May 16, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Yes, Sergio García spit the bit at the thrilling Wachovia Championship, but take it from Captain Golf, there's no question the kid is coming on
My dad was hardly thrown for a loop when I tried out to be a Tour caddie too
By Jim Gorant
Stik: Life and Times on the PGA Tour
LETTERS
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players
SHAWN MARION Suns Power Forward
As told to Chris Mannix
Based on a survey of 227 NBA players
Any sorehead manager can get ejected in baseball--and they do. Every skipper has a story
Pistons guard Rip Hamilton believes proper body alignment allows him to play harder, longer
Pro Football
There's another side to Randy Moss, the Oakland Raiders' controversial new receiver, but he'd prefer that you didn't knock on his door to find it
Horse Racing
Giacomo, a 50-1 shot on a five-race winless streak, emerged from obscurity--and from far off the pace--to win the Kentucky Derby
By Tim Layden
NBA Playoffs
For Seattle to bounce back and upset the mighty Spurs in the West, Ray Allen has to overcome a tender ankle, sink a ton of shots and lead as he's never led before
By Ian Thomsen
The hot hands of the first round will be hard-pressed to keep it up
Baseball
Outspoken, unconventional and often politically incorrect, Ozzie Guillen has managed the small-balling White Sox to the majors' best record
Special Report:The Best High Schools
The 25 Best High School Athletic Programs
HERE IT IS: The most selective ranking in all of sports. Of the more than 38,000 high schools in the U.S., fewer than one in a thousand made SI's list honoring schools with the nation's top athletic programs. Our criteria emphasized all-around excellence during the last 10 years and included state titles won and college athletes produced. Meet the winners.
The rest of SI's top 25
By Gene Menez
Serra High has produced a remarkable list of superstars
In Texas and elsewhere, schools are in an arms race to build big-bucks facilities
By Gene Menez
Here are the top schools from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia (for more on them go to SI.com) ~ States listed alphabetically ~
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside Baseball
Even with a quick turnaround, the Yankees face a near unprecedented climb if they are to make the playoffs
By Tom Verducci
BREWERS' NEW CLOSER
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
Inside Soccer
Freddie Adu got all the attention, but New England's Clint Dempsey has been the star of the class of '04
By Grant Wahl
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Breaking news, scores, schedules and fresh, original Web-only stories and columns 24/7
By Mark Bechtel
We demand that our sports heroes be hell-bent and heedless in the pursuit of victory. So why are we so surprised when daring proves to be their downfall?
Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski discovers that his late son Mike had stolen his identity
By Mark Bechtel
By Mark Bechtel
By Mark Bechtel
His career derailed by drugs, a top draft pick returns to the mound
By Mark Bechtel
By Bill Scheft
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Mark Bechtel