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A Float Through Hell A first descent of the Lindi River became a harrowing journey into the violent heart of the Congo
By E.M. Swift
Where in the World Is Robert Garside? As he races to lay claim to the first around-the-world run, Britain's Robert Garside is losing ground to a growing pack of skeptics
By Franz Lidz
Austin's Power Everything about kiteboarding screams Flash, from the competitors' sick aerials to the name of the sport's biggest star
By Kelli Anderson
Physically Fit for Office
By Steve Rushin
Livin' It Blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer summits Mount Elbrus-- and leads the way in a dramatic descent
Moving Mountains to Stop Lance
By Austin Murphy
Golf Plus
Rookie Dilemma After eight hard years of trying, Elizabeth Bowman finally made it to the big leagues, the LPGA. Now if only she could find a way to get into that tour's tournaments...
By Tom Hanson
Paul Dillon Portrait of an Artist He's made a second career as a painter of famous golfers
By Yi-Wyn Yen
The Week
Edited By Alan Shipnuck
My Shot The USGA snubbed its own champions by giving Nancy Lopez the only exemption to this year's Open
By Jan Stephenson Edited By Alan Shipnuck
Big Play Long considered a yes-man, caddie Jim MacKay talked Phil Mickelson into making the sensible play at a critical moment in Hartford
By Bryan Gathright Edited By Alan Shipnuck
Bottom Lines
By Sal Johnson Edited By Alan Shipnuck
Catching Up With...
Gale Sayers, Halfback SEPTEMBER 12, 1966
By John O'Keefe
Adventure
Inside Out NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE SPORTS
By Mark Beech; Kostya Kennedy
Baseball
Heartbroken
The death of St. Louis pitcher Darryl Kile stunned a team and a city already mourning the loss of a beloved broadcaster
By Stephen Cannella
Jack Buck 1924-2002
The voice of the Cardinals never believed he was bigger than the game
By Mark Bechtel
Soccer
Now the Hard Part Can Major League Soccer capitalize on the U.S.'s Cup run by cultivating the new fans, marketing the new heroes and making soccer viable?
By Grant Wahl
Pro Basketball
The Sky's The Limit WNBA rookie Sue Bird has the game and the charm to become the most popular female team-sport athlete ever
By Kelli Anderson
College Baseball
Street Tough By boldly saving all four games of Texas' undefeated World Series run, Huston Street joined his dad as a Longhorns legend
By Jeff Pearlman
Boxing
!Viva Mexico! A stirring rematch between Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales bolstered the notion that Hispanics are giving new life to the fight game
By Richard Hoffer
Motor Sports
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and NASCAR Nation Sixteen months after the death of its biggest star, stock car racing is bigger than ever, propelled by a new generation of drivers burning rubber through the intersection of sports and commerce
By Jeff MacGregor
Inside
Inside The Week in Sports
Inside The NHL
Inside the NHL
By Daniel G. Habib
In The Crease
By Pierre McGuire
Inside Baseball
Inside Baseball
By Michael Bamberger; Tom Verducci; Stephen Cannella; Albert Chen
Wishful Thinking
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Leading Off
Letters
Scorecard
By L. Jon Wertheim; Richard Deitsch; Tim Layden; Chris Ballard Edited by Albert Kim and Kostya Kennedy
Bow Wow
By Bow Wow; Pete McEntegart Edited by Albert Kim and Kostya Kennedy
Sports Beat
Edited by Albert Kim and Kostya Kennedy
Faces in the Crowd
Edited by Albert Kim and Kostya Kennedy
Tiger Time
Edited by Albert Kim and Kostya Kennedy
