Athletes
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May 20, 2013
AT THE PLAYERS, TIGER WOODS TURNED IN ANOTHER BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE, YET HIS VICTORY WAS TEMPERED BY A SOAP-OPERA SIDESHOW WITH A LONGTIME ADVERSARY
AFTER LEARNING HIS CHILDHOOD BUDDY HAD DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, RYAN PALMER PLAYED ON AND TURNED IN HIS BEST SHOWING AT TPC SAWGRASS
- By Lee Jenkins
FOR SEVEN DAYS SI WENT BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MEMPHIS AS THE WESTERN CONFERENCE CONTENDERS IMPROVISED A GAME PLAN FOR THE THUNDER, BOUNCED BACK FROM A GRUELING DEFEAT—AND GOT THEIR HAIR CUT JUST RIGHT
AT A TIME WHEN FOOTBALL SAFETY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE SCRUTINIZED, CHANGES IN THE UNIVERSITY'S ONCE-EXEMPLARY MEDICAL CARE BELIE PROMISES TO REIN IN THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND OPERATE TRANSPARENTLY
- Fortunate 50 50
SI'S 10TH ANNUAL LIST OF THE MOST HIGHLY COMPENSATED ATHLETES IN THE U.S IS HEADLINED BY A BOXER BUT DOMINATED BY BASEBALL PLAYERS, WHO OCCUPY EXACTLY HALF THE SPOTS
THE BEST FIGHTER OF HIS GENERATION AND THE WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETE (WITH A MONIKER TO MATCH) OPENS UP ABOUT THE ART OF MAKING—AND SPENDING—A BUCK
- By Tom Verducci
Baseball belongs to young power arms, the most fascinating of which is the Mets' Matt Harvey. Armed with four plus pitches--and a chip on his shoulder from a draft slight six years ago--he just might end up owning a Yankees town.
- By Albert Chen
Migrating former All-Stars like Dontrelle Willis are landing on Long Island for one last fling with the minor league Ducks
A new film celebrates the unorthodox career and singular voice of George Plimpton
- By Jim Gorant
After a fatal practice crash, the question is: Are the new America's Cup boats just too dangerous?
Some of the stories you might have missed from the past month in the wild world of soccer
Every generation produces a prodigy tapped to be the new face of hockey. So here comes Connor McDavid, who at 16 looks like the heir to Orr, Gretzky and Crosby
- By Sarah Kwak
Teen phenoms don't always pan out—Alexandre Daigle, anyone?—but these alltime greats couldn't miss