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FEATURES
28 PRO FOOTBALL
Matt Forte
He's the brain and the heart of the Bears' lethal offense
By Tim Layden
+ MLB PLAYOFF PREVIEW
36 BASEBALL
Playoff Preview
Keep the bullpen rolling—and find a few hitters who can beat the heat
By Tom Verducci
40 Clayton Kershaw
The Dodgers' ace is chasing one last big prize: October glory
By Lee Jenkins
+ NHL PREVIEW 2014--15
50 Anze Kopitar
The Slovenian center has the Kings on the verge of becoming a modern dynasty
By Eric Nusbaum
58 Power Rankings
The best—and worst—teams in the East and the West
By Brian Cazeneuve and Sarah Kwak
66 5-Minute Guide
Predicting all the major awards, and which team will hoist the Stanley Cup
DEPARTMENTS
2 SI Digital
6 Leading Off
12 Inbox
15 Social Media
17 Scorecard
24 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: QB Taysom Hill of unbeaten BYU
26 Faces in the Crowd
68 Point After
Steve Rushin: The real deal on being a Real Man
ON THE COVER: ROBERT BECK/SI (KERSHAW AND KOPITAR); DILIP VISHWANAT FOR SI (ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND T.J. OSHIE, BACKGROUND); SIMON BRUTY/SI (ALEXANDER OVECHKIN); JONATHAN BIELASKI FOR SI (ADAM JONES); TODD OLSZEWSKI FOR SI (LOCKERS); PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS BY SI PREMEDIA (ST. LOUIS, BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON)
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PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT BECK/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
