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Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary
Fat-Tire Frenzy The 24 HOURS OF MOAB is a high-spirited, gut-busting test for teams of mountain bikers
By Austin Murphy
Big Game This naturalist's binoculars moved from deer to hawks to Karl Malone
By Terry Tempest Williams
The Poll Utahns weigh in on sports*
Compiled by Bill Syken
Enemy Of The State
Compiled by Bill Syken
Who & Where
Compiled by Bill Syken
Alltime Best For Utah's top 50 homegrown sports figures, go to SI.com/50
Compiled by Bill Syken
Memorable Quote
Compiled by Bill Syken
Greatest Moment
Compiled by Bill Syken
Numbers
Compiled by Bill Syken
Baseball
Baseball Gets Rowdy A postseason featuring storied teams, tight games and blistering emotions has lit up October as prime time for the national pastime
By Tom Verducci
Losing His Fastball--And More With beanballs and threats, an ebbing Pedro Martinez tossed away his reputation
By Tom Verducci
College Football
College Football Shakeout On a weekend that clarified the title picture, Oklahoma was scary good, six unbeatens fell, and the college game itself proved to be the star
By Austin Murphy
On Defense, Safety First MIAMI 22, FLORIDA STATE 14 Playmaking Hurricanes defensive back Sean Taylor wreaked havoc with the Seminoles' game plan
By Kelley King
Streak Over, Mystique Gone WISCONSIN 17, OHIO STATE 10 The defending national champions had their weaknesses exposed by the fired-up Badgers
By Mark Beech
The Highlight Reel FIRST-HALF AWARDS Who has soared and who has flopped? A midseason guide to the best and worst in the college game so far
Welcome to the Party RACE FOR THE HEISMAN
Road to the Sugar Bowl NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE With the landscape cleared of most unbeaten teams, the battle for No. 1 becomes a three-team affair
Pro Football
Back In Super Style After an embarrassing defeat, the Buccaneers quickly got their championship act together
By Michael Farber
Raiders In A Rut Nine months after its Super Bowl debacle, the Silver and Black is still reeling
By Jeffri Chadiha
Tribute
A Memorable Ride BILL SHOEMAKER 1931-2003 In a life of steep ups and downs, the consummate jockey showed an extraordinarily sensitive touch with horses
By Charles Leerhsen
Inside
Inside The Week in Sports
Inside College Football
Strength In Numbers With scholarship limits having increased parity, what separates the contenders from the pretenders is depth
By Kelley King
Southern Cal WR Mike Williams versus Notre Dame CB Vontez Duff
By Kelley King
Unchained QB Takes A Bite Out Of Nebraska Missouri Tiger on the Loose
By Gene Menez
Oregon State RB Steven Jackson
By Kelley King
Inside The NHL
Uneasy Dominator Despite opening with two victories, Dominik Hasek's return to the Red Wings has been anything but smooth
By Stephen Cannella
The Ducks Won't Be Mighty NHL Coaches' Poll
By Stephen Cannella
In The Crease
By Pierre McGuire
Inside Motor Sports
Hard Finish A five-way battle for the IRL title was settled by a Texas-sized crash
By Lars Anderson
A Teen Dream
By Lars Anderson
Eight Isn't Enough
By Lars Anderson
Inside The NFL
Well-Grounded A big game by DeShaun Foster gives undefeated Carolina another threat for its vaunted rushing attack
By Peter King
Giant Headache For Accorsi Special Teams Troubles
By Peter King
Broncos Suffer Crippling Loss
By Peter King
Trading E-Mail With... The Titans' coach of 10 years, Jeff Fisher
By Jeff Fisher; Peter King
King's Corner
By Peter King
Dr. Z's Forecast
By Paul Zimmerman
Worth the Wait
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Leading Off
Letters
The Latest Wrinkle
By Steve Rushin
Bad Defense Kobe Bryant's rape case started ugly, and it will only get worse
By Richard Hoffer and Lester Munson Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
It's Never Too Late Craig Kilborn, host of CBS's Late Late Show, played hoops at Montana State from 1981 to '84 and just got a shot with the Timberwolves. He didn't make it, but kept a very legible diary
By Craig Kilborn Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
Go Figure
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
Where The Girls Are You might think it was a big deal to win the World Cup. It wasn't
By S.L. Price Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
For The Record
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
Ice Breaker
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
Q+A Steve Kerr
By Steve Kerr; Richard Deitsch Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
The Show
By Bill Scheft Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
Sports Beat
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
The Week Ahead What To Watch And Watch For
By Julia Morrill Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
Under Review
By John O'Keefe Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
Faces in the Crowd
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Richard Deitsch
