November 24, 2014 Table Of Contents
INBOX
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
INSERT PATRIOTS RUNNING BACK HERE
By Greg Bishop
STEVE SMITH
How does an undersized, overly confrontational wideout survive 14 years in the NFL? He starts by following a plan that also describes his personal ethos
By Greg Bishop
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The 2013 Iron Bowl was highly anticipated in Alabama. But for some, the Kick-Six proved more tragic than magic
By Thomas Lake
From now through the Dec. 8 issue SI's college football insider will assess which teams should make the final four.
By Andy Staples
PHOENIX SUNS
By Lee Jenkins
BASEBALL
By Albert Chen
P.K. SUBBAN
YOU CAN'T STAY ANGRY AT P.K. SUBBAN
Bold, but reckless. Brilliant, but exasperating. Big-game ready, but sometimes unfocused. The face of the Canadiens is all of that, not to mention one of the best defensemen in the NHL. And though he's still chasing his first Cup, the league's most demanding fans love him as the successor to the franchise's most hallowed ghosts
POINT AFTER
The X's and O's Of P's and Q's
By Lee Jenkins
Departments
After 14 years pursuing the Cup, Kevin Harvick won his first title, surviving a grueling new Chase format that gave NASCAR a much-needed jolt
Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw are the best of their generation
I'm retiring from what I hope is a changed league with an evolving culture
Edited By Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick
The Case for ... Madison Bumgarner
By Hank Hersch
The Fox Sports funnywoman on bartending, her rapid rise to fame, Regis and "tweeter," and one-upping Madison Bumgarner
By Jack Dickey