June 5, 2006 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
On His 90th Try, Jay Haas Finally Wins a Major At the Senior PGA Championship, During Which The Wind, a Revitalize Oak Tree and an Unexpected Playoff Livened Up the Show
By Scott Gummer
The Quest for the Card ends, in May
By Jim Gorant
By Derek Hardy
Help! I'm playing with Michelle Wie in a U.S. Open qualifier
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
YANKEES SECOND BASEMAN
How a Beverly Hills fitness guru homes in on his clients' most bankable body parts
DETROIT TIGERS
Detroit raced to the best record in the majors thanks to the old fire that burns in their new manager and a flamethrowing young pitching staff. Motown is in love again
By Tom Verducci
Features
By bellying up on the game's most prolific offensive juggernaut, the Mavericks may have buried for good any lingering doubts about their resilience and toughness
Miami has pushed Detroit to the edge in the East by beating the Pistons at their own game
By Ian Thomsen
Back in the finals after 16 years, once-mighty Edmonton has an underdog's appeal and small-market fans who act as if they own the franchise--as some of them do
Behind the stellar play of Eric Staal--the emerging face of the franchise--Carolina was on the verge of the Stanley Cup final
By E.M. Swift
With quick thinking and a bold move, Sam Hornish Jr. made his Indy fantasy come true, beating rookie Marco Andretti to the line
2006 World Cup Preview
Thirty-two teams will meet in Germany beginning June 9. Can the U.S. emerge as one of soccer's global powers? That will depend on the leadership of four young players who learned how to win together as teens
By Grant Wahl
2006 World Cup Preview
For some nations, the tournament is a cause for rejoicing; for others, it's a sourceof dread. Here's how well (or not) devotees to the 32 teams will cope during the Cup
By Mark Bechtel
No one has a deeper or more dazzling bag of tricks than Ronaldinho, who's determined to make his team Brazil's best ever
By Grant Wahl
Inside
By Tom Verducci
By Luke Winn
Inside
By Tom Verducci
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
North Carolina has a pair of aces in Andrew Miller and Daniel Bard, both likely first-round picks
By Chris Mannix
Full of fast-paced games, tight finishes and All-Star heroics, the NBA playoffs are fun again--and America has noticed
By Phil Taylor
After a trying season, the Duke women fall short in their bid for a lacrosse title
By Bill Syken
The freestyle motocross star is married to rocker Pink and appears on A&E's reality show Inked
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
By David Sabino
Mystified by the world's love of soccer? This new collection of essays will prepare you for sport's biggest event
By Mark Mravic