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