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FEATURES
SPORTSMAN of theYEAR
38 MICHAELPHELPS
He turned a pool in Beijing into the center of the universe, captivatingmillions
BY ALAN SHIPNUCK
51 SPORTSMEN OFTHE YEAR, 1954 TO 2008
A gallery of the covers, showing the elite company Michael Phelps now keeps
56 SMALL STEPS,GREAT STRIDES
SI presents the first Legacy Award to the founder of the Special Olympics
BY JACK MCCALLUM
PRO FOOTBALL
68 A StrongFront
The Giants ride their rock-solid O-line
By Tim Layden
COLLEGEFOOTBALL
74 War for theRose
A key showdown in Rivalry Week
By Austin Murphy
PROBASKETBALL
82 The Truth
Even after earning a title, there's something bothering Paul Pierce
By S.L. Price
HIGH SCHOOLBASKETBALL
94 Two on Five
Winning against enormous odds
By Thomas Lake
BASEBALL
104 $150 MillionMan
Free agent Mark Teixeira has arrived
By Lee Jenkins
BOXING
110 PoliticalPunch
Manny Pacquiao fights for his fellow Filipinos—and to win their votes
By Pablo S. Torre
HOCKEY
116 The OtherAlex
The Capitals' enigmatic left wing
By Michael Farber
STANTONBARRETT
Risking His LifeTo Risk His Life
How do you finance a passion for stock car racing? As a movie and TV stuntman,of course by Gary Smith Page 122
Departments
6 Leading Off
16 Letters
20 Players
28 Faces in theCrowd
33 Just My Typeby Dan Patrick
156 Point Afterby Phil Taylor
Inside ...
138 The NFL
141 CollegeBasketball
142 The NBA
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HEINZ KLUETMEIER (PHELPS)
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DARREN CARROLL (BARRETT)
