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TABLE OF CONTENTS
May 10, 1999 | Volume 90, Issue 19
"We'll get back to the hot NHL playoff action on Fox in a minute, but first, do you see who I see in the stands?"
May 23, 1983
May 10, 1999 How interesting that you posed Cecil (the Diesel) Collins standing in front of a vintage steam locomotive. Do you think Cecil's boiler is about to blow again?—WILLIAM C. THOMAS, St. Louis
May 10, 1999 Letters to SPORTS ILLUSTRATED should include the name, address and home telephone number of the writer. They may be mailed to The Editor, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, Time & Life Building, New York,...
DON'T MISS
7.5Preliminary rating for ABC's Kentucky Derby telecast-less than the 7.7 for 1998's race, whose final rating (6.1) was the event's second lowest ever.
On April 28 Fox Sports News provided a painful example of ill-timed flippancy. Commenting that Suns forward Tom Gugliotta would play the next night in Denver (14 miles from the site of the...
Announcers are stretching the art form of the home run call, sometimes to the snapping point
College basketball bigwigs don't like learning they can be exploited, too
•That Karl Malone would lose a little hair every time he throws an elbow.
May 10, 1999 NFL SwitcherooThe Pats Stand Pat
May 10, 1999 93.0John Elway's quarterback rating last season.
May 10, 1999 The International Hockey League's Kansas City Blades staged Toothless Night, offering free admission to the dentally challenged.
May 10, 1999 DAVE BAKEREngineer at Atlanta's WSB radio, after the Braves' Greg Maddux legged out a triple against the Marlins: "It replaced the Kentucky Derby as the most exciting two minutes in sports."
Why men's tennis stars choose to lose
May 10, 1999 Eric Eshbach, Orangefield, TexasTrack and FieldEric, a senior at Orangefield High, broke a national high school pole vault record when he cleared 17'9¾" at the Conference 3A District 23...
Just six months after his career seemed doomed by a weight problem, Chris Antley rode Charismatic to an improbable victory in a rough-and-tumble Kentucky Derby
By hewing to that dictum—as direct and uncomplicated as he is—37-year-old John Stockton remains peerless at point guard for the title-hungry Utah Jazz
12regular seasons in which John Stockton played in all 82 games, including seven straight from 1990-91 through '96-97.
May 10, 1999 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED and CNN team up on the Internet to offer up-to-the-minute sports news and stats. Get prepped for the playoffs: Phil Taylor answers your NBA questions and Kostya Kennedy responds...
We scratch the playoff teams with no chance, find the fatal flaws in eight of the remaining nine contenders and count down to the champion
Anchored by unsinkable New Yorker John Franco, the Mets' revamped bullpen has been the stingiest in the National League
Through Sunday John Franco (left) led the only bullpen in the majors with an ERA of less than 3.00. Here's how the Mets' relief corps ranked against those of other National League clubs playing...
May 10, 1999 Mother's Day
May 10, 1999 Mother's Day is Sunday, so it's too late to get a picture of you and your mom into SI. Bet you wish you'd planned ahead, as these athletes did. In fact we had so many responses to our request that...
Bypassed by Philadelphia in the free-agent market, Toronto's Curtis Joseph came back to haunt—and shut down—the Flyers
May 10, 1999 THE NHL
Big WheelGeneral manager Ken Holland is one reason Detroit is again in the driver's seat
MAY 10, 1979 / BRUINS VS. CANADIENSIn Game 7 of the Stanley Cup semifinals, Boston led Montreal 4-3 with 2:34 remaining in the third period when it was penalized for having too many men on the...
The latest strategy of Bob Goodenow, the head of the NHL Players' Association, is to make copies of all sound bites and newspaper clippings in which league executives talk about the strong...
Mail DominanceWith MJ finally out of his way, Utah's Karl Malone has had an MVP year
Washington's search for a coach has included chats with Doc Rivers, Dave Cowens, Mo Cheeks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and recently retired Knicks forward Buck Williams, but sources say Charlotte coach...
The tailors at Dion Scott know that clothes make the player
Perhaps it was the shortened season. Or the Tae-Bo training. Or maybe it was all the time he spent holding his breath waiting to see if Dennis Rodman was going to show up for practice. Whatever...
Kelly's HeroesTom Kelly, loyal Minnesotan and the low-budget Twins' veteran skipper, tries to make a winner of a club with 10 rookies
Last year at this time Rangers slugger Juan Gonzalez had visions of breaking Hack Wilson's single-season RBI record (190); this season, like some other big-run producers, Gonzalez has less reason...
April 29, 1999 Mariners 22, Tigers 6
Have the Rangers lost their focus? Once just happy with a playoff-worthy record, Texas now seems way too intent on matching the Yankees. Before spring training, Rangers owner Tom Hicks sent a...
Shane Spencer, a Yankee hero last year, hopes he's not in Triple A to stay
More fan deaths put the focus on the need for safety innovations
Of the 52 drivers who have at least one Winston Cup start this season, 27 have never won on the circuit. The king of futility is Michael Waltrip, who has run 406 races without ever taking the...
It's that time again—the end of the millennium—so we immersed ourselves in the century's heavy reigns and drew up a list of those we liked best
PACKERSHelmet worn by Forrest Gregg, a tackle from the Lombardi era.
The greatest team player of all time, Bill Russell was the hub of a Celtics dynasty that ruled its sport as no other team ever has
Tour rookie Chris Riley is turning heads with his pure putting and rapid-fire approach
As the season approaches the midway mark, Carlos Franco and Chris Riley have separated themselves from the rest of the class of '99 and are the front-runners for rookie of the year. Franco, who...
May 10, 1999 | Edited by Cameron Morfit Golf on the RadioMedium Rare
May 10, 1999 | Edited by Cameron Morfit What do these players have in common?
May 10, 1999 | Edited by Cameron Morfit Will Bruce Fleisher break the Senior tour record of nine wins in a season?
May 10, 1999 Filling the Soft Spot
May 10, 1999 | Miller Barber I've got a thousand things to be thankful for after my 500th start on the Senior tour
May 10, 1999 Kelly Dillon, Naperville, Ill.Dillon, a freshman at Bradley, won medalist honors to lead the Braves to their first Missouri Valley Conference title, at WeaverRidge Golf Club in Peoria. Dillon, who...
One of the coolest things about golf is that the fans are part of the action
Stuart Appleby was struggling until he took to heart something his late wife used to say
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