December 3, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Punt returners reveal how they get their kicks
By Joe Lemire
After quitting the WNBA, Chamique Holdsclaw turns up in Poland
A nation's beloved football team hits rock bottom
By Mark Bechtel
In praise of standing on the necks of Giants—and Bills, and Dolphins and...
The NFL's most lethal return man had two more TDs on Sunday
As told to Adam Duerson
Lo, it cometh: SI's first annual Advent calendar
Is Dennis Miller's new sports show as heady as its host?
By Adam Duerson
Michael Imperioli plays a catcher on TV
MIAMI HEAT, CENTER
By Ben Reiter
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
SI Fantasy Plus
Newcomers and returning players are altering teammates' fortunes
By Adam Duerson
WE LIKE THE MATCHUP
By David Sabino
WE DON'T LIKE THE MATCHUP
By David Sabino
By David Sabino
PRO FOOTBALL
That's what they're calling formerly beleaguered Cleveland these days, thanks to a Browns team that's built for the future—and is suddenly winning big games now
By Damon Hack
PRO BASKETBALL
The NBA's fourth-leading scorer is Kings guard Kevin Martin. (Yes, you read that right.) Though he plays in the Pacific time zone for a bad team, you'll be hearing plenty about him, because he's only getting better
By Chris Mannix
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Not even ranked until after its third game, Missouri and its Heisman hopeful need a win over Oklahoma to earn a berth, potentially with West Virginia, in the BCS championship game
Hawaii offers up the nation's top-scoring offense, a Heisman candidate and a conference title—not to mention the only perfect record in the country—but it's still battling to get respect in the polls
By Mark Beech
With all due respect to the quarterbacks at Missouri, West Virginia and Hawaii, the Heisman Trophy race appears to be between Tim Tebow and Darren McFadden
By Phil Taylor
Paul Allen
MARK CUBAN'S PASSION + HOWARD HUGHES'S VISIBILITY = Paul Allen
The understated owner of the Trail Blazers and the Seahawks doesn't do Dancing with the Stars, doesn't throw public tantrums and doesn't constantly threaten to move his teams. So why is he considered the weird one?
Inside
By Jim Trotter
By Peter King
By Seth Davis
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly