September 19, 2005 Table Of Contents
Sports Illustrated Bonus Section: Golf Plus
The U.S. relied on youth, experience and a player who bridged the generation gap to win the Solheim Cup
Soon after clinching the Cup, Meg Mallon had to be hospitalized
Months after his big score at the Big Stakes, PGA Tour hopeful David Ping has made little progress toward his life's goal, but at least he can pay the bills
By Franz Lidz
Questions For Mark Calcavecchia
By playing smart for four days, the 45-year-old beat a tough course to win the Canadian Open, his first victory since '01
What golfers are talking about
By Jim Gorant
By Jim Suttie
By Jim Gorant
By Jim Gorant
NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
Any young hotfoot expecting to grab the Nextel Cup is going to have to get past Rusty Wallace, 49, and Mark Martin, 46, crafty vets who are finishing strong
Teeing Off: Views and Voices
It wasn't easy, but I am proof that you can come back stronger after a hurricane
STIK: Life and Times on the PGA Tour
AIR AND SPACE
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
Chiefs Tight End
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Athletes say wearing titanium eases pain
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
The Questions with Ronde Barber
Bucs Cornerbook
Legends and new stars sell Super Bowl XL
By Rickie Weeks
After The Storm
With a lump in the throat and a chip on the shoulder, New Orleans's displaced NFL team won a hard-fought season opener in tribute to hurricane-battered Louisianans
Playing at Arizona State instead of Baton Rouge, LSU summoned up the never-quit spirit of its fans for a rousing win
NASCAR Championship Preview
NASCAR's best roar into a 10-man, 10-race sprint to the Nextel Cup: Can points leader Tony Stewart hold off Roush's five-car charge?
Tennis
Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters won the U.S. Open singles titles, but it was ageless Andre Agassi who owned the fans' hearts at Flushing Meadow
By S.L. Price
College Football
Following the lead of do-it-all quarterback Vince Young, the Longhorns displayed the toughness and resilience to beat Ohio State--and any other team that gets in their way
Michigan and Iowa, like Ohio State, don't live up to rankings
By Phil Taylor
Baseball
They might look like a bunch of fun-loving kids, but when it comes to the playoff race, the Indians are dead serious
By Albert Chen
Inside
The Week In Sports
Inside the NFL
The Patriots gear up for arguably the toughest five-game regular-season stretch in the history of the NFL
By Peter King
STEELERS' SURPRISE
By Peter King
By Peter King
Inside College Football
With junior quarterback Reggie Ball displaying a newfound maturity, Georgia Tech is off to a flying start
By Mark Beech
By Gene Menez
Stewart Mandel's Two-Minute Drill
LIFE OF REILLY
By Rick Reilly
Departments
The U.S.'s top gamers met to do battle in New York City, with the winners going on to the World Cyber Games finals
By Bill Syken
A pair of historic bouts with race on the undercard are examined with different approaches but the same wallop
At age 42--and a grandfather--Damon Allen, brother of Marcus, just keeps rolling up passing yardage and wins
After enduring three knee operations, and sidestepping several scandals, Barry Bonds is back in his clubhouse easy chair. The baseball world remains riveted
As NHL training camps get ready to open, three of the league's most venerated stars decide to hang up their skates
A placekicking brother-sister act makes high school history in South Carolina
By Rebecca Sun
Indiana's Chris Schenkel informed and entertained fans for six decades
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
A rookie claims he's been busted three times for the same steroids offense
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
The Canadian actor plays Roger Bannister's coach in Four Minutes, which debuts on ESPN2 on Oct. 6
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
