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Contents: NFL Playoffs – Patriot Missiles (Lightening strikes from special teams and laser passes from Drew Bledsoe put New England on the road to New Orleans.), Marshall Plan (The Rams rode Marshall Faulk to victory over the Eagles, but who will star next for St. Louis is anybody’s guess.), Basketball – Graced Land (Memphis, which long burned with love for the college game, now has a pro club, too, as well as two stars would be king.), Home Team (Their household riven by mental illness, Illinois’s Brian Cook and his mom have held on to each other for dear life.), Tennis – A Real Hottie (Jennifer Capriati overcame the wilting heat and Martina Hinges to win her second consecutive Australian Open.), Winter Olympic Preview – Advantage USA (When the Salt Lake City Winter Games open next week, the American team will be shooting for a record medal haul.), Clear and Present Danger (The Games are a high-speed, high-risk thrillfest. Fear of a career-ending crash is never far from athletes’ minds.), Attacking Grizzly (The aptly named downhill course is a beast of a layout that will challenge skiers with elevator-shaft drops and knifing turns.), Launch of Apolo (He defies the image of Olympic golden boy, but pack speed skater Apolo Ohno of the U.S. could become the Games’ biggest star.), She’s Gotta Have It (Figure Skater Irina Slutskaya of Russia has trailed the U.S.’s Michelle Kwan in four worlds and one Games, a habit she’s set to break.), Canada Better Not Lose (After a 50-year Olympic gold medal drought in hockey, the nation that invented the sport is obsessed with winning.), Who’ll Win (Can Americans Jean Racine and Gea Johnson overcome controversy to take the first women’s bobsledding gold? Here’s SI’s medal picks.) Departments – Leading Off, Catching Up With…, Letters, SI View (Steve Rushin’s Air and Space * The Week in TV Sports * Multimedia), Scorecard (Winter vs Summer * All about arbitration * Hockey holidays * Out of the zone), Faces In The Crowd, The Life Of Reilly Inside… – The NBA, College Basketball, The NHL
Cover: Apolo Ohno
Condition: Very Good
