January 15, 1996 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

FIRST OFF THE MARK MARK O'MEARA HOPES THAT HIS SEASON-OPENING WIN WILL LEAD TO SOMETHING BIG

By William F. Reed

By Norman Pearlstine

IN FULL BLOOM STEVE ELKINGTON HAS NOURISHED HIS CAREER AS CAREFULLY AS HE HAS TENDED HIS GARDEN

By Jaime Diaz

A QUICK NINE WITH JUDY BELL

By Judy Bell

By Tim Rosaforte

A FEARLESS FIVECAST COUNT ON THIS HANDFUL OF PREDICTIONS TO COME TRUE IN THE COMING SEASON

By Jaime Diaz

EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Kostya Kennedy

NFC Playoffs

Sent Packing

True To Its Word, Green Bay Whipped Defending Champion San Francisco

By Michael Silver

SHORTFALL THE COWBOYS WERE MORE THAN THE EAGLES, PARTICULARLY QUARTERBACK RANDALL CUNNINGHAM, COULD HANDLE

By Paul Zimmerman

Afc Playoffs

GOT IT! A CONTROVERSIAL CALL AND A WHAM-BAM GROUND GAME HELPED PITTSBURGH ADVANCE TO THE CONFERENCE TITLE GAME AGAIN

By Austin Murphy

THE SLIPPER FITS THE CINDERELLA COLTS UPSET THE CHIEFS TO EARN AN INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

By Peter King

Departments

College Football

HEADED FOR A FALL? NEBRASKA MAY WIN ANOTHER NATIONAL TITLE, BUT THE DAYS WHEN SUCH A COLOSSUS RULED THE GAME ARE OVER

By Tim Layden

The Great Impostor

Ron Weaver tricked Texas into prolonging his life in football

By Richard Hoffer SPECIAL REPORTING BY Don Yaeger

Baseball

A QUIET .300 FORMER BOSTON HEADLINER WADE BOGGS KEEPS A HIGH AVERAGE BUT A LOW PROFILE AS HE PREPARES FOR A FOURTH NEW YORK SEASON

By Tom Verducci

Pro Football [bonus Piece]

SWM, Tall, Handsome, 29, Professional Football Player

seeks beautiful, intelligent young woman to help design dream house and create family equivalent of America's team. must like quiet evenings at home, either cruising america online or admiring tropical fish tank. Must spend Sundays in crowded stadiums rooting for Dallas Cowboys. Dislike of 49ers and Redskins a plus, but not required.

By John Ed Bradley

By John Feinstein

By Jackie MacMullan

THE LAST OF THE LEGENDS A RESPECTFUL RIVAL WONDERS IF WE WILL EVER SEE THE LIKES OF DON SHULA AGAIN

By Marv Levy