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February 16, 2004 Table Of Contents

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Fit To A Tee After visiting six major manufacturers, our man had the answer

By Alan Shipnuck

Happy Warrior As he battles toward No. 1, Singh has never had more fun

By Alan Shipnuck

Up & Down

By Jim Gorant

Let Us Shine

By Steve Rushin

Big Play With Steve Bosdosh

By Steve Bosdosh

Heard On The Range

By Jim Gorant; Farrell Evans

Top 100 Poll

By Jim Gorant

Sal Stats

By Sal Johnson

Torrey Pines South

By Gorjus George Lucas*

2¢ With Charles Howell

By Jim Gorant

HOT STUFF

Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary

Transition Game No state loves Basketball more than Indiana, but Hoosier hoops is changing

By L. Jon Wertheim

Wheels of Fortune A classic Indiana film provided the author with an acting gig and a new love

By L. Jon Wertheim

The Poll Hoosiers weigh in on sports*

Compiled by Bill Syken

Who & Where

Compiled by Bill Syken

Alltime Best For Indiana'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

College Basketball

Full Nelson

Led by Jameer Nelson, the nation's best player, little St. Joe's started 20-0 and is thinking big

By Michael Bamberger

College Football

Stolen Goods In the nation's hottest recruiting border war, Oklahoma snatched the cream of the high school crop from Texas

By Kelley King

Sidelines

By Gene Menez

NBA Midseason Report

Score Bored Rule changes have failed to return the NBA to fast-breaking, free-wheeling hoops. But fear not, fans. The author has solutions, radical but real

By Jack McCallum

Coaches' Poll Who's got defense? Which players would coaches want on the court when they need a stop? Whose D do they love to exploit? We asked them

By Chris Mannix

Turning Point With a little and little-known coach now in command, the reenergized Nets look like a team to fear in the season's second half

By Ian Thomsen

Awards Show Some of the best work in the first half of the season came from unexpected sources. As the NBA heads into All-Star weekend, here are SI's trophy winners

Coming Soon Predicting how LeBron finishes up, the Lakers fare and the postseason plays out

By Ian Thomsen

2004 Preview

The New Nascar Nation This ain't your daddy's NASCAR: A new sponsor, a new boss, new rules and new races have ALTERED THE LANDSCAPE of America's fastest sport

Nascar Preview

A Six-Pack To Go Half a dozen high-powered Young Guns have come of age and will battle for the title

By Lars Anderson

Athens 2004

The Strange Genesis Of Tom Pappas

By Gary Smith

Inside

Inside The Week in Sports

Inside Track

Super Mom In her first race since giving birth, Marion Jones earned a tough win

By Brian Cazeneuve

The Road To Athens

By Brian Cazeneuve

Inside The NHL

Catching Fire After a slow start Jarome Iginla has fanned the Flames' playoff hopes

By Stephen Cannella

Go Back to the One-Ref System A Way to Boost Scoring

By Stephen Cannella

In The Crease

By Pierre McGuire

Inside College Basketball

Unsteady Heels North Carolina is long on talent, but to the frustration of coach Roy Williams, the team has been short on effort

By Seth Davis

Seth Davis's Free Throws

By Seth Davis

Inside Baseball

Banking on Pudge Signing Ivan Rodriguez to a rich contract was a shift in philosophy for the Tigers, but was it a smart move?

By Tom Verducci

Tour de Romance

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Leading Off

Letters

The Stoic Faced with a nightmarish post-Super Bowl week, NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue munched his English muffin and stayed the course

By Peter King Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Bob's Salad Bar Brawl Insider's memo depicts Knight as a 24-carrot nutcase

Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Beyond the Miracle

Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Risky Business NBA stars bring their own bodyguards

By Irving Scott Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Go Figure

Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Cide Slide FROM TRIPLE CROWN THREAT TO LOVABLE LOSER

By Daniel G. Habib Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

For The Record

Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Class of His Class

By Richard Hoffer 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

The Week Ahead WHAT TO WATCH AND WATCH FOR

By Julia Morrill Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Under Review

By Daniel G. Habib Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

Faces in the Crowd

Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel

John Denver

By David Sabino Edited by Kostya Kennedy and Mark Bechtel