February 15, 2010 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
South Florida's late-season surge has put some of the Big East's traditional powers on the bubble
By Seth Davis
With its most recent trade, has Calgary finally found a center who can get the puck to Jarome Iginla?
PIERRE MCGUIRE'S In the Crease
For Florida, Tennessee and USC, the brand—not the coach—mattered most to recruits on signing day
By Andy Staples
SUPER BOWL XLIV
Riding the spirit of a city renewed, the Saints stormed past Peyton Manning's favored Colts to bring a once-forlorn franchise its first championship and set off a party that promises to last a lifetime
By Lee Jenkins
Sean Payton was being himself when he called for a daring onside kick
By Peter King
The ball-hawking Saints defense outsmarted the NFL's most cerebral quarterback
By Jim Trotter
PRO BASKETBALL
Hop in! From record-breaking All-Star crowds to a potential dream superstar showdown in the Finals, the NBA is cruising toward plenty of excitement over the next year and a half. But lingering over it all—including this week's trade deadline—is the prospect of a work stoppage
By Ian Thomsen
Five swaps that would breathe some life into what is shaping up to be a dull trading deadline
By Chris Mannix
An SI poll of NBA insiders projects where this summer's most sought-after free agents will land
By Ian Thomsen
OLYMPICS
By E.M. Swift
2010 NASCAR PREVIEW
Point After
By Phil Taylor
Departments
Tom Watson points at the longtime elephant in the clubhouse
Bob Cousy recalls how foe and pal Dick McGuire made everyone better
By Bob Cousy
No Spin: Danica Brings the Dazzle
One lower-circuit race in, the IndyCar star is already paying off big for NASCAR
In a scandal, unlike the U.S., the Brits make the right call
By Grant Wahl
By Dan Patrick
John McCain rides herd on supplements
Edited by Elizabeth McGarr
