November 6, 2000 Table Of Contents

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Si View

Immodest Proposals Here's how, we imagine, some sports stars would pop the question in their own imitable style

By Steve Rushin

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By John Walters

Echoes of Tragedy Two specials revisit the plane crash in which Marshall's football team perished.

By John Walters

Catching Up With...

Buckey Twins, Football Stars OCTOBER 30, 1972

By Albert Chen

College Football

More Than O.K. Suddenly resurgent Oklahoma stormed to the top of the polls with a thunderous win over Nebraska

By Austin Murphy

Meet the Candidate TCU wants to return to glory by riding the coattails of Heisman Trophy hopeful LaDainian Tomlinson, the nation's leading rusher

By Tim Layden

World Series

The Toast of the Town

After leading the Yankees to another World Series title, cool yet fiercely competitive Derek Jeter owns Yankee Stadium--and the rest of New York City--the way no player since Joe DiMaggio has

By Tom Verducci

Pro Football

Run To Glory As the NFL season hits halftime, the hottest teams are the ones that can move the ball on the ground--especially in the fourth quarter

By Peter King

Dr. Z's Top 10 Running Backs/NFL Midseason Report

By Paul Zimmerman

Horse Racing

Silky Smooth Riding with supreme skill and confidence since he quit drinking, Jerry Bailey is maintaining a steady pace as the finest jockey of his time

By William Nack

Pro Basketball [bonus Piece]

Dallas Maverick Iconoclastic dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban thought it might be a lot of fun to own an NBA franchise--even the woeful team in Big D--and guess what? He was right

By Richard Hoffer

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside The NFL

Inside The NFL

By Josh Elliott; Jeffri Chadiha

The King's Corner

By Peter King

Dr. Z's Forecast

By Paul Zimmerman

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Kostya Kennedy

In the Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Inside College Football

Inside College Football

By Ivan Maisel; Kelley King; David Sabino

Stanley and Me

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Investor with an Eye on the Ball The basketball tutorial John Rogers took at Princeton pays dividends every day

By Albert Chen

Books This portrait of an American icon is no pretty picture

By Ron Fimrite

Leading Off

He Still Gives a Shirt Dallas's high-scoring, jersey-doffing Tatu left Brazil for three months--19 years ago

By Mark Bechtel

Gear There's more than meets the eye in a new backpack and bouncy athletic shoes

By Mark Beech

He's Bloody Good When welterweight Arturo Gatti fights, his opponents--and fans--often see red

By Franz Lidz

Letters

Scorecard Chmura Update--Splendid Splinters--Connected Don--N.Y. Knight

By Phil Taylor; Lester Munson Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic

Ask The Coach Guidance for those lost in sports

Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic

Faces in the Crowd

Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic