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Your mother always said, "Nothing good happens after midnight," but in sports the breadth of human experience happens while you sleep: births, deaths, punch-outs, break-ins, triumphs and...

Too introspective and too small for the heavyweight game, Floyd Patterson was a proxy for the rest of us

Have the Knicks' owner and Isiah Thomas decided Larry Brown must go?

Retired After 21 seasons in the NFL, CFL and USFL, Patriots quarterback Doug Flutie, 43. The 1984 Heisman Trophy winner had mixed success in the NFL, where coaches were turned off by his lack of...

From Xavier University at age 72, Ray Tomlin, the school's first African-American basketball player. The Cincinnati native enrolled at Xavier in 1954 and spent three seasons as a reserve guard...

4 Members of the Yankees who have been named one of the Most Beautiful People by PEOPLE: Alex Rodriguez (1998, 2001, '04), Derek Jeter (1997, '99), Bernie Williams (2002) and Scott Erickson...

Part one of a soccer trilogy provides plenty of action but not much heart

The 43-year-old Grammy winner is married to SI swimsuit model Heidi Klum

Matthew McConaughey and Barry Bonds have much in common. Both are now known for a Failure to Launch--McConaughey stars in the film, while Bonds (page 54) has just five home runs--and they may be...

Ricky (Hitman) Hatton (left) didn't exactly tattoo Luis Collazo in Boston last Saturday--someone obviously beat him to the punch--but he did just enough to take Collazo's WBA welterweight belt....

A California man sued the Los Angeles Angels for sex discrimination because they didn't give him a red nylon tote bag during a Mother's Day promotion.

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Shooting a commercial with David Ortiz, kids learn about spittin' and sluggin'

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Manicures and massages are all in a day's work for spa owner Troy Vincent

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How do you set the record in the 100 meters and convince the world you're not taking drugs?

Not since the Golden Age of Michael has a postseason had so many tasty subplots; three SI writers check in with their favorite storylines, starting with a celebration of the game's best starting five

A vet who plays like a rambunctious kid and a kid who plays like a savvy vet have made the Clippers a must-see

He's older, slower and hobbled by rules changes, but the suddenly vulnerable Diesel can still provide great theater

With a new knee--and back in the city where he belongs--speedy sniper Teemu Selanne has Anaheim within quacking distance of the Stanley Cup finals

For more from Michael Farber and SI's other NHL experts, as well as the playoff blog, go to SI.com/nhl.

The promise of an up-tempo series has fans salivating

His increasingly poor production--especially the agonizing march to overtake Babe Ruth--has stirred talk that this could be the last hurrah for Barry Bonds in San Francisco

More Bonds coverage, plus Tom Verducci's weekly mailbag, at SI.com/baseball.

The sweet stroke of the Cards' Albert Pujols has put him on a home run tear and made him the game's best hitter

Navy Sealed

Baseball Prized prospect sparkles for the rampaging Phillies • "Mr. Angel" can still swing the bat • Struggling pitchers who should get on track

Young King Cole The rampaging Phillies added another weapon in prized lefthander Cole Hamels, who sparkled in his major league debut

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Be Like Bill From the Belichick stylings of their new coach to the front office's draft tactics, the Jets are looking like New England South

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Racing's Queen As the IRL revs up for the Indy 500, Danicamania continues to drive the sport. Now, can the racer outrun the hype?

Pull up a stool, Matt Leinart. Let me buy you a fresh-squeezed adult beverage. You don't know it, but you just made my day.

Webb wins, Sorenstam misses the cut

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This time I'll make a more traditional Open entry at Winged Foot

The last two weeks should silence the critics who said Trevor Immelman didn't belong on Tour.

Brett Wetterich Had a Feeling at the Nelson That on Sunday the Dream He Shared with His Brother Would Finally Come True

During a week exploring a Tour rehearsal area, the Marco Polo of the practice tee found a complex culture

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