August 6, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Years ago, Tom Watson came to the conclusion that instead of fighting the wind and the vagaries of links golf, he should go with the flow--a precept that again proved its worth during his victory at the Senior British Open
On the condition of anonymity, a PGA Tour pro riffs on Tiger's troubles, the wisdom of playing a major in Tulsa during the dog days of summer, who's hot and who's not, and who will walk away a winner next week at Southern Hills
Gulbis sizzles at the Evian Masters
By Jim Gorant
Want to get more from the game? Take a lesson from experienced hands
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
A soccer team briefly unites war-ravaged Iraq
By Grant Wahl
As told to Joe Lemire
By Seth Davis
An SI writer steps into the ring
By Chris Mannix
A Jets safety acts like a winner
Me and My Number ... Justin Verlander
Tigers Pitcher
True tales of the similarly named
49ERS QB
Home Run Derby mixed big hits with small talk
By Mark Bechtel
The broadcaster is leaving ESPN after 18 years on Aug. 17
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
Hollywood tackles a tragic Heisman winner
By Adam Duerson
Sports In Crisis
A Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to . . . Who?
TOUR DE FRANCE
In the scandal-ridden Tour, talk that the drug busts were good news was overshadowed by a sense that the sport might never recover
Baseball
The tape-measure homers, like the tales they spawned, came in bushels--until he reached the bigs. After a decade of unmet expectations, the A's slugger, it appears, has turned the myths into reality
By Albert Chen
PRO FOOTBALL
A brilliant innovator, he also opened doors for a new generation of NFL coaches
By Peter King
As NFL camps cranked up and the heat bore down, the pressure was on the newcomers to show they're ready to make a difference
By Peter King
PREVIEW: Fantasy 2007
By Adam Duerson
AS FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTS APPROACH, ARGUMENTS ERUPT AND FRIENDS BECOME FOES
Inside
By Mark Beech
By Jon Heyman
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly