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And we're updated continuously, delivering the level of rich in-depth coverage Sports Illustrated fans demand, at the speed of CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/07/12/scoop.trade.preview/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/07/12/scoop.trade.preview/index.html?eref=si_topstories With the trade deadline approaching, Jon Heyman identifies the players most likely to be dealt, the top suitors in the Halladay sweepstakes and the prospects who are nearly untouchable. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:08:38 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_marchman/07/09/closer.committee/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_marchman/07/09/closer.committee/index.html?eref=si_topstories A baseball year is long and eventful, and it's easy to forget that what doesn't happen can be as important as what does. The significant fact about the sport's drug testing program, for instance, is how rarely it catches anyone taking drugs. And in its first full season instant replay has mainly been notable for how unnotable it has been. More important for the game on the field this season, though, is something else that hasn't happened: Two contending teams are closing games by committee, and no one has cried heresy. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:28:00 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/07/07/tour/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/07/07/tour/index.html?eref=si_topstories Europeans have a but-of-course attitude about top cyclists and PEDs, says Alex Wolff. That partly explains the rift between Lance Armstrong and the sport's most passionate fans. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:49:06 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/boxing/07/12/gatti.wife.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/boxing/07/12/gatti.wife.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti and formally accused her Sunday of killing him at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:58:13 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/12/all.star.game.obama.booth/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/12/all.star.game.obama.booth/index.html?eref=si_topstories Barack Obama could soon be adding baseball broadcaster to his résumé. With the president scheduled to throw out the first pitch Tuesday in St. Louis for the All-Star Game at Busch Stadium, Fox Sports has made a formal request to interview the president during the game, and the White House is considering it. "We are discussing with Fox the prospect of him being in the booth," White House spokesperson Dan Pfeiffer tells SI.com. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:22:25 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/12/all.star.game.pena.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/12/all.star.game.pena.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Trevor Hoffman was supposed to take his sons fishing. Instead, they're all headed back to the All-Star game. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:18:21 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/nba/07/12/heat.wade.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/nba/07/12/heat.wade.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Heat didn't wait long to announce the NBA's worst-kept secret: They want to keep Dwyane Wade. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:10:55 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/07/12/davis.cup.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/07/12/davis.cup.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories POREC, Croatia (AP) -- Croatia has eliminated the United States from the Davis Cup after Marin Cilic beat James Blake for an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the quarterfinals. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:32:44 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/07/12/usa.u19.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/07/12/usa.u19.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- The United States has broken an 18-year gold medal drought by beating Greece 88-80 to win the FIBA under-19 world basketball championships. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:02:11 EDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/12/ap.poll.all.star.game.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/12/ap.poll.all.star.game.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories Every time Tony La Russa walks onto a field, it's serious. So the St. Louis Cardinals manager wants to see a competitive All-Star game. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:11:09 EDT