July 30, 2007 Table Of Contents
Inside Cover
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Yes, Carnoustie was tough, but a certain Frenchman saw few similarities between this year's course and the weedy beast that swallowed him up in 1999
Andrés Romero's wild, 10-birdie ride on Sunday took him to the top of the leader board, but ended with a dispiriting collapse
Irish teenager Rory McIlroy was king for a day at Carnoustie and provided a glimpse of the coming generation of post-Woods pros
The shirts, gloves and unused lotions of Carnoustie
By Jim Gorant
By Brad Redding
An avid golfer and fisherman gets a (wee) piece of the auld sod
By Kevin Cook
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Laughing All the Way to the Bank
To boost their earning power jocks are going for yuks
Carlos Lee ... the bull session
As told to David Sabino
Mixing politics with sports can be a recipe for disaster
By Adam Duerson
Two NHL toughs offer tips to would-be enforcers
By Joe Lemire
THE QUESTIONS WITH Aaron Rowand
PHILLIES CF
Drivers recall unscheduled flights, and unhappy landings
A new DVD examines the MLB records most likely to last
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
SPORTS IN CRISIS
Game-Fixing and Dogfighting Rock Pro Sports (AND BARRY BONDS MARCHES ON)
As commissioners cope with point-shaving allegations against an NBA ref, the federal indictment of a marquee NFL quarterback and baseball's home run dilemma, it's the fans who are being cheated
SI's George Dohrmann annotates and analyzes the federal indictment to shed light on the charges
GOLF
Woe is the Open leader who comes to the 18th at Carnoustie on Sunday. It sucked the life out of Sergio García, but Padraig Harrington recovered from his own disaster to win a playoff
Baseball
Relax! It's not a prediction but rather the latest slogan adopted by baseball's most Series-starved franchise. For these Cubs, however, there is a creeping feeling that it may be more than that
TOUR DE FRANCE
Despite isolated doping allegations, which hit even race leader Michael Rasmussen, the Tour de France was buoyed by signs that riders might be cleaning up their acts
Tough Stuff
Players live for it, fans love it, media celebrate it--and all bemoan its devastating consequences. The brutal collision of bodies is football's lifeblood, and the NFL's biggest concern
By Tim Layden
Inside
By Jon Heyman
Consider This By Baseball Prospectus
By Nate Silver
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly