January 26, 2015 Table Of Contents
INBOX
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Seattle's defensive coordinator is one of the hottest coaching prospects—naturally. But what has he done on his own? Plenty
By Emily Kaplan
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
By Greg Bishop
The Patriots' O-line presents a unified front, and their combination of camaraderie and innovation helped put New England over the top
By Joan Niesen
NFL PLAYOFFS
If Sunday was any indication, Super Bowl XLIX will get hashed out between the hashmarks. And both teams must like that idea
By Andy Benoit
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By Dan Greene
EXCLUSIVE
By Pete Thamel
RED ARMY
THE GREAT SOVIET TEAMS OF THE 1980S WERE LED BY THE FABLED GREEN UNIT, FIVE PLAYERS WHOSE SKILL AND ARTISTRY WERE UNMATCHED. BUT AS A NEW DOCUMENTARY SHOWS, THESE MEN WERE MORE THAN HOCKEY AUTOMATONS—AND THEIR SPIRIT WAS SOMETHING EVEN A REPRESSIVE REGIME COULD NOT STIFLE
By Ben Reiter
CHANGING LANES
TONY BLAKE, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN ALL-IVY LEAGUE SWIMMER, VANISHED A FEW MONTHS SHORT OF HIS YALE GRADUATION. WHILE CLASSMATES WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM, HE ROAMED THE WORLD, TOOK ON A NEW NAME AND FOUND HIS PASSION IN THE UNLIKELIEST OF PLACES
POINT AFTER
By Phil Taylor
Departments
Over nearly two decades in the NFL, Gonzalez redefined the position of tight end; now he has brought his analytical skills to television
By Ben Baskin
JoePa got his wins back, and his infamous statue may follow. But legacies aren't so easily restored—or defined
By Tim Layden
Kurt Busch's domestic violence dispute has turned weird
Andrew Luck goes beyond hike
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick
By Grant Wahl