March 1, 2010 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
A defensive-minded crew at Richmond is conjuring up memories of the school's giant killers past
By Seth Davis
By making the Match Play his first win on U.S. soil, flashy Ian Poulter backed up a vow he made in 2008
By Damon Hack
Who made the best and worst deadline deals? Here's a hint: Houston, you won't have a problem scoring
By Chris Mannix
Vancouver 2010
The brilliant and often baffling Bode Miller roared from behind in the combined to win his first gold ever, leading the U.S. Alpine team to a record number of medals
By Tim Layden
By E.M. Swift
With another heart-stopping run, Apolo Ohno got his record medal and whipped his fans into a frenzy
The slalom racer from Ghana, the luger from India: They do not care for your mocking tone (though they will tolerate, grudgingly, your utter lack of faith in their medal chances)
By S.L. Price
PRO BASKETBALL
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By Luke Winn
SPRING TRAINING PREVIEW
OBP? Sooo 2003. This winter baseball's smart guys—most notably the ones running the Mariners—turned run prevention into the Next Big Thing
By Albert Chen
Comebacks, hot prospects and a closely watched coach are the talk of camps
By Tom Verducci
Stephen Strasburg, future ace, gets his shot to bail out Washington
By Joe Sheehan
In praise of the G.M.'s who made the savviest moves of the off-season
By Tim Marchman
Point After
By Phil Taylor
Departments
The mea culpa heard round the world was a sad performance
With typical pugnacity, Denver's George Karl again deals with cancer
By Ian Thomsen
The story of a college coach's personal torment
Why the NHL needs to be in the '14 Games
NBC Presents: Verse on Ice!
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Elizabeth McGarr
By Peter King