May 28, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
As told to Ben Reiter
The Circus Formerly Known as Cycling
Last week Floyd Landis brought new meaning to the phrase Insane Clown Posse
Some have regretted saying, "If you [blank], I'll [blank]"
A tennis ace who chose public school over private academies caps a perfect career
The Hoover twins mix showbiz with lacrosse
By Joe Lemire
THE QUESTIONS WITH Lindsey Hunter
PISTONS GUARD
Three Red Sox enter the world of wine
A new video game league bets it can draw like poker
By Joe Lemire
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
Danelle Ballengee
By Joe Lemire
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
All of Zach Johnson's Tour victories, including last week's at the AT&T Classic, have come in Georgia. If he can win one more there--the season-ending Tour Championship--he could wind up as player of the year
Third Annual Junior Player Survey
What do the kids think?SI recently asked 70 teenage boys and girls, all serious golfers, for their opinions on equipment, politics and Barry Bonds--and if they think Phil Mickelson will win the career Grand Slam
Even Golf Is Booming In Bangalore
Having started from scratch, the game is catching on among the upwardly mobile citizens of the city that's synonymous with India's economic ascendancy
By Rick Lipsey
Harrington's the toast of Ireland
By Jim Gorant
By John Elliot
Charity, tradition and Lone Star pride suffer on the new PGA Tour
Baseball
Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder may look like a chunk off the old block, but he's determined to prove that any resemblance to his father, Cecil, ends with his prodigious home runs
By Albert Chen
NBA PLAYOFFS
Even with a latter-day Stockton and Malone and the same coach who guided the originals, the Cinderella Jazz will be hard-pressed to stop a Spurs team gunning for its fourth title since 1999
LeBron James will be taught another lesson in winning basketball by the team that ended his 2006 season
By Ian Thomsen
HORSE RACING
Just when it looked as if the sport could celebrate another bid to end the Triple Crown drought, Curlin came of age and ran down Street Sense to win the Preakness in a record-tying time
By Tim Layden
NHL PLAYOFFS
The coolest player in the NHL is Ray Emery, a flashy-dressing, insect-eating, goon-battling goaltender who has helped carry Ottawa to the Stanley Cup finals
Mixed Martial Arts
The rising interest in mixed martial arts is tied to ULTIMATE FIGHTING, which changed its ways to gain acceptance. Now its success is changing the sports landscape
Inside
By Jon Heyman
By Tim Layden
By Mark Beech
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly