December 10, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Weird flavors help Jones bust the Coke-Pepsi sports monopoly
Fans can work up a sweat at the new college hoops Hall
He didn't have a great track record—but that was part of Evel Knievel's allure
As told to Chris Mannix
Remembering speedy Bill Willis, who helped integrate the NFL
The least welcoming town in the NFL
Helio Castroneves
Two bare Bruins are the highlight of a New York City art exhibit
By Mark Beech
A TV series on small-town hoops love
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
SI Fantasy Plus
Who to start and who to sit in every game this week
By David Sabino
Most of the running backs at the top of this year's fantasy drafts were major letdowns. Here's why, and what you can learn from it
By Jim Trotter
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
When 16-year-old Tadd Fujikawa announced that he was turning pro, he was lumped together with another Hawaiian prodigy--even though they are polar opposites
compiled by Sal Johnson
By Robert Beck
Compiled by Rick Lipsey
By Jim Gorant
For the first year since 1970, Dave Anderson has no Masters plan
Ed Letter
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Sportsman of the Year
Brett Favre: The 2007 Sportsman of the Year
The Packers' iron man is, at 38, enjoying one of his finest NFL seasons in 2007. His passing is more precise, his leadership more evident than ever, but his greatest attribute is the devotion he inspires in those he touches—and his dedication to making their lives better
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
With all due respect to Ohio State and LSU, if ever a season screamed for the BCS to be blown up, it's this one. But that won't happen until the folks at the Rose Bowl come to their senses
PRO FOOTBALL
By Jim Trotter
HOCKEY
In Search of ... Hockeytown U.S.A.
With Detroit's claim to fame undermined by poor attendance at Red Wings games, SI set out to find the U.S. city that can rightfully call itself the capital of hockey in this country
PRO BASKETBALL
With his childlike enthusiasm and spectacular athleticism, rebounding and dunking savant Dwight Howard, in only his fourth year, has quickly turned the NBA into his own Magic kingdom
SPORTS MEDICINE
Following the Trail of Broken Hearts
A congenital cardiovascular abnormality has become a leading killer of young athletes in the U.S. So why isn't more being done to save those who have it?
HCM may be the leading killer of young athletes, but other cardiovascular conditions have also claimed prominent lives
THE STORY OF THE BEST NAME IN SPORTS
Members of the Rolle clan, descended from freed slaves in the Bahamas, have left their mark on football, baseball, basketball, track and other college and pro sports in the U.S.
By S.L. Price
Inside
By Lee Jenkins
By Peter King
By Joe Lemire
By Chris Mannix
Point After
By Peter King