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TABLE OF CONTENTS
August 22, 2005 | Volume 103, Issue 7
JANUARY 18, 1965
August 22, 2005 Adieu
August 22, 2005 The greatest cyclist ever? Even Lance might agree that title belongs to Eddy Merckx. The Belgian star, who retired in 1978, had five Tour de France and five Giro d'Italia victories and won three...
August 22, 2005 LETTERS
I have a shameful secret to confess: I don't love the NFL. In a country in which "Are you ready for some football?" is presumed to be a rhetorical question, I'm coming out of the closet--I'm...
A ride with the President on his Texas ranch revealed a man who takes his mountain biking seriously--and who doesn't like to get passed
Won
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Few players--in any league--were as well-rounded as Double Duty Radcliffe
Last week cornerback Ray Mickens (below), the second-longest-serving member of the Jets, with nine years of service, urged the team to offer a deal to free agent Ty Law. They took his advice,...
The recently retired wide receiver, 39, will be an analyst on Fox Sports Net's Pro Football Preview
In the end, Terrell Owens will likely accept his contract and return to the Eagles
Trying to be mild-mannered Queens high school teacher Matt Kaye by day and pro wrestler Matt Striker by night proved difficult; the pile drivin' prof lost his job for using sick days to pursue his...
Former Major Leaguer Todd Zeile didn't think his peers would take him seriously as a film producer, but when Dirty Deeds, a teen comedy featuring Mean Girls star Lacey Chabert (below) opens...
Catcher for the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps, after Laura the Elephant (right) threw the first pitch to him at a game last week: "She had pretty good life on her fastball. It tailed a little bit."
The USOC said it would sue the organizers of the Ferret Olympics unless they dropped the word Olympics from their event.
What to watch and watch for
Alana Clooten
Steelers Quarterback
Who's Hot
Who has the best changeup in the major leagues?
Johan Santana says his slowball put him on the fast track to success
Phillies Pitcher
NFL SCIENCE
THE RAMIREZ FILES
August 22, 2005 • For daily Web-only galleries, go to SI.com/photos.
With a magical pitch, Phil Mickelson birdied the PGA's final hole to win his second major championship and reward his frenzied fans
Tiger Woods's closing charge left him two strokes short at Baltusrol, but it reaffirmed his splendor in the Tour's premier events. Here, calculated by each competitor's average finish, were the...
As brute sluggers fade away, a crop of talented young players, led by the already proficient Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols, promises an age of superior all-around skill
SI last picked its All-25-and-Under team in 1994. Which players would go on to justify the hype? Which future stars, including a three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time home run king, were...
As the NHL came back to life in a swirl of free-agent action, Philadelphia Flyers' G.M. Bob Clarke made the splashiest score, landing the incomparable Peter Forsberg and revamping his defense
Where some of the NHL's top players landed
In faraway Finland, with no TV attention back in the States, a youthful U.S. team surprised everyone and utterly dominated the world championships
August 22, 2005 | KARL TARO GREENFELD Chastened by his failure in the NFL, STEVE SPURRIER is trying to turn South Carolina into an SEC power as a kinder, gentler ball coach--for now, at least
August 22, 2005 The Week In Sports
Realistic, if nothing else, the Browns guarantee only to work hard in hopes that their third coach is a winner
What horrendous luck Bears third-year quarterback Rex Grossman has had. After missing the final 13 games of last season with a torn right knee ligament, he broke his left ankle in Chicago's...
BROWNS SCOUT IN IRAQ
FORMER USC BACKUP
Mariners righty Felix Hernandez is only 19, but he's living up to his billing as the game's top pitching prospect
Three Up
INDIANS' BOB WICKMAN
ROYAL WOES IN K.C.
RED SOX' GRAFFANINO
Are you an avid collector of sports memorabilia? If so, what you're going to hear next is going to make you take up a new hobby, perhaps sword swallowing. I now have my own football trading card.
August 22, 2005 SI'S ALL-25-AND-UNDER TEAM
Baltusrol saved the best for last with a couple of quirky par-5 closing holes--the monstrous 17th and the eagle-friendly 18th--which combined to bewilder and reward the players and guarantee a...
More clubs professionals than usual--four--made the cut at Baltusrol, but soon fewer of them will get the chance to tee it up with the big boys in the championship that bears their association's name
The PGA was last call for the Presidents Cup, which has emerged as a model of principle and sportsmanship after a controversial tie
August 22, 2005 | RICK LIPSEY My wife taught me something--maybe too much--about the game at the PGA
August 22, 2005 | Chris Eliopoulus [This article consists of an illustration -- see below]
August 22, 2005 | RICK LIPSEY The U.S. win should have elevated the Walker Cup's profile, but it was totally eclipsed by the PGA.
August 22, 2005 2005 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
The heat was on at the PGA, and so were Lefty, DL3 and Elk
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Baltusrol is the 21st course to have hosted both a PGA Championship and a U.S. Open. Seeing the PGA at a traditional Open venue is a reminder of how different the two host organizations are....
WHO: Phil Mickelson
"No matter what Tiger Woods says, his swing is shakier, and he's nowhere near the player he was in 2000. Statistics and win totals don't lie."
Which Tiger Woods is better?
For the past six weeks, U.S. gymnast Todd Thornton has slept in an altitude tent simulating 9,000 feet above sea level to boost his endurance during training sessions. Last Friday night Thornton's...
The daughter of world champs from Russia, Nastia Liukin, 15, emerged at nationals as America's new star
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