January 31, 2011 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
For the first time in three years, the aging, aching Lakers aren't the favorites to win the conference title
By Chris Mannix
What free-agent exodus? With two new vets and a stacked farm, Tampa Bay can still be an AL East beast
By Joe Sheehan
Young U.S. hopefuls are making their cases at key positions as the next World Cup cycle begins
As Week 1 of the Australian Open showed, one of the best things a pro can do is to train in Spain
THE ROAD TO XLV
By Tim Layden
By Damon Hack
By Peter King
TURNING THE SCREWS ON THE BLACK AND GOLD
By Jim Trotter
By Peter King
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PRO BASKETBALL
By Lee Jenkins
PRO HOCKEY
By Sarah Kwak
ALIQUIPPA
THE HEART OF FOOTBALL BEATS IN ALIQUIPPA
Over five decades of economic decline and racial conflict, a Western Pennsylvania mill town has found unity and hope on the football field
By S.L. Price
Point After
By Phil Taylor
Departments
How StubHub and other sites are changing the game
The Longhorns' new network gives Texas unprecedented exposure
Can strap-on sensors help prevent brain injuries in football?
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
Christy Martin returns to the ring after attack
By Chris Mannix