July 3, 2000 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

The Week June 20-26

Better than Ever Winning majors never gets old for Juli Inkster, who earned her second straight LPGA Championship on the day after she turned 40

By Alan Shipnuck

Notebook

By Jaime Diaz

My Shot I've caddied for so many winners in Hartford that some players named the event after me

By Mike (Stump) Harmon

Catching Up With...

Harry Parker, Harvard Crew Coach June 28, 1965

By Jamal Greene

Si View

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By John Walters

Rump Roast Influential USA Today TV critic Rudy Martzke was the butt of jokes at a dinner in his honor

By John Walters

Unconditional Love A late Red Sox fan and a fanatical wrestling maven provide insights into our passionate devotion to sports

By Jeff MacGregor

St. Louis Cardinals

These Buds Are for You! With sluggers like Mark McGwire and Jim Edmonds gladly sinking roots in St. Louis, the rampaging Cardinals are strengthening their ties to America's best baseball city

By Tom Verducci; David Sabino

Memphis Belle Community spirit and a spiffy new ballpark make the Cardinals' Triple A club the class of the minors

By Jeff Pearlman

Golf

Dry Run With an inspiring win in Memphis, Notah Begay III took an important step in his comeback from an embarrassing drunken-driving conviction

By John Garrity

Pro Football

Time Trial Cris Carter, the Vikings' 34-year-old record-setting receiver, hears the clock ticking on a career that is missing one important prize--an NFL title

By Jeffri Chadiha

Soccer

Spectacular Takeoff In the year since her World Cup-clinching penalty kick went in and her jersey came off, Brandi Chastain has been riding high, enjoying every minute of her celebrity

By Tim Crothers

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Eric Duhatschek

In the Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Stephen Cannella; David Sabino

Hitting Pay Dirt Gritty play and a hot bat have made outfielder Eric Owens a full-time Padre

By Stephen Cannella

Inside Olympic Sports

Inside Olympic Sports

By Tim Layden: David Fleming; Brian Cazeneuve

Television [bonus Piece]

'Live From New York, It's Monday Night!'

ABC's surprise hiring of Dennis Miller to man the booth with Al Michaels and Dan Fouts may put the buzz back in Monday Night Football

By S.L. Price

Let the Rants Begin

By Rick Reilly

Departments

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Letters

Bats to Bayaguana Generous readers prompt a sports special delivery to the Dominican Republic

By Bill Colson/Managing Editor

Scorecard Big-time Bag Man--Off on a Rant--Hockey's Free Pass--Kobe Drops In

By Mark Mravic; Michael Farber; Seth Davis Edited by Mark Mravic

Faces in the Crowd