April 27, 2009 Table Of Contents
GOLF PLUS
Brian Gay had the best week of his career, but for everyone else the Verizon Heritage was all about making a living
Edited by Jim Gorant
Ban be damned, a belly putter makes history at a major
All it took was one obnoxious "patron" to break Chad Campbell's magical run
By Curt Sampson
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
A former lineman is trying to return Syracuse to respectability, but he's got a long way to go
By Mark Beech
By Andy Staples
An October finish isn't out of the question for the Marlins, who can go young arm for young arm with anyone
By Joe Sheehan
As rivalries raise the playoff heat, the league should ensure that spring hockey always burns like this
PIERRE McGUIRE'S In the Crease
John Calipari's jump to Kentucky created chaos among recruits, several of whom remain uncommitted
By Luke Winn
PRO FOOTBALL
Rice's James Casey fits the mold for the NFL's hot new scheme
Thanks to the rise of the college passing game, NFL-ready tackles are going early
By Jim Trotter
Crabtree is the perfect metaphor for this draft: brilliant upside, but with a lot of scouts' questions to clear up. Want a sure thing? Not this year.
By Peter King
BASEBALL
It's Like You Never Left, Kid
Grown men reduced to tears, a rock star downloading 14-year-old playoff footage on his iPhone, an entire city falling in love all over again: Ken Griffey Jr. is back in Seattle, and, damn, it feels good
By Lee Jenkins
PRO BASKETBALL
So which is it? (Check one) Block / Charge / No Call
When bodies crash, games can turn on a ref's verdict guaranteed to leave one side crying foul. As the first round starts, a look at the hardest call of all
By Ian Thomsen
Point After
By Phil Taylor
Departments
Analyzing why Madden—bang!—was such great company
A Duke hoops standout considers a return to his first love
By Albert Chen
Tyson gets inside the ex-champ's messed-up head
By Bryan Armen Graham
When sports and religion collide
What smart fans should do this week
By Dan Patrick
By David Boucher
EXCERPT From Sports Illustrated APRIL 28, 1980