March 7, 2011 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
At the combine, scouts puzzled over the relative strengths of QBs Cam Newton and Blaine Gabbert
By Peter King
The salary cap decimated the Blackhawks' Cup-winning roster. The toll those moves took is now apparent
PIERRE MCGUIRE'S In the Crease
What does the loss of the Cards' ace mean? It means the NL Central has become a two-team race
By Joe Sheehan
SPECIAL REPORT
RAP SHEETS, RECRUITS AND REPERCUSSIONS
By Andy Staples
PRO BASKETBALL
Second Coming in the Second City
By discovering a Jordanesque killer instinct, point guard Derrick Rose has transformed himself into the MVP front-runner—and Chicago into a title contender.
By Lee Jenkins
BASEBALL
PITCHER, PERFECTIONIST, POLYMATH
By Franz Lidz
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOCCER
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT JOSE MOURINHO?
By Grant Wahl
Point After
Departments
The moves of Melo and other big names are exciting—but untenable
By Ian Thomsen
Tracking the week's news both inside and outside the confines of cool
How UCLA got an emotional boost from a familiar family member
After 40 years Ali-Frazier I still takes the title
Feting the end of an epic geek streak
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
Chile's running miner steps up the pace