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The Lineup
SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE 2003 IN REVIEW
SEEING THE BIG PICTURE
PAGE 8
A photo essay on the essence of sports--combining toughness,
courage, heart, speed, grace, power...and even a little
stupidity
ONE LAST HURRAH
PAGE 56
Sports lost some noble athletes in 2003, from Althea Gibson to
Warren Spahn, from George Plimpton to Spectacular Bid
THE GREAT, BIG ROUNDUP
PAGE 70
So many stories of triumph, and so many surprises--it would be
impossible to touch on them all...or would it?
DO YOU SMELL WHAT I SMELL?
PAGE 110
Sports isn't just winners--it's also stinkers like DUI McMahon
and Twiggy, the Water-Skiing Squirrel
By Steve Rushin
PLAYING AGAINST THE CLOCK
PAGE 116
What possible sense can a father make of busted fingers and
endless swim meets and four confounding, athletic children?
By Rick Telander
DEPARTMENTS
8 Leading Off
24 Letters
A standing O for the O-linemen
29 Contributors
31 Air and Space
A Yule log of far-flung characters with a Christmas tie
by Steve Rushin
33 Scorecard
--Room at the top for blacks
--Signing up for consensual sex
--Is this autograph authentic?
--Dr. Z's tribute to Otto Graham
40 Faces in the Crowd
144 The Life of Reilly
A year's worth of happiness for a dying sports fan by Rick Reilly
SI's 50TH ANNIVERSARY
42 Sooner Surprise
Football, sure, but who knew Oklahoma had flipped for gymnastics?
by Brian Cazeneuve
INSIDE ...
132 College Football
--The longest Division III run ends
134 The NFL
--Bucs G.M. jumps to division rival
139 The NBA
--Cavs are better without Davis
140 College Basketball
--Why the Cardinal rules out west
143 The NHL
--U.S. the favorite in world juniors
COVER
PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICHARD CORMAN;
DIGITALLY RETOUCHED BY JOE ZEFF
COVER FLAP PHOTOS: BILL FRAKES (GYMNASTICS);
RICH CLARKSON
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