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Contents: The Lineup – Pro Football – Brute Force (The Saints, minus Ricky Williams, will have to lean hard on their tough defense.) Boxing – Bad Hair Day (David Tua’s ‘do and his power were undone by the jabs of champion Lennox Lewis.) College Football – Rip Van Weinke (At 28, Florida State’s Chris Weinke is chasing a second national crown and the Heisman.) Hockey – Up Against It (In an exclusive interview, Marty McSorley talks of his suspension, longest in NHL history.) College Basketball – The Players’ Choice Awards (In this election year, SI asked panels of players to cast their votes for the best and worst in the game.), Player’s Player (A poll of his peers showed that Duke’s Shane Battier, who’s almost too good to be true, is their pick for player of the year.), Hidden Talents (Look carefully. Many of the most promising pro prospects play at school’s where few fans get to see them.), Scouting Reports (ACC and Big Ten powers pick SI’s Top 5, but can any of them play with mighty Arizona.), UConn Icon (No matter how she wears her hair, two-time All-America forward Svetlana Abrosimova has the look of a winner.), Women’s Scouting Reports (Connecticut is poised to rear to a second consecutive crown.), All Points Bulletin (If you seek peerless playmaking, the best place to look is New York City, where Andre Barrett, Taliek Brown and Omak Cook are continuing a venerable tradition.) Departments – Letters, SI View, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, The Life of Reilly Inside… – College Football, The NFL, The NBA
Cover: Shane Battier
Condition: Very Good