May 8, 2000 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

The Week April 25-May 1

Houston's Finest A city's greats past and present held a reunion last week in the best golf town in Texas

By Ivan Maisel

Making it the Hard Way Nothing has come easy for Senior tour arriviste Bob Lendzion during his long journey up the golfing ladder

By Gary Van Sickle

Notebook

By Jaime Diaz

Caddie Cam Caddies are just expendable pieces of equipment

By Linn Strickler

My Shot What's the secret to success on the course and in the classroom? Practice, and avoid chemistry

By Bryce Molder

Catching Up With...

Ron Swoboda, Amazin' Met May 6, 1968

By Pete McEntegart

Si View

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By John Walters

Glad Max

By John Walters

All the Answers In a long-awaited comeback, Carnac turns his powers of divination to sports

By Steve Rushin

NBA Playoffs

Dreamers Die Hard Eight years after Barcelona, the active members of the original Dream Team are still going strong--and teaching their younger counterparts what it takes to succeed in the playoffs

By Phil Taylor

Boxing

Hitting It Big Heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis silenced his critics and gave his reputation a much needed boost by mercilessly chopping Michael Grant down to size

By Richard Hoffer

Stanley Cup Playoffs

Though he's battling an incurable cancer, Roger Neilson thinks he should be back behind the bench in Philadelphia. The Flyers--and his doctors--disagree

By Michael Farber

Baseball

Total Command With an unprecedented April in which he was all but unhittable, the Diamondbacks' majestic Randy Johnson made his case for the title of the game's best pitcher

By Tom Verducci; David Sabino

Pro Football

Upwardly Mobile Unheralded Brian Urlacher of New Mexico shot up in size and on the draft boards--and now he's in the middle of the Bears' defensive plans

By Jeffri Chadiha

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA

By Jackie MacMullan

Inside Soccer

Inside Soccer

By Grant Wahl

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Kostya Kennedy

In the Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Inside Motor Sports

Inside Motor Sports

By Mark Bechtel

Happy, Go Ricky The burden of running his own team lifted, Ricky Rudd is free to win again

By Mark Bechtel

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Stephen Cannella; David Sabino

The Education of Phil Nevin The first player taken in the 1992 draft has finally learned how to excel

By Stephen Cannella

Hicham El Guerrouj [bonus Piece]

Desert Star Human running machine Hicham El Guerrouj, world-record holder for the mile and the 1,500, is a towering figure in Morocco and a prohibitive favorite to win the Olympic gold medal

By Steve Rushin

The Biggest Play of His Life

By Rick Reilly

Departments

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Letters

Scorecard Cup Glory--Derby Preview--Sex Before Sports--Dancin' Days

By Jack McCallum; Kostya Kennedy; William Nack Edited by Mark Mravic

Faces in the Crowd