January 27, 2014 Table Of Contents
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THE MAIL
T.J. MCCONNELL
YOU CAN TAKE JUNIOR POINT GUARD T.J. MCCONNELL OUT OF PITTSBURGH, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE CHIP-ON-THE-SHOULDER TOUGHNESS OUT OF A TRUE YINZER. AND HE'S THE SPARK ARIZONA NEEDED TO BECOME THE COUNTRY'S NO. 1 TEAM
2014 OLYMPICS SOCHI
MADE IN DETROIT (AND GREAT ON ICE)
THE MOTOR CITY HAS BECOME AN UNLIKELY EPICENTER FOR WORLD-CLASS FIGURE SKATING, INCLUDING ICE DANCERS MERYL DAVIS AND CHARLIE WHITE, WHO ARE FAVORED TO WIN GOLD IN SOCHI
SUPER BOWL XLVIII PREVIEW
1 PEYTON MANNING HAS ONE MORE GHOST TO K.O.
2 IT'S O.K. THAT RUSSELL WILSON IS NOT PEYTON MANNING
3 IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE ANYTHING KEEPING DENVER DOWN
By Joan Niesen
4 IT'S TIME TO RIDE THE RIVERBOAT
By Jim Trotter
5 SLEEPING ON THESE SEATTLE RECEIVERS IS JUST STUPID
By Jim Trotter
6 DENVER'S DOMINANT RECEIVERS CAN BE CORRALLED
By Andy Benoit
7 ... AS CAN SEATTLE'S RUMBLING RUNNER
By Andy Benoit
8 CHAMP BAILEY'S PATH HAS PREPPED HIM FOR THIS MOMENT
9 WHICH, ALTOGETHER, TIPS THE SCALES IN FAVOR OF...
By Peter King
10 BRING ON THE COLD—IT MAKES FOR A CLASSIC
POINT AFTER
By Steve Rushin
Departments
MLB's new replay system will reduce missed calls—and those wacky shouting matches too
By Ben Reiter
Behind NASCAR's postseason overhaul
With Oscar season upon us, we present SI's picks for the most outstanding sports-villain performances
By Dan Treadway
Training for a different Iditarod race
By Emily Kaplan
Edited By Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview By Dan Patrick
New Mexico State's Sim Bhullar, who is 7'5", and his 7'3" brother, Tanveer, can see just how far they have to go to realize their NBA dreams