Special Effect A victory at home is always one to remember, but no win can compare with a pro's first By Gary Van Sickle
Jean Garaialde Thirty-two years removed from his defining moment, he's still the champion of French golf By Alan Shipnuck
My Shot After a century's hiatus golf will be back in the Olympics in 2008 if the IOC approves our bid By David Fay
Revelation Derby Churchill Downs showcased an exhilarating mix of youth, speed and beauty By Steve Rushin
Youth Is Served A batch of websites can help keep you posted on Andy Roddick and other young guns in U.S. tennis By John O'Keefe
Coming-Out Party Round 2 of the playoffs got off to a flying start as a variety of new faces, new places and more up-tempo paces signaled a changing of the guard in the NBA By Phil Taylor
New Cast At Crunch Time Every second-round matchup includes at least one breakthrough team. Here are four players--one from each series--who are taking their games to the big stage By Phil Taylor; Mark Bechtel; L. John Wertheim; Ian Thomsen
King For A Day After a suicidal speed duel laid waste to the pacesetters, Monarchos won the fastest Kentucky Derby since Secretariat's By William Nack
Blue-Collar Blues No longer a team of finesse players, gritty and determined St. Louis swept past Dallas By Michael Farber
Spurred To Greatness Felix Trinidad has emerged from the shadows of lesser champions and is now boxing's cock of the walk By Richard Hoffer Special Reporting By Luis Fernando Llosa
Buffalo Stampede With dingers and derring-do, a revived Raul Mondesi helped Toronto trample sizzling Seattle By Jeff Pearlman
Casey At The Bat There's joy in Redsville when Cincinnati's jovial, sweet-swinging Sean Casey (a.k.a. the Mayor) steps into the batter's box By Stephen Cannella; David Sabino
From Afterthought To Ace Unknown a year ago, Middle Tennessee pitcher Dewon Brazelton just may go first in the draft By Jeff Pearlman
Unnatural Selection Genetic engineering is about to produce a new breed of athlete who will obliterate the limits of human performance By E.M. Swift and Don Yaeger
Speak Softly, Carry A Big Stick Nobody scores as often as Jen Adams, Maryland's quiet Aussie midfielder By Richard Deitsch
He's Goal-Oriented At only 24, the MetroStars' Clint Mathis may be the best scorer MLS has produced By Grant Wahl
Moving Up the Food Chain Thanks to big meals and hard work, the Vikings' Matt Birk is a Pro Bowl center By Jamal Greene