November 14, 2005 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Bart Bryant rocked as the Tour Championship rolled out a bold plan for its future
After 10 months and 48 tournaments, this season will be remembered for these deeds and words, which we honor here
He conquered his inner wimp, then stared down Tiger Woods to win the Tour Championship
By Jim Gorant
Big Play with Mitchell Spearman
A bad ticker couldn't stop my dad, who has golf in his blood
By Evan Rothman
Catching Up With
Randall Cunningham, Quarterback
SEPTEMBER 11, 1989
DIVISIONS II AND III
That's the main reason athletes and coaches compete--and thrive--in the backwaters of NCAA Divisions II and III, where there is little scholarship money and even less individual glory
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
BEARS QUARTERBACK
By Reported by Jeffri Chadiha
Learning to stay awake during game film, and other rigors of being an NFL rookie
By Ben Reiter
Rookie punters are all over the NFL map
By Ben Relter
Pro Football
The Colts have sprinted to the best record in football behind a combination of precision offense and an eye-popping defense with seven stars 25 or under--and they aren't the only team riding a youth movement in a year when young and hungry is the surest ticket to the postseason
Versatile, hard-hitting and oozing confidence, the next generation of defensive stars is disrupting game plans and creating a new blueprint for building winners
By Peter King
He's soft-spoken and self-effacing off the field, but when Steelers safety Troy Polamalu hits the gridiron, his hair comes down and the rampage begins
Some young stars have risen to prominence in the first half of the season. An inside look at who's ready to break into the 2005 all-star lineup
After the latest--and last?--confrontation between Terrell Owens and the Eagles, the reigning NFC champions are floundering at .500 and facing an uphill battle to salvage their season
By Peter King
Pro Basketball
Martell Webster is only 18, but the Trail Blazers' rookie is mature beyond his years thanks to a wise old lady who raised him after the mysterious disappearance of his mother
College Football
Under the critical eye of coach Charlie Weis, the transformed Brady Quinn has led a big turnaround at Notre Dame. Now he looks good to the NFL
Last season these guys, like Notre Dame's Brady Quinn, were either invisible or underused while playing in a major program. What a difference a year can make.
By Gene Menez
Pro Hockey
No NHL player is better suited to the glamour of Hollywood than Jeremy Roenick, who is already a celebrity for his new team, the first-place Kings
Bonus
Former Colorado wideout JEREMY BLOOM, the world's best moguls skier, hopes to jump straight from the Olympic medal stand to the NFL
By Tim Layden
These pre-Olympic encounters could provide almost as much drama as the Games
With fewer than 100 days to go until the flame is lit on Feb. 10 to begin the 20th Winter Games, here's an early overview
Inside
Looks like the end of the run for the Kings, who have reined in their up-tempo attack to accommodate Shareef Abdur-Rahim
By Ian Thomsen
Miami's no-name defenders showed why they're tops in the nation in a resounding upset of third-ranked Virginia Tech
STEWART MANDEL'S Two-Minute Drill
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
John Feinstein's season with the Baltimore Ravens gives an intimate look at the pressure of NFL life
Christine Sinclair, the nation's top scorer, leads Portland into the NCAAs in search of a second national title
By Julia Morrill
Senior defensive end Tamba Hali had to flee war-torn Liberia, but he's found a home at Penn State
By Mark Beech
Despite his nickname, pool hustler John Macias often plays for large sums--50 or 60 large, to be exact
Trainers are turning to a new device to help depleted muscles recover and improve performance
As success transformed the Red Sox into an Evil Empire, Theo Epstein came to see his dream job as an untenable position
By Tom Verducci
Daly and Trimspa? Sherman and phones? A brief history of product misplacement
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Edited by Mark Bechtel
On the Road With ... Dennis Rodman
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Another concussion could force scrappy receiver Wayne Chrebet to call it a career
Edited by Mark Bechtel
Kenya's Paul Tergat battled to the tape in the closest finish in New York City Marathon history By Brian Cazeneuve
The 41-year-old British actor (Croupier) stars in Derailed, which opens on Friday
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
SI's writers offer their picks for the magazine's Sportsman of the Year
Edited by Mark Bechtel
By David Sabino
The quest for an athlete's autograph is not always an easy one--for the hunter or the prey. Some veteran signature seekers reveal the ins and outs of getting that elusive scribble from a hero