February 22, 2010 | Volume 112, Issue 8

Willie Mays has brought so much happiness. At last he's allowing himself to savor it

Who's Hot

WHO IS THE NBA'S MOST OVERRATED PLAYER?

The most gallant race for U.S. skiing great Jimmie Heuga was against MS

Dallas, a supposed warm-weather site for the NBA All-Star Game, was hit by a record 12½-inch snowfall; Vancouver, host city for the Olympic Winter Games, needed to make snow.

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Graham Watanabe

Ed O'Bannon's suit may let athletes share in the NCAA's merchandising proceeds

For more than stats Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas are locks for Cooperstown

The Interview

The feds nail a sports-oriented financial firm

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With the awards races all yawners, SI is handing out its own first-half trophies. The envelopes, please....

Fifth-year senior Kelsey Griffin has led the undefeated Nebraska women's program to its greatest season

The Big East is not as good top to bottom as you think. With traditional powers Louisville and UConn having off years, the 16-team league could end up sending only six schools to the NCAA...

Even without a salary cap, most franchises will be frugal when the free-agent signing period kicks off

After a somber start the Olympics were revitalized by the action on the slopes. Downhiller Bode Miller and snowboardcross ace Seth Wescott rode the wave

After a fatal crash, the luge track was shortened for the sliders' safety. They weren't that grateful

Behind the breakthrough performance of Johnny Spillane, long-dismissed Team USA has become a serious medal contender in the Nordic sports and could be at the start of something big

As an Asian-American and former high school basketball player, I am saddened that racism directed toward Asian-Americans in the sports arena persists. I am glad you were able to highlight, through...

A rededicated Hannah Kearney overcame Canada's moguls favorite to give the U.S. its first gold medal

His Dancing with the Stars days behind him, an ultrafit Apolo Ohno didn't let fame or a trio of South Koreans get in his way as he closed in on U.S. Olympic history

A boarder named Birdie shows that her country's winter ambition is no pipe dream

Say hello to Zach Parise, the best player in the NHL you don't know. Remember his name, because he may write another golden chapter in the history of U.S. hockey.

Broadcasting major sports events, that is, at least the way Al Michaels and Bob Costas do it. Neither is getting them in the same room, but NBC has both hosting the Vancouver Games. Do you believe...

Salvation can come from a pothole, which twice delayed the 52nd Daytona 500 but helped Jamie McMurray get a grip on his ride and hold off Dale Earnhardt Jr. to take a career-reviving victory

Board Of the Rings

The cliché is often cold comfort for small-market clubs. But this year teams like the Twins, who have a remade roster (and—fingers crossed—a signed Joe Mauer), really can think big

THE EMERALD CITY PRODUCES SOME OF THE NATION'S BEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS, A PROUD FRATERNITY WHOSE ALUMNI IN THE NBA ARE DEDICATED TO MENTORING YOUNGER TALENTS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE

Puget Sound has become the NBA's Northwest pipeline. Though only 15th in population among U.S. metro areas, Seattle and its environs have produced the fifth-most NBA draft picks since 1999, with...

With several top prospects moving up the school ranks, Seattle is poised to remain a hoops hotbed

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Boys of Spring

LeBron James NBA All-Star

SI's fearless NFL expert opines on all the latest news, buzz and inside information. This is just a taste of what you'll get online.

There was a puzzling sight and sound as the Winter Games began. You'd swear that through the mist enveloping Vancouver you could see homegirl Cindy Lou Who sporting a tattoo. And over the refrain...

Dustin Johnson defended his Pro-Am title, but all the buzz was about Pebble Beach and the return of a spectacular venue

MY BAG

If I had my way, every PGA Tour pro would have to play in the Clambake

THE LPGA KICKS OFF ITS SEASON THIS WEEK. WHO WILL BE THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR?

It's still early, but it feels as if new boss Mike Whan has turned around the ailing LPGA tour. How? Plain talk, availability, energy (his staff calls him Flash) and history, both his own and the...