Nashville

War, GamesA TV monitor in a box at the St. Pete Times Forum showed live coverage of the bombing of Baghdad last Friday while cheerleaders worked the crowd during a break in first-round action at an NCAA East Regional...

HOW A CURMUDGEONLY CAVER DISCOVERED A SUBTERRANEAN WONDER, INFURIATED AN ENTIRE SPORT AND THEN RESCUED THE CAVERN FROM RUIN

Caroline Cretti, CARBONDALE, COLO.Cross-countryCretti, a Williams College freshman, won four of her final five races as she led the Ephs to their first Division III title. Williams won the team title over two-time...

Turning Over a New LeafGoalie Ed Belfour, who signed with Toronto in the off-season, stretches between periods at the Air Canada Centre, preparing to do battle for the feisty Maple Leafs (page 48).

A Cat's LifeConsidering the now well-documented SI Jinx, how could you have put an innocent cat on the cover of the issue? Is the poor feline still alive? Were the cat and its agent aware of the risks?BRIAN SMITH,...