August 27, 2001 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

The Week Aug. 14-20

Rough Going What's wrong with Tiger Woods? There are no easy answers, but almost everyone you talk to has a theory

By John Garrity

Tough Calls Picking the Ryder Cup wild cards was a difficult job, but somebody, namely Curtis Strange, had to do it

By Alan Shipnuck

Right On Track As the clock runs down, the Florida project chugs nicely toward completion

By John Garrity

Notebook

By Gary Van Sickle

My Shot Playing in the PGA was a ton of fun, but nothing beats my job at Trump International

By Bruce Zabriski

Catching Up With...

Bob Turley, Yankees Pitcher MAY 4, 1959

By Will Kimmey

Si View

Baby's First Sports Book An A-to-Z primer for toddlers who don't know Yogi Berra from Yogi Bear

By Steve Rushin

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By Chris Ballard

Peep Show

By Chris Ballard

Team Work An interactive website is trying to get sports employers and job seekers on the same page

By John O'Keefe

Baseball

Crunch Time In taking two of three games in New York, the Mariners showed they have no intention of letting the Yankees or history stand in their way

By Tom Verducci

Golf

The Tortoise Wins Again Phil Mickelson hoped for a big win at the PGA, but steady David Toms had the storybook ending

By Michael Bamberger

The Rating Game [bonus Piece]

The Rating Game BELLY UP TO THE BAR AS SI'S WRITERS TAKE THEIR BEST SHOTS AT THE MOST OVERRATED PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS IN SPORTS--AND CELEBRATE THE MOST UNDERRATED ONES

By Austin Murphy; Michael Silver; Phil Taylor; Paul Zimmerman; Merrell Noden; Jack McCallum; Michael Bamberger; Frank Deford; E.M. Swift; Jeffri Chadiha; L. Jon Wertheim; Gary Smith; Grant Wahl; Tom Verducci; S.L. Price; Franz Lidz; Steve Rushin; Alexander Wolff; Ivan Maisel; Jeff MacGregor; Kostya Kennedy; Peter King; John Garrity; Michael Farber; Rick Reilly; Tim Crothers; Richard Hoffer; Jeff Pearlman; Sandy Bailey; Alan Shipnuck; Tim Layden

Inside

Inside The Week in Sports

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Stephen Cannella

A Cardinal Of Many Virtues St. Louis infielder Placido Polanco is a powerless, yet powerful, asset

By Jamal Greene

Inside The NHL

Inside the NHL

By Michael Farber

In The Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Treated Like A Dog The Red Wings are happy to have Uwe Krupp back, but he still has a bone to pick with them

By Michael Farber

Inside Tennis

Inside Tennis

By L. Jon Wertheim

He Loves Himself Barry Much Bonds has his own p.r. man, masseur and flex guy. He's an MTV diva, only with bigger earrings.

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Hitting On All Cylinders Kevin Harvick is driving Dale Earnhardt's car and doing a lot more besides

By Mark Bechtel

Leading Off

Letters

Scorecard

By Michael Silver; George Dohrmann; L. Jon Wertheim; Alexander Wolff Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic

Faces in the Crowd

Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic