Darren Clarke

In what has become a familiar sight, a deep, talented European team dominated the U.S. at the Ryder Cup

U.S. Idle In need of a strong day to close the gap, the Americans were stuck in neutral

After all the talk of fun and family, the U.S. got off to a familiar shaky start

Retired After a 16-year career, linebacker Junior Seau (above). In 1993, before his fourth NFL season, Seau told SI, "I'm afraid of being average. I have a real fear of being just another linebacker." His fears were...

His mind was elsewhere, but Darren Clarke was simply doing his job by playing this season. Now he'll take time off to tend to more critical matters