December 7, 2009 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
As more teams move to the 3--4, the sack board has become dominated by ends turned outside 'backers
By Jim Trotter
By Peter King
With fantasy playoff berths on the line, do you dare enter key games with these risky players in your lineup?
By David Sabino
With the Raptors in disarray, Chris Bosh may be moving on from Toronto next summer—if not sooner
By Chris Mannix
Still grieving over a teammate's death, UConn rallied with a pair of victories to become bowl-eligible
By Mark Beech
By Gene Menez
Struggling Oregon State is one of a herd of Pac-10 teams that have underachieved so far this season
By Seth Davis
The ATP Tour finals may have signaled the end of the Fab Four's domination of the men's game
One line, three stars, points galore. The Sharks have put together the league's most lethal combination
PIERRE MCGUIRE'S In the Crease
SPORTSMAN of the YEAR
Derek Jeter: 2009 Sportsman of the Year
It is not so much what he accomplished at 35—a fifth World Series ring capping a historic season, to be sure—as how the Yankees' shortstop arrived at his iconic place. Being the ultimate team player and a role model synonymous with winning has brought him still another title
By Tom Verducci
PRO FOOTBALL
A Pair Up Against a Full House
The Eagles' Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid have outlasted most quarterback-coach combos in NFL history, but only one thing will end the rancor of their home fans
By Damon Hack
PRO BASKETBALL
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: ALL-ACCESS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Who will be the next great quarterback to come out of a Texas high school? Here are six seniors who should be making headlines on Saturday afternoons
By Albert Chen
HOCKEY
GOLF
OLYMPICS
The Rise (And Falls) of The Double McTwist Kid
HORSE RACING
By Tim Layden
URBAN MEYER
The Florida coach is alternately a hard-ass and a softy, cocky and calculating, smug and sentimental. But there's no inconsistency in his football program, which is, as usual, on track for a national title.
By S.L. Price
Point After
Departments
A classic Detroit gym could be a model of reinvention for the city
The superstar pays the price of fame
By Gary Smith
The new edition of a '70s hoops classic shows it is still a literary slam dunk
What smart fans should do this week
As told to Arash Markazi
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Elizabeth McGarr
By Peter King