November 23, 2009 Table Of Contents
GOLF PLUS
As golf gets squeezed by the economy, going brown could save some green
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
With his resounding defeat of Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao proved that boxing's best is getting even better
By Chris Mannix
With a new big man who is more adept from the outside, the Suns' offense is shining once again
By Chris Mannix
Executing a conservative game plan, Terrelle Pryor led Ohio State to its fifth straight Big Ten title
By Mark Beech
With one race to go, Mark Martin appears headed for another runner-up finish—and he's O.K. with that
In beating the Steelers—again—the Bengals showed that their defense is just as dangerous as their offense
By Tim Layden
By Peter King
Who's up, who's down
By David Sabino
CHARGERS
Feeling good and finally content with a reduced role in the offense, LaDainian Tomlinson is rediscovering the joy of running as San Diego makes its move in the AFC West
By Jim Trotter
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
By Albert Chen
COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Every contender this season can deploy a lockdown defender—the quick, smart, tough player who makes life miserable for the hotshot scorers
By Phil Taylor
To SEC foes' regret, a star shot blocker pays for another chance to reject them
By Grant Wahl
By Luke Winn
By Luke Winn
By Grant Wahl
By Seth Davis
7 North Carolina Tar Heels
By Joe Lemire
By K. Anderson
By Seth Davis
By Mark Beech
By Joe Lemire
By Grant Wahl
19 Georgetown Hoyas
In addition to the top 20, SI predicts which teams will complete the NCAA field on Selection Sunday
By Bill Trocchi
SI's tip sheet for the new faces to watch, names to know and story lines to follow in 2009--10
Despite the coach's pointed concern, UConn's still the team to beat
Point After
Departments
Early Step on the Road to Glory
The unlikely genesis of Texas Western's historic NCAA title
With newfound maturity, the LPGA's star-in-waiting gets her first victory
An artist reimagines an LSD-dropping righthander
The math supports Belichick's ploy
What smart fans should do this week
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Elizabeth McGarr
An NAIA legend gets his 1,000th victory