February 24, 2014 Table Of Contents
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THE MAIL
2014 OLYMPICS
AS U.S. FORTUNES ROSE AND FELL IN A WILD WEEK IN RUSSIA, THREE FREESTYLING BUDDIES MADE HISTORY. AMERICA'S DOMINANCE OF THE GAMES' NEW EXTREME EVENTS IS NOW COMPLETE
IN EARNING BRONZE IN THE SUPER-G TO BECOME THE OLDEST ALPINE SKIER TO STEP ON A PODIUM, 36-YEAR-OLD BODE MILLER CONCEDED THAT HE WANTED MORE THAN JUST A DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
By Tim Layden
IN ONE OF THE MOST THRILLING OLYMPIC GAMES EVER PLAYED, THE U.S. AND RUSSIA BATTLED EACH OTHER ALL THE WAY INTO TO AN OVERTIME SHOOTOUT—AND THEN THE REAL SHOW BEGAN
FOR BRONZE MEDALIST SIMON SHNAPIR AND HIS PARENTS, WHO EMIGRATED FROM MOSCOW 26 YEARS AGO, THE SOCHI OLYMPICS HAVE BEEN A HOMECOMING FILLED WITH SURPRISES
AFTER UPENDING THREE PAST CHAMPIONS TO WIN GOLD IN THE HALFPIPE, IDAHO RANCH--RAISED KAITLYN FARRINGTON STORMED HER WAY INTO THE CELEBRITY PIPELINE WITH HER DISTINCTIVE STYLE
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By Thomas Lake
DAYTONA 500 PREVIEW
An expanded Chase field and an elimination format should bring drama to NASCAR's finale—and produce wild racing right from the season's start
JABARI PARKER
The Education of Jabari Parker
ONE SUPREMELY GIFTED FRESHMAN. ONE HALL OF FAME COACH. AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING COLLEGE BASKETBALL'S TOP TALENT
POINT AFTER
By Lee Jenkins
Departments
Derek Jeter's career was a monument to excellence—and little else. Who will baseball re-create in his image?
By Jack Dickey
After 55 years Daytona overhauls its grandstands
By Tim Newcomb
Plundering from the pros
Edited By Alexandra Fenwick
Biathlete training has diverging agendas
Underexposed and underappreciated—the more scouts learn about Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles, the more he looks like an early pick
By Jim Trotter
Chris Burke's Top 10 quarterbacks heading into Saturday's NFL combine
By Chris Burke
By Pete Thamel