May 7, 2007 Table Of Contents
From the Editor
How FanNation.com can enliven and enrich your every-day sports life
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
As told to Elizabeth Newman
Tony Stewart's rant against NASCAR's yellow-flag waving leaves him red-faced
Curt Schilling talks straight to fans (and foes) on his blog
By Joe Lemire
By Adam Duerson
Some postseason heroes are set in their ways
THE QUESTIONS WITH Raúl Ibañez
MARINERS LEFTFIELDER
Chargers offensive lineman Roman Oben goes back to give back in Cameroon
The arms swing and the pitches sing
Move out the team, send in the clowns
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
Florida's hottest new sport is luring girls from track and softball to the gridiron
For 25 years a coach has turned troubled teens into champions
Boxing
Baseball
Packed neatly into the same division and atop numerous offensive categories are Jimmy Rollins, Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez, who are redefining the shortstop position
By Ben Reiter
With a nod to Milton Bradley (no, not the A's outfielder), SI projects which players, with the first and often deceptive month of April behind them, are likely to see their numbers climb--or take a slide
By Nate Silver
PRO FOOTBALL
With no blockbuster draft-day offers, the Lions snapped up Calvin Johnson, the best receiver to enter the NFL in years. Matt Millen might finally get Detroit on track--and the fans off his back
By Peter King
JEFFRI CHADIHA'S NFC Draft Grades
Carolina and Detroit scored high, while Green Bay fumbled
JEFFRI CHADIHA'S AFC Draft Grades
Miami made a mess, and Cleveland happily cleaned up
NBA PLAYOFFS
With nothing to lose and everything to prove, the Warriors' cast of castoffs had run the league's best team to the brink of elimination and revived hoops in the Bay Area
The Survivors
Inside
Life of Reilly
Long Day's Journey Into Naught
By Rick Reilly