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Contents: Hockey – Masked Man (The Sharks’ Evgeni Nabokov heads a class of unheralded goaltenders who have made surprisingly spectacular starts) College Football – Conqueror (Led by well-traveled Josh Heupel, an undersized but unflappable quarterback, Oklahoma will play for its first national championship in 15 years) Pro Football – True To His Word (Four weeks after coach Jim Fassel made a bold playoff guarantee, the Giants clinched the NFC East crown with a victory over the Cowboys), Pain Reliever (Hurting after the loss of their star runner and starting quarterback, the Saints have found that Aaron Brooks is just what the doctor ordered) College Basketball – Troy Story (There’s a lot of kid in Notre Dame’s star forward Troy Murphy, but he’s leading the Fighting Irish back to respectability) Departments – Letters, Catching Up With.., SI View, Scorecard, Faces In The Crowd, The Life Of Reilly Inside… – The NBA, The NHL, The NFL Real Fans Rock – Faces In The Crowd (Here’s a tip of the cap to the paying customer), Endless Love (These fans have vowed to cherish and honor, in championships and in droughts), Field Notes (SI polled pro athletes to see how the fans stack up – and to pick up a few choice lines), The Mile High Club (Denver diehards are bonded by passion for the Broncos)
Cover: Chris Rock
Condition: Very Good