February 27, 2006 Table Of Contents
Leading Off
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On And Off The Field
SNOWBOARDER
As told to Lisa Altobelli
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
SI Players
The Questions with Antoine Walker
Heat Forward
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Six of America's greatest figure skaters describe their least favorite thing to do
Edited by Kostya Kennedy
Bucks star Michael Redd bought his father a church
By Ben Reiter
Auto Racing
The Great American Race had Jimmie Johnson's number--until Sunday, when he capped off a controversial week with a late charge that put him in Victory Lane
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
On a Virginia Tech team already reeling from a series of personal blows, Coleman Collins has grieved his father's recent death in a manner that would make his dad proud
By Grant Wahl
College Basketball
Dad died last week, but I know now how fortunate I've been to have him and to benefit from his wisdom
BASEBALL
If you watch how Astros ace Roy Oswalt uses his steely resolve to stalk a prize buck back home in Mississippi, it's no surprise how efficiently he takes out opposing batters
Baseball
By Tom Verducci
Pro Football
In his first try at politics, the Hall of Fame Steelers wideout won the Republican endorsement for governor of Pennsylvania. Now he has to catch up on the issues in his race against a rabid Eagles backer
2006 OLYMPICS TURIN
So captivating were the triumphs of America's free-spirited snowboarders that even a showboating fall costing gold could not diminish their impact
2006 Olympics Turin
Except for a gold in the men's combined, nothing has gone right for the U.S. And there has been no bigger flop than Bode Miller
By Tim Layden
After missing out on a medal, Jeremy Bloom turned his focus to the NFL combine and a career as a wideout and return man
He may not win a popularity contest among teammates, but Shani Davis stayed true to himself and made history in the 1,000
As competitors literally fell by the wayside, new U.S. citizen Tanith Belbin and partner Ben Agosto tripped the light fantastic
By E.M. Swift
A victory over archrival Apolo Ohno in the tightly contested 1,000 meters confirmed Ahn Hyun Soo's ascension to the top of his sport--and served as payback for perceived wrongs to South Korea at the Salt Lake City Games
By Yi-Wyn Yen
(Translation: Miracle on Ice)
To strike a blow against international hatred, U.S. hockey player Kathleen Kauth did a simple thing: She shook the hand of an Olympian from Iran
By S.L. Price
Inside
By Phil Taylor
By Seth Davis
By Ian Thomsen
By Ian Thomsen
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Olympic drug enforcers can seem like heroes in their own right--until they bust an innocent man like skeleton racer Zach Lund
With his power gone and his dignity under assault, Sammy Sosa calls it quits
By Tom Verducci
Curt Gowdy's Wyoming baritone provided the soundtrack for a half century of sports
By Bill Syken
One Olympic website says the last shall be first, for many are cooled but few are frozen
The 54-year-old Olympic curler is an insurance agent in Bemidji, Minn., and the oldest Winter Olympian ever
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix