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January 28, 2008 Table Of Contents

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SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD

Checkered Genius

His chess mastery is but one element of Bobby Fischer's curious legacy

By William Nack

WHO'S Hot WHO'S Not

For the Record

This Bud's for Them

Flying Coach

At West Virginia, folks won't forgive or forget Rich Rodriguez

By Austin Murphy

Bode Miller

As told to Lisa Altobelli

Bags to Riches

A Super Bowl ad tells an improbable tale

By Arash Markazi

The Beat

By Adam Duerson

Week Ahead

What to watch and watch for

By Sarah Kwak

Faces in the Crowd

Duke Lacrosse Lawsuit Update

By Pablo S. Torre

NFL PLAYOFFS

And One for All

Driving toward their common goal with an uncommon selflessness, the Patriots beat the Chargers to stand a victory away from the perfect NFL season

By Tim Layden

Destiny's Chill

In a stone-cold playoff classic, fortune again favored the Giants, who prevailed over Green Bay for their third straight January road win. Next up: a karmic clash with New England in Super Bowl XLII

By Peter King

Dr. Z's Forecast: Giant Upset

Forget X's and O's, schemes and strategies—not to mention all logic. When New York meets New England in the Arizona desert on Feb. 3, Big Blue will show its championship colors

By Paul Zimmerman

PRO BASKETBALL

Who's Got Next?

In what amounted to an American Idol for dunkers and dribblers, 141 players took their best shots last week in Boise at earning an NBA contract

By Ian Thomsen

HOCKEY

Mr. Perfect

Well, almost. With a game devoid of weakness, Nicklas Lidstrom led the Detroit Red Wings to unprecedented first-half success. Will victories come that easily in the postseason?

By Michael Farber

First-Half Surprises

Sudden production, sudden improvement and a sudden commitment—in three unlikely places

By Michael Farber

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Down Underdogs

A pair of Australians, A.J. Ogilvy of Vanderbilt and Patty Mills of St. Mary's (which suits up four Aussies), lifted conference also-rans into contenders

By Kelli Anderson

Choice Import

Australian transplant Hanna Zavecz has led Wyoming into the top 20 and given her teammates an appetite for winning

By Kelli Anderson

PIGEON RACING

The Birds

And they're off, hundreds of pigeons, in a race across the desert, back to captivity. With pride and big money riding on the result, it's a tale of beer and homing in Las Vegas

By Chris Ballard

Inside

Inside: The Week In Sports

College Basketball

By Grant Wahl

Seth Davis's Hoop Thoughts

By Seth Davis

Tennis

By L. Jon Wertheim

The NBA

By Chris Mannix

Point After

Big Game Hunter

By S.L. Price

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