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TABLE OF CONTENTS
January 14, 2002 | Volume 96, Issue 2
January 14, 2002 A Blizzard of MoneyLiving in Abilene, along I-70, I figure the traffic going west to the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City will be heavy. I am requesting an appropriation from Congress to build a...
January 14, 2002 Letters
January 14, 2002 | Hali Helfgott APRIL 2, 1956
More and more often, sports are the victims of their own incessant hype
Highlights
For anyone who has ever topped, shanked or sliced, a website makes good sport of bad golf
As part of her calling card for a sports broadcasting career, Marion Jones had her representatives send network executives tapes of some of her most white-hot press conferences, including one...
The PGA Tour rolled out part of its laser-based statistical system, ShotLink, at the Mercedes Championships. Topographical maps drawn with the aid of the global positioning system enhanced ESPN's...
Winners and losers from baseball's hectic off-season
The skinny on top players who'll be eligible for free agency next winter.
January 14, 2002 Time was, a tennis fan could justify rooting for Anna Kournikova on the grounds that she was a credible top 10 player. As her handlers would say, she may not be the MVP of women's tennis, but...
Four months later, the fallout from the Danny Almonte episode is still being felt. Last month Little League's international headquarters in Williamsport, Pa., sent a series of stringent new...
January 14, 2002 $3,500,000Opening bid on Mike Tyson's 64-acre property in Southington, Ohio, as listed on eBay; the top bidder gets a 25,000-square-foot home, two lakes and two ringside seats to a proposed...
January 14, 2002 One of the more memorable Super Bowl commercials in recent years was EDS's 2000 spot, Cat Herders, which depicted cowboys rounding up a bunch of kitties. The technology company followed that up...
Some of Pistons guard Stackhouse's earliest memories are of his older sister Lois and Jean injecting themselves with insulin. At the time he didn't understand what diabetes was. Today Stackhouse...
January 14, 2002 Ordered•By the California Department of Motor Vehicles to turn in his vanity license plate, IREDSKN, former Washington Redskins fullback Dale Atkeson, 71. The state says Atkeson's plate is a slur...
January 14, 2002 Move over, LeRoy Neiman. Sports themes have been cropping up recently in a number of works of fine art:
January 14, 2002 After years of insisting that their relationship is merely platonic, Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm finally admit they're a couple. Hamm recently told a group of her U.S. soccer teammates that she...
January 14, 2002 Advertising Age phoned the FBI trying to discover whether, according to a story in the magazine, "it was a pair of Nikes, Reeboks or Adidas" that Richard Reid was wearing when he allegedly...
January 14, 2002 GEORGE KARLBucks coach, after being ejected in a 90-83 loss to the Bulls: "I'm not criticizing the referees, but it was a poorly officiated game."
January 14, 2002 Boaz Cheboiywo, ELDORET, KENYACross-countryCheboiywo, a senior at Eastern Michigan, ran a 10K circuit at Furman in a course-record 28:47 to win the NCAA championship. Cheboiywo, who set course...
Kordell Stewart demanded his coach's support and excelled when he got it, but can he lead the Steelers to a title? That's one of several big questions as the playoffs begin
"Yeah," says St. Louis running back Marshall Faulk. "Us."
Yes, though these teams are reflections of their colorless coaches, the Bears' Dick Jauron and the Patriots' Bill Belichick. Each relies on a low-risk offense that does just enough to win, and...
After an unpredictable regular season, in which two-game win streaks were cause for celebration and road teams won nearly 50% of the time, picking the wild-card team that should go the furthest...
Bucs at Eagles. The concept seemed terrific for Tampa Bay: Line up in a big-back set with 237-pound Jameel Cook blocking for 248-pound Mike Alstott, or pair Alstott with speedy Warrick Dunn for a...
In his third incarnation, Michael Jordan is showing that he can still perform feats of magic—like turning the Wizards into winners
January 14, 2002 For complete NFL playoff coverage, including the latest coaching news, plus exclusive analysis from SI's Peter King and Dr. Z, go to cnnsi.com/football.
Only injuries or Olympic fatigue are apt to keep the Red Wings, with nine future Hall of Famers, from winning the Stanley Cup
Here are some ups and downs of the season's first half (all stats through Sunday):
It didn't take the Amazing Kreskin to figure out that the Red Wings would beat up on the rest of the league, that the Penguins would reel without Jaromir Jagr or that the Canadian Olympic team...
Here are the eight teams with the best chances to win the Stanley Cup, according to SI's Pierre McGuire.
Here is SI's All-Star ream for the season's first half (all stats through Sunday).
CENTERFIELDER MIKE CAMERON IS A STAR IN SEATTLE BUT LOVES BEING WITH THE FOLKS BACK HOME IN GEORGIA
January 14, 2002 SnowplowSteeler Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala cuts through a big hole—and a lot of the white stuff—en route to gaining 98 rushing yards in a 28-7 win over the Browns.
When a bunch of alpha males get together daily in a confined space, lots of things—good and bad—can happen
Here are some of the top amenities found in clubhouses and locker rooms in pro sports.
BASEBALL
January 14, 2002 The NFL
Double FeatureThe Rams' Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk both deserve to be the MVP
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Looking for the 2002 version of the Bears? Try the Bills. They have a solid young roster—their 2001 draft, led by corner Nate Clements, was among the league's best—except for the question mark at...
The defending Super Bowl champion Ravens and the NFC East-winning Eagles each place three men on my All-Pro team. It doesn't seem as if the Bears have had an All-Pro since Walter Payton, but now...
Less Than PerfectDuke's stunning loss at Florida State exposed several Blue Devils flaws
MARIO AUSTIN
UConn and guard Diana Taurasi lit up Tennessee in another showdown between Nos. 1 and 2
Buzz Off!With their fans up in arms and a move on tap, the Hornets are a dispirited bunch
Don't expect Kenyon Martin to back off much despite his suspensions for flagrant fouls against Karl Malone on Dec. 22 and Tracy McGrady last Friday. "I like him being physical, aggressive,...
Spurs guard Steve Smith (above) entered the season a 34.5% three-point shooter for his 10-year career, with a high of 40.2% in 1992-93. Through Sunday's games Smith was knocking down 56.7% of his...
The Jazz's long-shot bet on Andrei Kirilenko is paying off
For good times, there's nothing like inviting a car full of lip-readers over to watch Sunday's NFL games.
Sergio García was the only player in the field to improve his score every round (73-69-68-64, 18 under), and he won despite a triple bogey on Thursday, becoming the first Tour winner to survive a...
García's victory is a positive sign for the 2002 season
Sergio García's cuffed three-wood from a downhill lie set up the eagle that propelled him to victory at the Mercedes Championships
The USGA's proposed equipment restrictions are an overreaction to a nonexistent problem
January 14, 2002 Steve Spurrier is such an avid golfer that some NFL types have questioned whether he's willing to leave the links and put in the long hours that pro football demands. Three days after his stunning...
January 14, 2002 First he takes the advice to lay up, now this: Over the off-season David Toms presented his caddie, Scott Gneiser, with the keys to a midnight-blue 2001 Porsche Boxster, a car Toms had originally...
January 14, 2002 What was the biggest story of 2001?
January 14, 2002 Phil Mickelson may have looked like a prima donna for skipping the Mercedes, but he'll turn out to have been a trendsetter. This faraway event has become golf's version of the All-Star Game—more...
Joel Edwards made it to the Mercedes Championships later than most, which is precisely why he found the event so special
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