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NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
30 | New Orleans
The inspired Saints protected the ball and capitalized on Vikings mistakes to reach their first Super Bowl and set off a wild party in the French Quarter
By Peter King
36 | Indianapolis
No matter what the Jets' defense threw at him, Peyton Manning refused to lose, and the Colts rallied to win their second AFC title in four years
By Lee Jenkins
• Super Bowl Preview: It comes down to how Indy's young receivers handle the big stage
By Jim Trotter
40 | BASEBALL
Ross Ohlendorf
The Pirates pitcher raises longhorns and graduated with honors from Princeton, so why shouldn't he be able to help Pittsburgh become a winner?
By Mark Bechtel
44 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Jeremy Lin
He may become the NBA's first Asian-American draft pick, but for now Lin and coach Tommy Amaker want to get Harvard into the NCAA tournament
By Pablo S. Torre
48 | OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING
Shaun White
The redheaded halfpiper, a favorite to repeat as a gold medalist in Vancouver, knows all the tricks—including his scary new double McTwist 1260
By Kelli Anderson
Departments
6 Letters
8 Leading Off
14 Scorecard
Reliable Tim Duncan
20 Just My Type
John Calipari on his numbered days
by Dan Patrick
23 Faces in the Crowd
24 Inside ...
• The NBA
Ageless Jason Kidd
• Tennis
Players keep growing
• Soccer
U.S.'s creative winger
64 The Vault
The Big E, 1968
68 Point After
UConn's women: too good for the game
by Phil Taylor
House of Hockey
Pierre and Linda Lamoureux of Grand Forks, N.D., bred a full hockey team: six college players, including two Vancouver-bound Olympians
By Gary Smith
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