August 28, 2006
L'Etoile du
Nord
August 28, 2006
Anyone who has
ever been to a high school football game knows the feeling. It's more than a
sport you're there to watch. You're there to be part of something. It's tribal.
Much more than the...
In America, there
are halls of fame for cowboys, cockroaches and kite fliers, not to mention
exotic dancers, whose Strippers Hall of Fame turned Helendale, Calif., into a
kind of Cooperstown or...
August 28, 2006 | Douglas Brinkley
A year after
Katrina, New Orleans is drawing hope and inspiration from a rookie running back
who wants to help the ravaged city
For many in sports, one goodbye isn't enough
Endured
4 Leadoff home runs in the first two innings of last
Thursday's Royals--White Sox game.
As his team folds, Floyd Landis loses his father-in-law
The 43-year-old
Oscar nominee (As Good As It Gets) plays former NFL coach Dick Vermeil in
Invincible, opening on Friday
Vince Papale, the
former walk-on NFL wideout whose story is told in the Disney movie Invincible,
wasn't always thrilled about being portrayed by the Man Formerly Known as Marky
Mark. Before Mark...
JOHNNY BENCH, Hall of Fame catcher, when asked what
were his most memorable career statistics:
A Missouri man says he saw an image of the Virgin Mary
in the grease drippings from his George Foreman Grill.
Has G.M. Theo Epstein gone round the bend in his
search for pitching help for the injury-ravaged Red Sox? Maybe, but that's
another story. This is about Ayla, a capuchin monkey who works...
What to watch and watch for
Jimmie Pacifico
Identical Twin Doubles Champs
Who's Hot
Rising Yanks
SHANNON
STEWART
Rangers Outfielder
[This article
contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
The most intense--and effective--core workouts require a stomach for punishment and a taste for the unorthodox. Four NFL standouts reveal essential drills
He has less hair
but more muscle. He lost his father but found a bride. He's trading in his town
house on the Isleworth driving range for a mansion on the Atlantic. On the golf
course he drives it...
See who's up and who's down in the world of golf with
Alan Shipnuck's Hot List every Tuesday at SI.com/golf.
Tossed aside in Indianapolis, outspoken Mike Vanderjagt, the most accurate kicker in league history, has found a new home in Dallas, where he plans to keep his foot on the ball--and not in his mouth
For an inside look at players and teams around the
league, read Michael Silver's Open Mike every Thursday at SI.com/nfl.
The Tigers'
Justin Verlander and Jeremy Bonderman bring the scary heat that wins in
October, but whether they--and several other young phenoms--survive the strain
of a stretch drive remains to be...
More fallout from the latest Boston Massacre from Tom
Verducci at SI.com/baseball.
The Red Sox have
had to rely on their prized young arms earlier than hoped--and it killed them
against the Yankees
Hoover High,
which has won five Alabama state titles in six years, is the hottest high
school football program in America, and this season its strong-armed QB and
pass-happy offense are looking...
With the help of Rise Magazine, SI.com will feature
daily high school coverage, including:
August 28, 2006 | Jon Mahoney
SI's Top 20 High
School Teams
August 28, 2006 | Mike Waters
Family outings got more interesting when quarterback Mike Paulus committed to North Carolina
August 28, 2006
Stars Power
August 28, 2006 | Jon Mahoney
Jimmy
Clausen
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)
QUARTERBACK, 6'3", 208, Sr.
August 28, 2006 | Ramona Shelburne
The son of a former 49er and teammate of a prodigy, Marc Tyler takes his turn in the spotlight
August 28, 2006 | Jon Mahoney
SEPT. 8 St.
Joseph's (Philadelphia) at Don Bosco (Ramsey, N.J.)
August 28, 2006 | Jon Mahoney
Rise Magazine high school football writer Jon Mahoney selects the best teams
August 28, 2006
Olympic Sports
Water Power
Down Time
IS THERE A PLAYER MORE INTEGRAL TO HIS TEAM'S OFFENSE
THAN OAKLAND DH FRANK THOMAS? While the 38-year-old Big Hurt was hitting only
.265 at week's end and was bothered earlier this season by a...
MEN IN MASKS
VYING TO BECOME HIT KINGS
I like warm beer
and hairy-legged women. I drive a car so small, you could park it in the glove
compartment of a Hummer. I enjoy funny brown cigarettes in the loo.
August 28, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
TDs for Tony
August 28, 2006 | GENE MENEZ
Find out how the latest news affects your fantasy team
and weigh in on James Quintong's blog at SI.com/fantasy.
MATCHUP OF THE
WEEK
Read Peter King's 10 Fantasy Things I Think I Think
and analysis from David Sabino at SI.com/fantasy.
Lunatic
Fringe
Get regular updates on who's hot and who's not every
day at SI.com/fantasy.
Old news: Hackers are everywhere. Even in fantasy
football, as employees at a Kansas City technology info company will tell you.
In 1991 they became suspicious when an owner made a waiver claim...
Shaun Alexander, Larry Johnson and LaDainian Tomlinson are almost universally acknowledged to be the top three players in fantasy football. But who's first among equals? SI's own threesome argues...
Get the latest NFL news, plus ratings for all fantasy
football positions and daily injury updates at SI.com/fantasy.
Early Returns
Get an updated copy of SI's Fantasy Football Draft
Guide, with tips to make you the king or queen of your draft, at
SI.com/fantasy.
Tiger roars, Wildcats soar and other PGA news
WHO: Tiger
Woods
August 28, 2006 | CRAIG DOLCH
After 14 months off to care for my son, golf again embraced me
Stars at the top, unknowns at the bottom: This U.S. Ryder Cup team seems positively European
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August 28, 2006
There's a fresh
take on golf every day at SI.com/golf.
All eyes will be on
Andre Agassi in his final tournament appearance, but there'll be plenty of
other stories to follow, from Federer to fashion to Jimbo's Grand Slam coaching
debut
.