February 15, 2016 Table Of Contents
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INBOX
SUPER BOWL 50 2016
By Greg Bishop
The Broncos' defense was uniquely qualified to stifle the Panthers
By GREG A. BEDARD
As their QB struggled, the Broncos got a boost from all phases of their kicking game
OFF-SEASON PREVIEW
By Ben Baskin
PEYTON MANNING ... EMMANUEL SANDERS ... DEMARCUS WARE ... MOST OF THE PANTHERS' RECEIVING CORPS AND DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD—ALL WERE ACQUIRED ON THE OPEN MARKET. HOWEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT FREE AGENCY, THE FACT IS, YOUR TEAM'S CHANCES OF REACHING SUPER BOWL 51 WILL BE SHAPED BY HOW IT APPROACHES THE TOP 40 FOOTBALLERS FOR HIRE
By Andy Benoit
BASEBALL 2016
By Jonah Keri
FIFA 2016
WHOEVER WINS THE ELECTION TO REPLACE DISGRACED PRESIDENT SEPP BLATTER IN THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION IN FIFA'S CORRUPT HISTORY WILL BE FACED WITH THIS QUESTION: DO THE VOTERS REALLY WANT CHANGE?
By Grant Wahl
COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2016
By Luke Winn
NBA 2016
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2016
AFTER FIVE YEARS IN THE RECRUITING CROSSHAIRS, NO. 1 PROSPECT RASHAN GARY FINALLY PICKED A SCHOOL. NOW THE REAL BATTLE CAN BEGIN
By Chris Johnson
The Case For ... BINDING OFFERS
The best way to stop the rash of decommitments and pulled scholarships is to let players sign as soon as they get an offer
By Andy Staples
How did the last 10 No. 1 recruits turn out?
By Gabe Baumgaertner
Ten players who can make a difference next fall
By Colin Becht
NASCAR 2016
WITH A $400 MILLION PROJECT DUBBED DAYTONA RISING, THE GREAT AMERICAN RACETRACK HAS TRANSFORMED THE SPEEDWAY AND SUPERCHARGED THE FAN EXPERIENCE
By Tim Newcomb
BUSHWACKER
Kent Cox turned Bushwacker into the greatest bucking bull in history—and their bond was as deep as that between any trainer and human athlete. So why did Cox make the bull a witness to his ultimate act of violence?
POINT AFTER
By DEMARCUS WARE
Departments
The Zika virus spreading through Brazil and the Americas will do more than the Olympics ever could to bring the world together
Rick Pitino on Louisville's scandal and postseason ban
By Seth Davis
The star of the new Jesse Owens biopic speaks out
By Christopher Chavez
Edited By Alexandra Fenwick
By Shannon Lane
The Case for ... Trading Blake Griffin
By ANDREW SHARP
By Interview by Dan Patrick