March 5, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
The Accenture Match Play will be remembered as the tournament where Tiger's streak died and a bright new star, Henrik Stenson, was born
The author got an inside-the-ropes look at a legend, plus a golfing education from a sage playing partner, when he teed it up in the over-50 circuit's version of the celebrity pro-am
Tiger-less events see more viewers
By Jim Gorant
By Bill Britton
Is Byron Nelson's record the greatest in sports history?
From the Editor
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
The three-time all-star and fledgling yogi leads the Calgary Flames with 30 goals—including two in a win over San Jose last week
As told to Brian Cazeneuve
Tiger behaved bizarrely and Pacman was his usual self: bad news all around
What does a female champ make compared with a man?
Trying to match Gonzaga's success has changed the culture of mid-major schools
Joe Mauer has the stats—and the scrapbook—of a heartland hero
The Questions with Jeff Burton
NASCAR Driver
...but how deep do the Democrats' sports connections really go?
By Adam Duerson
Moving games to DirecTV may be only the start for MLB
The actor stars in Wild Hogs, which opens on March 2
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
Seven Downings on one team? It's no coincidence
A controversy over rules about how wrestlers lose weight
By Joe Lemire
St. Benedict's is No. 5 in the nation for two very big reasons
By Joe Lemire
Hockey
Beating the Red Wings (When You Really, Really Have to Beat the Red Wings)
For the Predators, rival Detroit has long been their modelin the pursuit of excellence. Now Nashville is measuring up to its nemesis, the first obstacle in a Stanley Cup run
The Ducks and the Sharks vie for the easier path to the Cup
Baseball
Is There Any Whammy Left in Sammy?
Suspect slugger Sammy Sosa is hoping for a happy return to baseball with the Rangers, who believe he has enough of that old bat magic to make a difference
Pro Football
Over the next eight weeks quarterbacks JaMarcus Russell of LSU and Brady Quinn of Notre Dame will be jockeying for position atop NFL draft boards. The ultimate prize: claiming the No. 1 spot on April 28
By Peter King
When tenths of a second can mean tens of thousands of dollars, combine prep becomes serious business
By Peter King
Cover Story
In the new Gilded Age of college sports, no school has done more with its money--or learned more from painful scandal--than mighty Ohio State, the standard against which all other schools are judged
The Buckeyes
The NCAA's new academic measuring stick has brought change--and anxiety
Seeking a Life After College Football
Lacking a degree or an NFL roster spot, an ex--Missouri star tries to find his way
By Angela Busch
Women's hoops, with its increasingly high stakes, is mirroring the men's game
An Idaho professor finds that sports hinder athletes' moral reasoning abilities
College players deserve a better shake from their multibillion-dollar business
Inside
By Mark Beech
By Ian Thomsen
Sweet Arrival
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
