LINEUP
NCAA TOURNAMENT PREVIEW 2010
SI's six regional covers feature Syracuse's Wesley Johnson, Gonzaga's Matt Bouldin, Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins, Kansas's Sherron Collins, Ohio State's Evan Turner and Villanova's Scottie Reynolds.
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WHAT'S AT STAKE
Careers, legacies, new jobs and big contracts all turn on 64 games
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NEW MEXICO LOBOS
Steve Alford has them ready for prime time
by L. Jon Wertheim
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THE BRACKETS
SI's picks, to a Kansas--West Virginia final
by Tim Layden
64
UCONN WOMEN
The Huskies want to play a perfect game
by Kelli Anderson
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THE FIRST CINDERELLA
Unheralded Utah won it all in '44
by Alexander Wolff and Michael Atchison
Departments
4 Letters
6 Leading Off
12 Scorecard
Sports clients galore for Ari Fleischer
20 Just My Type
O.J. Mayo on alleged USC improprieties
by Dan Patrick
24 Faces in the Crowd
26 Inside ...
• Boxing
Pacquiao needs Floyd
• The NHL
Coyotes stalk playoffs
• Baseball
Six rookies on the rise
• College Football
Oregon QB suspended
80 The Vault
Jordan's burden, '89
84 Point After
Missing a limb, he still looks like a champ
by Phil Taylor
Features
34 | BASEBALL
Kendry Morales
For the Angels slugger, it was a hard road from Cuba to major league stardom
by Ben Reiter
40 | PRO BASKETBALL
Josh Smith
The Hawks forward is doing what he does best—which means laying off the treys
by Chris Ballard
ON THE COVER Photographs of six featured players in the NCAA tournament by Bill Frakes
Greg Nelson (12); Lou Capozzola (7); David E. Klutho (6); John W. McDonough (6); John Biever (3); Bill Frakes (2); Al Tielemans (2); Heinz Kluetmeier; Icon SMI (21); US Presswire (12); AP (8); Andrew Hancock (6); Porter Binks (3); Mitchell Layton (3); Getty Images (3); Southcreek Global (3); Greg Fiume (2); David Gonzales (2); David Stluka (2); Schwartzman Sports (2); Scott Bruhn; Robert Seale; Patrick Shanahan; Ryan Talbot/USU Athletic Media Relations; Jason Vorhees/The Macon Telegraph; WVU Sports Communications
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