April 9, 2001 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

The Week March 27-April 2

Top Secret While no one was looking, Pierre Fulke became the No. 1 European at Augusta

By Gary Van Sickle

Heavy Duty To the iron men of the Senior tour, every day is a good one for golf

By Gary Van Sickle

Notebook

By Jaime Diaz; Art Stricklin

My Shot Because I can blast a puck into the corner of the net doesn't mean I can find the fairway

By Al MacInnis

Time For The Seniors To Get Real Tougher setups are a start, but here's what else needs to be done

By Gary Van Sickle

Catching Up With...

Mike Marshall, Cy Young Winner AUGUST 12, 1974

By Daniel G. Habib

Si View

Sweet Dreams Sports, unlike much of American life, often reward what seem like absurd aspirations

By Steve Rushin

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By Chris Ballard

Sideline's His Line

By Chris Ballard

Sports Salon A mixed bag of quick takes and longer, more serious fare, sportsjones is a thinking fan's site

By John O'Keefe

Final Fours

Three's The Charm Clutch three-point shooting was key as coach Mike Krzyzewski completed his own trifecta, leading Duke to its third NCAA title in 11 years

By Alexander Wolff

Moment Of Ruth

Notre Dame rode the shoulders of All-America center Ruth Riley to its first NCAA championship

By Kelli Anderson

Inimitable Stiles Record-setting scorer Jackie Stiles stole the spotlight and nearly won a title in the process

By Kelli Anderson

Pro Basketball

Say, Ain't It 'Zo? Despite a dire kidney disease, Alonzo Mourning of the Heat made a surprise return--in plenty of time for the playoffs

By Phil Taylor

Baseball

Stumbling Start Already paying dividends for the Rangers off the field, Alex Rodriguez tripped all over himself during his debut with Texas

By Tom Verducci

Hockey

Mystery Man At 38, Capitals captain Adam Oates is on the verge of breaking numerous team and league records, but does anybody really know him?

By Kostya Kennedy

Tennis

One For The Aged By winning the Ericsson, a sharply focused Andre Agassi showed that even at 30 his best may be yet to come

By L. Jon Wertheim

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Stephen Cannella

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Kostya Kennedy

By Pierre McGuire

Vezina Trophy? Sean Burke? The Coyotes' veteran, who was unwanted before the season, is a contender for goaltending's top honor

By Austin Murphy

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA

By Ian Thomsen

Identity Crisis Even rookie guard Mike Penberthy finds it hard to believe he's a Laker

By Kelvin C. Bias

Inside The NFL

Inside The NFL

By Peter King

Demise Of The CBA [bonus Piece]

Music To Their Ears After selling team owners on his plan to turn their league around, Isiah Thomas quickly led the CBA into bankruptcy

By L. Jon Wertheim and Lester Munson

A Ballsy Fan If you would listen to Zack Hample, you'd come home with a ball every game. He averages six balls a game.

By Rick Reilly

Departments

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Letters

Scorecard

By Seth Davis; Franz Lidz; Anna Holmes; Rose Davies EDITED BY Albert Kim AND Mark Mravic

Faces in the Crowd

Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic