February 5, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
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A seventh straight win puts Tiger Woods a step closer to the Tour's most hallowed record
Having battled to the top in a man's world, Torrey Pines South course superintendent Candice Combs is on the verge of making history
By Jim Gorant
Jack Nicklaus, pillar of fatherhood, ruined it for other golfers
Air and Space
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
As told to Ben Reiter
A Saint learns from a master—and a fan
New Jersey's top recruit broke tradition by choosing Rutgers over Ohio State
By Mark Beech
Once recruits kept their college commitments, but schools are finding that the minds they are a-changin'
SI Players
Under an NHL jersey, a canvas
THE QUESTIONS WITH Brendon Ayanbadejo
Bears Linebacker
Super Bowl Preview
The matchup in Miami will hinge on a line-of-scrimmage mind game. Can Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher outsmart Colts quarterback Peyton Manning for football's ultimate prize?
By Tim Layden
The first appearances by African-American head coaches in the Super Bowl
The AFC's best offense versus the NFC's best defense
By Peter King
Super Stats
Do the Bears have the bite, or will the Colts be carrying too much horsepower? Inside the numbers game
By David Sabino
Tennis
Roger Federer's victory at the Australian Open came as no surprise, but the way in which a rusty Serena Williams marched through the women's draw was downright shocking
Hockey
Home of the last two Stanley Cup champions, most of the NHL's leading scorers and a fan-friendly, up-tempo style, the oncelowly Southeast is hockey's best, most raucous division
Pro Basketball
To Trade Or Not To Trade? That Is the Question
NBA general managers are diligently working the phones as thetrade deadline approaches, but many of them seem reluctant to make a big move. Why the reluctance to take arms in this sea of mediocrity?
By Ian Thomsen
SI plays general manager and suggests three trades--none yet onthe table--that should be made before the Feb. 22 deadline
By Ian Thomsen
Inside
By Seth Davis
By E.M. Swift
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Departments
For this cross-country star, a shot to run in the U.S. nationals could mean a reunion with his long-lost family
Roger Federer and Tiger Woods are good pals who won't argue about who's the most dominant athlete around. But two SI writers will
During his courageous fight for survival, Barbaro brought humans and horses together again
By Tim Layden
By Tom Verducci
Through the years with the crudest finger in sports
The 57-year-old former manager of the Giants and the Cubs will begin as an ESPN baseball analyst this spring.
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix