July 25, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
St. Andrews had Scots, Big Jack, Long John and Tiger, Tiger, Tiger
By Jim Gorant
By Brad Redding
By Brad Redding
By Brad Redding
At the birthplace of golf Jack Nicklaus the competitor finally let go of the game, and in response the fans at St. Andrews embraced him closer than ever
Getting There Was Half the Fun
Local qualifier Brad Faxon and last-minute entry Sean O'Hair beat long odds simply to make the field, but once in St. Andrews they played like they belonged
From tee to green and everywhere in between, disaster lurks at the Old Course's notorious Road Hole, the nastiest bit of real estate in championship golf
By Sal Johnson
The British Open is always a tough telecast, but ABC has shown improvement
By Chris Lewis
STIK: Life and Times on the PGA Tour
Motor Sports
Driving on twisty, unpaved roads at breakneck speeds, dodging boulders and cliffs--now that's what top rally racer Jamie Thomas calls fun
LETTERS
AIR AND SPACE
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
SI Players
Baseball's best swingers (and pitchers) strutted for the cameras, then cruised the red carpet before the All-Star Game in Detroit By Lisa Altobelli
TROTTING HOME ...with the Rangers' Mark Teixeira
The Questions with Rich Harden A's picther
My Best Friend... in Show Business
Golf
With retiring Jack Nicklaus providing inspiration, Tiger Woods won the British Open on the hallowed 18 at St. Andrews for the second time
By Sal Johnson
At the Publinks, Michelle Wie again showed why she's the second-most-compelling figure in golf
TOUR DE FRANCE
Grinding down his rivals in the Alps and Pyrenees, Lance Armstrong closed in on his seventh straight win
BASEBALL
Even interim closer Curt Schilling could not cure Boston's sickly bullpen as the Red Sox lost three of four to the Yankees, who overcame pitching woes of their own
By Tom Verducci
NFL Fantasy Football Preview 2005
Having covered the NFL for 25 years, the author--and fantasy player--relishes the phenomenon of the imaginary game
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
Lost track of who landed where during the off-season? Forget how the draft played out? Here's a team-by-team rundown of the most significant acquisitions among offensive skill-position players and kickers.
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Gene Menez
By David Sabino
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside Baseball
Searching for offense, the first-place Nationals acquired Preston Wilson, and now they're looking for pitching
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
Inside The NBA
In a summer-league return from his long suspension, the Pacers' volatile Ron Artest was solid, on court and off
Inside Boxing
Jermain Taylor weathered a ferocious finish by Bernard Hopkins and took away his middleweight championship
By Phil Taylor
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
A rookie from Down Under wins the most lucrative World Series of Poker pot ever
By John Walters
A banged-up skateboarder becomes the first person to clear the Great Wall
By Yi-Wyn Yen
A deal with the NCAA gives Electronic Arts a monopoly on licensed football games. Is that good for gamers?
By Adam Duerson
Healthy again, Natalie Coughlin is ready to lead the U.S. into the world championships
Keep an eye on these five standouts at the worlds in Montreal.
Overshadowed for years, Lynx guard Katie Smith quietly became the game's first 5,000-point scorer
Ending the lockout? That was easy. Now the NHL must master a massive new CBA, sign legions of free agents and learn some new playing rules--all in two months
A rough week for the USOC proves that it needs a new envoy and a new attitude
The BALCO case ended with a slap on the wrist and no major revelations
Dave Matthews and Carter Beauford
The singer (right) and the drummer are currently on tour with the rest of the Dave Matthews Band
The once-dominant U.S. softball team comes up short at the World Cup
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
In the tradition of SI's Sportsman of the Year, we periodically pay tribute in this space to men and women who embody the ideals of sportsmanship