Every Day is Sunday

Four holes typically decide the fate of the eventual winner of The Masters. Here's a closer look.

Action Sports Report

...in an athlete-judged slopestyle contest with a jam format, instead of the typical two-run/best-score format used at most major contests. "I've been wanting to do a contest that was for...

First Fan

President Obama can change the sports world, too - if he listens to us

Behind the Bets

Alan Boston's day starts at 5:30. At this early hour, he scans the local papers for stories about all the college hoops teams that have a game that ni...

If God Could Surf

Kelly Slater had it all: World championships, movie-star looks, celebrity status. But all he wanted was to prove he could still walk on water

Free Pass

Mike Leach defied convention to turn Texas Tech into a contender-and his critics into believers

...won his first PGA Tour event, the Wachovia Championship, with a 16-under-par 272, the lowest score in the tournament's history. In July, he took the AT&T National title. And in September...

The Morning According to Us

People tend to think college basketball is a little more egalitarian. Everybody has a shot, the assumption goes. The NCAA Tourney field is 65 deep, an...

Sports and Politics: Who's Got Presidential Game?

...a three-pointer in front of the troops. Or maybe you heard about his cringe-inducing bowling score of 37 (more pins than Mondale had electoral votes!). You may have even heard John McCain invoke...

The Other Side Of The Fence

All-state soccer stars on an underdog run-it's an all-American story. Except for the part where America refuses to recognize the main characters

After Shock

It's been a difficult summer at Duke, as questions of guilt and innocence, class and race, and loyalty and betrayal are punctuated by lurid headlines. For six people inside the story, those questions may never be resolved

In The Shadow Of A Giant

Business is booming in the birthplace of Wal-Mart, and so is the football. That means coaches like Ronnie Peacock are going the way of the five-and-dime

Fast As Lightening

Forget those two years spent riding the pine. As soon as Phillip Rivers hit the field, he made this NFL quarterback thing look easy

NEXT LAUNCHING PADS

Finding talent is one thing. Knowing what to do with it-well, that's a whole different story. From golfers to goalies, midfielders to outfielders, the...

NEXT ONES

Roll over 1900's. Here are some of sports' coming attractions.