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You Go, Girl! Meanwhile, back on the LPGA tour, fans and players had one eye on Annika and the other on the Corning Classic
By Franz Lidz
The Week
By Alan Shipnuck
My Two Cents Worth
By Steve Rushin
Big Play Annika Sorenstam's opening drive at the Colonial began two days of solid ball striking, but a shoddy short game left her above the cut line
By Charlie King
Coming Up
By Sal Johnson
Q+A Fulton Allem The PGA Tour's most politically incorrect player defiantly vents on Annika Sorenstam (again)
By Fulton Allem
Catching Up With...
Les Shy, Running Back AUGUST 31, 1970
By Bill Syken
Pro Basketball
Never A Doubt With a swagger embodied by cocksure coach Byron Scott, the Nets cruised to the Finals again
By Chris Ballard
Magnifique! Playing with poise and eclat, French point guard Tony Parker had the Spurs primed for the Finals
By Jack McCallum
Hockey
Mirror, Mirror The matchup between Anaheim and New Jersey pits conservative, defense-oriented teams that are strikingly--perhaps numbingly--similar
By Michael Farber
Golf
Her Best Shot Under extraordinary scrutiny, Annika Sorenstam put her game up against the men's at the Colonial and left with thousands of new fans
By Michael Bamberger
Baseball
As Scary As He Looks With all the props of the archetypal closer-as-intimidator, Eric Gagne was a ferocious force as the Dodgers rolled to 10 straight wins
By Daniel G. Habib
It's All About The Power
In his final season, Roger Clemens stalks his landmark 300th win by making certain that his 40-year-old body can still bring the heat
By Tom Verducci
Pro Football
No Small Achievement Affable but forceful commissioner David Baker has thrown his weight around and put the Arena Football League on the sports map
By Michael Silver
Motor Sports
Gentlemen, Start Your Celebration Indy is back In a tight race, Gil de Ferran found Victory Lane and the 500 rediscovered some of its former magic
By Lars Anderson
Inside
Inside The Week In Sports
Inside Lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse
By Mark Beech
Inside Baseball
Inside Baseball
By Albert Chen
Tom Verducci's View
By Albert Pujols; Tom Verducci
Inside The NBA
Inside The NBA
By Ian Thomsen
Departments
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Letters
James and the Giant Deal Adidas and Reebok offered more cash, but Nike's full-court press helped it win the battle for the heart--and feet--of high school phenom LeBron James
By George Dohrmann Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
To Live and Die in L.A. Must there be a team in the City of Angels? The question bedevils the NFL
By Peter King Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
Go Figure
Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
For The Record
Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
Peak Traffic Conditions The 50th anniversary of Hillary's climb has Mount Everest hoppin'
By Bill Syken Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
Almost His Last Mile
By Brian Cazeneuve Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
The Show
By Bill Scheft Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
Q+A Cynthia Cooper Making a comeback reminiscent of another basketball icon, the two-time MVP of the WNBA returns to the court for the Houston Comets at age 40.
By Cynthia Cooper; Richard Deitsch Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
Sports Beat
Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
The Week In Television
Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
Under Review Thorne's Thorny Calls--Annika Revisited--Old-school Mike Men
By John O'Keefe Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
Faces in the Crowd
Edited by Richard O'Brien and Mark Bechtel
