April 11, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Get out of Dodge or play an extra day in Atlanta? That was the question of the week at the soggy BellSouth Classic
By Chris Lewis
What golfers are talking about
By Rick Lipsey
Overshadowed by Bobby Jones then and now, the Haig gets some well-deserved, if shallow, love in a new biography
The golf can get ugly on the day after the Masters, when some fortunate representatives of the Fourth Estate get to play Augusta National
Vijay Singh has a Masters tradition like no other--he feasts on meals prepared by his friends Charlie and Nan Niyomkul. Now the rest of the golf world is digging in too
I'll always treasure the memories of the golfing life I shared with Gram
Life and Times on the PGA Tour
Catching Up With
MARCH 29, 1976
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players
JIM THOME/ Phillies First Baseman
By Jim Thome
[Based on a survey of 227 NBA players]
The Red Sox already had will and grace; they needed pedicures, facials and a good back waxing. How Queer Eye set the world champs straight
Losing a Coach, Hitting a Pick
By Devin Harris
The Questions with Joe Smith/Bucks Forward
By Joe Smith
By Ben Reiter
THE BEST JOKE I CAN TELL IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
By Richard Jefferson, Nets Forward
Final Four
North Carolina's Man in the Middle
Led by the indomitable Sean May, the Tar Heels held off Illinois to give Roy Williams his first NCAA title
In just a few short years, Joanne P. McCallie has transformed the Michigan State women from also-rans into national title contenders
Here's our extremely early projection of the teams who are likely front-runners in the race to next year's Final Four in Indianapolis
Baseball
In the glare of a never-ending steroid story and the hype of the game's greatest rivalry, the Yankees routed the Red Sox to start a season that's already proved to be unlike any other
By Tom Verducci
The Sleeper Predictor Formula bodes well for four teams
By Tom Verducci
Frozen Four Preview
No labor shutdowns, no hyped madness--just pure end-to-end action, fierce rivalries and devoted fans as the NCAA ice wars reached their final weekend
Pro Basketball
Though he and Carmelo Anthony don't always see eye-to-eye, new coach George Karl has turned the Nuggets into one of the NBA's hottest teams
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside Tennis
After a year of injury and personal turmoil, the resurgent Kim Clijsters is the hottest player in the women's game
Inside the NBA
The first assignment for new Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is to make sure LeBron James doesn't fly the coop
By Ian Thomsen
College Football
Florida's new coach goes to work on Chris Leak, showing the gifted passer how to command his complex attack
By Kelley King
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
After three years in development on Indiana's bench, Charlotte's Primoz Brezec has been a surprise hit of the season
By Franz Lidz
These five promising NBA pivotmen could play large roles down the road
By Chris Mannix
A fine biography of Lou Gehrig offers new insight into one of baseball's most curious, and tragic, heroes
By Bill Syken
By Bill Syken
Hot off his first win in the 250-cc series, James (Bubba) Stewart is destined to change the face of supercross
By Yi-Wyn Yen
After more than two decades in baseball, Wally Backman landed his dream job: manager of a major league club. That's when his life came crashing down
We're not here to talk about the past, but have you noticed that the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat aren't what unite the wide world of sports anymore?
SI legal expert Lester Munson sorts out the issues facing the beleaguered Giants slugger
Will a top five finish at Bristol finally shake Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of his funk?
By Mark Bechtel
Raising five kids wasn't tough enough for Pam Reed, so she ran 301 miles
By Yi-Wyn Yen
By Bill Scheft
The Giants running back recently appeared in the off-Broadway play Women of Manhattan
What to watch and watch for By Amanda Cherrin
By Nancy Ramsey