Lineup

32 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL

TCU WINS THE ROSE BOWL

The plucky Horned Frogs capped a 13--0 season by defeating Wisconsin, further blurring the line between the sport's royals and regulars

By Austin Murphy

36 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL

ST. JOHN'S STEVE LAVIN

The former UCLA coach is back on the sideline in another big city, trying to prove his many skeptics wrong once and for all

By George Dohrmann

Departments

4 Leading Off

11 Letters

16 Scorecard

The NHL's battle for hearts and minds

22 Just My Type

Former Bill Jim Kelly

By Dan Patrick

24 Faces in the Crowd

26 Inside ...

• The NBA

The remade Magic

• Baseball

Free-agent bargains

• College Basketball

Rising Arizona

74 Point After

Two coaches go their separate ways

By Joe Posnanski

NFL PLAYOFF PREVIEW

THE ROAD TO SUPER BOWL XLV

AFC

NFC

40 THE BRACKET

No team is hotter than the Patriots, which is why they'll win it all

By Peter King

44 SCOUTING REPORTS

Breakdowns of all 12 teams, plus the ways to attack every offense and defense

60 DECISIVE MOMENTS

The runs, throws and hits that decided the first 44 Super Bowls

By Matt Gagne

66 SPACE EATERS

Wide-bodied defensive linemen are a big piece of the championship puzzle

By Tim Layden

ON THE COVER Photograph by Al Tielemans

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