comes to concession sales, nobody tops the beer man. Vendors selling suds at big league parks—by far the most...
April 30, 2001 Last week, Stephen Dunn, a professor of creative writing at Richard Stockton College in Pomona, N.J., won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his 11th collection, Different Hours. Dunn, who played...
April 30, 2001 Flooded•The phone lines of the Jacksonville office of investment company Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, after a fan at Safeco Field hung a banner during Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez's April 16...
April 30, 2001 The goodwill games have always been an oddity on the international sports calendar. The brainchild of media billionaire Ted Turner, who founded them in 1986 to foster better U.S.-Soviet relations,...
April 30, 2001 Michael Jordan's back! Yes it's true: Jordan is returning...to the big screen. Twentieth Century Fox has just bought a script called Like Mike, about a teen who receives a pair of Jordan's...
April 30, 2001 Apex Fitness of Thousand Oaks, Calif., has introduced a line of Oreo- and peanut-butter-cup-flavored energy bars laced with the muscle-builder creatine.
April 30, 2001 PETE BABCOCKGeneral manager of the Hawks, who went 25-57 in 2000-01: "Except for the record, this season has been a really good experience."
April 30, 2001 Guidance for those lost in sports
April 30, 2001 Ted Hatlen, SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.Track and FieldHatlen, 90, a retired drama professor, won four events in the 90-and-over division at the national masters indoor championships. He surpassed world...
Hasim Rahman shocked Lennox Lewis with a fifth-round KO to take the heavyweight championship
No longer so fantastic, the NBA opened its playoffs amid debate over its daring—or is it reckless?—attempt to reinvigorate its game
With something old and something new, Indiana made Philly blue, seizing the home court advantage
Little ball—plus some big bats and strong arms—has vaulted Minnesota from worst to first, at least for now
The new unbalanced schedule has been a boon to fast starters like the Twins
By cleanly laying out two Hurricanes, New Jersey captain Scott Stevens cemented his reputation as one of the game's best bangers ever
With his future up in the air, Purdue's DREW BREES, like many top prospects, lived in a maddening limbo from New Year's to draft day: working out for NFL teams, watching his I draft status rise...
April 30, 2001 THE NHL
April 30, 2001 Stay prepped for the playoffs: Phil Taylor answers your questions in his NBA mailbag and Marty Burns breaks down each and every postseason matchup at cnnsi.com/basketball.
Follow the Leader
JOE SAKICAVALANCHE CA shoo-in for league MVP this season, the 31-year-old continued his dazzling play with a team-high seven points as Colorado swept the Canucks in the first round.
Penguins Goalie Johan Hedberg, who maybe the best puckhandling netminder to come from Europe, learned that fine art as a kid growing up in Sweden by watching video of renowned Flyers goalie Ron...
Scoring PointsMike Holmgren went on the offensive during Seattle's banner draft
1. SEAHAWKSOnly vegetarians are unhappy. Seattle ordered up a hot dog and a pork chop: first-round pick Koren Robinson, a wideout with unlimited ability but an attitude that belongs on a bun, and...
Better Safe Than SorryCaution prevailed in the first restrictor-plate race since Dale Earnhardt's death
April 30, 2001 Heat-sinking MissileHornets forward Eddie Robinson makes as if he has a rocket in his pocket during Charlotte's rout of the Heat in Game 1 of their first-round series (page 40).
Journeyman Willy T. Ribbs has a new ride, this one in NASCAR
Off and RunningThe majors are teeming with fast starters, but what do amazing Aprils mean in the long haul?
Two advance scouts, one from each league, discuss what they saw and heard last week
A's righthander Jim Mecir has 209 big league appearances, all in relief. Over the past three seasons, with the Devil Rays and Oakland, he has been one of the game's best vultures—gobbling up 17...
April 20 Reds 9, Mets 5After doubling with the bases loaded against the Pirates on April 12, Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin returned to the clubhouse to find a 25-pound weight had been left...
Hard-knocks rookie righthander Chris Reitsma breaks in big with the Reds
WHOA, CANADA!
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