July 3, 2006 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Why the nation's capital will probably lose its PGA Tour event
Can a young American win the Open?
By Jim Gorant
By Mark Wood
My life--in golf and out--has been defined by Newport's 9th
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
Football
Second-year coach Nick Saban's Dolphins overhaul is ahead of schedule
By Tim Layden
2006 World Cup
The U.S. is gone, but the tournament rolls on-and it just gets better from here. Pull up a chair as Beckham, Ballack and the balletic Argentines get ready to rock the goal
By Mark Bechtel AND Grant Wahl
Baseball
With veteran help in short supply, talented first-year players are stepping into key roles for contenders, adding an X-factor to the wide-open playoff races
By Tom Verducci
Evaluating the commodities in baseball's ever-changing market
Who's playoff bound? Who's out of a job? Get the answers here
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
FIRST-HALF AWARDS
The standouts--and screwups--of the first three months
By Albert Chen
Cycling
As brash as evern following three big early-season wins, former mountain biker Floyd Landis rides into the Tour de France finally free of his former boss and nemesis, Lance Armstrong
2006 NASCAR Midseason Report
There's a lot of racing left, but it'll be hard to get past Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson, a trio that defines excellence at the Cup level
With more than half of NASCAR's regular season in the books, here's a nod to some of the magic moments plus a glimpse into the crystal ball. With racers flying to the finish in a bid to qualify for the Chase, SI breaks down the field
Where Are They Now?
7th ANNUAL Where Are They Now?
Lawrence TAYLOR - Another Nine?
THE GIANTS GREAT WHO TERRORIZED QUARTERBACKS AND BATTLED A COCAINE HABIT IS SPENDING HIS DAYS PLAYING GOLF ... LOTS AND LOTS OF GOLF
For Cowboys tackle Rayfield Wright and Giants linebacker Harry Carson, election to the Hall of Fame was long overdue
By E.M. Swift
Greg NORMAN - A Taste For Profit
THIRTEEN YEARS AFTER WINNING HIS LAST MAJOR--AND 10 YEARS AFTER HIS HISTORIC FOLD AT THE MASTERS--THE SHARK HAS BUILT A $300 MILLION BUSINESS EMPIRE
A golf career was just the start for these men, who according to Golf Digest had the highest off-course income among former PGA Tour pros in 2005.
Roger CLEMENS - The King Of K's
AN APRIL 1986 GAME WASN'T ANYTHING SPECIAL UNTIL THE 23-YEAR-OLD ROCKET BEGAN BLOWING THE BALL PAST SEATTLE HITTERS--AND STRUCK OUT A RECORD 20
San Francisco DONS - In Their Own Style
FIFTY YEARS AGO BILL RUSSELL AND HIS USF TEAMMATES DOMINATED COLLEGE BASKETBALL WITH DEFENSE AND FOREVER CHANGED THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED
MAKING THE COVER OF SI ISN'T ALWAYS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION. JUST ASK THE "OTHER GUYS," WHOSE LESS THAN PERFECT PERFORMANCES HELPED THE STARS SHINE
By Franz Lidz
THE ONLY MAN TO THROW A PERFECT GAME IN THE WORLD SERIES STILL REMEMBERS EVERY DETAIL OF THAT AFTERNOON HALF A CENTURY AGO, WHEN HE WAS UNTOUCHABLE
By Phil Taylor
Although many athletes hate to be thought of as one-time wonders, Len Barker is quite happy to be remembered for his masterpiece
By Gene Menez
The 18-time Grand Slam singles champ and poster girl for femininity in sports is raising a testosterone-laden trio of skateboarding, paintballing boys 
Tracy Austin: Out of Pinafores
The onetime teen sensation with the quaint tennis dresses is now a mother and TV commentator who still puts in time on the courts
THE TRACK AND FIELD STAR WAS GREAT THEATER AS A NINE-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST; AFTER DRIFTING FOR YEARS, HE HAS FINALLY FOUND A SATISFYING SECOND ACT
By Tim Layden
NOT EVERY RETIRED JOCK IS PLAYING GOLF. THESE FORMER STARS ARE HARD AT WORK IN NEW CAREERS OR CHASING THEIR DREAMS. ONE EVEN WENT HOLLYWOOD
By Ben Reiter
THEY ARE SEVEN EXCEPTIONAL TEENAGE ATHLETES WHO, WITH HARD WORK AND GOOD FORTUNE, CAN MAKE IT TO THE TOP. WHEN WILL WE SEE THEM CELEBRATED IN THESE PAGES AGAIN?
Compiled by Mark Beech and Ted Keith
Inside
Miami Twice? After its wipeout of Dallas, is the Heat poised for a repeat? Will Pat be back? And how will small ball affect the Big Fella?
By Ian Thomsen
By Franz Lidz
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
From the Editor
New and surprising content is landing on SI.com this summer
Departments
By embarrassing a rookie for failing to honor baseball's retaliation code, Ozzie Guillen exposed a weakness of his own
The prospects are picked, but when should NHL teams sign them?
The 42-year-old former Falcons defensive end and ex-host of A Current Affair is a lawyer and recently published his 13th book, Kingdom Come.
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix