January 31, 2005 Table Of Contents
Golf Plus
On Jan. 11 San Diego city councilman Michael Zucchet led a 9--0 vote to block plans for a $3 million Rees Jones redesign of the North course at city-owned Torrey Pines. Torrey's South course, redone by Jones in 2001, will host the '08 U.S. Open.
By combining the methods of two distinct, and warring, schools of sports psychology, Gio Valiante has become the shrink du jour on the PGA Tour
By Chris Lewis
SI Adventure
Despite days of torrential downpours, the Snowboard World Championships in British Columbia were a feast of 720s, 1080s and, to quote Jaymo, tweakarama
LETTERS
AIR AND SPACE
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Eagles Defensive End
By Jevon Kearse
SI Players
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Strange things happen at the bottom of a pile. The report from down under
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Bulls Center
By Eddy Curry
AN NBA ROOKIE'S DIARY
By Devin Harris
Dhani Jones, Eagles Linebacker
NFL PLAYOFFS
With a strong game by Donovan McNabb and a defense that defused Michael Vick, the Eagles got over the NFC championship hump and into the title game with the Pats
By Peter King
Injured wideout Terrell Owens says he'll play in the Super Bowl
An ailing Tom Brady added to his big-game legend with a two-touchdown, no-turnover night in the Patriots' AFC title-game victory over the Steelers
How can I pick against a Pats team that can beat you in so many ways?
GOLF
With his new swing finally under control, Tiger Woods ended an 11-month drought and hinted that another stretch of dominance has only just begun
PRO BASKETBALL
That's what Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal asks those who rip him for his actions during the brawl in Detroit. His detractors would be wise not to judge him too quickly
By S.L. Price
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Stanford's freshman sensation, guard Candice Wiggins, displays the same spark and drive as her late father, Alan, whom she never got the chance to know
Boxing
It may be the most troubled of sports, but boxing still packs a punch in Hollywood. The latest fight film, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, just may be the greatest ever
Lights, Camera, Come Out Punching!
The boxing movie has been a staple of Hollywood for more than a century. Here are some of the genre's champs and palookas
By Franz Lidz
No movie can top the outsized drama of real boxing
Hollywood called in the best to teach Russell Crowe the ropes
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside College Basketball
Illinois, Duke and ... Boston College? Thanks to a trio of Californians, the Eagles are the unlikeliest of unbeatens
By Seth Davis
Inside The NBA
Two young reserves who thrive under fourth-quarter pressure have put Chicago on its first post-Jordan roll
Inside Tennis
Are personal coaches really necessary on tour? And if they are, why can't they coach when players need them most?
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Just because there's an NHL lockout doesn't mean fans have to go without fights. Your guide to the sports world's most fiery feuds
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Johnny Carson often had sports on his mind--and major players on his couch
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Eighties ace Dennis (Oil Can) Boyd wants to menace batters again
Edited by Mark Bechtel
By Bill Scheft
The two-time Masters winner attended the inauguration of fellow Texan and longtime friend George W. Bush
By Ben Crenshaw
What to watch and watch for
By Nancy Ramsey
Edited by Mark Bechtel