November 28, 2005 Table Of Contents
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Jimmy Clausen, the third quarterbacking brother in his family, may be a once-in-a-generation talent as a passer. And he's only a junior in high school
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
COLTS DEFENSIVE END
As told to Lisa Altobelli
No matter what happened on holidays past, these athletes had the right stuffing
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Thanks largely to rugged Paul Posluszny, who's burnishing the legacy of Linebacker U, Penn State and coach Joe Paterno have their first BCS bid--the critics be damned
By Mark Beech
PRO FOOTBALL
Peyton Manning and the Colts outgunned Cincinnati to climb to 10-0, and now they're ready to make a run at the best record in NFL history
By Peter King
PRO HOCKEY
Six years removed from his last shift, Wayne Gretzky has brought his superstar luster back to the NHL, coaching the surprising Phoenix Coyotes--and loving it
By E.M. Swift
PRO BASKETBALL
By Ian Thomsen
Features
More than 40 years after taking his first photo for SI, Neil Leifer went on a nationwide shooting spree to document the changes in sports--and sports photography
By Frank Deford
Inside
By Mark Beech
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Team USA rolled through the first qualifying round for what it hopes will not be its final Olympics
With bigger purses and fresh new faces, professional bowling is quietly making a big comeback
By Albert Chen
Making $4 million in a country where he's beloved, Bobby Valentine is proving there's nothing minor league about Japanese baseball
Clinton Portis has more faces than a room full of agents
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
All the Kansas State coach did was turn around the worst team in the country
By Gene Menez
Baseball's new drug plan finally outlaws amphetamines
By Tom Verducci
The NFL Hall of Fame running back, 58, is the host of OLN's Hunting for the Holidays, which premieres on Dec. 1
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
In the tradition of Sportsman of the Year, SI periodically pays tribute in this space to men and women who embody the ideals of sportsmanship.
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella