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THESE CARDS ARE WILD BOOMER ESIASON'S HOT HAND HAS HELPED SURPRISING ARIZONA RAKE IN THREE CONSECUTIVE WINS
By John Walters
RISON'S FALL
By RICHARD DEUTSCH
SIDELINES
By David Fleming
SPOTLIGHT MICHAEL SINCLAIR
By David Fleming
WITHOUT THE EYE IN THE SKY TO WATCH OVER THEM, OFFICIALS ARE BLOWING MANY A CALL
By Paul Zimmerman
Catching Up With...
OHIO STATE CENTER JERRY LUCAS JANUARY 8, 1962
By Seth Davis
Faces In The Crowd
FACES IN THE CROWD
Pro Football
GOLD RUSH WITH STEVE YOUNG BACK IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND BILL WALSH RIDING SHOTGUN, THE 49ERS GEARED UP FOR A PLAYOFF RUN BY RALLYING TO BEAT THE REDSKINS IN OVERTIME
By Michael Silver
Baseball
DOUBLE PLAY WHEN HE SIGNED ALBERT BELLE, JERRY REINSDORF BROKE THE BANK--AND MAYBE THE LABOR IMPASSE
By Gerry Callahan
College Football
PSYCHED AGAIN UNBEATEN, NO. 2-RANKED OHIO STATE HOSTED AN OVERMATCHED MICHIGAN, AND--AS USUAL--THE WOLVERINES WON
By Marty Burns
NO. 1 VS. NO. 2 THE DREAM SHOWDOWN BETWEEN UNBEATEN FLORIDA AND UNDEFEATED FLORIDA STATE WILL TURN ON FIVE KEY FACTORS
By Tim Layden
Pro Basketball
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE UNSURE OF ONE ANOTHER AND NEEDING A BARKLEYESQUE LEADER, THE SUNS FELL ON DARK TIMES: 12 LOSSES IN A ROW
By Phil Taylor
Inside College Football
IOWA STATE'S TROY DAVIS RUSHES FOR 2,000 YARDS... AGAIN A NEW BOSS FOR THE IRISH RAZING ARIZONA
By Christian Stone; Ed Hinton
College Basketball 96-97 Preview
ALIVE AND KICKING DESPITE THE WAVES OF PLAYERS DEPARTING EARLY FOR THE NBA, THE COLLEGE GAME IS AS GOOD AS EVER
By Alexander Wolff
BREAKING THROUGH BOB HUGGINS HAS TAKEN CINCINNATI FROM THE PITS TO OUR NO. 1 RANKING, BUT GIVEN HIS PLAYERS' HISTORIES OFF THE COURT AND IN THE CLASSROOM, HAS HE DONE IT THE RIGHT WAY?
By Alexander Wolff WITH SPECIAL REPORTING BY Don Yaeger
TOP 20 LET OUR SCOUTING REPORTS BE YOUR GUIDE TO THE NEW FACES AND NEW FORCES ALONG THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR IN INDIANAPOLIS
1 CINCINNATI
By Alexander Wolff
2 KANSAS
By Tim Crothers
3 WAKE FOREST
By Tim Crothers
5 NEW MEXICO
By Kelly Whiteside
4 UCLA
By Alexander Wolff
6 VILLANOVA
By Tim Crothers
7 KENTUCKY
By William F. Reed
8 MICHIGAN
By Tim Crothers
9 DUKE
By Tim Crothers
10 UTAH
By Seth Davis
12 FRESNO STATE
By Kelly Whiteside
11 NORTH CAROLINA
By Tim Crothers
13 PROVIDENCE
By Tim Crothers
14 STANFORD
By Alan Shipnuck
15 G. WASHINGTON
By Tim Crothers
16 IOWA STATE
By Seth Davis
THE REST OF THE FIELD
YOU BE THE COACH THE BOARD GAME FOR HOOP HEADS OF ALL AGES, IN WHICH YOU TAKE A TEAM TO THE FINAL FOUR--OR GO DOWN IN FLAMES TRYING
By Steve Rushin
BOUND FOR GLORY FORWARD CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW IS ON THE FAST TRACK TO BECOME TENNESSEE'S BIGGEST STAR EVER
By Dana Gelin
College Basketball 96-97 Preview [bonus Piece]
IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW SYRACUSE COACH JIM BOEHEIM... ...GUESS AGAIN!
By Jack McCallum
Inside The NFL
MOVE OVER, O.J. SANDERS PASSES SIMPSON ON CAREER RUSHING LIST ERICKSON, SEAHAWKS SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE A MOTIVATIONAL GEM
By Peter King
I GOT GAME AS COLLEGE BASKETBALL TAKES OVER THE TV SCHEDULE, ONLY THE CLICHES OUTNUMBER THE CONTESTS
By Leigh Montville
Departments
LETTERS
SOCCER CZAR IS CASHING IN TOO MUCH...RICHIE PARKER'S FIRST GAME...U.S. TRACK SHOULD GET RID OF CASSELL... NHL SUPERSTITION...SECOND SACKER REMEMBERED
By Dana Gelin EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Kostya Kennedy
