After watching Annika Sorenstam steamroll the competition at last week's Chick-fil-A, SI.com's Seth Davis asked his employers to cancel the magazine's Sportsman of the Year search. So what if it's mid-May? Davis wants to give Sorenstam the honor right now.

Guess what? He's absolutely right. At this point, Sorenstam's lead is larger than her 10-stroke win last Sunday. As Davis correctly points out, Sorenstam should've won the award in 2003. This time, you'd think she'd be a shoo-in. You'd be wrong.

Curious to see how many times Sorenstam has been an SI cover girl, I accessed the magazine's online archives. The search turned up two covers, but on both Sorenstam isn't the main image; instead, she's stuck in a small corner, easily overshadowed by the featured picture.

So this week you'd think Sorenstam would finally get her own cover, right? Hardly. Not when week 14 of the 30-week NBA playoff season is in full grind. As a result, we get Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns, who would've been a fine choice except for the fact that (a) the Suns' Amare Stoudemire was on the cover just four weeks ago, and (b) the NBA finals don't start until mid-June, at the earliest.

Before engraving Sorenstam's name on this year's SI award, Davis should first try to get a regular cover devoted to her. Sorenstam may not sell as many magazines as Nash, but her story is just as compelling.

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