March 11, 2013 Table Of Contents
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GOLF PLUS
"IT WAS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO"
NOT 30 MINUTES AFTER HE WALKED OFF THE COURSE MID-ROUND AT THE HONDA, RORY MCILROY KNEW HE HAD MADE A COLOSSAL MISTAKE. NOW, UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY, THE WORLD'S TOP-RANKED PLAYER IS TRYING TO REDISCOVER A SWING HE ADMITS HAS DESERTED HIM
By Sal Johnson
LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
MIAMI BASKETBALL
THE HURRICANES HAD NEVER BEATEN A NO. 1 PROGRAM, NEVER BEEN IN CONTENTION FOR A TOP TOURNAMENT SEED AND NEVER WON AN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THIS SEASON. SO WHY DOES ALL THIS SUCCESS FEEL SO FAMILIAR?
By Luke Winn
THE POWER ISSUE
OVERREACHING OVERLORDS BUILDING (AND BUYING) EMPIRES ON THE BACKS OF THE YOUNG AND THE STRONG. SHIFTING ALLEGIANCES AND SHIFTY DEALS. AND DRAGONS! (WELL, NO.) THE STRUGGLE FOR INFLUENCE ATOP THE GAMES WE LOVE CAN SEEM LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A FANTASY EPIC
By Steve Rushin
SI RANKED (THEN SHUFFLED, STARTED OVER AND RERANKED) THE 50 MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN SPORTS. DON'T LIKE OUR LIST? TRY US AGAIN IN A YEAR WHEN, INEVITABLY, TODAY'S LEADERS WILL BE UNDERPERFORMING OR UNDER ASSAULT. FOR NOW, YOUR LEADER ...
By Text by Albert Chen
OVER HIS TWO DECADES AT THE HELM OF THE NHL, GARY BETTMAN HAS INCURRED THE FROSTY WRATH OF FANS—AND A NATION. BUT IS HE REALLY AS TERRIBLE AS EVERYONE SAYS?
WHEN TAKING STOCK OF THE CURRENT NHL COMMISSIONER, CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO THE LEAGUE'S ROGUES' GALLERY OF FORMER LEADERS
By Mark Beech
YOU THINK ROGER GOODELL HAS MUSCLE ...
ATTENDEES AT THE ARNOLD SPORTS FESTIVAL MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BANISH A 300-POUND OFFENSIVE TACKLE, BUT PLENTY OF THEM COULD BENCH-PRESS ONE. AT THE CITADEL OF STRENGTH, ACOLYTES WORSHIP—AND VENDORS PEDDLE—POWER IN ITS PUREST FORM
POINT AFTER
By Phil Taylor
Departments
A Twitter exchange led the author to an unexpected sit-down with the disgraced cyclist
Pop-singing Slovenian star Tina Maze is winning everything this year on the World Cup circuit
By Tim Layden
Steeped in intrigue, the World Baseball Classic is building a passionate following, with one notable exception
BEST NHL ROOKIES
By Sarah Kwak
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Dan Patrick
The Niners control a 15-pick bounty in the April draft. But history says quantity doesn't equal quality
By Jim Trotter
Harsher penalties for coaches whose assistants violate recruiting rules could help clean up the NCAA
Will free-agent-to-be Robinson Cano be worth the money after he turns 31 in October?
By Joe Sheehan
Can a major Euro-style shake-up bring the Red Bulls and their savvy French star a title at long last?
By Grant Wahl
By Ian Thomsen