Two SI Sportsmen of the Year have seen the ultimate prize in two sports go unclaimed by generations of athletes

HORSE RACINGSince Affirmed became the last thoroughbred Triple Crown winner in 1978, 10 horses have won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, only to lose the Belmont.

Success has followed the only U.S. women's gymnastics team to win Olympic gold, at the '96 Atlanta Games

He had a big body and a bigger mouth. And he was the biggest bust the NFL had known. How did Tony Mandarich reclaim his self-respect after being a national joke?

Dogged by failure and injuries in the NFL, he's back in business, two of them

His second climb to the big leagues will take far longer than his first

The top pick of the '72 draft has overcome his descent into hoops infamy

Ten years ago Hoop Dreams briefly turned two childhood pals from Chicago into American idols, but a Hollywood ending has proved elusive

Based in Milan since retiring from the ring 16 years ago, the former middleweight champion is training his sights on leading-man status in Italian cinema

A onetime NBA pariah delivers medical supplies to an impoverished nation

The toughness of a talented former major leaguer is no longer questioned

In 1986 SI sized up the nation's top sixth-through 12th-graders. How did they grade out? Three reached the NBA, but only one is still playing

This year's search turned up Olympians, flashes in the pan and some of the biggest names in sports—and we mean huge

Thirteen years after missing a Super Bowl-winning field goal, the ex-Bill views his worst moment as a step in the right direction

Only a few guys get to be The Man.

Can't Forget the Motor CityBen Wallace (How 'Bout Those Pistons, June 21) embodies everything good about the Pistons. He was undervalued coming out of college and went undrafted. He wandered from...

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Greg Foster learned the limits of his size and quickness during his stint as a walk-on defensive end with the Georgia Bulldogs in 1979. "When we ran wind sprints, guys who weighed 100 pounds more...

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In English we have a word for disillusionment but not, oddly, for its opposite: that moment when you meet a person whom you've admired from afar, and he turns out to be kinder, more decent, more...

A nation of carb avoiders and calorie counters seems fascinated by the concept of competitive eating. Gentleman, start your stomachs

China looks to suppress its Olympic past

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InjuredCritically, in an automobile accident in Colchester, Conn., former NBA shot blocker extraordinaire Manute Bol. The 7'7" Bol, 43, suffered two cracked vertebrae and head injures in a one-car...

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Before we begin, did you hear about the seven-year-old skateboarder who signed an endorsement deal with Mattel? A seven-year-old pro skateboarder. What's his name, Freddy A-dude?

The 36-year-old actor, who has been in Ali and Any Given Sunday, hosts the ESPY Awards, which air on July 18.

With a work stoppage this fall looking ever more likely, what's a pro hockey player to do to fill the time? For Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Cale Hulse, the answer: Get married. Hulse, 30, recently...

Hey diddle, diddle. The cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the...dock? Lawrence Harrison and Bob Dix piloted their Skateboarding Cow on Sunday in the Bognor Birdman, a competition for...

Shaquille O'Neal's wife, Shaunie, said their family has outgrown its 18-bedroom home.

IVO KARLOVICCroatian player, ranked 64th in the world, after losing in straight sets to eventual champ Roger Federer at Wimbledon: "I am happy with my result here. I just wish I played someone...

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Since 1920 the Curse of the Bambino has plagued the Red Sox, but perhaps never more so than in 2003. Luckily, three sports documentary makers chose that year to follow a diverse group of eight...

Katherine Hock, MINEOLA, N.Y.LacrosseHock, a senior attack at Adelphi, scored six second-half goals, including the game-winner, to give the Panthers the NCAA Division II championship, their first...

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SI wraps up its yearlong celebration of sports in the 50 states with our national poll results and a look at the greats from the District of Columbia

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In two memorable Wimbledon finals that pumped new life into tennis, teenage wonder Maria Sharapova and racket wizard Roger Federer conquered America's best

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A no-nonsense star who does it all, Scott Rolen embodies the Cardinal virtues in St. Louis. (And first place is nice too.)

Tom Verducci's Inside Baseball on Tuesdays and Baseball Mailbag on Wednesdays, plus scores and news, at si.com/baseball.

Here are the players who deserve to start the July 13 All-Star Game in Houston, according to SI senior writer Tom Verducci. Three of Verducci's eight selections in the American League and five of...

Slugger Jim Thome is helping fans forget about Scott Rolen

Kobe Bryant couldn't persuade Mike Krzyzewski to join the Lakers, who showed they'll jump through hoops to keep their star happy

More NBA news on the Lakers and free agency, plus analysis from Marty Burns and Jack McCallum, at si.com/basketball.

In winning Euro 2004, underdog Greece turned the soccer world upside down and struck an Olympian blow for national pride

More soccer coverage, including Grant Wahl's Insider, at si.com/soccer.

We never know what we'll find each year when we start asking, Hey, whatever happened to...? Who would have thought, for example, that brutish boxer Marvin Hagler would be acting in Italian movies...

So what if the former Chicago Bears linebacker is 61, lives in Malibu and hasn't suited up in more than three decades? The biggest Monster of the Midway is as ornery as ever

Green PartyMeg Mallon celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2004 U.S. Women's Open on Sunday in South Hadley, Mass. Mallon won her first Open in 1991 (inset).

These seven esteemed jocks have all shown serious game in the halls of Congress

In a 12-year major league career. Nails was best known for his hard living and down-and-dirty style. So how did he polish up his act? By opening an upscale chain of car washes

Robert Parish left the game vowing never to return. But like his old teammates from Boston, he's no longer content to be on the sideline

KEVIN McHALESeven-time All-Star retired in '93; as Minnesota's VP of basketball operations has overseen Timberwolves' rise from Western Conference doormat to powerhouse.