March 16, 2009 Table Of Contents
SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
The Tour, and Y.E. Yang, Are Fortified by the Start Of the Florida Swing
A New No. 1 For the LPGA?
By Jim Gorant
By Eric Johnson
By Evan Rothman
Make like the Irish and love thy nine
By Tom Coyne
SI.com
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
To see the WBC is to love it. Too bad many in the U.S. aren't paying attention
By Tom Verducci
A-Rod's injury fits an unhealthy pattern for aging sluggers
By Tim Marchman
Canceled by the Cowboys, the T.O. show moves north—reality TV cameras and all
By Jim Trotter
By Joe Lemire
What smart fans should do this week
The real estate mogul's The Celebrity Apprentice has a new season on NBC
As told to Sarah Kwak
By Dan Patrick
BASEBALL
Albert Pujols is the Best Player in Baseball, and he understands the curse that comes with that title. But the Cardinals' slugger has this message for you: He won't let you down
GOLF
Good Luck, Chuck The End of Golf As We Know It
With help from the man who fine-tunes Tiger, Charles Barkley has gone public in an effort to fix what can only be called a swing from hell
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Why isn't the best player on the team with the best record in the best conference better known? Maybe it's because Louisville's Terrence Williams plays the most underappreciated position in the game
By Luke Winn
HOCKEY
As he puts up statistics that could lead him to where no goalie—not even his archrival—has gone before, New Jersey's Martin Brodeur is doing it with a calm, and a style, all his own
Imitators of Patrick Roy's butterfly style have thrived on ice—but have also been forced into surgery
PRO BASKETBALL
For years Nate Robinson was seen as little more than the Knicks' 5'9" slam-dunk novelty act. But after his recent string of 30-point games, height is no longer his defining measure
Mykal Riley
One year ago Mykal Riley sank a three that kept fans out of the path of a tornado. But Riley would never have been there if not for an intricate web of chance meetings, false starts and a terrible crime
By Thomas Lake
Inside
Rookie guard Russell Westbrook is the future leader of the Thunder's attack—if he can curb his appetite for turnovers
By Chris Mannix
SI's mid-March mock draft offers some intriguing scenarios and one certainty: Last year's hot position will stay hot
By Jim Trotter
Rested, rejuvenated and with a new car setup, four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon sits atop the points race
The records continue to tumble for Shani Davis—and now he and U.S. Speedskating must mend fences
Point After
Ethical Treatment For a Quarterback
By Phil Taylor