January 10, 2000 Table Of Contents

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Catching Up With...

Chuck Fusina, Penn State Quarterback November 13, 1978

By Elizabeth Newman

Si View

SI View The Week in TV Sports

By John Walters

Learning It Cold

By John Walters

Rush From Judgment Suddenly, sports figures refuse to criticize others in hopes that others will do likewise unto them

By Steve Rushin

College Football

Perfect Ending Unbeaten Florida State made up for past missteps--and won the national title--with a storybook finish against feisty Virginia Tech

By Tim Layden

King of the Polls

By David Sabino

SI's All-Bowl Team Maybe there was only one game that mattered in deciding the national championship, but players from 19 of the 24 bowls performed at a level that earned them a spot on our postseason all-star roster

By Ivan Maisel

Pro Basketball

Fast Developing After a rookie year in which the negatives prevailed, the Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki looks like a budding star

By L. Jon Wertheim

Pro Football

Ram Tough A quartet of contenders seems capable of winning the Super Bowl, but St. Louis, the unlikeliest of powerhouses, looks like a team of destiny

By Michael Silver

Dr. Z's Forecast There's only one upset in the cards for a lackluster opening playoff weekend

By Paul Zimmerman

Inside

Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Inside College Basketball

Inside College Basketball

By B.J. Schecter; Seth Davis; Jeff Pearlman

A House Afire Arizona State's high-scoring Eddie House is up, after some downs

By Tim Crothers

Inside The NFL

Inside The NFL

By Peter King

Dr. Z's All-Pro Team

By Paul Zimmerman

Inside The NBA

Inside The NBA

By Jackie MacMullan; David Sabino

Inside The NHL

Inside The NHL

By Kostya Kennedy

In The Crease

By Pierre McGuire

[bonus Piece

Hell On Wheels Former wheelchair racer TED ERNST will spend his life in jail because he traded the thrill of sport for the thrill of crime

By William Nack

What's Not to Like?

By Rick Reilly

Departments

Desperate for a Second Chance Battling bipolar disorder, former Jazz center Luther Wright dreams of the NBA

By L. Jon Wertheim

Leading Off

Light Headed

By Mark Beech

Big Kids With A Big Future Two talented 16-year-olds, Jay Bouwmeester and Jason Spezza, represented Canada at the world juniors

By Kostya Kennedy

Books A look at three champions who beat cancer

By Ron Fimrite

Letters

Scorecard Miami Miracle/Soccer Screwballs/Tough Love/Tony Perez

By Jamal Greene; Grant Wahl; Leigh Montville Edited by Kevin Cook

Faces in the Crowd