September 20, 2004 Table Of Contents
LETTERS
CONTRIBUTORS
SCORECARD
One man's season spent reveling in--and coming to terms with--his passion for Alabama football
Why the Miami Hurricanes continue to stir the emotions of a football nation
CATCHING UP WITH
Will Wolford, Offensive Lineman
SEPTEMBER 5, 1994
AIR AND SPACE
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
Colts Running Back
As told to Michael Silver
Tuesdays with ...Cory (Schlesinger)
LIONS RUNNING BACK
My Best Friend ... IN ANOTHER SPORT
Who'll win the Eagles-Vikings game on Monday night? In a video-game rehearsal, Eagles defensive end Jerome McDougle battled Vikings tackle Bryant McKinnie in EA Sports Madden 2005 on Xbox Live
How the Pats' Ty Law builds speed
The Questions with Shaun Alexander
Seahawks Running Back
... where football and cheese go together like sports and dairy products
By Map Reporter: Adam Duerson
Pro Football
Electrifying quarterback Michael Vick showed flashes of his former self and silenced skeptics as the new-look Falcons held off the 49ers
Daunte Culpepper threw for a career-high five touchdowns and spread the wealth around
The Bus made the short trips, but Duce Staley drove the offense in a win over the Raiders
By Josh Elliott
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Exciting things are afoot in Berkeley, where high-scoring Cal is in the Pac-10 hunt thanks to quarterback Aaron Rodgers and brilliant young coach Jeff Tedford
BASEBALL
Only a year ago, the L.A. brass was losing patience with gifted young third baseman Adrian Beltre. Now he leads the majors in homers and might just be the league's MVP
In the National League, the wild-card scheme is proving its value as five clubs are keeping their hopes alive
By Tom Verducci
NASCAR: CHASE FOR THE CUP PREVIEW
The Chase is on and very fast friends Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are the drivers to beat in the brand new 10-race showdown
TENNIS
At the U.S. Open, Roger Federer confirmed his hegemony over the men and Svetlana Kuznetsova consolidated the Russian revolution in the women's game
POLO
Thanks to one woman's fervent mission, African-American kids in Philadelphia have found a refuge from violence and despair in the least likely sport of all
By Gary Smith
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside College Football
In his first college game, running back Darius Walker powered Notre Dame to a stunning upset of No. 8 Michigan
Defensive Back U
By Kelley King
Peterson Soars With the Eagles
BC's Electric Quarterback
By Mark Beech
By Phil Taylor
Inside Baseball
With better thinking at the plate, the A's Eric Chavez has solved lefthanded pitchers and made his game whole
By Phil Taylor
By Phil Taylor
By Tom Verducci
Inside The NFL
The Ravens think Deion Sanders can help get them to the Super Bowl, even in the role of part-time nickelback
By Peter King
NEW ATTITUDE IN DETROIT
By Peter King
By Peter King
DISPATCHES
By Peter King
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
The Mora the Merrier
At home and on the field Melvin Mora has become one of the game's most prolific players
By Franz Lidz
The World Cup finals are still two years off, but the global battle to reach them is well under way
By Grant Wahl
On Saturday, Bernard Hopkins tries to cement his status as an alltime great. But one legacy is secure: He's the most penny-pinching pugilist around
Why do Bryant's lawyers want his statement to police sealed? Because he admits to a further infidelity and says another player paid women hush money
The last great hockey we're likely to see for some time left a lasting impression
As the Guinness Book investigates, two bowlers wait on pins and needles
Three years after his last big league homer, a slugger takes up pitching
By Bill Scheft
The actor-director-writer (Swingers) plays a sports agent in Wimbledon, which opens on Friday.
What to watch and watch for
By Julia Morrill