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TABLE OF CONTENTS
January 21, 2002 | Volume 96, Issue 3
January 21, 2002 SportsmenCurt Schilling and Randy Johnson (The Power of Two, Dec. 17) were not only good, they were gutsy. That separates them from the others.Richard Catrambone, Decatur, Ga.
January 21, 2002 Letters
FEBRUARY 6, 1978
Even in the dead of winter, fans at Lambeau Field radiate a burning passion for the Pack
the guide
January 21, 2002 The online auction items of the Week
With Fox airing the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, we checked in with the amiable James Brown, 50, the host and traffic cop for Fox's NFL Sunday.
January 21, 2002 Torry Holt, wide receiver, St. Louis Rams
What has Steve Spurrier gotten himself into?
Here's a look at some football coaches who won a national championship in college and how they fared in the NFL.
January 21, 2002 One of the great fears of the Internet age is that conniving adults will use the Web to take advantage of unsuspecting kids. Yet as two recent incidents show, adults have plenty to fear from...
January 21, 2002 5Players on the Indians 2002 wall calendar—which features a photo of one player for each month—who are no longer with Cleveland (Roberto Alomar, Dave Burba, Marty Cordova, Juan Gonzalez and Kenny...
January 21, 2002 One thing's clear about the case of Thomas Junta—it made for riveting television. Last week Junta was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of Michael Costin, his...
January 21, 2002 Q. What does an athlete go through when he receives a physical?
January 21, 2002 Wizards fans should start worrying. On Jan. 4, citing irreconcilable differences, Michael Jordan's wife, Juanita, filed for divorce. Although some athletes who suffer marital discord see an...
January 21, 2002 PermittedBy a federal judge in Seattle, the practice of forcing judoists to bow to a portrait of Jigoro Kano, the sport's founder, before bouts. Some judoists had fought the rule, saying it...
January 21, 2002 Only Mark Cuban could make enemies of the soft-serve ice cream community. Last week the NBA fined the Mavericks owner $500,000 (a league record), in part for saying that director of officiating Ed...
January 21, 2002 An earth-shaking confluence of teen favorites is set to occur: Anna Kournikova is coming to MTV. The tennis vixen recently completed two days of filming for Enrique Iglesias's video Escape. Both...
January 21, 2002 Damir Dokic, tennis player Jelena Dokic's father, whose pattern of drunken and abusive behavior has led to his being banned from numerous events, is the pitchman in a series of ads for automaker...
January 21, 2002 SCOTTIE PIPPENTrailblazers swingman, on Portland's 18-19 start, during which he missed 17 games because of nagging injuries: "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired."
January 21, 2002 Christie Welsh, MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.SoccerWelsh, a junior forward at Penn State, was awarded the women's Hermann trophy after setting Big Ten career records in goals, assists and points, with 69,...
January 21, 2002 The biggest surprise in the first round of the NFL playoffs was the emphatic statements made by the four winning teams
With Brett Favre firing fastballs again, Green Bay can't be taken lightly
To beat Philadelphia, you've got to find a way to beat its vaunted pass defense
With a slashing Charlie Garner juicing up the attack, Oakland has regained its stride
After hitting a high note at halftime, Elvis Grbac has the Ravens humming
Green Bay at St. Louis. The Packers haven't faced St. Louis in the Rams' three Greatest Show on Earth years. The first thing they'll find out is that St. Louis's speed is almost impossible to...
Five years after he says he last smoked heroin, the L.A. Kings' Jere Karalahti looks back on his dreamy days on drugs
Savvy veteran Jermaine O'Neal has become a force for the Pacers. So what if he's only 23?
January 21, 2002 This week Jon Wertheim tells you what's up Down Under at the Australian Open as Peter King and Dr. Z keep you poised and prepped for the NFL postseason.
Millions of superstitious readers—and many athletes—believe that an appearance on SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S cover is the kiss of death. But is there really such a thing as the SI Jinx?
January 21, 2002 Goose FatCorpulent Ravens defensive tackle Tony Siragusa looks ready to make a meal of Dolphins back Travis Minor in Baltimore's AFC wild-card victory (page 39).
January 21, 2002 The NBA
He's All Grown UpAfter going it alone on the court and off, Kobe Bryant relishes being a teammate
With Mark Cuban unfazed by a record $500,000 fine, NBA insiders predict his next swipe at the referees will result in a suspension....
On Duke junior point guard Jason Williams, who is expected to be the top pick in the June draft:
Oscar Torres, the NBA's first native Venezuelan, is a Rocket on the rise
Frozen AssetsA new togetherness has the U.S. women's hockey team streaking toward the Games
Danny Kass, snowboarding bad boy, catches big air and big flak
Not Like Old TimesIn his return to Philadelphia, an ice-cold and tentative Eric Lindros avoided the fray
Since the Canadiens' Patrick Traverse was knocked cold for two minutes following a clean hit into the boards by the Islanders' Michael Peca in Montreal on Jan. 10, some NHL players have been...
Trojan HossesUSC has ridden a stronger, deeper lineup to the top of the Pac-10 standings
MATT BARNESSENIOR, FORWARD, UCLA
Having recovered from a terrible triceps injury, perpetually positive Hollis Price has Oklahoma soaring
Sorry, but it's crucial that we speak now of (throat-clearing noise) crotches.
January 21, 2002 To put on the brakes after a mid-swing distraction you need to have begun with a smooth takeaway. This initial action defines the rest of the swing, so if it is smooth, the rest of the swing...
Jerry Kelly, with an even-par 70 on Sunday, became only the third player to win the Sony Open despite not breaking par in the final round....
John Cook lost a chance at victory—and his cool—at the Sony Open when he was distracted mid-swing by a ringing cell phone
January 21, 2002 Lee Trevino's long-lost sidekick, Herman Mitchell, will be back caddying for the Merry Mex beginning with the Feb. 1-3 Royal Caribbean Classic. To regain his sea legs, Mitchell, 64, worked the PGA...
January 21, 2002 Move over, Long John Daly. Phil Mickelson has suddenly become golf's most high-profile gambler. On the eve of the NFL playoffs Lefty talked about his lucrative hobby.
January 21, 2002 Do you agree with the USGA's proposal to limit clubhead size to 385 cubic centimeters arid shaft length to 47 inches?
At the Sony Open, the Tour's newly minted members kicked off what they're sure will he a special season
Show us your Tour clip (or card), members of the class of 2002:
Tiger Woods and Jerry Kelly: same ocean, different drift
Charles Howell is headed for a sophomore slump. Last week the 2001 rookie of the year was fired by his caddie, parted ways with his business manager and blew yet another opportunity to earn his...
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