
Lineup
Features
TENNIS
22 Serena Williams
She enters the U.S. Open with a Grand Slam on the line and no rivals in her way
By L. Jon Wertheim
PRO FOOTBALL
26 Jimmy Garoppolo
It'll be a wild ride for the Pats' backup QB—but he was drafted for a reason
By Greg A. Bedard
BASEBALL
32 The Cubs
Optimism? Confidence? Expectations are changing fast on the North Side
By Rich Cohen
PRO BASKETBALL
38 Seth Curry
Move over, Steph. After a two-year odyssey your baby brother has finally made it in the NBA
By Lee Jenkins
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
44 Joel Stave
The Wisconsin quarterback is firing bullets again, a year after he lost the ability to throw
By Albert Chen
Special Report
HURRICANE KATRINA
52 10 Years Later
How the sports community helped the Big Easy bounce back
By Tim Layden
Mike Tata
The spirit of the city lives in his thriving boxing gym
By Richard O'Brien
Antawn Jamison
How the former NBA star is spreading his charitable spirit
By Dan Greene
Tulane Football
The Green Wave players of '05 stayed true to their school
By Joan Niesen
Departments
2 SI Now
4 Leading Off
10 Inbox
12 Scorecard
18 Faces in The Crowd
19 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Joey Logano's morning routine
60 Point After
Michael Rosenberg: The American legacy factory
SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK: Bob Martin/AELTC (Serena Williams); Stephen Green (Cubs)
PHOTO
Photograph by Tim Clayton For Sports Illustrated