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SUPER BOWL XLV

32 | RETURN TO GLORY

Behind Aaron Rodgers and a host of role players, the Packers burnished their legacy with a memorable victory over Pittsburgh

By Tim Layden

38 | RESILIENCY RULES

Backup defensive backs came up big against Ben Roethlisberger

By Peter King

40 | THE LINE KINGS

Brian Bulaga, Chad Clifton & Co. won the battle on the edge

By Jim Trotter

44 PRO BASKETBALL

AMAR'E STOUDEMIRE

He wanted a team he could call his own. Now he's the toast of New York

By Lee Jenkins

50 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

JARED SULLINGER

The Ohio State freshman has skill, smarts and a feel for the game far beyond his years

By Michael Rosenberg

54 HOCKEY

SERGEI BOBROVSKY

The Flyers' only question mark is in goal, but a Russian rookie could be the answer

By Michael Farber

JAKE PLUMMER

WHAT WAS HE THINKING?

At 32 he walked away from NFL fame and fortune to play handball and hang with his family and dogs

By Chris Ballard

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Departments

4 Leading Off

12 Editor's Letter

14 Letters

16 Scorecard

A final goodbye to Friday Night Lights

22 Just My Type

Dispatches from Big D

By Dan Patrick

25 Faces in the Crowd

26 Inside ...

• The NBA

Good Charlotte

• College Football

Irish get defensive

• Golf

The Wasted Open

72 Point After

Big Ben's long road to redemption

By Phil Taylor

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