Tiger Balm Thanks for avoiding the infuriating and tired theme "LSU wins title, but under flawed system." As a Tigers fan I was appalled by the discrediting, anti-BCS comments that flowed from the...

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As political unrest sends Kenya into chaos, athletes have come under attack

WHO'S Hot

Which NBA coach would you least like to play for?

Retired After 12 NFL seasons, Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott (below). A second-round draft pick in 1996, Alstott, 34, spent his entire career with Tampa Bay and helped turn one of the NFL's...

IF ARMY Lt. Col. Greg Gadson had his way, he would still be in Baghdad, commanding the 2nd Battalion of the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment. As it is, he will have to settle for being on the...

LOU PINIELLA Chicago manager, fielding reporters' questions at the annual Cubs Convention: "You guys better hurry up and ask me quick, because one more Bloody Mary and you're not going to...

$37,500 Amount that Patriots nosetackle Vince Wilfork has been fined by the NFL for on-field incidents this season; he was hit with his fourth sanction, $5,000, for unnecessary roughness during...

A Benedictine monastery in Phoenix is renting out rooms during Super Bowl week at the rate of $300 per night for double occupancy.

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He threw only five passes this year, but Tom Brady's understudy is always a play away from being the leading man

What to watch and watch for

Nick Vena WHIPPANY, N.J. > Track and Field Nick, a shot-putter at Morristown High, set a freshman national indoor record with his winning throw of 61'1 1/2" at the Morris County Relays. He broke...

SI, JAN. 21, 2008 No longer a simple Venn diagram of sports and pop culture, the romance between Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson has become a gossip vortex. (If only we could stop staring into it.)...

When the underdog Giants meet the unbeaten Patriots in Arizona on Sunday, history will hinge on a brawny battle between New York's pass rush and New England's protection. Can the league's most...

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Undrafted out of college, dumped by the Chargers and given away by the Dolphins, Wes Welker has been the Patriots' sure thing

Born in Britain, nurtured in Nigeria and baptized for football in Alabama, Osi Umenyiora is ready to rock the Patriots' world

Dr. Z breaks down a play from the Week 17 Giants-Pats game that reveals how New England hits the hot receiver in the face of heavy pressure

Who knew that the Toronto forward's breakout performance would come not on the court but in a YouTube video? That hilarious turn has helped raise his profile to new heights

Top Clips

In an Australian Open that was full of surprises, a healthy Maria Sharapova showed that she's stronger than ever, and Novak Djokovic dismissed—and dissed—the Mighty Federer

Keeping Score

Five years after being devastated by a player's murder and then NCAA probation, Baylor—buoyed by irrepressible coach Scott Drew and a fired-up fan base—is off to its best start in 62 seasons

Moving Up

Double Birdie Tiger Woods chipped onto the 18th green last Saturday, setting up yet another birdie in his 19-under finish, to win the Buick Invitational by eight strokes in San Diego. Woods...

He succeeded in the trenches at Super Bowls and bargaining tables, but NFL union boss Gene Upshaw is under siege again—only this time he's butting heads with angry, hurting vets from his generation

College Basketball After getting his academic act together, little-known Lester Hudson is putting up big numbers for Tennessee-Martin • A rash of players are doing triple double duty this season

Stat Stuffer His academic troubles behind him, little-known Lester Hudson is putting up big numbers for Tennessee-Martin

In addition to Lester Hudson's historic quadruple double, three players have notched triple doubles this season:

1 MARCIE VAN DUSEN Wrestling The 121-pound 25-year-old from Colorado Springs beat five-time world champion Saori Yoshida on Jan. 19 in Taiyuan, China, snapping the Japanese wrestler's 119-match...

On Thin Ice Faced with slumping attendance and low TV ratings, U.S. skating is counting on young blood to give it new life

Time to Let Go The Maple Leafs' new G.M. should speed the rebuilding process by trading beloved captain Mats Sundin

People are already speculating that when Cliff Fletcher's term as interim general manager ends in Toronto, he will be succeeded by Anaheim G.M. Brian Burke. Not so fast. Burke and Ducks owner...

TERRELL (TERRAY) ROGERS would have been proud last Friday night. His 17-year-old daughter, Tierra, was back on the basketball court for Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco, the No. 1 girls'...

Venturi to pros: You owe Nelson

Tiger Woods and Rory Sabbatini on their relationship

In recent years the start of the pro season has also marked the start of the search for Tour up-and-comers who might take on Tiger Woods. Here, in descending order, are seven 25-and-unders who we...

WHO Tiger Woods

"John Daly has lost his big endorsements, but tournament sponsors will never stop giving him exemptions because he's still a huge draw."

Nick Faldo predicts that Tiger Woods will win the Grand Slam this year.

How a hoops star made the move from the court to the course

The FBR Open expects 200,000 fans to show up for Super Saturday

After a blowout win in his season debut, Tiger Woods has almost everyone believing that 2008 will be a year unlike any other