May 11, 1998 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

Second To None A hard-charging victory at the Houston Open pushed David Duval to the top of the Tour

By Gary Van Sickle

Back In The Fight Danielle Ammaccapane KO'd her slump at the Titleholders

By Alan Shipnuck

The Ride Of His Life The good times keep rolling for Matt Kuchar, the amateur who dazzled everyone at the Masters

By Seth Davis

Reverse Field The majority was out in force at the National Minority championship

By L. Jon Wertheim

News & Notes

Edited By Kevin Cook

Playing By Feel

By Tom Sullivan Edited by Kevin Cook

At Home On The Range Habitat

By Curt Sampson Edited by Kevin Cook

All The Presidents' Men

By John O'Keefe

This Week

By Cameron Morfit

Strange Bedfellows Merge the LPGA with the PGA Tour? What a nightmare

By Alan Shipnuck

Catching Up With...

Chuck Wepner, Heavyweight Boxer March 24, 1975

By Paul Gutierrez

Pro Basketball

Last Call?

The greatest sports dynasty of the '90s may (or may not) be about to hang it up, but behind the scenes the Chicago Bulls' season has certainly felt like a farewell tour

By Rick Reilly

NBA Playoffs

Mourning After In a stormy series that saw the Heat's Alonzo Mourning punch himself out, the Knicks' Jeff Van Gundy quietly outcoached former friend and mentor Pat Riley

By S.L. Price

Horse Racing

Coming Up Roses Jockey Kent Desormeaux capped a comeback, and long shot Real Quiet made a lot of noise with a victory in the Kentucky Derby

By William Nack

NHL Playoffs

Dyed And Gone To Heaven Goaltender Damian Rhodes, a.k.a. the Peroxide Kid, has put color into the once gray Senators, who left the Devils feeling blue

By Michael Farber

Stars Trek In a postseason diary he kept for SI, stellar center Mike Modano tells how Dallas overcame a devastating opening-game injury, a heartbreaking overtime loss and a hair farmer to win a grueling first-round series against San Jose

By Mike Modano

Baseball

Big Mac Attack In baseball, the greatest show above earth takes place during batting practice at Wrigley Field, when Mark McGwire bombs Waveland Avenue

By Tom Verducci

Vinny, Vidi, Vici He doesn't get the ink of a McGwire or a Griffey, but in only four seasons Vinny Castilla of Colorado has gone from utilityman to the Man

By Gerry Callahan

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside The NFL

Inside The NFL

By Peter King

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA

By Jackie MacMullan

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Tim Crothers

Going The Distance Juan Marichal's car wreck stirred memories of a bygone era

By Keith Olbermann

Torched By An Angel Marital bliss is helping Chuck Finley blow through opposing lineups

By Paul Gutierrez

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Kostya Kennedy; David Fleming

In The Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Hot To Trot With No Place To Go

By Rick Reilly

Departments

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Letters

Scorecard

By Steve Rushin; Sandra Bailey Edited By Jack McCallum and Richard O'Brien

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By John Walters

Faces In The Crowd