November 13, 2006 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Karrie Webb makes a play for POY
By Jim Gorant
By Mark Wood
Pro golf follows the sun, so we bought an RV and followed the Tour
SI Bonus Section: SI Fantasy Plus
O.K., so they haven't been the smash hits of the season as predicted, but tight ends can still make the difference for your team down the stretch
By Gene Menez
WE LIKE THE MATCHUP
By David Sabino
DON'T LIKE THE MATCHUP
By Adam Duerson
By Chris Mannix
NFL Midseason Report
From football in the street of a South Texas border town, guard Roberto Garza has worked his way into a prominent role on Chicago's resurgent offensive line
By Bill Syken
First-year players have made an instant impact this year--a well-schooled army of NFL-ready newcomers who are forcing their way onto the field and taking the league by storm
By Peter King
The Chargers jumped through hoops to get quarterback Philip Rivers--then sat him for two seasons. Finally given command, he's playing with veteran poise
By Tim Layden
At the midpoint of the season it's too early to pick an All-Pro team--but not to start identifying emerging players who may be earning their way onto this year's elite lineup
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
Basketball
Oklahoma City has some of the NBA's most rabid fans and a bevy of sponsors, but the Hornets' nest could be empty next season--or it could be the new home of the Sonics
By Chris Mannix
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
BULLS GUARD
As told to Andrew Lawrence
True tales from the similarly named
By Ben Reiter
Pro Bowler
Losing weight, helping Mama and making "friends"--are we having fun yet?
No high school player has ever kicked more field goals than Jimmy Stevens
Battling cancer, coach turns program around
College Football
Two years after the Big East was almost disbanded, Louisville beat West Virginia in a Top 10 showdown that put the league back on the map. Next up: The No. 3 Cardinals meet undefeated Rutgers
By Tim Layden
Taking a lead from its entrepreneurial, garment-crocheting tailback, Boise State may bejust three victories away from securing a spot in one of the five biggest bowls
By Phil Taylor
Hockey
After making enemies with his mouth, the Kings' insult-tossing, starlet-dating Sean Avery is trying to win admirers with his play
The Gospel According to Ray Lewis
Ray Lewis has a story to tell, of persecution and redemption, of fathers and sons, of pain caused and pain endured. The trials he's suffered--and Lord knows there have been many--are all part of a master plan
By S.L. Price
Inside
By Mark Beech
STEWART MANDEL'S TWO-MINUTE DRILL
By Ian Thomsen
By Ian Thomsen
By Tim Layden
Life of Reilly
A Barber Who Won't Cut It Close
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Portland's Ime Udoka came from nowhere to win a starting job, while also suffering a tragic loss
The 50th anniversary of Don Larsen's pitching gem brought together one of sports' most elite fraternities
By Albert Chen
Aiming to reach the Games in a third sport, Sheila Taormina is on the verge of making history
With its access to athletes and their merchandise, a small marketing company is making big bucks
By Chris Mannix
It was harder than taking the Tour, but Lance Armstrong conquered New York—and showed that he shines even when lost in a crowd
The host of TNT's Inside the NBA, 50, returned to work last week after treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix