April 10, 2006
Scintillating
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Statistics can't
be trusted. In most arguments they're used--as a poet said--the way a drunk
might use a lamppost: for support rather than illumination. And now some of
those slippery, elusive,...
Whether Duke
lacrosse players are guilty or innocent, the rape allegations that rocked the
program exposed the sport's changing culture
April 10, 2006
Despite blood
clots on the brain, a former contender gets back in the ring
April 10, 2006
Added
To the list of garments NBA players are now forbidden to wear, tights. Before
the season commissioner David Stern instituted a dress code for players off the
court; next he'll reportedly...
April 10, 2006
LAST WEEK NFL
owners voted by a 29-3 margin to outlaw excessive celebrations. Gone are the
days when Chad Johnson (above) could make like Tiger Woods in the end zone
after racking up six....
The 28-year-old
actor (Napoleon Dynamite) costars in The Benchwarmers, which opens on April
7
Two years ago
Anna Benson, the somewhat publicity-conscious wife of pitcher Kris Benson, told
Howard Stern that she would sleep with "everybody on [her husband's] entire
team" (the Mets, at that...
What to watch and watch for
April 10, 2006
Antonio
Davis
COLUMBUS, OHIO > Basketball
Davis, a senior forward at Urbana University, averaged 22.4 points and 8.1
rebounds, both career highs, for the Blue Knights and was chosen the...
CAVALIERS FORWARD
April 10, 2006
Who's Hot
Why Toronto's Matt Bonner is car-less in Canada
April 10, 2006
Diamondbacks
Second Baseman
April 10, 2006
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or
PDF.]
The Suns' mascot may train tougher than any player on the team
April 10, 2006 | GRANT WAHL
Behind center
Joakim Noah's snarling, suffocating defense and a balanced, up-tempo attack,
Florida cruised past UCLA to win its first basketball title
April 10, 2006 | GRANT WAHL
More Final Four coverage, plus predictions for next
season, at SI.com/collegebasketball.
April 10, 2006 | NUNYO DEMASIO
He's more than a
memorable moniker--D'Brickashaw Ferguson will be the first offensive lineman
drafted this year and an NFL cornerstone for decades
Teams from the
National League have been dominated by their American League counterparts in
recent years, by almost every measure, and the trend will only continue this
season. How did this happen?
More baseball news plus Tom Verducci's weekly Insider
column at SI.com/baseball.
Already the stronger league, the AL got the best of the
NL again this winter as these players switched sides through free agency and
trades
April 10, 2006 | E.M. SWIFT
Besieged all
season by injuries--including ones that sidelined stars like Peter Forsberg and
Simon Gagné--the Philadelphia Flyers are finally getting healthy. Playoff
opponents beware: Adversity...
April 10, 2006 | E.M. SWIFT
For more on the NHL and the battle for the postseason,
go to SI.com/hockey.
When did the
streaking Nets enter the discussion about NBA title contenders? Around the same
time that 33-year-old Jason Kidd reentered the conversation about the league's
elite point guards
Which nonplayoff teams have reason to believe in
'06-07? Find out at SI.com/nba.
Forty schools,
two hospitals and scores of parks and ball fields, from Puerto Rico to
Pittsburgh, carry his name. To understand why, you have to know how he died
Read all about the first week of the 2006 major league
baseball season at SI.com/baseball.
April 10, 2006
Inaugural
Ball
President George W. Bush, the former owner of the Rangers, threw out the
ceremonial first pitch on Monday at the Reds' traditional home opener. Bush's
delivery was sharper than many...
April 10, 2006
Tennis
Instant replay is a smash hit at the NASDAQ-100 • Tatiana Golovin of Russia,
France and Florida begins to fulfill promise she showed as a junior
Smash Hit
Fans at the NASDAQ-100 loved the new Hawk-Eye instant-replay system, which put
both players and linesmen to the test
Marked Man
Opening Day fans in San Diego made their feelings about Barry Bonds very clear,
and they won't be the last to do so
Eyes off the
Prize
His Lakers won't win the championship, but Phil Jackson has reaped other
rewards during his best season as a coach
After we gave up a
touchdown in our first Touch Football/Pulled Groinathon of the year, the guys
on the other team sneered and said, "Suckers walk."
Mickelson's primed for Augusta--maybe
Phil Mickelson carried two drivers at the BellSouth.
One had 9.5 degrees of loft and a 45-inch shaft and was set up to hit fades,
while the other, a 46-incher with 9 degrees, was for draws....
The LPGA says it will offer its players individual
brand managers
WHO: Karrie
Webb
Hootie lays out his plan for lengthening the par-3 course
by JIM GORANT
Karrie Webb's Back in the Swim after Winning a Scintillating Kraft Nabisco Championship
Mickelson's the Man in Masters Prep page G11
The Women's Final
Four was dominated by the ACC, which had three teams in Boston and produced the
national champ. The scary thing? The conference might be stronger in
2006-07
Assuming that Texas's LaMarcus Aldridge, UConn's Rudy Gay, Gonzaga's Adam Morrison and LSU's Tyrus Thomas jump to the NBA, here's how next season's rankings shape up
