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TABLE OF CONTENTS
November 03, 2003 | Volume 99, Issue 18
November 03, 2003 | Stephen Cancella Joltin' JeffWith a flurry of goals, Jeff Jillson gives the Bruins' blue line punch
Second-year defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, 20, is fast becoming the dominating all-around blueliner most observers expected when the Panthers selected him with the third pick of the 2002 draft. Part...
What the hell are we going to do with Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops? He's clueless. He's inept—he's two flights and a puddle jumper from ept.
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November 03, 2003 Curses, Jinxed Again!After what transpired in Games 6 and 7 of the NLCS and Game 7 of the ALCS, I still believe that the talk of curses befalling the Red Sox and Cubs is nonsense. It's obvious...
November 03, 2003 LETTERS•Please e-mail us at letters@si.timeinc.com or fax us at 212-467-4049. Letters should include the writer's full name, address and home telephone number and may be edited for clarity and space.
"Is everybody on?" asked the elevator attendant, and from the back—from a cartoon in a canary-yellow sweater—came an impatient "Yeah." The doors were closed, the elevator descended, and the...
Wild living and a motorcycle spill may have dashed Dennis Rodman's comeback hopes, but the larger question remains: Can the Worm turn himself around?
A controversial nutritionist says he didn't give athletes an illegal edge
3Straight wins for Tennessee at Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium, the longest winning streak for an opposing team on that 76-year-old field.
November 03, 2003 SnappedThe longest losing streak in Rugby World Cup history, the United States, with a 39-26 win over Japan. In front of a pro-Japanese crowd in Gosford, Australia, flyhalf Mike Hercus scored 19...
November 03, 2003 Acknowledged By officials at the University of Washington, that since 2001, members of the school's athletic department have suspected a team doctor of distributing "tons" of prescription drugs to...
November 03, 2003 WE'RE JUST LIVING IN IT
A woman who whipped the good ol' boys retires—for her husband
The music and fashion mogul, 33, is running the Nov. 2 New York City Marathon to raise money for several charities. He's being trained in part by three-time New York marathon winner Alberto Salazar.
•Irvin's influence When he hired Michael Irvin for Sunday NFL Countdown in July, ESPN executive vice president Mark Shapiro said the former All-Pro receiver offered "closeness to the game, an...
WHAT TO WATCH AND WATCH FOR
November 03, 2003 The new Joe Millionaire, professional bareback bronc rider David Smith, wouldn't reveal the looker he'll wind up with when Fox's show ends in six weeks, but he did give us a hint: "I've always...
November 03, 2003 Ronnie Coleman hasn't said he wants to run for public office, but by winning the 2003 Mr. Olympia title he is clearly laying the groundwork. Coleman received a medal from California governator...
November 03, 2003 DON ZIMMERYankees bench coach, announcing his resignation: "For 25 years Steinbrenner called me 'Zimmer' and I called him 'Boss.' From now on, as far as I'm concerned, he's just 'Steinbrenner.' "
November 03, 2003 Mari Creatini, NEWTON, MASS.Field HockeyCreatini, a junior forward at Northeastern, leads Division I in points (60), points per game (3.5), goals (24) and goals per game (1.4). She scored her...
Special Times
November 03, 2003 To submit a candidate for Faces in the Crowd, go to SI.com/faces.
COMEBACK KID: d. Bears Hall of Famer Gale Sayers averaged an NFL-record 30.6 yards per kickoff return in his career.
At the TOP GUN MOTOCROSS SHOWDOWN, dirt bikers aged four to 69 tried to dust each other
For more about sports in Tennessee and the other 49 states, go to si.com/50.
The Lady Vols coach sings the praises of her state's trio of distinct regions
Tennesseans weigh in on sports*
For more on Volunteer State sports, including a Sports Illustrated flashback story on legendary Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, Vols and Titans trivia, and a gallery of every...
Bucking the odds and conventional wisdom, an old hand guided the upstart Marlins to a World Series triumph
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November 03, 2003 Gather round the virtual water cooler as SI's Phil Taylor weighs in on a burning sports issue in the Hot Button every Monday, only on SI.com.
Nothing short of a championship satisfies the Boss, so expect rumblings in the Bronx
The Falcons are in such disarray that not even the return of the electric Michael Vick—whenever that may happen—can save their season
Michael Silver's Open Mike, every Thursday at si.com.
November 03, 2003 Miami RhapsodyMarlins catcher Pudge Rodriguez (kneeling) and his jubilant teammates wait at home plate to greet shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who hit a 12th-inning, walk-off home run on a pitch by the...
Jeff Smoker nearly threw it all away. Now the gifted Michigan State quarterback has the Spartans battling for the Big Ten championship
More college football coverage, including Tim Layden's Insider and a photo gallery from the week, at si.com/football/ncaa.
Five Saturday games will help clear up the bowl picture
Miami tailback Jarrett Payton has stepped out of some pretty big shadows to shine
The life (loony) and times (lately) of JOHN DALY. Not a role model
JUNE 28, 1987Daly, 21, meets Dale Crafton (right), 23, a hand model.
Thousands of miles removed from Friday-night lights, on a tiny rock in the South Pacific, young boys are bred to play America's game. How Samoa has become an Eden for recruiters
The six American Samoan high school teams represented here—four from public schools, one from the vocational academy and one made up of players from the territory's four private schools—share a...
November 03, 2003 College Football
MAC DaddyBowling Green's Josh Harris is his conference's biggest star—and a quarterback to be reckoned with
USC WR Mike Williams versus Washington State CB Jason DavidWashington State's blitzing, pressure defense has the 6'5", 230-pound Williams, a sophomore who has 54 catches for 786 yards and eight...
Going Overtime
More college football coverage at si.com/football/ncaa.
MUSICAL CONFERENCES
Pat Riley quit as Heat coach, but will he return to the bench elsewhere?
An opposing team's scout on the Lakers' Kobe Bryant:
Center of AttentionWith Dan Koppen and several other rookies playing prominent roles, the Patriots stay atop the AFC East
Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback, every week at si.com/football.
TRADING E-MAIL WITH...
Someone once asked Vince Lombardi before a game about all the injuries his Packers had suffered. He didn't seem concerned. "It'll make the guys who are healthy play better," he said. It's the old...
Dr. Z's Inside Football, every week during the season at si.com/football.
A Breeders' Cup win continued Julie Krone's fairytale comeback
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