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Golf Plus
The Week Sept. 25-Oct. 1
Fringe Benefits In late-season tournaments like the Texas Open, it's the grinders, not the mostly absent golden boys, who get a chance to shine
By Alan Shipnuck
Gitalong, Lil' Bogey
Carolyn Hoffman A sports psychologist found a home on the staff at Olympic in San Francisco, the golf club that has everything
By Joel Zuckerman
Damage Control Swamped by a freak storm, the Florida project suffers a setback but not a disaster
By John Garrity
Notebook
By Gary Van Sickle
My Shot I'm shocked that Arizona State would hire a man to coach the women's team
By Michelle Estill
Si View
Age Must Be Served Those who'd deny 38-year-old Michael Jordan his comeback miss the point--many of them
By Steve Rushin
SI View The Week in TV Sports
By Richard Deitsch
It's Your Call With fancast.com, would-be sports announcers can get on-the-job training--and an audience
By John O'Keefe
Two-way Player
By Richard Deitsch
Catching Up With...
Gerald Ford, Vice President July 8, 1974
By Tim Alan Smith
Baseball
Pushing 70
With the greatest slugging in recent memory, the Giants' remarkably efficient Barry Bonds was primed to break Big Mac's record
By Tom Verducci
Giant Leaps
By David Sabino
College Hockey
Face Off A bullying North Dakota alumnus built the school a $100 million rink but tore its campus asunder
By George Dohrmann
Pro Football
Re-Charged Thanks to a jolt from Doug Flutie, the Chargers have run off three straight wins and become the talk of the AFC
By Michael Silver
Boxing
Worth the Wait Long overlooked Bernard Hopkins capped his career and unified the middleweight title with a stunning upset of Felix Trinidad
By Richard Hoffer
NHL 2001-02 Preview
Brain Trust The biggest stars usually have elevated hockey intelligence, a trait that more and more teams are looking for in players
By Michael Farber
The Thinker
Out of the Ice Age In contrast to their stereotype, most NHL players aren't dumb, toothless, beer-drinking brawlers
By Michael Farber
Scouting Reports
1 Detroit Red Wings
By Kostya Kennedy
2 Philadelphia Flyers
By Michael Farber
4 Dallas Stars
By Kostya Kennedy
3 Colorado Avalanche
By L. Jon Wertheim
5 Washington Capitals
By Kostya Kennedy
6 New Jersey Devils
By Kostya Kennedy
8 St. Louis Blues
By Brian Cazeneuve
7 San Jose Sharks
By L. Jon Wertheim
10 Boston Bruins
By Kostya Kennedy
9 Toronto Maple Leafs
By Michael Farber
11 Los Angeles Kings
By Mark Beech
12 Ottawa Senators
By Michael Farber
14 Buffalo Sabres
By Daniel G. Habib
13 Pittsburgh Penguins
By Michael Farber
16 Vancouver Canucks
By Brian Cazeneuve
15 Edmonton Oilers
By Kristin Green Morse
17 Carolina Hurricanes
By L. Jon Wertheim
18 New York Islanders
By Kostya Kennedy
19 Nashville Predators
By Daniel G. Habib
20 New York Rangers
By Kostya Kennedy
22 Tampa Bay Lightning
By Richard Deitsch
21 Florida Panthers
By Richard Deitsch
24 Chicago Blackhawks
By Kostya Kennedy
23 Columbus Blue Jackets
By Mark Beech
26 Montreal Canadiens
By Michael Farber
25 Phoenix Coyotes
By Kristin Green Morse
27 Calgary Flames
By Brian Cazeneuve
28 Minnesota Wild
By Mark Bechtel
29 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
By Mark Beech
30 Atlanta Thrashers
By Mark Bechtel
Inside
Inside The Week in Sports
Inside The NFL
Inside The NFL
By Peter King
Dr. Z's Forecast
By Paul Zimmerman
Inside College Football
Inside College Football
By Ivan Maisel; Kelley King; Austin Murphy
Acting like a Pro Whether on the field or on the stage, Syracuse's Kyle Johnson is comfortable playing his role
By Kelley King
Inside Motor Sports
Inside Motor Sports
By Mark Bechtel
Risky Businesses Work as a stuntman funds Stanton Barrett's Busch racing career
By Mark Bechtel
Underexposed
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Smoothing Out the Road Otis Smith is steering the Warriors' three rookies through their transition to the NBA
By Phil Taylor
A Tough Challenge That he had a shot at a home run mark shows Tuffy Rhodes's stature in Japan
By Stephen Cannella
Leading Off
Letters
Scorecard
By Frank Deford; Albert Chen; Rick Lipsey Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic
Faces in the Crowd
Edited by Albert Kim and Mark Mravic
