May 30, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: SI Adventure
He has carved out an action-sports empire, but the most decorated athlete in the history of the X Games is still pushing the envelope
THE AMAZON'S TIDAL SURGE OFFERS KAYAKERS AN AMAZING RIDE-BUT WATCH OUT FOR THE CANDIRU!
By Franz Lidz
By Yi-Wyn Yen
By Yi-Wyn Yen
By Yi-Wyn Yen
NEWBURYPORT, MASS. A pro skateboarder launches an eatery devoted to beans, burritos and action sports
By Yi-Wyn Yen
By Yi-Wyn Yen
By Yi-Wyn Yen
Tyler Hamilton is training hard and determined to reverse his doping suspension, which he blames on a flawed test
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
The 23-year vet dusted the field at the Colonial by beating the heat, the smelly water and a pair of weakening peepers
By Jim Gorant
What golfers are talking about
By Jim Gorant
Big Play With Mitchell Spearman
Meet Generation Z, the surprisingly large, though largely unheralded, contingent of young U.S. players whose recent play has everyone feeling good about the future
Visiting U.S. troops has made me appreciate them-and the Tour-even more
Stik: Life and Times on the PGA Tour
NEXT WEEK: JACK'S PLACE
CATCHING UP WITH
MAY 27, 1974
LETTERS
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players
Twins Centerfielder
As told to Albert Chen
Cycling has Ottawa's Curtis Leschyshyn at a new level of fitness
Dontrelle Willis is hooked on Troy
The Questions with Ben Wallace/Pistons Center
Manu Ginobili, Spurs Guard
Yankees vs. Red Sox
By Ben Reiter
My Best Friend ...IN ANOTHER SPORT
THE BEST JOKES WE CAN TELL IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ...
THE END OF THE HOME RUN ERA
WHEN BIGGER GETS SMALLER, SMALL GETS BIG
With steroid testing in place, power hitting is already in decline. But it's a rising generation of good young pitchers that may be driving baseball into an era in which the little things matter again
By Tom Verducci
Changes at the big league level are opening doors for nonslugging prospects such as Eric Duncan
By Albert Chen
Horse Racing
In an amazing display of athleticism by both a rider and his mount, Jeremy Rose survived a near disastrous stumble aboard Afleet Alex to win the Preakness
By Tim Layden
NBA Playoffs
In leading Miami to the Eastern finals against rugged Detroit, Dwyane Wade joined the ranks of the NBA's elite, though you'd never know it from the way he acts
By Ian Thomsen
An opposing team's scout sizes up the strengths and weaknesses of the conference finalists
SOCCER
Eddie Makes This Game Look Cool
When a kid from the Florida projects like Eddie Johnson scores goals in bunches, it gets the attention of the world's top soccer clubs--and young African-Americans
By Grant Wahl
Online Poker
As the Internet poker wave breaks over college campuses, a few bright young players are exploiting high-level statistics and game theory to make a fortune. Others are losing more than their tuition
The runaway growth of Internet gaming has left a murky trail of legal and public health issues
Online players make a leap of faith when they join a game. Can they be sure they're getting a fair deal?
Inside
Inside Baseball
It took a year to adjust to spacious Petco Park, but the Padres finally got their heads straight, and it shows
By Albert Chen
NATS VISIT CANADA
By Albert Chen
By Albert Chen
BRAVES DEMOTE KOLB
By Tom Verducci
By Tom Verducci
Inside The WNBA
Seeking a fresh start after battling depression, Chamique Holdsclaw is reviving her game in Los Angeles
By Phil Taylor
No WNBA champion has repeated since L.A. in 2002, and with defending titlist Seattle having lost two starters, its reign may be over. Here are four teams that could unseat the Storm.
Inside The NFL
The Vikings are feeling good about themselves again after unloading a headache and revamping the defense
By Peter King
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
• For daily Web-only Leading Off galleries, go to SI.com/scorecard.
English blood has been boiling since Tampa Bay Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer took over Manchester United. But this isn't garden-variety anti-Americanism
By Franz Lidz
Three decades after his death, a roadside memorial in Eugene, Ore., helps keep Steve Prefontaine's legacy alive
By Mark Baker
At 18, Paula Creamer may be young to win an LPGA event, but she's not new to golf
By Yi-Wyn Yen
Northwestern brings the women's NCAA lacrosse title to the heartland
By Julia Morrill
By Bill Scheft
The 39-year-old poker pro is the leading female money winner of all time at the World Series of Poker
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for