August 29, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
The world's No. 1 golfer stuck around to win for the fourth time in nine tries at Firestone and clinch Player of the Year
By Gary Van Sickle and ASAP Sports
What golfers are talking about
By Jim Gorant
With his fifth win--including two majors--Tiger has all but locked up Player of the Year, but he hasn't outplayed his two closest rivals by that much. Here's the season breakdown.
By Jim Gorant
By Tom Lehman
By Mark Wood
Jacques Gatera and his family cheated death in Africa. No wonder Jacques isn't sweating playing with the pros
I can't buy a beer, but I can--and have--helped Kenny Perry win on Tour
By Matt Killen
STIK: Life and Times On The PGA Tour
By Chris Eliopoulus
AIR AND SPACE
By Steve Rushin
SCORECARD
In the tradition of SI's Sportsman of the Year, we periodically pay tribute in this space to men and women who represent the ideals of sportsmanship.
By Mark Bechtel
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
Muhsin Muhammad, New Bears Wide Receiver
Like boxers, these relievers insist on marching out to special tunes
Saints Receiver
To change four tires in a flash, a crew must be in top shape
Pro Football
Haunted by their Super Bowl loss of two seasons ago and eager to prove that last year's struggles were an injury-driven fluke, Jake Delhomme and the Panthers are intent on winning it all--now
By Peter King
After missing the playoffs in 2004, these three teams also could rebound this year and get back into the postseason
Baseball
Swinging and singing, Atlanta's homegrown Jeff Francoeur leads a pack of precocious rookies who have the Braves tasting yet another division title
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
After getting booted out of the Big East, Temple is adding injury to insult by playing a backbreaking schedule that ensures yet another losing record
By Franz Lidz
By Mark Beech
TENNIS
For a brutal test of endurance with fiendish plot twists and a motley cast of characters, no reality series beats the U.S. Open, which is about to face the cameras in the wilds of Flushing Meadows
Israeli Soccer
Even in the shadow of recent violence, two Arabs have become heroes of Israel's surprising soccer team. Next Saturday, in Switzerland, Israel could all but clinch a World Cup berth in the nation's most important sporting event in three decades
By Grant Wahl
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside College Football
Cal receiver DeSean Jackson is one of several standout freshmen expected to give their teams immediate help
By Phil Taylor
Inside The NFL
Chad Pennington of the Jets impressed in his preseason debut, but it was his one misfire that most fired up his coach
Inside Baseball
St. Louis is romping--again--but an epidemic of injuries threatens to undermine its World Series chances
By Albert Chen
SEPTEMBER CALL-UPS
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
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OLN--once the Outdoor Life Network--wants to woo viewers from the glitzy "Worldwide Leader" with a macho lineup that looks a lot like ... the original ESPN
Days after Thomas Herrion led the 49ers in his college fight song, the big rookie offensive lineman was gone
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Two player arrests cap a chaotic off-season for the UConn Huskies
By Seth Davis
Former Houston players allege they were forced to pursue less challenging majors
The singer (Now What) will be the grand marshal of the Busch Series Sam's Town 250 on Oct. 22 in Memphis
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Gene Menez