May 1, 2000 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

The Week April 18-24

First World For pros looking for a breakthrough win, places like Greensboro are golden

By Ian Thomsen

The Learning Tree

By Jaime Diaz

Willie McGee He heads the first family at the last plant in the U.S. where golf shoes are handmade

By Rick Lipsey

Notebook

By Jaime Diaz

My Shot It's time people stopped bad-mouthing Vijay Singh and started giving him respect

By Ernie Els

A Man Unfulfilled David Duval took a giant step backward with his latest close call in a major

By Alan Shipnuck

Catching Up With...

Steve Patterson, UCLA Center April 5, 1971

By Camille Bersamin

Si View

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By John Walters

Pretty Fair Touch When it comes to on-court look and feel, the hot new film 'Love & Basketball' is more hit than miss

By John Walters

Here's What You're Missing Wicked cricket, a shot to the skull, a horseless head: just a typical day of sports coverage abroad

By Steve Rushin

Baseball

Expo 2000

He may be next to invisible, but Montreal's Vladimir Guerrero might be the best player in baseball, and he's off to the kind of start that could produce a historic season

By Tom Verducci

Pro Basketball

Rash Behavior Even in Portland's postseason opener, forward Rasheed Wallace, who's as tempestuous as he is talented, couldn't stop himself from drawing yet another technical foul

By L. Jon Wertheim; David Sabino

Stanley Cup Playoffs

Exorcised! Things are looking up for the Devils and their goalie, Martin Brodeur, who put their recent postseason failures behind them with a sweep of the Panthers

By Michael Farber

College Football [bonus Piece]

Irish Stew How strong academic requirements, a suicidal schedule and an unproven coach have taken the fight out of Notre Dame

By Tim Layden

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA

By Jackie MacMullan

Inside Olympic Sports

Inside Olympic Sports

By Brian Cazeneuve; Mark Beech

A Few Bumps in the Road Hit by a truck, flying glass and cancer, triathlete Karen Smyers rides on

By Brian Cazeneuve

Inside College Football

Inside College Football

By Ivan Maisel

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Kostya Kennedy

In the Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Stephen Cannella

Diving Back In After a year at poolside, Kevin Elster is making a splash in Los Angeles

By Jeff Pearlman

End the Knightmare

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Motivational Magician No Trick: When Ray Pelletier speaks, coaches listen and players respond

By Grant Wahl

Books Two books, one fact, one fiction, portray a different sports landscape in Cuba

By Charles Hirshberg

Leading Off

Letters

Scorecard Carmazzi Ball--Fight Preview--Senseless Skydive--Sheen's Stuff

By Phil Taylor; Peter King; Tim Crothers; Richard Hoffer Edited by Mark Mravic

Faces in the Crowd

Battle of The Sexes

By Grant Wahl