Oh, Snap Your photo of David Tyree's catch against Rodney Harrison during the Giants' upset of the Patriots in the Super Bowl was journalistic perfection. The photo not only captured the greatness...

Thanks to Fidel Castro, Cuba is a dysfunctional nation—and a sports power

WHO'S Hot

Who has been the league's best rookie?

Extended By Maria Sharapova (above), her 2008 undefeated run, with a win in the Qatar Open. The Australian Open champ, who was shut out in the Grand Slam events last year, beat fellow Russian Vera...

MIKE GILLESPIE UC Irvine baseball coach, on complaints that the school's anteater mascot isn't ferocious enough: "If you're an ant, then an anteater is ferocious."

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia was excused from practice to rush home to his wife, who said she had seen a ghost.

Just how long is Tiger Woods's winning streak?

PRINCE FIELDER is a meat-and-potatoes hitter: Last year he led the NL in home runs (or taters, if you're hanging around the batting cage) and was third in RBIs (rib eyes or steaks). The 260-pound...

12 Consecutive years that teams have had a winning record against players in baseball arbitration; the owners won six of eight cases that went to hearings this year.

HAWKS CENTER

Ferrell dishes off to good effect in Semi-Pro

WHEN DOLPHINS defensive end Jason Taylor was named a contestant—alongside Monica Seles and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi (below)—on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars, he said, "I don't...

What to watch and watch for

Amanda Castillo SANFORD, FLA. > Gymnastics Castillo, a sophomore at Florida, scored a 39.575 to win the all-around and help the No. 3 Gators beat No. 6 LSU 197.925--196.325 and achieve the...

The big story around Tennessee's 2007 NCAA championship win in Knoxville—aside, of course, from the title itself—was speculation about when Lady Volunteers All-America Candace Parker would declare...

The Interview Travis Hafner INDIANS DH

1. The scouting combine is: a) The annual NFL event in Indianapolis where college prospects are evaluated for the upcoming draft and the Wonderlic test is administered. b) Step One in the Oakland...

IN A QUICKNESS DRILL designed specifically for new acquisition Shaquille O'Neal, a Phoenix Suns trainer places a cheeseburger at midcourt and yells, "Eat, Big Dog!"

In hot pursuit of an NBA title, the Mavericks dealt for a new leader in Jason Kidd. But is he too old to tame the wild West?

DEEP IMPACT

Led by Ben Wallace, Cleveland's acquisitions bring defense, shooting and depth to King James's domain

Draft season officially got rolling with prospects strutting their stuff at the NFL combine. Dapper Matt Ryan didn't throw a pass, but the BC product still impressed with his all-business demeanor

Mike Hart, RB, Michigan

SI senior writer Jim Trotter asked seven NFL personnel evaluators to identify the top 10 players in this year's draft. Matt Ryan was named on every list—as were these five

Extreme vulgarity and taunting by college basketball fans this season raise the question: How much is too much? For schools and conferences, it's time to act

FANATICS

Excessive harassment of opposing players isn't new to the college game. Fans have been committing offensive fouls for decades

Faced with a major NCAA investigation, Indiana cut ties with embattled coach Kelvin Sampson and put its disgruntled team, a Final Four contender, in the hands of a former Hoosier

There's a new Ray of hope in Tampa: sweet-swinging Evan Longoria, the best of baseball's deepest crop of prospects—and reason enough for a certain magazine to stand behind last year's prediction...

MORE YOUNG GUNS

Thanks to improved pitching and (especially) defense, the Rays won't merely be better in '08, they'll be 22 wins better

From a ski resort in California to an Army post in Georgia, from a college town in Michigan to a ranch in Texas, U.S. Olympians are training feverishly for their day of reckoning in China

Five other cities Olympians are calling home

Public Pool A packed house cheered the swimmers in the first preliminary heat of the boys' 100-yard freestyle at the Illinois state high school championships last Friday in Evanston.

WALK IN THE GARDEN Sporting a truly boss robe—accessorized with a couple of flashy belts—IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko cut an imposing figure on his way to the ring in...

Heavy Wait Wladimir Klitschko got another slice of the heavyweight title, but brotherly love will delay any unification of the crown

While the heavyweights dither, boxing's smaller stars are busy squaring off—and not just once, but again and again. On March 1 in Carson, Calif., Israel Vazquez (right) and Rafael Marquez, who...

Jagr's Last Run Diminished production may cost Jaromir Jagr a final big payday—unless he can close the season in dramatic style

It's been a rough season for Senators goalie Ray Emery (right). He has been late for practice, had verbal and physical jousts with teammates and had a save percentage of .894 entering last...

Driving Force Led by an unlikely walk-on, surprising Drake is in the top 20 and headed to its first NCAA tournament since 1971

Tennessee's upset of Memphis last Saturday boosted the Vols to No. 1 for the first time in school history, but the win could mean even more to the NCAA tournament selection committee. Having two...

WHAT WOULD it be worth to you to be able to utter the greatest barroom boast ever? What if the next time the fellas are sitting around playing Can You Top This?, you could blow away their tales of...

The first leg of the PGA Tour season, the eight-week West Coast swing, is history. Here's who deserves praise—or derision—as the Show moves to Florida for a four-tournament stand

It's Faldo's turn to drop the ball

Different approaches to the game define two headliners

WHO Tiger Woods

I HAD a front-row seat for Michelle Wie's 2008 LPGA debut at the Fields Open, and what I saw was both encouraging and disconcerting. She looked healthy, smiled freely, wore no wrist wraps (a...

"Match play makes for great golf but terrible TV, especially when someone beats his opponent 8 and 7."

Do you put Tiger Woods's win streak at four, five or six?

Has Tiger Woods helped clear the way for Barack Obama?

Laid-back Fred Couples is an excellent choice as U.S. Presidents Cup captain.

Poll names the Masters the most prestigious event in U.S. sports

For all of his physical gifts, it is Tiger Woods's unwavering belief in self that truly separates him from the competition, and the distinctionwas palpable at the Accenture Match Play Championship