Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Harris County Shelter In Place Day #8; April 1, 2020

I'm not one who can't eat out all by myself.  In fact, I do it often. 

Even when I travel for work, I just loathe the idea of grabbing food and taking it back to my hotel room.

That's not to say that I never do it, but you get the point.

And while I miss even going across the road to my favorite Whataburger and sitting down in their location in the morning to eat a 10-minute meal, which I often take something to read with me, there are other things that I could continue to do.

I found today, for example, that I had headphones to my phone.  However, I didn't to my laptop.

So I got online, went to BestBuy.com, looked up what I was interested in, checked the manufacturer's website to make sure that it was going to work and placed my order.

Within a few minutes, I got an e-mail that I could pick them up curbside and I drove over and got them.

I could continue to do that for a long time, as I typically don't go and just "shop".

I made reference a day or two ago about one of our area's runners, who is a nurse practitioner that has gone off to New York City for three weeks to help with the massive COVID-19 need there.

She shared a picture on her Facebook Story of an empty Times Square earlier from late this afternoon and I was just, "Wow."

This is a woman who lives her faith stronger, more consistently and more openly than most others that I know - and this is just from the short time that I've known of and been around her from the same training group that my daughter is a part of.

My daughter and I got out late this afternoon on the Spring Greenway Trails and put down a nice 4.05-mile, out and back run.  Little cooler temperatures felt great.

Brings me to 16.04 miles running, 25.34 miles walking and 20.5 miles cycling for March 25 - April 24.

We ran out of Dennis Johnston Park and ran in the direction towards Interstate 45.

Little miffed with groups of four that don't go single file on a wide path to create that six-foot spread and we also had a group of four 18-21 year olds, I'd estimate, as we finished our run, come up behind us with not a care in the world about what not getting too close to others.

Ticked me off a little bit.  Enough to share.  :-)

It was also the first time that I had crossed Interstate 45 since the Shelter in Place order went into effect. 

Finally, earlier today my daughter, for the first time, made the comment that she missed being with her kids.

She's adapted to this different method of teaching pretty well, which I guess you'd expect from a 24-year-old even though she wouldn't classify herself anywhere near a tech geek.

She had her weekly call with the other teacher on her grade level with their two administrators and it was mentioned, she said, that not one parent had e-mailed them about any distance learning issues so to take it as a positive, yet "back-handed compliment".

I'm pretty proud of her.

Interesting podcasts I listened to today:

This was really, really good, by the way.
Checking in with Dr. Fauci: Dr. Gupta's coronavirus podcast for April 1 [04/01/20; CNN]

Texas Standard: April 1, 2020
+ The governor issues new orders on social distancing. Just don't call em shelter in place. We'll take a closer look at the packaging of a statewide pandemic response.
+ And religious gathers now considered essential in the Lone Star State. Patrick Svitek of the Texas Tribune with more on the Governor's latest guidelines.
+ Also rapid turnaround deportations. How the Coronavirus crisis has changed the rules at the U.S. Mexico border.
+ And stay at home-schooling tips from homeschooling veterans.

The Search for a Treatment:  Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, discusses what treatments for COVID-19 are currently being researched. [04/01/20; Deep Background]

Interesting and/or informative COVID-19 stories I read today:

Netflix 'Pandemic' Doctor May Have Found A Cure for Coronavirus [04/01/20; TooFab]

Russian plane with coronavirus medical gear lands in U.S. after Trump-Putin call [04/01/20; NBC News]

WHCA votes to remove outlet from briefing room after reporter violates coronavirus distancing rules [04/01/20; The Hill]

Houston-to-Dallas Bullet Train Delayed By COVID-19 Pandemic [03/30/20; Houstonia]

Pompeo Accuses China, Iran and Russia of Coronavirus Disinformation [04/01/20; Newsweek via MSN]

Italy's Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported [04/01/20; Wall Street Journal via MSN]

"Keep Calm.  Don't Click."
The Dilemma: Should you phish test during the COVID-19 pandemic? [03/31/20; KnowBe4.com]

Home Depot executes 'stop-sale' order for N95 masks, donates them to health careworkers during coronavirus [04/01/20; USA Today]

Understatement of the month and it's only April 1.
Coronavirus will be ‘imprinted on the personality of our nation for a very long time,’ Fauci warns [04/01/20; Politico]

China Concealed Extent of Virus Outbreak, U.S. Intelligence Says [04/01/20; Bloomberg News]

Suggestion here that because the majority of COVID19 deaths have underlying causes, but that COVID-19 might not be the most significant cause of death.
Open Letter from Professor Sucharit Bhakdi to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel [Swiss Propaganda Research]

Coronavirus update: Wake up, N.J.! Florida is trying to kill us (and pin the blame on us) [04/01/20; NJ.com]

The Social-Distancing Culture War Has Begun
Across the country, social distancing is morphing from a public-health to political act. The consequences could be disastrous. [03/30/20; The Atlantic]

Paper-based test to detect coronavirus in wastewater: Study  [03/31/20; Deccan Herald]

Italy doctors warn of 'bio bombs' from patients sent to care homes [04/01/20; AFP via MSN]

Non COVID-19 related
:

Iran warns US after Patriot missile deployment to Iraq [04/01/20; Al Jazeera]

And in sports:

Legendary Saints kicker Tom Dempsey tests positive for coronavirus during Lambeth House outbreak [03/31/20; New Orleans Times-Picayune]

Maloney was 0-6 both against Penn State and Pitt
Former Syracuse football coach Frank Maloney dies at age 79 [04/01/20; USA Today]

Stay safe.

Keep everyone in your prayers.

And have a great Thursday.

Harris County Shelter In Place Day #7; March 31, 2020

Kind of a quiet day here on Tuesday.

Got out early this evening for a 3.9-mile brisk walk in Springwoods Village.

Had planned to go longer, but close to the end of mile two I started to get a little light-headed.

So I passed up on an additional 1.4-mile loop around a lake that I had planned as I didn't want to be out there and then possibly have something bad happen.

Rode 10.3 miles on the Air Assault bike last night before bed.

Was going to get on it again tonight, but I'll add some mileage there on Wednesday.  (Would like to get between 100 and 200 miles this 30-day period.  20.5 so far.)

I shed a tear Monday night when he said, ""I've never asked anything of our viewers..."
ABC13's Dave Ward asks viewers to pray for his wife with double pneumonia [03/30/20; ABC 13 Houston]

No podcasts to share today, but a bunch of interesting or informative COVID-19-related articles ...

Private Labs Are Fueling a New Coronavirus Testing Crisis [03/31/20; The Atlantic]

Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel tests positive for COVID-19 [03/31/20; CBS Austin]

Just do it.  (In the same vein that wartime baseball during World War II served as a distraction for the American people.)
MLB season likely to start without fans in quest for most games [03/31/20; New York Post]

CDC Director On Models For The Months To Come: 'This Virus Is Going To Be With Us' [03/31/20; NPR]

Abbott: Churches should conduct services remotely, but if they must meet in person, they should follow social-distancing guidelines [03/31/20; KPRC Channel 2 Houston]

Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all [03/31/20; TechCrunch]
Here's the FBI's warning.
 
Does he really think that they would turn people away?  C'mon.  Quit the grandstanding.
De Blasio: Evangelical charity running Central Park hospital won’t discriminate [03/31/20; New York Post]

CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public [03/31/20; The Washington Post via MSN]

It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work

Official advice has been confusing, but the science isn't hard to grok. Everyone should cover up. [03/30/20; Wired]

Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation [03/30/20; Politico]

‘Grocery Stores are Perhaps the Most Resilient Supply Chains in the U.S.,’ Baylor Expert Says [03/30/20; Baylor University]

Just some interesting articles ...

A Supreme Court Justice Visits Campus: A Look Behind The Scenes [03/30/20; Texas Public Radio]


Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Inside Sports Covers

1998
07/98 - John Elway (Favre, Smith, Parcells)
06/98 - 17th annual Swimsuit Issue
05/98 - NFL's Perfect Man (Elway, Sanders, Young, Randle, Brown, Bettis, Sanders)
04/98 - Troy Aikman (Griffey, Laettner, Final Four)
03/98 - Kobe Bryant (Iverson, Billie Jean King)
02/98 - Brett Favre, Steve Young and John Elway
01/98 - Troy Aikman (Sapp, Johnson and Kaufman)

1997
12/97 - Reggie White
11/97 - Jordan, Ewing, O'Neal, Mourning, Barkley, Hill
10/97 - Dermontti Dawson (Tre Johnson, Willie Roaf, Boselli, Larry Allen)
09/97 - Fox NFL Sunday (Bradshaw, Long, JB, Ronnie Lott)
08/97 - Troy Aikman (Bledsoe, Frerotte, Brunell, Collins)
07/97 - Troy Aikman, Steve Young and Brett Favre (Parcells and Ditka)
06/97 - Alex Rodriguez
05/97 - NFL's Perfect Man (Favre, Bledsoe, Seau, Rice, Sanders, Davis, Sanders)
04/97 - Baseball Peview (Bonds, Piazza, Gonzalez, Griffeym, McGwire, Helton)
03/97 - Swimsuit Issue (Donna D'Errico)
02/97 - The Real NBA Ratings (Jordan, Hill, Payton, Iverson, Johnson, Rice)
01/97 - Deion Sanders and SF 49ers (Curtis Martin, Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Terry Allen)

1996
12/96 - Playing With Pain
11/96 - Shaquille O'Neal (Barkley, Payton, Robinson, Anderson, Smith)
10/96 - Jerry Jones
06/96 - Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan
05/96 - NFL's Perfect Man (Young, Aikman, Webb, Rice, Sanders, Lloyd, Sanders)
04/96 - Michael Jordan (Olajuwon, Stackhouse, Ewing, Hill, Rodman, Hardaway)
03/96 - Swimsuit Issue (Gena Lee Nolin)
02/96 - Dennis Rodman
01/96 - Troy Aikman (Marino, Kelly, O'Donnell)

1995
12/95 - Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan (Jones, Sanders, Webber, Van Exel, Hill)
11/95 - Emmitt Smith (William Floyd, Barry Sander, Thurman Thomas)
10/95 - Herschel Walker (Al Davis and Art Schlichter)
09/95 - Troy Aikman (Young, Moon, Sanders, Favre and Walsh)
08/95 - Deion Sanders
07/95 - Troy Aikman (Jack McDowell, Mike Tyson, Joe Smith)
06/95 - Shaquille O'Neal
05/95 - NFL's Perfect Man (Montana, Young, Aikman, Bruce Smith, Rice, Sanders, Smith, Sanders)
04/95 - Swimsuit Issue
03/95 - Reggie Miller (Drexler, Jackson, Richmond)
02/95 - Frank Thomas (Bagwell, O'Neill, Bonds)
01/95 - Troy Aikman (Marino, Esiason, Woodson, Kelly)

1994
12/94 - Jordan, Larry Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Pat Riley, Charles Barkley
11/94 - Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing (Barkley, O'Neal, Miller, Pippen)
10/94 - The Men Who Will Shape the NFL Season
09/94 - Steve Young (Elway, Montana, Erik Kramer, Aikman, Hostetler)
08/94 - Emmitt Smith (Young, Marino, Montana)
07/94 - What's Hot & What's Not in the NFL (Switzer, Jones, Johnson, Thomas, Smith)
04/94 - Charles Oakley and Patrick Ewing
03/94 - Swimsuit Issue (Carey Arnholt)
02/94 - Ewing, Bledsoe, Derrick Thomas, Thurman Thomas, Tim McDonald, Steve Young
01/94 - Jordan, Aikman, Montana, Simms, Kelly, Wilson, Sanders

1993
12/93 - What's Hot & What's Not in the NBA
11/93 - Michael Jordan
10/93 - Shqauille O'Neal
09/93 - Troy Aikman
08/93 - College Football Preview
07/93 - What's Hot and What's Not in the NFL
06/83 - Shaquille O'Neal
05/93 - NBA Playoffs Preview
04/93 - Baseball Preview
03/93 - Swimsuit Spectacular
02/93 - Our NBA Insiders Poll Tells All
01/93 - NFL Playoffs Preview

1988
09/88 - Football '88 NFL & College Preview

1987
05/87 - Baseball Ratings & Inside Stuff

1986
05/86 - Baseball Ratings & Inside Stuff

1982
10/82 - Jack Lambert

1981
08/81 - Bob Grupp, Kansas City Chiefs
06/81 - Fernando Valenzuela
05/81 - Outlaw Pitchers
04/81 - George Brett
03/81 - Ronald Reagan
02/81 - Bathing Suit Issue
01/81 - Jimmy The Greek

1980
12/80 - Ray Meyer and Bear Bryant
11/80 - Muhammad Ali
10/80 - Don Meredith, Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford
09/80 - Ken Stabler and Art Schlichter
08/80 - Steve and Cydny Garvey
07/80 - Don Sutton and Vin Scully
06/80 - Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran
05/80 - Magic Johnson, Johnny Bench and Mark Fidrych
04/80 - Nolan Ryan, Houston

Monday, March 30, 2020

Harris County Shelter In Place Day #6; March 30, 2020

Hope Monday has treated you well.  Give yourself a "high five" for making it through another day of "Shelter in Place".

Continue to keep healthcare workers on the front line, which will include a runner from Montgomery County who is a clinician that will be going to New York City for three weeks to help and try to contain things, in your prayers as well as those who are being negatively impacted economically from this crisis.

One of the reasons why I tend to keep from engaging too much on social media even more during this crisis is because when I see people make statements such as "it will this, it will that", my reaction is:  "You actually really don't know.  So please just take care of your family and deal with this all day by day."

If you need help, please reach out to me or somebody.

I'm sure there are plenty of folks who will do what they can to help people, like the runner I mentioned above.

I share the things I do to provide you items that I find interesting while I go through the day and night coping with what we're facing without putting it upon you in a Facebook or Twitter feed.

If you're interested in it, there'll be links below to access the material on your own.

I got in a two-mile walk in my subdivision at about 3 p.m. and then three hours later, my daughter and I ran another 3.92 miles in Springwoods Village.

So from March 25 (my 30-day starting period) to today, I'm at 11.99 miles running and 21.44 miles walking (that is, with an effort enough to break a sweat).

As most of you know, I'm a big lover of sports.

One of my good friends, David Fuller with the Lone Star Christian Sports Network (LSCSN), sent a text about Tarleton State hiring Billy Gillispie to be its next men's head basketball coach.

I think this is a great hire.  I had a chance to see his Ranger College team, which was ranked number two in the country, I believe, at that point, beat Panola College on the road in Carthage in late December.

Here's the story - from the Bryan-College Station Eagle - about Gillispie interviewing with Tarleton State.

Here's the report - from KBTX in College Station - confirming the hire.

For my running friends, a light-hearted, in the same boat kind of podcast to listen to this week comes from Trail Runner Magazine.

The podcast host, Zoe Rom, gathered trail and ultrarunners' top DNFs in their lives as a way to laugh through the cascading announcements on cancellations that we as runners and triathletes have been facing with the coronavirus crisis.

You can listen to it here.
 
Before going to bed last night, I stumbled on a podcast from a site called "Revisionist History".

It states that it "will go back and reinterpret something from the past: an event, a person, an idea. Something overlooked. Something misunderstood."

The title, given the state of affairs that we're in, caught my attention.  It was called "The Obscure Virus Club".

The episode has the following introduction:  "Throughout the 1970s, a biologist named Howard Temin became convinced that something wasn’t right in science’s understanding of viruses. His colleagues dismissed him as a heretic. He turned out to be right — and you’re alive today as a result."

It was a fascinating discussion about David Baltimore, Howard Temin and Robert Gallo and retroviruses.  Gallo was the co-discoverer of HIV and he became interested in the study of retroviruses, and made their study the primary activity of his lab after listening to a talk by biologist David Baltimore and further stimulation from his virologist colleague, Robert Ting, concerning the work of the late Howard Temin, Gallo (Wikipedia)

Listen to it here.

By the way, there's a pathway named after Howard Temin up north … it is used for one of America's 40-plus parkrun 5Ks.

A video was shared yesterday by an incredible athlete friend of mine that lives in Colorado who used to live here in the greater Houston area.

It was recorded on March 22 by Dr. Dave Price of Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City shares CRUCIAL information on how we can stop the spread and get back to normal, well, kinda normal. His experience with the virus and people infected for the last three months has given him great confidence on how not to get infected. Rules to protect yourself and family. It's a must watch!

You can watch it on YouTube here.

These were a few other podcasts that I had a chance to listen to since last evening:

Texas officials preparing for a scenario similar to New York and New Orleans, as the search for hospital beds kicks into high gear, we'll have the latest. [03/30/20; 50 mins., Texas Standard]

What’s an "essential" business? Texas counties differ on who should work during shelter in place [03/30/20; 3 mins., Texas Tribune]

Very interesting discussion that included a Lutheran pastor, a Jewish rabbi and a Muslim Imam

Coronavirus Across America: Worship In A Time Of Pestilence [03/29/20; 30 mins., 1A, WAMU, American University Radio]

Deep Background with Noah Feldman:  Laurie Santos, a Professor of Psychology at Yale, shares tips for dealing with coronavirus-induced anxiety [30 mins.]

What am I reading?  See the list below.

Fascinating.
U.S. Hospitals Have a Ventilator Shortage. A Team of Rice Engineers Say They Have a Solution.
[03/30/20; Texas Monthly]

What You Should Know About the Coronavirus in Texas [03/30/20; Texas Monthly]

“We Can’t Stop the Birth”: Texas Doctors and Pregnant Women Prepare for Delivery During COVID-19 [03/30/20; Texas Monthly]

This will be interesting to watch.
Hotze, pastors ask Texas Supreme Court to rule Harris County stay-at-home order unconstitutional [03/30/20; Houston Chronicle]

This pastor was actually referenced in the "Worship In A Time of Pestilence" podcast and was a subject of one of the guest's books, "Red State Christians."

Rodney Howard-Browne, Megachurch Pastor Who Flouted Virus Rules, Arrested [03/30/20; The Daily Beast]

Washington choir rehearsal turns deadly after coronavirus kills 2  [03/30/20; New York Post]

Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed indefinitely [03/30/20; Catholic News Agency]

UK furious over China’s coronavirus disinformation campaign against US [03/30/20; New York Post]

Italy to extend coronavirus lockdown until Easter as new cases fall [03/30/20; Reuters]

Jerry Falwell Jr. denies a dozen Liberty University students are suspected of having coronavirus [03/30/20; Washington Examiner]

'Who saw that coming?' Fury at evangelical Liberty University president after his controversial decision to reopen the school in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic leads to eleven students displaying symptoms [03/30/20; Daily Mail]

What are my thoughts on Liberty and Falwell, Jr. and what would have I done if my daughter were still there?

She would probably have wanted to be in Texas and I would have moved the earth to do so.

US crude oil price falls below $20:  Fall in demand due to virus creates surplus that risks overwhelming storage capacity [Financial Times]

FDA issues emergency-use authorization for anti-malaria drugs amid coronavirus outbreak [03/20/20; The Hill]

God bless you.

Have a great Tuesday.

2004-2010 Sports Illustrated Covers

2010
12/27/10 - Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
12/20/10 - Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale
07/12/10 - Serena Williams
05/17/10 - Shaquille O'Neal, Cleveland Cavaliers
05/10/10 - Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
05/03/10 - Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte
04/19/10 - Phil Mickelson
04/12/10 - Jon Scheyer, Duke Blue Devils
04/05/10 - Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies
03/08/10 - Sidney Crosby, Team Canada

2009
11/16/09 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts

2008
10/10/08 - Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee Titans
10/27/08 - Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
10/13/08 - Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers
09/22/08 - Yankee Stadium
08/18/08 - Michael Phelps
07/28/08 - Michael Phelps, Olympic Preview
07/14/08 - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer (07/21/08)
06/09/08 - Larry Bird and Magic Johnson
05/05/08 - Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago Cubs
03/24/08 - Kevin Love, UCLA Bruins
03/17/08 - Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
03/10/08 - Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina Tar Heels
02/18/08 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
02/11/08 - David Tyree, New York Giants

2007
12/17/07 - Kevin Everett, Buffalo Bills
12/10/07 - Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
11/12/07 - New England Patriots Linebacking Crew
11/05/07 - Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox
10/22/07 - Tom Brady, New England Patriots
10/15/07 - Jeff Francis, Colorado Rockies
09/24/07 - John David Booty, Southern California Trojans
09/17/07 - Randy Moss, New England Patriots
09/10/07 - Dexter Jackson, Appalachian State Mountaineers
08/27/07 - Nick Saban, Alabama Crimson Tide
08/06/07 - Jamal Lewis, Cleveland Browns
04/16/07 - Tiger Woods
03/26/07 - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston Red Sox

2006
12/04/06 - Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
11/13/06 - Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens
10/02/06 - Caleb Miller, Cincinnati and Hines Ward, Pittsburgh
09/11/06 - Pat Tillman
08/28/06 - Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
08/07/06 - Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
07/31/06 - Tiger Woods
05/08/06 - Lance Armstrong
05/01/06 - Vince Young
04/24/06 - LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
04/03/06 - Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals
01/09/06 - Vince Young, Texas and the Longhorns over USC

2005
11/14/05 - Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
08/22/05 - Phil Mickelson

2004
01/12/04 - Pete Rose

2003 Sports Ilustrated Covers

12/29/03 - Carmelo Anthony (01/05/04)
12/22/03 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
12/15/03 - Tim Duncan and David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
12/08/03 - Kyle Turley, Los Angeles Rams
12/01/03 - Chris Perry, Michigan Wolverines
11/24/03 - Emeka Okafor and Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
11/17/03 - Trent Green, Kansas City Chiefs
11/10/03 - The Covers.  All 2,548.
11/03/03 - Josh Beckett, Miami Marlins
10/27/03 - LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
10/20/03 - Jason White, Oklahoma Sooners
10/13/03 - Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs
10/06/03 - Jake Plummer, Denver Broncos
09/29/03 - Jason Fife, Oregon Ducks
09/22/03 - Mia Hamm
09/15/03 - Sam Adams, Buffalo Bills
09/08/03 - Craig Krenzel, Ohio State Buckeyes
09/01/03 - Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams
08/25/03 - Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs
08/18/03 - Bill Parcells, Dallas Cowboys
08/11/03 - Craig Krenzel, Ohio State Buckeyes
08/04/03 - Lance Armstrong
07/28/03 - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
07/14/03 - 50th Anniversary, 1954 (07/21/03)
07/07/03 - Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, Chicago Cubs
06/30/03 - Bo Jackson
06/23/03 - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
06/16/03 - The Deadly Dive
06/09/03 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
06/02/03 - Roger Clemens, New York Yankees
05/26/03 - Serena Williams
05/19/03 - Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets
05/12/03 - Bobby Jackson, Sacramento Kings
05/05/03 - 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports
04/28/03 - Carson Palmer, Southern California Trojans
04/21/03 - Mike Weir
04/14/03 - Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse Orangemen
04/07/03 - NCAA Countdown Final
03/31/03 - George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees
03/24/03 - 2003 NCAA Tournament March Madness
03/17/03 - Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins
03/10/03 - Cliff Hawkins, Kentucky Wildcats
03/03/03 - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
02/24/03 - Mike Scioscia and the California Angels
02/17/03 - Michael Jordan, Washington Wizards
02/10/03 - Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
02/03/03 - Joe Jurevicius, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
01/27/03 - Warren Sapp and Rick Gannon
01/20/03 - Rick Gannon, Oakland Raiders
01/13/03 - Craig Krenzel, Ohio State Buckeyes
Winter 2003 - Swimsuit Issue

2001-2002 Sports Illustrated Covers

12/30/02 - Top 25 Stories of the Year (01/06/03)
12/23/02 - Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
12/16/02 - Lance Armstrong
12/09/02 - Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins
12/02/02 - Maurice Clarett, Ohio State Buckeyes
11/25/02 - Jason Gardner and Luke Walton, Arizona Wildcats
11/18/02 - Brian Brohm, Louisville (KY) Trinity High
11/11/02 - Joey Harrington, Detroit Lions
11/04/02 - John Lackey, California Angels
10/28/02 - Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
10/21/02 - Trent Smith, Oklahoma Sooners
10/14/02 - Detroit Red Wings
10/07/02 - America's Best Sports Colleges:  Stanford vs. Texas
09/30/02 - Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame vs. Michigan State
09/23/02 - Johnny Unitas
09/16/02 - Football Odyssey:  Five-Game, Five-Day, 5,520-Mile Trip
09/09/02 - Jon Gruden, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
09/02/02 - Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings
08/26/02 - Alfonso Soriano, New York Yankees
08/19/02 - David Carr, Houston Texans
08/12/02 - Tommie Harris, Oklahoma Sooners
08/05/02 - Lance Armstong
07/29/02 - John Madden
07/15/02 - Ted Williams (07/22/02)
07/08/02 - Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners
07/01/02 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
06/24/02 - Landon Donovan, U.S. Soccer
06/17/02 - Shaquille O'Neal
06/10/02 - Jason Kidd and Kobe Bryant
05/27/02 - Clint Mathis, U.S. Soccer
05/20/02 - Mike Tyson
05/13/02 - Trevor Hoffman, San Diego Padres
05/06/02 - Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
04/29/02 - Kenyon Martin, New Jersey Nets
04/22/02 - Tiger Woods
04/15/02 - Tom Brady, New England Patriots
04/08/02 - Juan Dixon, Maryland Terrapins
04/01/02 - Brittanie Cecil / Espen Knutsen
03/25/02 - Jason Giambi, New York Yankees
03/18/02 - Nick Collison, Kansas Jayhawks
03/11/02 - Charles Barkley
03/04/02 - Sarah Hughes, Figure Skating
02/25/02 - Chris Witty, U.S. Speedskating
02/18/02 - LeBron James
Winter 2002 - Swimsuit Issue
02/11/02 - New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams
02/04/02 - Apolo Ohno, U.S. Speedskating
01/28/02 - Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets
01/21/02 - Is The SI Jinx for Real?
01/14/02 - Michael Jordan, Washington Wizards
01/07/02 - Clinton Portis, Miami Hurricanes

10/15/01 - Oklahoma defeated Chris Simms' Texas
09/24/01 - The Week That Sports Stood Still
08/13/01 - Ken Simonton, Oregon State and Joey Harrington, Oregon
02/26/01 - Dale Earnhardt