September 13, 2004 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: SI Adventure
Danelle Ballengee, the world's greatest female adventure racer, runs--and paddles, pedals, climbs and snowshoes--on candy power
By Franz Lidz
Toil and Trouble on Mount Thor
An attempt to set a world-record rappel down a fearsome rock face near the Arctic Circle plunged an ambitious team into a struggle against nature--and each other
Extreme weather conditions send surfers around the world chasing some of the biggest waves of the summer
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
A paragliding DVD offers a new view of the Himalayas
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
The Month Ahead
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
Look out, Cleveland! From Sept. 15 to 19 the city will play host to the Gravity Games. Of the 170 skaters, BMX and freestyle motoX riders, nearly 25% will be in their teens. Here's the scoop on seven rising stars.
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
In cyclocross--a gritty, gonzo cousin of road racing--it's not all about the bike
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
A Reservoir of Wonders Revealed
The Lineup
CATCHING UP WITH
MARCH 28, 1977
AIR AND SPACE
By Steve Rushin
College Football
College football's first full weekend answered some burning questions and raised a few new ones. Can Colorado recover from last winter's recruiting scandal?
By Kelley King
Can Darren Sproles win the Heisman?
By Phil Taylor
Who's going to quarterback LSU?
By Mark Beech
What team is ready for a breakout year?
By Mark Beech
Which coaches are on the hot seat?
Can Notre Dame turn it around this season?
Pro Football
When a passionate response is needed, Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. is more than happy to answer the call
Here are five rookies who don't have first-round buzz but will still make noise
By Peter King
BASEBALL
No Nomar? No problem! The arrival of defensive whiz Orlando Cabrera helped jolt the Red Sox back to life--and put them on the tail of the suddenly shaky Yankees
By Tom Verducci
Even before Kevin Brown's punch-out, the reeling Yanks had a degenerating rotation
By Tom Verducci
Why would 67-year-old Bobby Ross leave a life of leisure to take over the worst team in college football?
Inside
The Week In Sports
Ichiro Suzuki and Barry Bonds are showing no signs of letting up as they close in on league batting titles
By Albert Chen
By Albert Chen
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
The Dolphins traded for wide receiver Marty Booker just 22 days before the opener. Here's what he's had to learn
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
Inside Tennis
Where have all the southpaws gone? Once a major force in tennis, they were barely in evidence at the U.S. Open
MARY PIERCE'S RUN
Queens Isn't Quite Athens, but....
ELENI DANIILIDOU
By Kristin Green Morse
These young players made their talent known in Week I of the Open
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Ending hockey's labor woes isn't difficult--if the NHL and the players can agree on the one move that will give the league a chance to survive
Kobe's clean in the eyes of the law, but that doesn't mean he has a fresh slate with advertisers and the customers they covet. Would you buy a retro jersey from this man?
Days after returning from Athens, a silver medalist is involved in a fatal crash
A teenager's fat lip has Red Sox fans believing their World Series hex is over
Four years after wildness derailed his career, Rick Ankiel is back in the bigs
By Bill Scheft
The 51-year-old native of Evanston, Ill., and die-hard Chicago sports fan, is the star of the CBS drama CSI.
What to watch and watch for
By Julia Morrill
By Nancy Ramsey