Marshall Faulk is the best player in the game, but the Rams' running back didn't truly shine until he had his great awakening
September 03, 2001
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WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS
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The conference champs are out to prove their Super Bowl run was no fluke
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Giants
Sept.10 at Denver (Mon.)16 GREEN BAY23 at Kansas City30 NEW ORLEANS
Donovan McNabb can't do it alone—and this time around he won't have to
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Eagles
Sept.
A good Plummer can plug some of the leaks here, but not all of them
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Cardinals
Sept.9 Open date16 at Washington23 DENVER30 ATLANTA
Can two strong-willed men share a team without driving each other crazy?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Redskins
Sept. 9 at San Diego16 ARIZONA24 at Green Bay (Mon.)30 KANSAS CITY
With a rookie under center, things will get worse before they get better
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Cowboys
Sept. 9 TAMPA BAY16 at Detroit23 SAN DIEGO30 at Philadelphia
Their own expectations may turn out to be their toughest opponent
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Buccaneers
Sept. 9 at Dallas16 PHILADELPHIA23 Open date30 at Minnesota
A franchise at a crossroads: Is it in decline or on the way back?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Packers
Sept. 9 DETROIT16 at N.Y. Giants24 WASHINGTON (Mon.)30 at Carolina
The question for Dennis Green and Co.: Can they win after such a huge loss?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Vikings
Sept. 9 CAROLINA17 at Baltimore (Mon.)23 at Chicago30 TAMPA BAY
They're in for a batch of trouble if their quarterback doesn't improve
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Lions
Sept. 9 at Green Bay16 DALLAS23 at Cleveland30 Open date
An already tough defense figures to get better, but, oh, that offense
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Bears
Sept. 9 at Baltimore16 JACKSONVILLE23 MINNESOTA30 Open date
September 03, 2001
Rising SonsTokyo Kitasuna players celebrate winning the Little League World Series with two last-inning runs as Apopka, Fla., catcher Will Blankenship unmasks his sorrow (page 62).
Mike Martz's cure for underachievers on defense was simple: Get rid of 'em
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Rams
Sept. 9 at Philadelphia16 ATLANTA23 at San Francisco30 MIAMI
Ricky Williams is primed to run wild after getting a not-so-subtle message
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Saints
Sept. 9 at Buffalo16 SAN FRANCISCO 23 Open date30 at N.Y. Giants
Rookie pass rusher Andre Carter may be not just a blessing but a Kearse
an opposing team's scout sizes up the 49ers
Sept. 9 ATLANTA16 at New Orleans23 ST LOUIS
Jamal Anderson and his teammates are fighting to regain respectability
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Falcons
Sept. 9 at San Francisco16 at St. Louis23 CAROLINA30 at Arizona
Dumping his QB for long-term gains may give George Seifert short-term grief
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Panthers
Sept. 9 at Minnesota16 NEW ENGLAND23 at Atlanta30 GREEN BAY
Scoring won't be a problem, but the defense needs to make its points too
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Colts
Sept. 9 at N.Y. Jets16 DENVER23 BUFFALO30 at New England
It's stuffy in South Florida, with run stoppers Tim Bowens and Daryl Gardener
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Dolphins
Sept. 9 at Tennessee
There's a new coach and renewed enthusiasm, but what else is new?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Jets
Sept. 9 INDIANAPOLIS16 at Oakland23 at New England
The 3-4 is history, but the revamped staff will still try to win with defense
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Bills
Sept. 9 NEW ORLEANS16 at Miami23 at Indianapolis30 PITTSBURGH
If Drew Bledsoe ever needed to play like a $103 million man, it's now
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Patriots
Sept. 9 at Cincinnati16 at Carolina23 N.Y. JETS30 INDIANAPOLIS
With Elvis in the house, the D-fending champs have gained some needed 0
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Ravens
Sept. 9 CHICAGO17 MINNESOTA (Mon.)23 at Cincinnati30 at Denver
The titanic task: Forget about a devastating playoff loss to you-know-who
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Titans
Sept. 9 MIAMI16 CINCINNATI23 at Jacksonville30 Open date
They're thin, injury-prone and cap-challenged, but, hey, why worry?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Jaguars
Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH16 at Chicago23 TENNESSEE30 CLEVELAND
Get ready for a new stadium, a new offense and, perhaps, a new Kordell
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Steelers
Sept. 9 at Jacksonville16 CLEVELAND23 Open date30 at Buffalo
Unfortunately for Dick LeBeau, three quarterbacks are not better than one
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Bengals
Sept. 9 NEW ENGLAND16 at Tennessee23 BALTIMORE30 at San Diego
The Butch Davis era begins with short passes, werewolves and Edgerrin II
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Browns
Sept. 9 SEATTLE16 at Pittsburgh23 DETROIT30 at Jacksonville
Trace Armstrong has hit it big; now the Silver and Black hopes to do the same
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Raiders
Sept. 9 at Kansas City16 N.Y. JETS23 at Miami30 SEATTLE
In a city with Mile-High expectations, the pressure is squarely on the defense
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Broncos
Sept. 10 N.Y. GIANTS (Mon.)16 at Indianapolis23 at Arizona30 BALTIMORE
His roster overhauled, Mike Holmgren now needs to follow up with wins
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Seahawks
Sept. 9 at Cleveland16 KANSAS CITY23 PHILADELPHIA30 at Oakland
Wanted: a running game that can carry a fair share of the load
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Chargers
Sept. 9 WASHINGTON16 Open date23 at Dallas30 CINCINNATI
Dick Vermeil wants to open things up, but has he got the players to do it?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Chiefs
Sept. 9 OAKLAND16 at Seattle23 N.Y. GIANTS30 at Washington
Why is it the worst things happen to the best people?
September 03, 2001
A Brilliant GalaxyChills. That word best describes what I felt after reading Living Legends (July 30). I was only three when Willie Mays signed a baseball for my oldest brother. It remains our...
September 03, 2001
Letters
September 03, 2001 | Kristi Berner
JANUARY 12, 1976
Merging all the sports Halls of Fame could fill a huge cavity in every fan's travel plans
Highlights
You have to log on if you want to get a peek over the shoulders of climbers trying to conquer Sharksfin
In tennis, a sport plagued by an endless parade of champions cum commentators, Mary Carillo's pedestrian pedigree as a player makes her an anomaly. "No one remembers me as a player," says Carillo,...
A year and a half after his rocky ride on Monday Night Football, Boomer Esiason sounds liberated as an NFL analyst for CBS Radio. His frank, provocative comments are what CBS needs for its TV...
September 03, 2001
A selection of e-mails received at SI over nine days from one lifelong Cubs fan
September 03, 2001
George W. Bush buys Cubs, trades Sosa back to Rangers.
No one would dispute that the body of the average professional athlete is superior to the body of the average professional couch potato. We've come to accept that athletes are faster, stronger and...
September 03, 2001
On Friday the film 0, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello in which the title character is a high school basketball standout, opens in theaters. But does the Bard really need updating? We combed...
14,433 feetHeight to which Avalanche vice president of finance Mark Waggoner climbed to reach the summit of Mount Elbert, Colorado's tallest mountain, while toting the Stanley Cup in a special...
September 03, 2001
CBS's Baby Bob Campaign
You can have NCAA Football 2002. You can have the whole PlayStation genre. Give me my youth. Give me, at the risk of tooting our own horn, Sports Illustrated College Football, a board game that...
September 03, 2001
Presented•At a meeting of the American Sociological Association, a paper by Oregon State assistant professor Steven Ortiz, "When Sports Heroes Stumble," in which Ortiz argues that a "culture of...
Our intrepid reporter takes a shot at the NBA limelight
September 03, 2001
Secret celebrity weddings just aren't what they used to be. Take the nuptials of Jason Sehorn and Angie Harmon, held in June at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in suburban Dallas. Even...
September 03, 2001
Hallowed Ground of Baltimore is making T-shirts that employ dyes blended with the dirt and grass of famous sports facilities like Three Rivers and Notre Dame stadiums.
September 03, 2001
SCOTT SULLIVANReds reliever, discussing the skill of teammate Sean Casey (left) on the base paths: "He's the slowest man I've ever seen who has perfect running form."
A hard-fought victory by the CyberRays capped a fitful first season for the WUSA
With big bucks at stake, pro sports teams look to insurance to cover their assets
After years of infighting nearly killed it, beach volleyball is trying a comeback
September 03, 2001 | Charles Hirshberg
Compassion drives a paean to Dale Earnhardt and his legions of grieving fans
September 03, 2001
Stu Ferguson, ALBUQUERQUEJudoFerguson, 55, a certified public accountant, swept the world, national and Southwest regional masters 178-pound championships in the 55-59 age group to complete an 8-0...
September 03, 2001
Guidance for those lost in sports
After a miserable season in Detroit, Juan Gonzalez has gone gaga over Cleveland, where he has hit it big for the division-leading Indians
Birth records in his native land suggest that Danny Almonte, star of the Little League World Series, may have been a ringer
The ravages of time and a never-ending starvation diet haven't slowed history's most successful jockey, Lafitt Pincay Jr., who's still riding—and winning—at 54
September 03, 2001
Motor Sports
Cautionary TaleAmid a flurry of yellow flags in Bristol, both Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon were winners
Kenny Brack, who was second in the CART points race at week's end, will leave Bobby Rahal's team next year to drive for Chip Ganassi, who also owns two Winston Cup cars. The 35-year-old Brack,...
Easy Does ItOklahoma's new quarterback, ever-patient Nate Hybl, isn't taking any chances
WISCONSIN AT OREGON
Youth ServesWith their precocious play and poise, five rookies have kept the Phillies in the chase
Two advance scouts, one from each league, reflect on what they saw and heard last week:
EXPOS 6, REDS 4 Aug. 24
Jason Johnson of the Orioles has honed his thinking—and his control
As more and more offenses get conservative, the resilient running back gets more and more important
What are my criteria for measuring running backs? No. 1 is the ability to make the first tackier miss, whether it's with elusiveness or balance or a feel for where the soft spot is in the defense....
No team in the NFL has mastered the running game as the Broncos have—and nobody else has matched their success
What's life like in the Broncos' crowded backfield?
Who didn't win last week's U.S. Amateur at East Lake was as interesting as who did. Bryce Molder, the four-time All-America from Georgia Tech, would have been the favorite because East Lake is...
It is just as wrong to say, based on his play at Firestone, that Tiger Woods is now back to 100% effectiveness as it was to say previously that he was in a slump. Woods triumphed over an...
What do these players have in common?
In making his Ryder Cup captain's picks, should Curtis Strange have selected Tom Lehman instead of Paul Azinger?
To attract new fans, the LPGA should take a lesson from our past and sell sex appeal
September 03, 2001
•Knock on WoodsWhat does Tiger's W show us? That Jim Furyk needs to work on the putter.
Three players from the Emerald Isle, the largest such contingent in more than two decades, hope to bring a bit o'luck and a lot of pluck to Europe's Ryder Cup team
Always something of a hypochondriac, Tiger Woods almost sounded like Woody Allen during last week's NEC Invitational, which he won with a birdie on the seventh hole of a playoff with Jim Furyk....
