January 30, 2006 Table Of Contents
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On And Off The Field
NETS FORWARD
As told to Chris Mannix
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
THE QUESTIONS WITH Alan Faneca, Steelers Guard
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
By Gerald Green
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Pro Basketball
Forget Jordan. Step aside, LeBron. Scoring machine Kobe Bryant had the second-highest point total in NBA history. Now the question is, can he crack triple digits?
Pro Football
After resounding wins in the conference championship games, the NFC favorite Seahawks and the AFC upstart Steelers have peaked just in time for the NFL title game. All signs point to an emotional battle. Dr. Z analyzes the big matchup in Detroit
By Peter King
HOCKEY
In the dead of the NHL lockout Red Wing Brendan Shanahan singlehandedly brought together some of the sport's key figures for an improbable summit that rewrote the rule book and revived the game. And at 37, he looks better too
A new schedule heavy in intradivision games has helped some teams gorge on weak opponents
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
His lovable name, long-range game and tattooed 6'11" frame have made homespun Kevin Pittsnogle West Virginia's most valuable natural resource since coal. And his Mountaineers are a force to be reckoned with
By Grant Wahl
On a shocking Saturday, down went Duke, Florida and Pitt--and with them the nearly impossible dream of an unbeaten season--but surprisingly, their coaches weren't all that upset
By Seth Davis
The NBA
Point Guard From Another Planet
The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash doesn't fit any NBA mold, yet the Canadian Kid is following up his MVP season with an even better one
Inside
Martina Hingis returned to a game that sorely missed her, and she immediately made an impact on the Australian Open
With an upset of No. 2 Florida, Tennessee and its fiery coach sent a message: It's no longer business as usual in Knoxville
By Luke Winn
By Julia Morrill
By Seth Davis
Chris Bosh has assumed the mantle of franchise player in Toronto, but unlike his predecessors he'd prefer to stick around
By Ian Thomsen
By Ian Thomsen
By Ian Thomsen
The Best of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
After sneaking out of Fenway in an ape suit, Theo Epstein is back with a plan that will help create a New World Order for baseball
By Tom Verducci
Sidney Crosby can beat most goalies. It's the NHL's refs that are giving him fits
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
Daughters of world-class athletes are running rampant on the women's tennis tour
The host of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live is broadcasting from the GEM Theatre in Detroit during the week of Super Bowl XL
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella