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Extended By Maria Sharapova (above), her 2008 undefeated run, with a win in the Qatar Open. The Australian Open champ, who was shut out in the Grand Slam events last year, beat fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva in three...

What's a 13-letter synonym for "Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina"? "Crossword geek," perhaps? "I prefer crossword jock," the righthander told SI. "Geek is a pretty strong term." Mussina appears in the upcoming crossword...

Meant to produce an undisputed matchup between the nation's top two teams, the BCS has instead been one long study in turmoil

Swarms of yellow bulldozers, puffing and harrumphing, bowled over orange trees and mashed potato fields, just like that. The concrete trucks followed, the sweet swish of their contents articulating cul-de-sacs. Then...

In the early 1900s editor Maxwell Perkins told anyone who would listen that Chicago sports columnist Ring Lardner was the most talented writer he knew, high praise given that Perkins's stable included Hemingway,...