May 23, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Questions For Annika Sorenstam
After a 10-stroke win at the Chick-fil-A, Ms. 59 talked about intimidation, steroids and her favorite guilty pleasure
By Jim Gorant
What golfers are talking about
By Jim Gorant
The inaugural Big Stakes Match Play, which cost 64 two-man teams of wannabes $100,000 each for a chance to win $3 million, was contrived, gimmicky and the most riveting event of the year
By J. Austin Murphy
At the Byron Nelson, Ted Purdy got his first win, and Tiger Woods got his first early flight home in ages
By Sal Johnson
The penalty that cost me a chance at the U.S. Open could easily have been prevented
Stik: Life and Times on the PGA Tour
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players
Heat Guard
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
They already have a roof over their heads, but some Arena Football League players work second jobs
By Ben Reiter
By Rickie Weeks
Last of the Bare-handed Batters
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
The Questions with Trevor Hoffman/Padres Closer
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Hard-hitting Trevor Pryce is making a run in the music business
Wizards big man Etan Thomas pours his heart into his writing
By Jaime Lowe
NBA Playoffs
The wizardry of Phoenix point guard Steve Nash and the Mavericks' crafty efforts to thwart him have made for an exhilarating playoff series
When points are scarce, Chauncey Billups takes over--to the delight (almost) of Larry Brown
Baseball
His clubhouse style, like his pregame preparation, is all music, fun and games, but on the mound Johan Santana of the Twins has become the game's most dominant performer
By S.L. Price
Tennis
In a sport famous for eating its young, Spanish phenom Rafael Nadal looks like he's here for good. The French Open may prove it
Spain is also revved up over its new Formula One racing star
Marlon Shirley
For Paralympic 100-meter champion Marlon Shirley, growing up was a long, strange nightmare. Losing a foot, he says, was the least of it
By S.L. Price
South African teenager Oscar Pistorius has passed Shirley in the 200 meters--and incurred his wrath
Inside
The Week in Sports
Inside Hockey
Single-Handed
Despite a fractured finger, a joyful Jaromir Jagr carried the Czechs to victory at the world championships
Inside Boxing
Having annihilated Felix Trinidad with a razor-sharp jab, Winky Wright is suddenly the hottest thing in boxing
Inside Baseball
With a retooled changeup in hand, Rangers southpaw Kenny Rogers has thrown 30 straight scoreless innings
By Albert Chen
Letting His Bat Do the Talking
CUBS' DERREK LEE
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
The Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
He coulda been managing a contenda. Instead Lou Piniella went home to Tampa and traded walks on the beach for winning. Now he just wants to scream
Millions bet, but only a few nailed the top four Derby finishers. Some winners' tales and Preakness picks
By Adam Duerson
By Mark Bechtel
By Mark Bechtel
Jose Canseco
By Mark Bechtel
A climber's 16-year quest: to scale the world's tallest peaks without oxygen
By Yi-Wyn Yen
By Bill Scheft
The 87-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster is the co-author of Ernie Harwell: My 60 Years in Baseball
By Adam Duerson
What to watch for