May 19, 2014 Table Of Contents
GOLF PLUS
By Sal Johnson
The bar has been set remarkably high for Jordan Spieth, who despite all he's done at 20, still needs to raise his game
SI.com
THE MAIL
CARLOS GOMEZ
WHY CAN'T EVERYONE LOVE CARLOS GOMEZ?
THE BREWERS CENTERFIELDER PLAYS WITH PASSION—TOO MUCH PASSION FOR SOME OPPONENTS' TASTE—AND DOESN'T EXACTLY BUY INTO THE IDEA THAT A LEADOFF HITTER SHOULD BE PATIENT. BUT HE HAS NOT ONLY TURNED AROUND A FLOUNDERING CAREER, HE HAS ALSO TURNED HIMSELF INTO AN MVP CANDIDATE. SO, WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?
By Luke Winn
NBA PLAYOFFS
The uniquely skilled Kevin Durant has the scoring titles. He has added an MVP, thanks to a more complete game. But his next leap will be the defining one: taking the Thunder to a title
Will The Real Roy Hibbert Please Stand Up?
His rapid fall from All-Star to no-show had the league buzzing. His return to form put the Pacers in control of their Eastern Conference semifinal. Can anyone solve the 7'2" Rubik's Cube?
By Chris Mannix
2014 NFL DRAFT
From guiding the top quarterback taken to finding homes for the unchosen, from Central Park to Newport Beach, the most dedicated advocates for next season's rookies (next to their moms) had a busy weekend. SI was there
BASEBALL
On a breezy evening in the heartland, 558 people pa id for what they thought would be some typical Class A baseball: O.K. music, quirky promotions, young men chasing big league dreams. What they got instead was one of the most incredible games in hardball history
By Thomas Lake
MAY 25, 2013
LIFE AND DEATH AND THE HEART OF AMERICAN RACING MAY 25, 2013
Memorial Day weekend is motor sports's annual showcase: excitement, glamour and tradition at 200 mph. But last year, far from the spotlight of Indy or NASCAR, three men driven only by their love of racing came up against the harsh reality of risk that rides with them on every lap of the nation's small-time dirt tracks
POINT AFTER
By Jon Hamm
Departments
Believers went bonkers for the Browns' latest savior, but many Clevelanders, scarred by the Drive and the Fumble and QBs past, remain wary
By Mark Bechtel
Good deeds follow the death of a player and coach
Mariano brings his A game to the Bronx—again
By Kalyn Kahler
Cal Ripken has done well by sticking to what he knows
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick