April 27, 1998 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

Harbour Master Davis Love III may have his problems at a certain course in Georgia, but he owns Harbour Town

By Alan Shipnuck

News & Notes

Edited by Kevin Cook

Bottom Lines

Compiled by Gary B. Smith Edited by Kevin Cook

A So-Called Career

By Kristi Coats Edited by Kevin Cook

Meet Mr. Average Want a fair to middling pro? Mike Springer is the fairest of them all

By Rick Lipsey

This Week

By Cameron Morfit

Looking for an Edge Hale Irwin's win in the PGA Seniors makes one yearn for a bona fide rivalry

By Jeff Pearlman

Catching Up With...

Gail Goodrich, Los Angeles Lakers guard December 13, 1971

By Kelvin C. Bias

Playoff Previews

Show Time!

Is Kobe Bryant the second coming of Magic or Michael? The playoffs are the place to find out if he's truly a prodigy or merely a creature of hype

By Ian Thomsen

Sixth Sense In the end, Michael Jordan should add to his five title rings, but for starters the NBA playoffs promise an entrancing mix of hot streaks, mind games and other unpredictable forces

By Phil Taylor

Face Off! Overlooked or dismissed as inconsequential by the casual observer, draws, in fact, can mean the difference between winning and losing--especially in the tightly contested playoffs

By Michael Farber

Saving Face Attention Stanley Cup contenders: Want to avoid getting knocked out of the playoffs early? Here's a seven-point plan that guarantees success in the postseason

By Michael Farber

Track And Field

Off and Running Ato Boldon's sizzling 9.86 seconds in the 100 meters served notice that he has taken dead aim at the world record and the man who holds it, Donovan Bailey

By Tim Layden

Baseball

Help! Even for a catcher who's a defensive whiz, like Charles Johnson of the Marlins, working with a Triple A quality pitching staff is a health hazard

By Tom Verducci

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Tim Crothers; Mark Bechtel

The Little Show The Stat Nobody Talks About A falling beam at Yankee Stadium reminds us how lucky baseball has been

By Keith Olbermann

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA

By Jackie MacMullan

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Kostya Kennedy

In The Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Inside Motor Sports

Inside Motor Sports

By Ed Hinton

Blue-Collar Driver Former panel-beater Jeremy Mayfield is an alternative NASCAR hero

Inside The NFL

Inside The NFL

By Peter King

Dr. Z's Draft Report Card

By Paul Zimmerman

Right Name, Wrong Number

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Leading 0ff

Letters

Scorecard

By Leigh Montville; Peter King; Jack McCallum; Jackie MacMullan Edited by Jack McCallum and Richard O'Brien

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By John Walters

Faces in the Crowd