January 17, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
PGA Tour rookie Paul Casey hopes U.S. fans can forgive his jingoistic remarks at the World Cup
Injured and sweating out the birth of his first child, Stuart Appleby wasn't given much of a chance to defend his title at the Mercedes
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
Patriots Kicker
As told to Amanda Cherrin
SI Players
Based on a survey of 354 players
By Devin Harris
Darren McCarty, Red Wings Forward
Is holding for a field goal as easy as it looks? A writer tries to find out
By Michael Grant Jaffe
The Questions with Santana Moss
Jets Receiver
By Santana Moss
When the dust settles, will Vick or Bulger be gone with the wind?
By Adam Duerson
NFL Playoffs
The wild-card round had its moments, but a Colts-Patriots rematch highlights the NFL's best weekend
Chad Pennington showed he can still go deep in leading the Jets to an upset of the Chargers
After last year's playoff debacle, Marc Bulger rewarded the Rams' trust in him with his first postseason win
By Josh Elliott
The Vikings finally beat the Packers for coach Mike Tice, who again had to deal with Randy Moss's antics
By Peter King
Clicking with Peyton Manning, Colts wideout Reggie Wayne ran wild through Denver's defense
College Basketball
Hoops Renaissance
More returning stars. Sharper play. Juicier matchups. Packed arenas. And umpteen title contenders. It all adds up to the best college basketball in years
By Grant Wahl
The women's balance of power has shifted as teams like Baylor and Rutgers rock the elite
PRO BASKETBALL
In just his second season, versatile guard Dwyane Wade (a.k.a. Flash) has turned Miami into the team to beat in the East, while helping Shaq to forget you-know-who
TENNIS
It's not surprising that Roger Federer's fans put him on a pedestal. What is shocking is how many of those fans are his fellow competitors, who feel that Federer has taken his game--and their sport--to a higher level
By S.L. Price
Inside
The Week in Sports
Inside The NBA
A hot property as the trade deadline approaches, Baron Davis says he won't bail out on the woeful Hornets
By Ian Thomsen
TROY MURPHY
By Ian Thomsen
GOT TO BE THE SHOES
By Ian Thomsen
By Ian Thomsen
Inside Baseball
In hopes of reversing their fortunes, the Mets, Diamondbacks and Mariners are spending a fortune
By Albert Chen
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Florida A&M paid a heavy price for its disastrous, short-lived attempt to become a Division I-A program
Once casino owners saw how many high rollers a fight brought in, Las Vegas became home to the big bouts
By Yi-Wyn Yen
The men who run NFL teams often work to the point of exhaustion and illness. But that's fine with fans, who like their coaches deeply fried
Writing from Chennai, India, Thailand's most popular athlete says he is eager to return to his tsunami-ravaged homeland
Unwanted major league vets are finding lucrative lifelines in Japan
The Red Sox and their first baseman squabble over a World Series keepsake
By Bill Scheft
The singer, 24, makes her acting debut opposite Samuel L. Jackson in Coach Carter, opening nationwide on Jan. 14
What to watch and watch for
By Julia Morrill
By Mark Bechtel
The Week in College Basketball
By Mark Bechtel