April 9, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Ultimately it was the penultimate hole that would decide who'd win and who'd lose the LPGA's first major of the year, and Morgan Pressel played it best
There's a quiet, leisurely charm, and a lot to be learned about what might lie ahead, on the day before Masters week officially begins
Adam Scott's Masters muddle
By Jim Gorant
As First Golf Nut, Eisenhower ignited a postwar boom
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
As told to Chris Mannix
Serena Williams's resurgence shows why tennis is so conducive to comebacks
Two goalies are close to the NHL wins record—or are they?
Meet Jarrod the Jokester
By Jacob Luft
NATIONALS OUTFIELDER
A fighting champion gets intense
A new DVD shows the Babe's screen presence
By Nancy Ramsey
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
A title is at stake on Friday Night Lights, but the real drama lies in surviving NBC's cut
By Adam Duerson
The last two undecided All Americans may go as a package
By Joe Lemire
2007 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Florida's NBA-ready stars postponed pro riches and returned to repeat as champions, securing a lofty place in college hoops history by outgunning a familiar foe--Ohio State--in the title game
By Grant Wahl
Wait till next year? No way. Here's an early look at the teams that will be on top when Midnight Madness comes in October
By Luke Winn
Pro Basketball
Who says NBA teams don't game-plan? SI went behind closed doors with the Mavericks and the Suns to see how the two rivals strategized for their Western Conference showdown
Baseball
But All Matt White Wants to Do Is Play Ball
He's sitting on a rock pile that's valued at $2.4 billion. That's an estimated $100 million more than Mark Cuban's net worth and almost 10 times more than A-Rod's record contract
PRO HOCKEY
Time to Put Up
Judgment Day is fast approaching for Stars goalie Marty Turco and four other top-tier players who are in danger of being branded postseason busts
Swimming
By demolishing records and winning seven--should have been eight--golds at the worlds, Michael Phelps left his sport awestruck
Bonus
Fifty years ago segregationists trying to keep black students out of Little Rock Central High, inadvertently broke up one of the country's greatest football dynasties
By Gary Smith
Inside
By Jon Heyman
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly