September 24, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Fantasy Plus
How long should you stick with these early disappointments?
By Adam Duerson
By Adam Duerson
By Adam Duerson
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
U.S. Victory Was One for All Ages
Raw Material
Thinking she was off the air, Dottie Pepper shocked viewers by showing them that the C word isn't used only at Miller time
Triumphs, flops and other FedEx Cup points
By Jim Gorant
The U.S. will need tough love to have a chance at Valhalla
By Rick Lipsey
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Bill Belichick broke a rule; the snitch broke the coaches' code
By Peter King
Brandon Webb ... Strikes a Chord
As told to Alan Shipnuck
By Chris Mannix
David Beckham's first MLS season was over quickly, but the dream lives on
By Grant Wahl
A wild-card game or a walk down the aisle?
THE QUESTIONS WITH Adrian Gonzalez
PADRES FIRST BASEMAN
For these NFL stars, throwing a touchdown pass is a unique experience
Out of uniform, Tiki Barber is talking up a storm
By Chris Mannix
Susan Sarandon
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
Back to School
PRO FOOTBALL
It's a whole new ball game in Houston, where the pass-catch combo of Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson is turning the Texans into a team to reckon with
By Tim Layden
GOLF
The first FedEx Cup is over and—surprise, surprise!—Tiger Woods took home the trophy, though he was far from the only winner
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
With reenergized tailback Stafon Johnson showing the way, No. 1 USC ran all over Nebraska, boosting the Pac-10's claim that it's as tough as the SEC
BASEBALL
Leading the Detroit Tigers into the playoff hunt, centerfielder Curtis Granderson is having a historic season—and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy
By Albert Chen
MIKE COOLBAUGH
A Death in the Baseball Family
Mike Coolbaugh, the first base coach of Double A Tulsa, was a baseball lifer with an abiding love of the game—until a foul ball struck him. Since then, people at all levels of the sport have struggled to grasp how and why he died
By S.L. Price
Inside
By Gene Menez
By Jim Trotter
By Peter King
By Mark Beech
By Mark Bechtel
Life of Reilly
The Passing of a Counterfeit Bill
By Rick Reilly