April 28, 2008 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Frazzled after a grueling week in Augusta, Tour players retreated to soothing Hilton Head to recover from their Masters Hangovers
The Byron Nelson Classic has struggled since the death of its namesake, but organizers are hoping a player-driven redesign will get it back on track
By Curt Sampson
Lorena Ochoa's numbers don't lie
By Jim Gorant
Golf provided all the drama necessary for my latest script
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Sports in Real Time - All the Time - All Free
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Mystery trainer caught in the middle of a steroid spat
Pride of Wales shows U.S. he's as good as his hype
As told to Lars Anderson
PBS chronicles Clemente's life
By Mark Bechtel
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
Dan Patrick
By Dan Patrick
NFL DRAFT PREVIEW
In the first post-Vick draft, blue-chip running back Darren McFadden has confronted questions about his character the same way he attacks defenses: head-on
By Jim Trotter
Who's going Long in the Top 10? Can the Falcons afford not to pick a quarterback? SI senior writer Paul Zimmerman has all the answers in his forecast for first-round selections this Saturday. Bonus picks: seven gems who'll be taken in the later rounds
The Colts wisely selected Peyton Manning with the No. 1 pick, but the draft held 10 years ago was otherwise made memorable by some remarkably bad choices that highlighted the pitfalls of the process
By Peter King
BASEBALL
Growing up a street apart in Cuba, best friends Yunel Escobar and Brayan Peña had the same dream: to wear the Atlanta uniform. How they made it is a story of courage and, they say, destiny
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, in his sophomore postseason, has emerged as an electric playmaker, and along with Sidney Crosby is giving Pittsburgh hockey's most dangerous one-two punch
PRO BASKETBALL
The home of Stalin, Putin and Langdon—Langdon?—is trying to embrace American-style (read: capitalist) basketball ... with a little Elvis thrown in
By Ian Thomsen
Inside
By Tim Layden
By Chris Mannix