Lineup
46 | PRO FOOTBALL
NFL Punters
They're more valuable to their teams than ever, so why hasn't one been elected to the Hall of Fame?
By John Ed Bradley
54 | PRO BASKETBALL
Omri Casspi
The Kings' rookie, the first Israeli to play in the NBA, gives Sacramento energy and toughness off the bench
By Lee Jenkins
58 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brittney Griner
Baylor's freshman center is tall, fast and skilled—but she really wows the crowds when she dunks
By Kelli Anderson
The Year in Sports Media
62 TELEVISION
Colbert
America's favorite windbag saves U.S. speedskating
By Stephen Cannella
• Collinsworth a natural
70 BOOKS
Going Deep
Simmons on hoops, Agassi on tennis, Torre and Verducci on baseball and other good reads
72 MOVIES
Major Roles
Damon as a South African rugger, Tyson and Kobe as themselves, and Pete Rose as a foil for ... Brüno
74 DIGITAL
Play Time
Ochocinco, The Onion, trick-shot artists and other things not meant to be taken too seriously
Departments
8 Leading Off
14 Letters
18 Scorecard
• NCAA hoops mayhem
• New Irish coach
• PGA's Tiger fallout
30 Just My Type
Matt Damon on Eastwood, Belichick
by Dan Patrick
32 Faces in the Crowd
36 Inside ...
• College Basketball
Surprising Syracuse
• The NFL
Titans' Chris Johnson
• The NHL
Sabres' Tyler Myers
76 The Vault
Tiny Archibald, 1972
80 Point After
How did I live without the RedZone channel?
by Phil Taylor
ON THE COVER
Photograph by Michael O'Neill Insets: Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros. (Damon); Gene Lower (Collinsworth); Al Behrman/AP (Ochocinco)
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MICHAEL O'NEILL (COLBERT)
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KEITH BERNSTEIN/WARNER BROS. (DAMON)
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