March 27, 2006 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
A Surreal Slipup at Arnie's Place Costs Greg Owen His First Tour Title
Mark Hensby has never been afraid to say what he thinks, which is why some players love him while others wish he'd simply shut up
More than 30 years after his last visit, the golf-pro son of a renowned lepidopterist returns to the Mexican jungle, where he first learned the game, to pay final homage to his father
By Curt Sampson
A new pro trades gangways for fairways
By Jim Gorant
By Bill Britton
Pressure is a Tour debut in front of your legendary grandfather
By Sam Saunders
From the Editor
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On And Off The Field
PHILLIES SHORTSTOP
As told to Lisa Altobelli
With Lamar Odom - Lakers Forward
Philadelphia's Hollis Thomas decides to downsize
College Basketball
A trio of Cinderellas--Bradley, George Mason and Wichita State--joined dominant midmajor Gonzaga in a historic Sweet 16. Can the fairy tale continue all the way to the Final Four?
By Grant Wahl
By Seth Davis
Versatile Washington guard Brandon Roy was unknown outside the Pac-10 until he outshone a more heralded rival
By Phil Taylor
Talent-rich UConn's title hopes hinge on the performance of the Huskies' poised playmaker, Marcus Williams
By Julia Morrill
PRO BASKETBALL
After a rocky start, Denver's odd couple--Carmelo Anthony and coach George Karl--have struck an uneasy alliance that has transformed the young forward into a star and the Nuggets into a playoff threat
By Ian Thomsen
PRO FOOTBALL
In a wild two weeks of free-agent frenzy and big-name moves, the NFL has undergone a quarterback shake-up unlike any in memory--and it's not over yet
By Peter King AND Jeffri Chadiha
Writing Up A Storm
The Internet is changing sports coverage. Columnists who seldom leave their couches hold forth. Athletes break their own "news" on their personal websites. Rumormongering is rampant. Don't like it? Get rowdy. Start your own blog
HOW A TWINS NUT AND WANNABE JOURNALIST FOUND HIS NICHE
By Albert Chen
IN THE VAST WASTELAND OF THE NET, THESE URL'S STAND OUT
By Adam Duerson
FANNED BY THE AIRWAVES, WEB WORDS SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE
By Albert Chen
Inside
The Week In Sports
By Tom Verducci
By Ian Thomsen
By Ian Thomsen
By Chris Mannix
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
The book that nails Barry Bonds as a steroid user also delves into track and field, a sport that can teach baseball something about denial
By Tim Layden
By Tim Layden
Edited by Mark Bectel
By Frank Deford
Say it's all even, Stevin: An Ivy League economist sees evidence of frequent fixing in big-time college basketball
Edited by Mark Bectel
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
Edited by Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella
By David Sabino