March 14, 2005 Table Of Contents
SI Players
Where to get loose with the Red Sox, the Yankees and eight other major league teams
By Adam Duerson
Chowing down with the Rockets' Yao Ming, Dikembe Mutombo and Patrick Ewing
By Gene Menez
Georgia Tech's Jarrett Jack may be the best-connected player in college hoops
The Mets and Yankees' newest stars get grilled on Big Apple life
[Based on a survey of 227 NBA players]
SI Adventure
AT AGE 15, KYE PETERSEN IS TEARING UP THE FREESKIING WORLD--AND CHASING THE LEGEND OF HIS FATHER, WHO DIED IN AN AVALANCHE NINE YEARS AGO
By Yi-Wyn Yen
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
A young surfer takes on the big boys--and the big waves--at Mavericks
By Bill Syken
FREESTYLE SNOWMOBILER
By Jay Quinlan
Winter-weary New York City riders take it to the street in their own indoor skatepark
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
By Bill Syken
Edited by Yi-Wyn Yen
An interscholastic mountain biking league in California gives high school kids a freewheeling winter sports option
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
By Ernie Els
What golfers are talking about
Big Play with Wayne DeFrancesco
Amy Lepard, a.k.a. Mrs. Chad Campbell, is taking a big rip at a music career with a self-produced album due this spring
By Art Striklin
An Entertainment Weekly REVIEW
There's a simple reason why Tom Kite, 55 and a Hall of Famer, traded the sure-thing senior circuit for a long-shot return to the PGA Tour: He might not get another chance
A hot spot for India-Pakistan battles and ethnic violence for more than 50 years, Kashmir is far removed from its Shangri-la past but remains a golfing wonderland for the adventurer
By Story and Photographs by Rick Lipsey
By Jim Gorant
When it comes to keeping score, the golf industry could learn a lot from golfers
LETTERS
PRO BASKETBALL
After half a century of discovering stars from Zelmo Beaty to Ben Wallace, master scout and storyteller Marty Blake is still sizing up every NBA prospect out there
AIR AND SPACE
By Steve Rushin
Baseball
They're not the Expos anymore, they're the Nationals, and in Frank Robinson they've got the right man to lead them into Washington, D.C.
Jose Guillen, who wore out his welcome in Anaheim, tries to put his troubles behind him
By Albert Chen
In five days as a major leaguer, the author saw the splendors of baseball—and its hard reality—from the best perspective: inside the game
By Tom Verducci
College Basketball
No moment in sports is as bittersweet as Senior Day. Last week the emotion flowed freely, from a moving oration at Kansas to a tear-jerking upset at Ohio State
By Grant Wahl
A coach's alleged dirty deeds at the high-flying Barton County Community College program in Kansas raised fears that the very core of juco hoops may be rotten
Golf
A dream matchup featuring the game's two biggest names lived up to expectations as Tiger Woods rallied to beat Phil Mickelson and regain the world's No. 1 ranking
By Chris Lewis
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside the NBA
After unloading Antoine Walker two years ago, Celtics G.M. Danny Ainge brought him back, slimmer and better
By Ian Thomsen
UNSUNG SHANE BATTIER
By Ian Thomsen
By Ian Thomsen
Inside College Basketball
Though two players nearly died and the team struggled early, UConn is ready to try for another NCAA title
UCLA'S FRESH FACES
By Julia Morrill
By Seth Davis
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Five years after fleeing war-torn Sudan, shot-blocking sensation Deng Gai is close to fulfilling his hoop dream
Look for these foreign players to go high in the NBA draft in June
By Chris Mannix
Speed skater Shani Davis, a pioneering star in both long and short track, aims to make Olympic history
With a year to go, the '06 hosts face some Athens-like challenges
A biography of Bob Cousy makes the case that the Celtics great all but invented modern pro hoops
By Bill Syken
Velocity Sports Performance, a national chain of workout facilities, gets young athletes focused on phys-ed essentials
By Kelley King
A Busch Series race in Mexico was the first step in Brian France's grand plan to turn all the world (even New York City) into NASCAR Nation
In a basketball career spanning five decades, the ever-upbeat Johnny Kerr has done almost everything--except gain induction into the Hall of Fame
Ralph Sampson's son checks into an Alabama school--and wins a state title
A Bay Area cycling team tells its newest member to clean up his act
By Rebecca Sun
Hilary Swank's sparring partner is a favorite to win the Golden Gloves
By Aimee Berg
By Bill Scheft
The former White House press secretary--and devout Yankees fan--is the author of a new book, Taking Heat
What to watch and watch for
Breaking news, scores, schedules and fresh, original Web-only stories and columns 24/7
By Mark Bechtel
By Mark Bechtel