February 18, 2008
Get Behind Me, Peyton Your cover describes Eli Manning, while leading the Giants to an upset win over the Packers in the NFC Championship Game in Green Bay, as "ignoring the cold and his brother...
February 18, 2008
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How America's top steroid cop got Roger Clemens in his sights
February 18, 2008
WHO'S Hot
February 18, 2008
Which opposing player scares you the most to play against?
February 18, 2008
Won By Lindsey Vonn (above) in Sestriere, Italy, last Saturday, the ninth World Cup downhill of her career, tying her with Picabo Street and Daron Rahlves as the most successful U.S. downhill...
February 18, 2008
PAUL MAURICE Maple Leafs coach, on what was going through his mind at the end of an 8--0 loss to Florida: "Mostly profanity."
February 18, 2008
NBC is planning a curling reality show, hosted by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, on which contestants will vie for a spot on the 2010 Olympic team.
For the Bengals, two Palmers are better than one
February 18, 2008 | Pablo S. Torre
THERE ARE places where Eli Manning didn't make the Throw, David Tyree missed the Catch and the Patriots went 19--0. Those places are Nicaragua and Romania. Before the Super Bowl, NFL contractors...
524 Games UConn's women's hoops team has played without back-to-back losses, a streak that dates to 1993.
GIANTS DEFENSIVE END
An ex-NFL star makes his Off-Broadway debut
UPPER DECK initially included Senator Hillary Clinton in a set of election-themed trading cards to be released this year, but the caricature on the cards (below) wasn't exactly presidential....
What to watch and watch for
February 18, 2008 | Sarah Kwak
Two years after learning he was being investigated for his part in a nationwide gambling ring, Coyotes associate coach Rick Tocchet's NHL ban has ended, and he's resumed his place next to longtime...
February 18, 2008
Michael Sturns
FORT WORTH > Basketball
Sturns, a senior guard at Holy Family, scored career highs in consecutive wins,
with 39 points against Chestnut Hill and a school-record 51 against New...
The Interview Tony Stewart NASCAR DRIVER
Suggestions for Spicing Up NBA All-Star Saturday
AFTER CALLING a timeout in Portland during the Knicks' recent eight-game losing streak, Isiah Thomas pulled aside Jamal Crawford and began whistling. Crawford later said, "I think it was Over the...
February 18, 2008 | JACK MCCALLUM
All-Star Weekend
With its plodding new pickup in surprisingly good shape, fast-breaking Phoenix believes that it can complete its run for a title
SI's midseason awards have a decidedly Boston flavor
Some names have changed from SI's preseason picks, but the last team standing remains the same
The chemistry of the new-look Suns will draw plenty of interest, but here are three other situations to keep an eye on
There is a star under a steroids-related FBI investigation and it's not Roger Clemens. It's Miguel Tejada, who nonetheless remains an untainted hero in his native Dominican Republic
Burden of Proof
February 18, 2008 | GRANT WAHL
February 18, 2008 | GRANT WAHL
THE ANKLE BREAKER
In one phase, the point guard (1) breaks down his defender on the dribble,
driving the lane where he can either make a layup, dish to the weakside post
man (5) or kick out a pass...
February 18, 2008 | GRANT WAHL
In the Post
February 18, 2008 | GRANT WAHL
SI found 224 junior high school, high school, college
and pro teams in North America that are running the Dribble-Drive Motion
offense in some form.
The colleges that fared best, as ranked by SI
Cream of the Crop
Surprises at Minnesota, K-State and elsewhere
The 10 freshmen who will immediately make their mark
Quarterbacks who not only possess pinpoint accuracy but also can run over a linebacker are becoming all the rage
February 18, 2008 | LARS ANDERSON
Revved Up
Riding high after two straight Cup titles, Jimmie Johnson isn't going to let a new teammate get in the way of a third
February 18, 2008
Chopping Timber
Going up for a rebound, Timberwolves forward Craig Smith suffered the
boardinghouse reach of Celtics forward Leon Powe (0) last Friday in
Minneapolis. Powe hit a layup at the...
February 18, 2008 | MARK BEECH
WITH A NEW CUP SEASON REVVING UP THIS WEEKEND, NASCAR'S "BACK TO BASICS" CAMPAIGN COMES DOWN TO ONE FACTOR: THE MEN BEHIND THE WHEEL (AS IT SHOULD)
February 18, 2008
College Basketball Xavier's Stanley Burrell has turned into the best defender in the Atlantic 10 • Stingy Musketeers specialize in shutting down opponents' top scorers
Best Defense Now that its top gunner has diversified his game, stingy Xavier specializes in shutting down opposing scorers
Xavier has shut down a number of top opposing scorers this season:
Subbing for Sid With Captain Crosby on the shelf, the Penguins got a boost from star apparent Evgeni Malkin and soldiered on
When Stars G.M. Doug Armstrong was fired on Nov. 13 after five years in that job, Dallas was 7-7-3. Through Sunday the team was 34-20-5—without having made a significant roster change. Five...
ON FEB. 5 a court in Hangzhou sentenced dissident journalist Lu Gengsong to four years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power" with his critical essays about the ruling Communist Party....
February 18, 2008 | PHYLLIS WADE
As a Tour volunteer since 1948, I've seen the heart of the game
February 18, 2008 | PHYLLIS WADE
The USGA picks unique Chambers Bay for the 2015 U.S. Open
Steve Lowery,
injured and out of it in 2007, wasn't the only veteran pro at Pebble Beach
looking to rejuvenate his career in '08
Hoch storms the Champions tour
The seniors return and debate what it takes to keep going
WHO: Vijay Singh
February 18, 2008 | MIKE LOPUSZYNSKI
"Ernie Els is too busy flying around collecting appearance fees (Dubai, India). He should focus on the majors and beating Tiger Woods."
Will Annika Sorenstam overtake Lorena Ochoa and regain the No. 1 ranking?
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