July 31, 2006 Table Of Contents
2006 British Open
The critics had carped that Hoylake was too homely to hold a successful Open Championship. They learned that looks can be deceiving
His mind was elsewhere, but Darren Clarke was simply doing his job by playing this season. Now he'll take time off to tend to more critical matters
Who (and what) was good and bad at Royal Liverpool
By Jim Gorant
A past Ryder Cup captain explains why the skipper can't play
A Sidecar Nap
By Eve Sunshirt
SI Players: Life On And Off The Field
NASCAR DRIVER
As told to Elizabeth Newman
Their dolls are shakin', but some ballplayers aren't stirred
By Ben Reiter
Pirates Pitcher
By Reported by Matthew Waxman
GOLF
At 30 and no longer able to turn to his father for advice, Tiger Woods is a man in transition on and off the course. In winning his 11th major, at the British Open, he recaptured his magic touch and provided a glimpse into what's still to come--even as he dedicated his play to Pops
Baseball
Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock... Beware The Deadline Deal
As G.M.'s try to beef up their rosters before Monday's trading deadline, they can be haunted by the spectre of giving away a future star, like the Devil Rays' Scott Kazmir
An unusual sequence of deadline deals in 2003 landed the Pirates infield prospect Freddy Sanchez, who is now the National League's leading hitter and least likely All-Star
By Bill Syken
Art
An Unofficial History of Baseball (Orange-Crate Style)
There's never been an examination of the national pastime like the provocative art of Ben Sakoguchi, who has put his own quirky spin on the game's most enduring moments and characters
By David Davis
Features
Written off after a meltdown in the mountains, Floyd Landis executed a bold and spectacular turnaround a day later and then cruised to victory
FAMOUS? NOT SO MUCH. THEY MAY NEVER MAKE AN ALL-STAR TEAM OR WIN A MAJOR, BUT BY MAKING IT TO THE BIG TIME AND STAYING THERE, TODAY'S JOURNEYMAN JOCKS ARE DOING JUST FINE, THANKS. THESE EIGHT ATHLETES SIT RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SALARY SCALE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORTS. FOR THEM ...
Inside
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
Inside The NFL
As NFL training camps get into full swing, pressing questions surround a half-dozen high-profile quarterbacks
By Peter King
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
A year out from World Cup 2007, the U.S. women's team is younger, more creative--and as brash as ever
By Grant Wahl
Bored and restless in retirement, Pete Sampras is playing World Team Tennis, but it's not a comeback
By Tim Layden
It can get wild when a bunch of economists get together to talk sports on a smart and funny blog
By Bill Syken
This just in: Money doesn't buy happiness. Why $252-million-man Alex Rodriguez keeps forgetting how good he is
Has a shoe-biz insider found a way to beat the NBA's new age limit?
Though he's yet to play a down, Reggie Bush is one of the NFL's top endorsers
The 63-year-old Golden Globe--winning actor (Deadwood) co-stars in Scoop, which opens on Friday
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix