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TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 21, 2005 | Volume 102, Issue 8
February 21, 2005 Rocky Road
February 21, 2005 LETTERS
If February is the dullest month on the sports calendar, it's not the fault of the sports. It's the fault of the calendar. For two millennia, man has measured his years mainly by the Julian...
The unspoken rule is, Don't knock the jocks. But should TV analysts pull their punches when criticizing the performance of big-time college athletes?
In their long and brilliant NBA careers, Karl Malone and Reggie Miller did everything but win a ring
Unable to land a college head coaching job, USC's offensive guru goes to the NFL
February 21, 2005 Retired After 19 seasons in the majors, 12-time All-Star shortstop Barry Larkin. The Cincinnati native spent his entire career with the Reds (it was the longest tenure with one team among active...
February 21, 2005 | Bill Scheft Good to be here. I feel so foolish. I shelled out 10 bucks to see Hitch, then found out it wasn't a documentary about Kevin James's backswing.
The four-time Nextel Cup champion will kick off his 12th season this Sunday at the Daytona 500 (page 48)
What to watch and watch for
Instead of attempting to present a comprehensive history, The Team That Changed the World, a fantastic new documentary (PBS, Feb. 24, 9 p.m., or check local listings) on the Harlem Globetrotters,...
■ Hyped as "the mother (and daughter) of all reality shows," Gastineau Girls was to make its premiere on Tuesday night on E! The series follows Brittny and Lisa Gastineau (below)--the 22-year-old...
A Welsh rugby fan celebrated a win over England by cutting off his testicles.
Former Negro leagues star, on baseball's steroid controversy (page 39): "Our steroids were white beans, corn bread and pig's feet."
February 21, 2005 Yvonne Mensah
February 21, 2005 "You honestly don't really feel it wHEN THE SHOTS ARE GOING DOWN. You don't ever get the goose bumps until the fans start to appreciate what you're doing." ALLEN IVERSON Sixers guard, after...
February 21, 2005 WHO'S Hot
February 21, 2005 [Based on a survey of 227 NBA players]
February 21, 2005 After the big game we asked Patriots TE Christian Fauria to share his personal snapshots
February 21, 2005 | Antwan Jamison What was your welcome-to-the-NBA moment? My first game at home [with Golden State in 1998], I was up against Charles Barkley. I had my family in the front row, and he realized that. He said, 'I'm...
How a soccer legend keeps going strong
Spring training is the season of optimism, so what better time to suggest that the Steroid Era is drawing to a close and a fresh and better day is about to bloom?
Jose Canseco's book bashes Mark McGwire but raises more questions than it answers
TRUTH AND logic have not always been Jose Canseco's companions. In Juiced he wrongly writes, for instance, that baseball owners were "caught colluding again" last year. He writes that owners threw...
With the Nextel Cup roaring to life this eek at Daytona, SI gets some answers from the men behind the wheel, including defending champ Kurt Busch (above), profiles last year's top rookie and...
FEB. 20
February 21, 2005 BASEBALL
The freshest face in Nextel Cup belongs to 2004 Rookie of the Year Kasey Kahne, but don't let those apple cheeks fool you--the 24-year-old driver has everything it takes to win
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHASE. After a 26-race "regular season," the top 10 drivers in the standings put the hammer down for a 10-race "playoff" in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Here's how they'll rank...
Though he hails from a country not known for producing basketball prodigies, Utah sophomore Andrew Bogut has become the best big man in this nation
Although the two best players in Australia's history are a forward (Andrew Gaze) and a guard (Shane Heal), Oz has become a popular spot for Division I coaches to find big men. More than 100...
February 21, 2005 [This article consists of photographs--see below.]
While a labor dispute was killing this season, optimists at the NHL donned rose-colored glasses to look beyond a grim present to a future of more scoring, tight sweaters and HDTV
Players and owners will weigh legal options
When you consider the dazzling arc of his career, it's no surprise that LeBron James, at the tender age of 20, is being measured against the greatest players in the NBA
SI's Ian Thomsen presents a medley of select midseason lineups, some of which players and coaches would strongly prefer not to crack
Until teams can control or unload players who behave badly, the league will suffer in the public's eyes
The NBA is providing more end-to-end action and scintillating star power than it has in many years
Here is history that will be made before next season tips off
February 21, 2005 The Week In Sports
The Patriots' Tom Brady is SI's Player of the Year for the way he performed when the stakes were highest
An NBA scout evaluates Arizona guard Salim Stoudamire, a 6'1", 176-pound senior who was averaging 17.9 points and leading the nation in three-point shooting (54.7%) at week's end.
Georgetown has made a quick return to national prominence thanks to a new coach with a very familiar name
IOWA'S PIERRE PIERCE
FLAGRANT FOUL?
Bowling Green goalie Jordan Sigalet hasn't let multiple sclerosis slow his run for the Hobey Baker Award
Besides Jordan Sigalet, here are four top contenders for the Hobey Baker Award (stats through Sunday). Ten finalists will be announced next month.
Julio Franco will be playing baseball for the Atlanta Braves this season at the age of 47. He hit .309 in 2004 and just signed a one-year, $1 million deal.
February 21, 2005 [This article consists of photographs--See below]
February 21, 2005 PLUS
Can a 14-handicap Latino comedian find success--and laughs--at Pebble Beach?
The 18th at Pebble is golf's version of the Emperor's New Clothes. The new trees, bunkers and crumbling coastline have turned it into a joke.
February 21, 2005 | Paul Jenkins Life and Times on the PGA Tour
After his back-to-back wins and going wire to wire at Pebble Beach, we wondered, What will Phil do next?
• GIRLS' RULE The Ladies Golf Union says that transsexuals can play in the Women's British Open. At least one ruling body isn't worried about equipment changes ruining the game.
14 Wins on the West Coast swing for Mickelson, tying Arnold Palmer for the most ever.
February 21, 2005 | Mark O'meara * JEN AND BRAD They seemed like the perfect couple! * JEN AND VINCE VAUGHN'S KISS Didn't take long. * CAMILLA PARKER-BOWLES Lady Di was irreplaceable. * SOCIAL SECURITY They shouldn't privatize...
It's fun to check out the outfits worn by the celebrities at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Often they're fashion forward, but sometimes one is left wondering, Where have I seen that before?
WHO: Phil Mickelson
In the long run, is Mickelson making a mistake by abandoning the swing that won him the Masters?
They say you can tell a lot about a man by the way he plays golf. That's why all eyes were on Ted Forstmann as he made his debut as the owner of IMG
February 21, 2005 Pro bowling pioneer Dick Weber became his sport's first superstar
February 21, 2005 2 Times that a $47,000 check the Trail Blazers' Zach Randolph wrote to the Portland Parks and Recreation department bounced; the team wired money to cover the donation.
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