Lineup
SUPER BOWL XLIX
28 One for the Ages
A game full of suspense, fantastic performances and questionable calls stands as perhaps the greatest feather yet in New England's cap
By Greg Bishop
THE 2015 SPORTS SEASON STARTS NOW
PRO FOOTBALL
48 Off-season Preview
A look at the needs and wants of all 32 teams, plus a list of the 40 best free agents available
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
62 Signing Day
How Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck excels in the cutthroat game of recruiting
By Pete Thamel
BASEBALL
70 Joe Maddon
Look out, Billy Goat: The new face of the Cubs is ready to change things up
By Tom Verducci
MOTOR SPORTS
78 Kyle Larson
Challenging the old guard at 22, he could provide the fresh air NASCAR needs
By Andrew Lawrence
PORTRAITS
84 Athletes to Watch in 2015
From tennis to soccer to swimming to track, they're poised to grab our attention
GOLF
90 Patrick Reed
The Tour's brash up-and-comer talks a big game—and, increasingly, backs it up
By Alan Shipnuck
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
96 Kentucky's Defense
A platoon experiment is paying off for John Calipari's No.1--ranked team
By Luke Winn
HOCKEY
104 Rick Nash
The left wing has rediscovered his puck luck to put New York back in the Cup discussion
By Ben Reiter
PRO BASKETBALL
108 Masai Ujiri
Guiding the Raptors to success is only a small part of the GM's mission
By Alan Shipnuck
Departments
4 SI Digital
6 Leading Off
12 Inbox
15 Scorecard
22 Faces in The Crowd
24 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: DeMarco Murray builds the ideal back
120 Point After
Lee Jenkins: ASU hockey makes a D-I power play
PHOTO
PHOTOGRAPH BY SIMON BRUTY/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
THIRD-AND-TWO After beating the Seahawks, Tom Brady joined Joe Montana as the only players with three Super Bowl MVP trophies.