April 6, 2009 Table Of Contents
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SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
One shining moment 30 years ago helped create today's bracket craze
By Seth Davis
The U.S. will pin its 2010 skating hopes on a man
By E.M. Swift
Sugar delivers the goods on a neglected cinematic topic
By Joe Lemire
What smart fans should do this week
The new host of Late Night learned sports the new-fashioned way
As told to Sarah Kwak
By Dan Patrick
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
As the physical play increases with the stakes, four bruising—and bruised—teams arrive for a showdown in Motown, determined to be the last men standing
By Tim Layden
With a roster full of instate players, one team will have a distinct home court advantage at Detroit's Ford Field
SI asked assistant coaches who had faced an '09 Final Four team to share their insights about its offense, defense and difference-maker
GOLF
If Tiger Woods wins the Grand Slam this year, he'll catch the Bear at the same time. After his scintillating victory at Bay Hill, Woods is primed for Augusta
By Damon Hack
By Mike Adams
2009 BASEBALL PREVIEW
Everything about CC Sabathia's new life comes in extra large—his bank account, a city's expectations, his pinstripes—but it all pales in size next to this: the man's heart
By S.L. Price
Statistical models, that is. Systems for analyzing defensive play are feeding the new rage in the poststeroid era—run prevention. Teams are investing big money not only in slick fielders but also in the advanced metrics that are the game's last stat frontier
By Albert Chen
By Ben Reiter
By Ben Reiter
By Mark Bechtel
By Tom Verducci
By Ted Keith
By Ben Reiter
By Jon Heyman
By Joe Lemire
By Lee Jenkins
By Lee Jenkins
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
By Mark Bechtel
By Joe Lemire
By Mark Bechtel
By Joe Lemire
By Ted Keith
By Jon Heyman
By Tom Verducci
By Ted Keith
By Joe Lemire
By Albert Chen
By Jon Heyman
By Lee Jenkins
By Albert Chen
Point After
By Phil Taylor