March 24, 2003 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

The Man Who Loved The LPGA Too Much Ty Votaw says he's the best commissioner the tour has ever had. Can he continue to be now that he's dating one of the players?

By Michael Bamberger and Yi-Wyn Yen

A Record-Smashing Debut By going low, the long-dormant LPGA players opened the 2003 season on a high note

By Yi-Wyn Yen

Big Play If Davis Love III is to avoid the kind of back-nine collapse he had at the Honda, he should take a page out of fellow Tar Heel Dean Smith's playbook

By Ron Gring

Gold Plus

The Week

By Alan Shipnuck

Baseball

Is Everybody Happy? After a contentious run to the World Series, the Giants rebuilt their lineup with veterans who can get along with Barry Bonds. Will the plan work?

By Jeff Pearlman

Hockey

Two Victims A seemingly innocent race for the puck ended with one college player fighting for his life and another suffering the pain of being blamed

By E.M. Swift

Ncaa Tournament Preview

Senior Class In college basketball's era of uncertainty, experienced players are essential for a team to navigate the postseason storms

By Grant Wahl

The Four-Year Wonders Here's a team's worth of unsung seniors who could show what they've got

By Seth Davis

Net Results SI's Complete Bracket Picks for 2003

By Alexander Wolff and Grant Wahl

Ncaa Basketball Preview

Surprise Party? With neutral-site regionals forcing more top seeds to travel, the road to the Final Four could--for once--be loaded with potholes

By Kelli Anderson

Pro Basketball

The Rap on Kevin Garnett An MVP season? So what? Critics of one of the NBA's most versatile stars won't let up until he carries Minnesota further into the playoffs

By Jack McCallum

Star Burst The 76ers are torrid thanks to Allen Iverson, whose all-around play has vaulted him into contention in the crowded MVP race

By Jack McCallum

Olympic Sports

Son Of Saddam As Iraq's top Olympic official, Uday Hussein is accused of the torture and murder of athletes who fail to win

By Don Yaeger

Inside

Inside The Week In Sports

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA

By Ian Thomsen

Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

By Tom Verducci

Inside The NFL

Inside the NFL

By Peter King

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Stephen Cannella; Mark Beech

In The Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Pool Shark

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Leading Off

Letters

Covering the Madness

French Toast

By Steve Rushin

Scorecard

By L. Jon Wertheim; Kelley King; Franz Lidz; Richard Deitsch Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Q+A John Davidson

By John Davidson; Richard Deitsch Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

The Show

By Bill Scheft Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Sports Beat

Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Faces in the Crowd

Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel