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Golf Plus
WHO CAN TAME TIGER? THAT REMAINED AN OPEN QUESTION, ESPECIALLY AFTER A VIJAY SINGH WIN ENDED A LONG WEEK AT THE MEMORIAL
By John Garrity
HOLD ON, JACK A GUY NAMED ARNIE MADE JACK NICKLAUS'S RISE TO THE TOP UNLIKE ANYTHING TIGER WOODS WILL EVER ENCOUNTER
By Walter Bingham
LET'S PLAY TOO INSIDE THE BELTWAY, GOLF HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CAPITAL IDEA
By Alan Shipnuck
WIDE OPEN IN BIG SKY COUNTRY, 14 QUALIFIERS TOOK THEIR BEST SHOT AT MAKING THE OPEN
By John Garrity
PROUD WORDS KEN VENTURI, THE 1964 OPEN CHAMPION, HAS FACED LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS BY FOLLOWING HIS FATHER'S COMMANDMENTS
By Michael Bamberger
SHOCK WAVE TINY PEPPERDINE PROVED IT COULD PLAY WITH THE BIG BOYS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
By William F. Reed
NEWS AND NOTES
BOTTOM LINES
COMPILED BY Gary B. Smith
YIKES! JUST BECAUSE THE U.S. OPEN FINISHES ON A PAR-3 DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WILL COME TO A BAD END
By Jaime Diaz
Catching Up With...
WASHINGTON BULLETS FORWARD ELVIN HAYES MAY 8, 1978
By Seth Davis
Faces In The Crowd
FACES IN THE CROWD
Television
SI VIEW THE WEEK IN TV SPORTS
By John Walters
NBA Finals
CLOSE CALL IN BEATING THE JAZZ ON A LAST-SECOND SHOT IN GAME 1 OF THE FINALS, THE BULLS SHOWED AGAIN THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE AT THEIR BEST TO BE GREAT
By Phil Taylor
EXTENDING HIMSELF NOT EVEN YOU KNOW WHO HAS BEEN MORE VALUABLE THAN SCOTTIE PIPPEN IN THE BULLS' POSTSEASON RUN
By Marty Burns
NHL Playoffs
THE RED SHARK NASTY VLADIMIR KONSTANTINOV PUTS BITE IN THE RED WINGS AS THEY BATTLE THE FLYERS FOR THE STANLEY CUP
By David Fleming
Track And Field
PULLING A FAST ONE THE LONG-AWAITED MATCH RACE BETWEEN MICHAEL JOHNSON AND DONOVAN BAILEY TURNED INTO A TRAVESTY, FURTHER WOUNDING AN AILING SPORT
By Tim Layden
Baseball
TEEING OFF WORKAHOLIC YANKEES FIRST BASEMAN TINO MARTINEZ IS CRUSHING THE BALL AS HE NEVER HAS BEFORE
By Tom Verducci
Tennis
DEJA VU PETE SAMPRAS LEFT THE FRENCH OPEN IN FAMILIAR FASHION--AS AN UPSET VICTIM THINKING OF A FRIEND IN TROUBLE
By S.L. Price
Soccer
ARTIST AT WORK THE METROSTARS' MASTERLY ROBERTO DONADONI IS TRYING TO RAISE THE MLS GAME TO HIS LEVEL
By Johnette Howard
Golf
FOUR! TIGER WOODS'S CHANCES OF WINNING THE GRAND SLAM ARE SEEMINGLY BETTER THAN ANY OTHER GOLFER'S IN HISTORY
By Rick Reilly
Inside Baseball
COMMUTER OLERUD REDISCOVERS HIS SWING ROMP IN THE PARK CORA'S HIT PARADE ERICKSON SINKS TO NEW HIGH
By Tim Crothers
Inside The NFL
CUT LOOSE THE AX FELL ON SOME HIGH-PRICED VETS AS CLUBS TRIMMED THEIR PAYROLLS TO BEAT THE CAP
By Michael Silver
Circus [bonus Piece]
A Delicate Balance
High above the big top floor, the Amazing Guerreros harness all their strength and fear to cross the thin cable that binds together their family and their fate
By Gary Smith
POINT AFTER THE BEST-LAID PLANS...A COCKEYED LOOK AT WHAT'S ON TIGER WOODS'S PERSONAL CALENDAR THIS MONTH
Departments
LETTERS
IRABU ARRIVES...BETTING ON BAILEY...WILL THE BILLS LEAVE BUFFALO?...SORRY STATE OF INDY...NBA ASSISTANT COACHES GET RICH...A SPLENDID START FOR WOMEN'S PRO SOFTBALL
EDITED BY Richard O'Brien AND Hank Hersch SCORECARD STAFF WRITER Kostya Kennedy
DURHAM, N.C., MAY 30, 1997 ON AN IDYLLIC OPENING NIGHT, A WOMEN'S PRO SOFTBALL LEAGUE MADE A HISTORIC PITCH
By Kostya Kennedy
