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Contents: NCAA Tournament (A paucity of Cinderella upsets and an undercurrent of turmoil combined to diminish the storybook feeling of the upcoming rounds); Pro Football Catching Fire (Jaguars wideout Jimmy Smith has developed into a receiver nonpareil) Baseball 2000 Preview – The Power Of Pedro (Pedro Martinez fuels Boston’s fever for a World Series title); Curse Exorcised (New Englanders will find a series win isn’t all it was said to be); Best New Ballpark (Of the stadiums in Detroit, Houston and San Francisco, SI ranks the last as the best); Hottest New Player (The Phillies hope to ride into contention on Pat Burrell’s blasts); Nastiest Pitch (The split-fingered fastball is as brutal on batters as on pitchers); Cushiest Job In Baseball (Short hours, big bucks – ah, to be a backup catcher!); Biggest Bopper (Big Mac will prevail, even if Junior gets a boost from being in Cincy); Scouting Reports (The Yankees and the Braves have more talent, but yes, the Red Sox will beat them both) Departments – Letters; Catching Up With…; Faces In The Crowd; The Life Of Reilly SI View – The Week In TV Sports * Multimedia * Steve Rushin’s Air And Space) Scorecard – Don’t fight NHL fighting * Luke Witte forgives * The chef’s Olympics * Mack Robinson remembered Inside… – The NBA; The NHL; Boxing
Cover: Pedro Martinez on the cover
Condition: Very Good