January 8, 2007 Table Of Contents
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life On and Off the Field
Saints Wide Receiver
As told to Lisa Altobelli
The Questions with Jeff Saturday
Colts Center
Gerald Green is learning the secret to NBA success
Seattle's Nate Burleson has an outfit for every opponent
An inseparable South Philly duo has no plans to break up its act
By Chris Mannix
These prep teammates came to college in package deals
Can a sly coach and a math whiz help the champs repeat?
Pro Football
Bringing new life to their careers, the Eagles' Jeff Garcia and the Jets' Chad Penningtonsure-handedly guided their teams to the wild-card round. How much further can they take them?
Sharp Picks for Wild-Card Weekend
Dr. Z says the favorites will rule in Indy, Foxborough and Philly, but get ready for an upset in Seattle
The Marvelous and Mysterious Marvin Harrison
It's not unusual to come across a pro athlete who won't talk to reporters. The Colts' Marvin Harrison, who is arguably the best receiver in NFL history, often doesn't even open up to teammates
A Chargers-dominated lineup and a cool Brees for MVP
College Football
With wideout Dwayne Jarrett leading the way, USC put a jarring loss behind it and warmed up for a 2007 title run with a thrashing of Michigan in the Rose Bowl
By Phil Taylor
Quarterback Chris Leak seemed ill-suited to run the spread-option offense of coach Urban Meyer. Now the duo has Florida one victory from a national championship
Pro Basketball
Allen Iverson has said and done all the right things since the Nuggets acquired him in a bold trade. But a tough question looms: What happens when Carmelo Anthony returns?
College Basketball
Against the backdrop of the best freshman class in a decade, Wisconsin's fifth-year senior star Alando Tucker is building something much bigger than a case for player of the year honors
By Grant Wahl
HOCKEY
The enthusiasm of new coach Denis Savard and the scorching play of Martin Havlat have the perennially dismal Blackhawks finally back on the rise
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Ask Shawne Merriman: Football players can find absolution for their steroid sins. But in baseball the stain never fades
A Maryland lineman wants to cut short his promising football career to serve in the Army
By Mark Beech
By Yi-Wyn Yen
Gus Bell instead of Willie Mays: A brief history of All-Star voting irregularities
The never-shy eight-time All-Star debuts as an NHL analyst for NBC on Jan. 13
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix