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TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 16, 2004 | Volume 100, Issue 7
February 16, 2004 The Road to HoustonAs I reached into my icy mailbox for the Jan. 26 issue of your fine but jinx-ridden magazine, I held my breath until I could see what image you had chosen for the cover. My...
February 16, 2004 LETTERS•Please e-mail us at letters@si.timeinc.com or fax us at 212-467-4049. Letters should include the writer's full name, address and home telephone number and may be edited for clarity and space.
When Y.A. Tittle tossed the coin at the Super Bowl, it landed on tails, but the winner was heads. Bald heads. And if Tittle had tossed an Eisenhower dollar—bald man flipping bald man, beneath the...
Faced with a nightmarish post-Super Bowl week, NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue munched his English muffin and stayed the course
February 16, 2004 Insider's memo depicts Knight as a 24-carrot nutcase
February 16, 2004 | Irving Scott NBA stars bring their own bodyguards
FROM TRIPLE CROWN THREAT TO LOVABLE LOSER
February 16, 2004 | Irving Scott 7Length of the delay, in seconds, that CBC will use on Don Cherry's Hockey Night in Canada commentaries after he said that the only players who wear protective visors are "Europeans" and "French...
February 16, 2004 ApologizedFor implying that coach Mike Martz benched him because of his religious fervor, Rams quarterback Kurt Warner. The two-time MVP was demoted after fumbling six times in St. Louis's...
February 16, 2004 Retired
February 16, 2004 | Bill Scheft If I seem a little peeved, bear with me. They cut me out of Miracle. I played the sportswriter who asked Herb Brooks, "Hey, how about giving Steve Janaszak a shot in goal?"
February 16, 2004 Twenty-one years after Marvin Gaye's soulful performance of The Star-Spangled Banner at the NBA All-Star Game, Gaye's daughter, Nona, will perform the funkified version Saturday night at the...
February 16, 2004 APOCALYPSEA Minnesota state trooper crashed into a civilian car while speeding with her flashing lights and siren on, trying to get an off-duty colleague to a hockey game.
February 16, 2004 David Letterman likes to keep his guests in stitches—but this was too much. After professional snowboarder Tara Dakides careened off a 40-foot ramp while attempting a stunt for the Late Show last...
February 16, 2004 GARY BETTMANNHL commissioner, on why he wasn't worried about breast exposure during the All-Star Game performance by Barenaked Ladies (lead singer, left): "They're neither naked, nor ladies."
WHAT TO WATCH AND WATCH FOR
•ALL-STAR BREAKThe omission of LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony from this Sunday's NBA All-Star Game means viewers must catch the precocious pair in Friday's Rookie Challenge or not at all. That's...
February 16, 2004 Randy Monahan, ELIZABETHTOWN, PA.GymnasticsMonahan, a junior at Ohio State, placed first in the all-round competition and led the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes to a victory over Illinois. In January he...
John Denver
February 16, 2004 To submit a candidate for Faces in the Crowd, go to SI.com/faces.
CANTON EASE: c. Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton is fourth alltime in passing yards with 47,003, behind Marino (61,361), Elway (51,475) and Warren Moon (49,325). Marina and Moon are not in the Hall.
No state loves BASKETBALL more than Indiana, but Hoosier hoops is changing
February 16, 2004 To sign up for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's free subscriber-only e-mail newsletter, go to sicustomerservice.com/siextra.
February 16, 2004 Hit the beach with the online edition of SI's Swimsuit Issue. Check out 100-plus Web-exclusive photos—including more Anna Kournikova—at si.com/swimsuit.
A classic Indiana film provided the author with an acting gig and a new love
Hoosiers weigh in on sports*
To read an SI Flashback story about Notre Dame's eighth football national championship, view a gallery of Hoosiers covers or vote for Indiana's greatest home-grown basketball player, go to...
Led by Jameer Nelson, the nation's best player, little St. Joe's started 20-0 and is thinking big
At week's end Saint Joseph's and Stanford were the nation's last two unbeaten teams. On Feb. 11 Saint Joseph's had a home game against tall and rugged Dayton (19-3), the biggest roadblock in its...
Hoop Thoughts by Seth Davis, Grant Wahl's Mailbag and B.J. Schecter's Marquee Matchup, each week at si.com.
February 16, 2004 The Nick of TimeStanford forward Nick Robinson caps a frenzied last-minute comeback with a buzzer—and Arizona—beater at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto last Saturday, much to the delight of the home...
In the nation's hottest recruiting border war, Oklahoma snatched the cream of the high school crop from Texas
Oklahoma landed two of SI's top three high school seniors, but co-national champions LSU and USC nabbed a pair of players among the first 10 as well. Here's a look at the best of the class of 2004.
CO-CHAMPS COLLIDE AT THE TOP
Rule changes have failed to return the NBA to fast-breaking free-wheeling hoops. But fear not, fans. The author has solutions, radical but real
The latest NBA news, plus analysis from Jack McCallum, at si.com/basketball.
Who's got defense? Which players would coaches want on the court when they need a stop? Whose D do they love to exploit? We asked them
With a little and little-known coach now in command, the reenergized Nets look like a team to fear in the season's second half
Some of the best work in the first half of the season came from unexpected sources. As the NBA heads into All-Star weekend, here are SI's trophy winners
Predicting how LeBron finishes up, the Lakers fare and the postseason plays out
February 16, 2004 This ain't your daddy's NASCAR: A new sponsor, a new boss, new rules and new races have ALTERED THE LANDSCAPE of America's fastest sport
Half a dozen high-powered Young Guns have come of age and will battle for the title
A brawling Greek immigrant begat a fiery pro wrestler who begat a drag-racing speed demon who begat a world champion American decathlete who will bring his family full circle at the Athens Olympics
February 16, 2004 Track
In her first race since giving birth, Marion Jones earned a tough win
For the first time since 1996 the U.S. will be able to send a full complement of three men's marathoners to the Olympics. At the trials in Birmingham last Saturday, Alan Culpepper, Meb Keflezighi...
Catching FireAfter a slow start Jarome Iginla has fanned the Flames' playoff hopes
If general manager Larry Pleau can't make a deal for a veteran defenseman before the March 9 trade deadline, the Blues won't make the playoffs. Because of injuries to Al MacInnis and Barret...
North Carolina is long on talent, but to the frustration of coach Roy Williams, the team has been short on effort
1. Iowa is running out of players.The Hawkeyes (12-8), who lost big man Jared Reiner to foot surgery Jan. 16, are down to seven scholarship players now that senior center Sean Sonderleiter has...
EYE OF THE STORM
Hoop Thoughts by Seth Davis, and Grant Wahl's Mailbag, at si.com/basketball/ncaa.
Signing Ivan Rodriguez to a rich contract was a shift in philosophy for the Tigers, but was it a smart move?
Wondering how in the world Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong got together?
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