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Supersized Showdown In the finale of the new supermoto series, motocrossers and road racers head to Las Vegas next week to determine who really is two-wheel king
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
Who Is Nels Rosaasen?
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
Roger Daltrey Out In The Field
By Roger Daltrey Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
First Ride
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
Next Up
By Julia Morrill Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
What It Takes For this skater boy, being king of the street means a chance to load up on sick bling
Out of the Way, Fellas
By Austin Murphy
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Even Money With one mission already accomplished, no-nonsense Vijay Singh could be about to land another blow to Tiger by ending his reign as player of the year
By Gary Van Sickle
A Nearly Great Year There were thrills aplenty, but 2003 lacked a single defining performance
By Alan Shipnuck
Ancestral Links In Belmullet, the Irish town from which his forebears fled the Great Famine, the author found a hidden gem
By John Garrity
Plain And Simply Good Vanilla Chad Campbell starred at a tasty Tour Championship
By Alan Shipnuck
Big Play A wedge at 13 was one of many iron shots Chad Campbell stiffed with an old-school swing that's a carbon copy of a fellow Texan's
By Patti McGowan
A Toast Turns Into A Roast
By Alan Shipnuck
Coming Up
By Sal Johnson
My Shot: Marco Dawson My playing partner made an illegal drop, and I reported it--so why am I the one in trouble?
By Marco Dawson
Scorecard Extra
Uncovered Gem It's only by accident that Grambling State star quarterback Bruce Eugene is even playing football
By Lars Anderson
She's A Kick With the brilliant (yet sometimes absentminded) Vanessa Pruzinsky, Notre Dame shoots for a title
By Chris Ballard
The Polish Prince The Islanders' Mariusz Czerkawski is reaching Jordan-like levels of adoration in his native land
By Andrea Woo
Full Of Spice The world's most famous athlete has few insights into his game but many into his personal life
By Stu Hackel
Gridiron Duel A revealing look at the biggest high school football game ever played
By Bill Syken
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Si Adventure
Shooting Stars Pals Murray Wais and Steve Winter survived tragedy to make Matchstick Productions the leader in ski films
By Yi-Wyn Yen
Catching Up With...
Sonny Sixkiller, Quarterback October 4, 1971
By Grant Wahl
Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary
Water World The Evergreen State boasts an unmatched ROWING tradition 100 years in the making
By Grant Wahl
Vintage Rivalry The former Cougars quarterback savored his showdowns with the Huskies
By Drew Bledsoe
The Poll Washingtonians weigh in on sports*
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Who & Where
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Greatest Moment
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Alltime Best For Washington's top 50 homegrown sports figures, go to SI.com/50
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College Football
Just Don't Call Him Coach The unorthodox leader of the nation's most unusual college football program sets the alltime record for wins. (His players call him John)
By Austin Murphy
NFL Midseason Report
Can Anyone Stop The Chiefs? In a year filled with superb coaching jobs, Dick Vermeil is working his magic again with undefeated Kansas City
By Peter King
You Can Get Good Help These Days They're not household names, but they've done some of the best coaching in the NFL this season. Here are five top assistants who have made a difference.
By Peter King
Tough Customer
Playing with courage and unwavering confidence, Titans quarterback Steve McNair is making a case that he's the league's MVP
By Michael Silver
Midseason All-Pro Team
By Michael Silver
The Race to XXXVIII
By Paul Zimmerman
Week 11 No team's really that good anymore, and upsets have become commonplace, so this looks like a good week to give the Bengals--yes, the Bengals--the nod
By Paul Zimmerman
Breaking Out
Golden Nugget
The arrival of dazzling rookie Carmelo Anthony has Denver looking to double last year's win total and build itself into a championship contender
By Ian Thomsen
Leak Unleashed Behind the quiet confidence of gifted freshman quarterback Chris Leak, once floundering Florida is the hottest team in the Sunshine State
By Kelley King
Mr. Excitement Devastated by a preseason tragedy, the Thrashers have responded to the uplifting performance of high-scoring, showboating Ilya Kovalchuk
By Michael Farber
College Basketball
The Return Of The Native Even during 15 glorious seasons at Kansas, Roy Williams was never very far from Chapel Hill or his mentor, Dean Smith. Now--and not without regrets--Williams has gone home to restore luster to the tarnished Tar Heels
By Grant Wahl
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The Other Star While Pitt's Larry Fitzgerald gets all the hype, it's Rod Rutherford who is throwing him the ball
By Mark Beech
Head to Head This Week Ohio State DE Will Smith versus Purdue T Mike Otto
By Mark Beech
Son Finally Beats Father Clemson Shocks Florida State
By Phil Taylor
Double Trouble
By Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor's Sidelines
By Phil Taylor
Inside Boxing
Only Human Roy Jones regained a championship belt but lost his aura of invincibility
By Richard Hoffer
A Conscience Decision
By Rick Reilly
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Irish Stew After a year in football heaven, Notre Dame's Tyrone Willingham is feeling the heat
By Phil Taylor Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Baseball's Bummer Olympics The U.S. exits; the sport reels
By Brian Cazeneuve Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Go Figure
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
For The Record
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Cut Down
By George Dohrmann Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
The Show
By Bill Scheft Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Q+A Mark Messier
By Mark Messier; Kostya Kennedy Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Sports Beat
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
The NHL, From Eh to Zed
By Steve Rushin
The Week Ahead What To Watch And Watch For
By Julia Morrill Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
College Try
By Julia Morrill Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
True Kobe
By Richard Deitsch Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Faces In The Crowd
Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
Mitt Honors
By David Sabino Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel
