March 26, 2007 Table Of Contents
2007 Baseball Preview
Splitter, slider, curve Fastballs: four-seam, two-seam, cut Shuuto, mad changeup
By Tom Verducci
Dice-K isn't the only newcomer who will leave his mark on the 2007 season. These players won't all start the season in the Show, but by year's end SI believes that you'll remember their names
THE QUICK STUDY
By Albert Chen
THE GOOD OL' BOY
By Peter King
THE LITTLE BIG MAN
By Ben Reiter
THE FIVE-TOOL GUY
By Jacob Luft
THE POCKET ROCKET
By Ben Reiter
THE GAS MAN
By Ben Reiter
THE HISTORY MAKER
By Tom Verducci
By Jon Heyman
By Tom Verducci
By Peter King
By Jon Heyman
By Ben Reiter
By Ben Reiter
By Albert Chen
By Jacob Luft
By Jacob Luft
By Jon Heyman
By Ben Reiter
By Peter King
By Jon Heyman
By Ben Reiter
By John Heyman
By Albert Chen
By Jacob Luft
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Tom Verducci
By Tom Verducci
By Tom Verducci
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Lorena Ochoa is out to do more than just shake up the rankings. She's trying to change a country
Vijay Singh's Sunday surge to victory at Bay Hill was so ruthlessly executed that it could have easily been mistaken for someone else's work
Loren Roberts wins yet loses
By Jim Gorant
When it comes to pro success, the meek shall inherit the FedEx Cup
By Rick Lipsey
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
As told to Jeffri Chadiha
As commissioner from 1969 to '84, Bowie Kuhn led baseball in tumultuous times
By Tom Verducci
NASCAR's boxy 'Car of Tomorrow' aims to keep crews honest
Upsets, anger and tragedy rocked the first week of the Cricket World Cup
1923--2007
A spring of change for closers stepping into the rotation
BRAVES LEFTFIELDER
An NCAA back chats up his soccer idol
The 36-year-old co-stars with Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory
By Adam Duerson
A new film celebrates a groundbreaking swim coach
By Adam Duerson
By Adam Duerson
By Jacob Luft
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
2007 NCAA Tournament
The first week of the NCAA tournament was devoid of upsets--but not star power--as a septet of top seeds stole the show and set up a slate of Sweet 16 blockbusters
By Grant Wahl
2007 NCAA Tournament
When Pitt and UCLA meet in the Sweet 16, their coaches will face the one matchup they've always wanted to avoid
By Phil Taylor
SI's team of experts will file exclusive dispatches for SI.com from every game throughout the tournament. A few select excerpts:
By Marty Burns
Pro Basketball
Every player wants to be a starter--no one really wants to be known as a great sixth man. But with a super sixth, like Dallas's Jerry Stackhouse, sparking each of the league's top three teams, the role of top sub has been revitalized
PRO FOOTBALL
Or so it seems this off-season, as the Patriots have been aggressively stockpiling impact players. Have they regained the edge over AFC rivals Indianapolis and San Diego?
By Peter King
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly