Nate Haasis

Jinx ThinkGiven the power of the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED cover to stop winning streaks, perhaps a better headline on your Nov. 17 edition would have been THE CHIEFS, PERFECT (UNTIL NOW).JOHN DARLING VENTURA, Calif.

SeveredIn an attack by a 12-to-15-foot shark, the left arm of 13-year-old surfer Bethany Hamilton. Last Friday, Bethany, a promising competitor who won a national open in August and also beat many older surfers to...