September 29, 2008 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
The credit crisis and pro golf
By Jim Gorant
By T.J. Tomasi
Why the LPGA's failed English-only plan won't matter
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SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
The Goof That Changed the Game
One hundred years ago this week, Fred Merkle became the first sports goat
How long until the Rooneys sell the Steelers?
By Ben Reiter
Boxing's last Golden Age gets the book it deserves
By Adam Duerson
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
By Ben Reiter
By Dan Patrick
BASEBALL
Are You Ready for a Howling, Pagan, YouTube Oktoberfiesta?
Wrigley Field has always been the best bash in sports, and now—after this Summer of Love—certitude and dominance, ass-to-ass on the same plank in the bleachers, have replaced doubt and doom
By Gary Smith
GOLF
With a new approach and passionate leadership from its captain, Paul Azinger, the U.S. team played inspired golf to take back the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1999
PRO FOOTBALL
Three impressive victories, including a decisive defeat of the Packers at Lambeau, have confirmed the Cowboys as the NFL's elite team and the NFC as the league's new power conference
By Damon Hack
The way the Eagles stifled the Steelers' attack was more evidence of the power shift to the NFC
By Peter King
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Preseason No. 1 Georgia has been good but not great during a 4--0 start, and even after a 17-point win at Arizona State, questions remain about the Bulldogs as they enter a brutal stretch in the SEC
By Phil Taylor
Georgia's new mascot may be 4--0, but like the team he represents, he's still finding his way
By Joe Lemire
YOUTH BASEBALL
The southeast corner of the state was no hardball hotbed—until a pair of AAU programs produced six current major league starters, including five first-round draft picks, in a span of eight years
By Lee Jenkins
Inside
What can Brown do for you? If it's Donald Brown of undefeated UConn, he can lead the nation in rushing
By Mark Beech
Stewart Mandel's Three-Point Stance
Trent Edwards's knack for late-game magic has put Buffalo in position to take command in the AFC East
By Jim Trotter
Unexpected performances—pleasant and not—should trigger some timely roster moves
By David Sabino
