January 19, 2009 Table Of Contents
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SI Bonus Section: Golf Plus
Geoff Ogilvy and the 2008 winners accentuated the positive as they rang in a bright new year
The cable home of golf upgrades
By Jim Gorant
An early stab at 2009's season-ending awards
By Jim Gorant
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Good luck keeping up with all the betrayals in college coaching
When athletes attack: a brief history of masticating jocks
By Sarah Kwak
The history of the UFC is not for the squeamish
By Joe Lemire
What smart fans should do this week
The Welsh actor stars in Frost/Nixon and the upcoming Underworld
As told to Sarah Kwak
By Dan Patrick
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
On a weekend when other favorites fell hard at home, the Steelers rolled past the Chargers and on to an epic third showdown with the archrival Ravens. At stake: a trip to Super Bowl XLIII
By Lee Jenkins
On the Ravens' emotion-charged run to the title game, battle-tested wideout Derrick Mason leads by example
By Peter King
Peter King's Forecast: AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
By Peter King
Two more wins by the Eagles will turn Philly into a most unlikely Titletown—but first these Giant killers have a date with destiny in Arizona
By Damon Hack
The perennially woeful Cardinals are riding a wave of renewed intensity all the way to their first NFC title game
By Jim Trotter
Peter King's Forecast: NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
By Peter King
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Youthful Florida stuffed Oklahoma to win its second BCS title in three years, and with a coach who's winning the recruiting battles in his talent-rich state, the Gators have built a program to last
PRO BASKETBALL
Sure, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have their teams atop the standings, but what Dwyane Wade has done is no less impressive: single-handedly lift the Heat into playoff contention
By Phil Taylor
By David Sabino
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
An atypical power forward and a pass-happy cast of unselfish teammates have made Illinois this season's most surprising team in the nation's most surprising conference
By Mark Beech
THE AUDACITY OF HOOPS
If there's any one reason Barack Obama was elected president, it might just be this: As a boy he began playing basketball, and he never stopped
Inside
Cal is ready for a run at its first Pac-10 championship—if it can end its streak of futility against Bay Area rival Stanford
By Seth Davis
A pair of very different prospects are vying to become the next top draft pick. The choice: offense or defense?
Pierre McGuire's In the Crease