November 12, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Fantasy Plus
Derek Anderson heads the list of '07's top surprises—nasty or nice
By Adam Duerson
WE LIKE THE MATCHUP
By David Sabino
WE DON'T LIKE THE MATCHUP
By David Sabino
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
The 2007 PGA Tour Season Wraps Up With a Stephen Ames Victory—and a Final Litany of Winners and Losers
Nine weeks after the Tour Championship and the conclusion of the FedEx Cup playoffs, the Children's Miracle Network Classic in Orlando officially brought to an end a season of unprecedented change on the PGA Tour. Here are the year's most noteworthy...
Returning to his hometown, Bayonne, the author marvels at the incongruity of an ultraexclusive golf club sharing a zip code with a city that's best known as a punch line
Ill will and sour stomachs in Asia
By Jim Gorant
By Eric Johnson
In case you missed it, a leadership change is coming to the USGA
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Illicit dialing has hurt the reputation of Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson
By Grant Wahl
As told to Adam Duerson
Bidding farewell to the Orange Bowl
By S.L. Price
Dennis Miller on his new sports show
By Adam Duerson
A mentor, a mentee and their rented ferns
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
NFL MIDSEASON REPORT
The Patriots marked the season's halfway point by blowing past the Colts late in their showdown to remain perfect. Now it looks as if the Pats have a clear run at history—until the decade's most dominant and evenly matched teams meet again, likely in the AFC title game
By Lee Jenkins
Personnel chiefs Scott Pioli and Bill Polian are behind the success in New England and Indy
By Peter King
Who's going to Glendale? How senior writer Damon Hack sees the race to face the AFC's best
By Damon Hack
Senior writer Jim Trotter lays out the playoff picture—with one sure thing in the bunch
By Jim Trotter
Five disparate personalities, five enormous talents, one peerless unit: how New England's linebacking corps personifies the Patriot Way
By Tim Layden
Phenomenal Vikings rookie Adrian Peterson leads the way as Dr. Z's first-string takes shape
PRO BASKETBALL
He may be a 19-year-old beanpole who lives with his mom, but Sonics rookie Kevin Durant quickly showed that he could handle the spotlight and score like a vet
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The rest of the nation might be at a loss for words to explain Kansas' first 9--0 start in 99 years, but not do-it-all cornerstone Aqib Talib, who'll tell you all day long that he saw a big year coming
By Phil Taylor
HOCKEY
In a year's time a new management trio has transformed a rock-bottom team into a winner—and a hot ticket—in St. Louis
Inside
By Tim Layden
By Joe Lemire
By Mark Beech
By Jim Trotter
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly
